The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-18
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April Is.

Mr.. Doolttle called up a resolution to app-o.
pirate Sl277S5 TO enable the President to carry
out the treaties with the Indian tribes on the
Upper Missouri and Upper Platte which was
passed.
Mr.. Sherman offered a resolution calling upon
the President for the proceedings of a military
board recently assembled at st. Louis in reia.
ton to brevet appointments In the regular
army.
Mr.. Wilson called up the motion to reconsider
the vote on the admission OF Colorado.
House 81 Representatives.
On motion Of Mr.. Patterson (N. H. the Com
mittee OF the Whole was discharged from the
consiGerat on of the Senate bill for the relief of
James g. CLARK, and the bill came before the
House for consideration. 1t appropriates
S69S0'96 for services as Acting Charge d'AGaires
at Brussels, from june, 1857, to September, 1853.
The report was read and the bill paced.
Mr. Paine Wisconsin, presented the memo
rial OF the Wisconsin Legislature, asking the
assent OF Congress to the change in Che route of
the land grant railroad from Portage to Basdad,
and thence to Lake Superior, and asking grant
of lands TO aid IN the construction of 90 much of
the Portage and Superior Railroad as extends
from Fond du Lac to Ripon. Referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
MIR. Scoield (Pa.) int. oduccd a bill for the re.
lief OF Commodore j. O. Caster. Read twice.
and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Burleigh (Dakotah Territory introduced
a bill making a grant of lands to aid in the
construction of railroad and telegraph liae
from the city of Yankton to the We7tera line
of the State of Minnesota, in the Territory OF
DakOtah. Read twice, and referred 10 the Com
mitteee on Public Lands. Also, bill to amend
the Agricultural College act Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
The House proceeded to the regular order of
business, being the call OF committees for re-
ports, resuming the consideration OF the bill re-
ported yesterday from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, to increase the salary of the Commls-
sioner OF Pensions to $4,000, and of the chief
clerk OF the Pension Office to $500. The pend
ing question being on the amendment offered
by Mr.. Perham (Maine) yesterday, TO strike out
the second section of the bill increasing the
salaries of the Chief Examiners. The amend
ment was agreed TO.
Mr. Ross (ill.) spoke against the general prin-
ciple of increasing salaries.
Mr. Kasson QoWa) supported the proposition
to increase the salary OF the Commissioner, put
thought the salary of the clerks should not eX.
ceed $1,000.
Mr. Washburne Qll.) contended that the same
argument iustfyiug an increase of salary to the
Commissioner of Pensions would apply also to
the heads OF Bureaus.
The discussion was further participated in by
Messrs. Hale, BENJAMIN, Farms worth. Stevens,
Perham, and Chandler
MIR. Farnsworth CID said that If there were
any vacancies from RESERVATIONS on account Of
deficient salaries, he wanted TO have notice OF
them, for there we're plenty OF persons in Illi-
nois ready to take the Offices at the present
salaries.
Mr.. Stevens CPa. said that there were some
reHignatons IN consequence Of irsufic ent sala
Ties. The Acknowledgement was unable to com
mand the requisite talent at tle present salarie5,
and unless provision was made for incTelIiug
them that shop would not be able 10 keep open
much longer.
The previous question being moved and
seconded, the vote was taken by yea and nays
on the passage OF the bill, and resulted in yeas
6S, nays G3. So the bill was rejected