The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-20
CONVERSATIONAL.
xxx. coHaaEss--sIRsT :sEssIos.
s "a WAsHHeros, July 10.
HOUSE, 80 8

Mr.. STEVENS offered the following rest
luton:
Resolred, The Senate concurrine, Ths
when Congress adjourns it will adjourn :
meet again on Satui dav, the LIT day of De
cembef, except sooner summoned BY th
President and officers Of both houses, whic
power. in case of emergency, il hereb
granted TO themr
Mr.. FINCK raisd question of order. Tn
resolution was not . privileged question.
The SPEAKER expressed the opinion, u
though he said 1t was new question, that i
the two Houses took . recess they could au
ihori1e their presiding officers to call then
together at some day during the recess. Tn,
II Congress adjourned sime die no power bu
that Of the President could convene them il
advance Of the regular session.
Mr.. HARDING, Of Kentucky, enquirec
whether the resolution came up . matter
of contest?
The SPEAKER replied in the negative,
adding that he had decided the resolution in
order
Mr. FINCK objected. The resolution en-
forced additional powers
The SPEAKER admitted that it did con.
fer additional powers. He did not think that
changed the resolution from being q privile-
ged question. All questions in respect TO ad
journment, whether for one day, or three
days, or sine die, or to take . recess, or any.
thing connected with than, were privileged
questions, and had always been entertained
by the Speaker when there was no other busi
ness before the House.
Mr.. TkUABULL suggested, sarcastically,
that it would be we'll to provide in the reso-
luton that il the President of the Senate and
Speaker Of the House disagreed ~ 70 whether
they should reconvene Congress, there should
be some umpire to decide between them.
The Speaker remarked that by the terms
Of the resolution recess could not be termi
mated and Congress again convened, unless
the presiding officers of both Houses agreed 10
it.
Mr.. FINCK moved to Lay the resolution
on the table.
Mr.. STEVENS withheld his resolution,
saying be would offer it again TO. morrow.
The Speaker q few minutes afterwards
stated to the House that the resolution offer
ed by Mr.. STEVENS conferring power on
the presiding officers of both Houses 10 call
Congress together, he had not seen or known
Of the kind Ii was read at the
Clerks desk that he was still Of the same
opinion which he had expressed as to its be
ing privileged question, as related to ad-
journment, whiie its adoption would depend
on the House, but that the subject being .
delicate one, as comforting additional powers
which might prove to be Of great Consequence,
he would, if the subject should be presented
to morrow, submit the question to the House
as the rule authorized him to do, and let the
House itself decide ON the question OF priyi-
lege.
Mr.. STEVENS remarked tha, it would be
perfectly satisfactory to the Senate.
SENATE.
Mr.. MORRILL,, from the committee on
Commerce reported joint resolution in re-
latsoa TO pay, ETC., of collectors Of revenue who
have failed to take the required oath Of Office,
with an amendment, or substitute, a. fol-
lows:
Resolred, That the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury be and is hereby authorized to pay . rea-
sonable compensation to the persons be has
employed for the purpose, and who have been
actually engaged in collecting revenue within
the States in insurrection, Notwithstanding
the failure or inability Of such persons TO take
the oath of Office required by law; provided
that such compensation shall not be greater
in any case than that provided for by lav for
officers of the revenue performing such ser
VICE, and provide further that this act shall not
be deemed to authorize the continuance of
such persons in such employment. This res
olution was ordered printed.
Mr.. STEWART. from the committee on
Public Lands, reported the bill granting the
right Of way to ditch and canal owners and
other public lands in the States of California,
Oregon and Nevada, with An amendment, or
a substitute. The bill was ordered printed.
MR.. JOHNSON, called up the bill for the
relief Of the sufferers by the late ere at Port
land. as originally reported The bill pro-
vides that the President shall authorize the
purchase Of provisions DC, for the sufferers.
MR.. JOHNSON, offered substitute for
the original bill, directing the President of
the United States to tender the Governor of
Main $780, ,000 IN the name of the Govern
ment of the United States, for the relief of
the sufferers by the late Ere, to be used in
such manner - he may deem advisable.
Mr.. TRUMBULL, opposed The bill. He
did not know where the authority came from
to pass such measure. When was this
kind OF legislation to stop? He moved that
it be referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. JOHNSON said Mr.. Trumbull advo-
Gated the Freedmen's Bureau bill which
would cost not $50, 600, but so, ,OOO, 600.
Mr.. TRUMBULL said there was no anal
ogy between the Freedmen's Bureau bill aud
the one now under consideration. The first
was bill for the welfare of whole race.
The pending measure was Of pure charity
Mr.. DAVIS said he should feel compelled
TO vote against the bill.
Mr.. FESSENDEN sai4 it the bin had to
be referred he would prefer its reference to
acme other committee than that of Finance.
Of which he was Chairman.
Mr.. JOHNSON referred to two instances
in which Congress had appropriated money
for the relief Of citizens whose property were
destroyed BY earthquakes,
Mr.. TRUMBULL said the cases we're no,
analogous.
Mr.. GRIMES-Whs aots
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures were an
act Of God.
Mr. GRIMES-.Ass nos 6rss As uueh the
work Of God as earthquakes7
Mr.. TRUMBULL said fires were mot. in
the sames sense, visitations from God a. earth.
Quakes were.
Mr.. WILSON said the nation would be nc
poorer for the appropriation, and hoped Il
r1Sia Sy' PEI 'ffiEsssENrEN ..ia from rom 12.oo,
TO i, 600 people had been made homeless b,
MI. HENDERSON could not see VII,
Congress had not - much right to appfopri
ate mosey for the relief Of aiSsse sads7srs {.
TO appropriate money for the relief OF Ii,
Irish during the famine in Ireland. s
Mr.. DAVIS said if Mr.. Henderson coult
point him to exen : seeming suthorisaioa b,
the Constitution, he would vote for it,
Mr.. HENDERSON said he found author
ity in an older work than the Constitution
He found it in book which said, HE tha
gfveth = III poor Jsndsth to thu 1pfd.r
I Mr.. SALISBURY stated the resso,
which sAenA inassncp AiM % vpts alxins
| the bill. 81 HM
1 Mr.. HOWE said, replying 10 Mr. Hender
son, that the injunction to 9ive TO the POO
which he had quoted did mot mean 10 dive Il,
peoples money, but their own. He woul,
rataer gUe ?60 ost Of his own pocket tAAl
| vote for this BILL
Ar. HENDERSON nid De woald tahs NJ
Howe at his w0sd, and ls4 him (Howe1 eiv
$50, and he Henderson, would vote for Ii
| bill
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