The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-28
Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross Sherman, Stewart, Trum.
bull Wade. and Yates-l2.
House Of Representative.

bull, WADE, and 1ates-R.
House of Representatives.
The House proceeded, at 1920 P. M TO the busi-
The Speakers table, and disposed thereof as
tOllows:-
The Senate amendment TO the House bill directing
District Court to be held in the city Of me state
OF Pennsylvania, was concurred IN. The Senate bi
for the admission Of the State OF Nebraska into the
Mr RICE me moved that It be referred TO the
Committee on Territories. lie would have been in
favor Of the immediate admission OF Nebraska a
state, but for the feature in her constitution which
dIslTanchises the cOloIed people.
Mr., stevens inquired when the Constitution of
Nebraska was framed
Mr. Rice replied that It wss in February, 1866
Mr. stevens remarked that that was long alter
Congress had indicated its win that matter and
that 1t evident the people Of Nebraska were not
fit TO come IN as state
riznR the President TO declare Nebraska q State IN
the Union whenever the Objectionable feature of her
Mr.. Rice declined to allow the amendment to be
offered He withdrew the mouon 10 refer, and
asked vote on the passage OF he bill.
80. '
j he Speaker voted in the affirmative, so the bill
was passed without amendment and goes TO the Pro-
SID, mt for his SIGNATURE
The next business on the Speakers table was the
S. nate bill TO pay S540 to Ward Burnett ba ance
OF pension wroDgiuly withheld from him. Referred
to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
The last business on the Speakers table was the
Senate JOINT resolution respecting the army OF the
United States, continuing in Iorce all tue laws &C..
affecting the army since 1861 rl y...
II.
the table, stating that it was contrvance OF the
Senate TO avoid passing the ARMY bill.
Mr.. Garfield Illustrated the regular army system
by saying that he knew of one regment whose
colonel had never seen service in the field, and
would have under him five or six officers who had
won their stars as bIIPadier. generals and major
generals on the field. He trusted the Senate joint
resolution wou be laid on the table.
The motion was agreed to- and the joint resolution
was laId on the table
Mr Wright offered a resolution for the appoint
ment of naval officer TO EXAMINE the condition of
Newark baV n the Pasaaic and
Hackensack rivers. Agreed to-yeas, AZ; nays 46.
The Speaker voted IN the affirmative.
Mr.. Banks offered JOINT resol luton requiring the
superntendents OF al mechanical estab ishments of
the Government to be appointed from civil life. Re-
terred TO the Committee on Military Affairs.
General propositions on an increase of the saIa-
mes OF employees about the House having been
offered, Mr. Schenck suggested resolution that the
pages OF the House be put upon the same footing
to CONF ensatiOn as the members OF the Cabinet.
MIR Kasson, from the Conf renee Committee on
the Deficiency BILL made report, which was
agreed to. ~
28OA. M-The House is consuming time in va.
rious unimpOrtant matters, motions to suspend the
No adjournment will take place until the Confer
the Army bill report.
S.l5 A. M.-The Conference report on the Civil
Appropriation bull has just been made by Mr.. Ste.
vPns (Pa.l, the Senate having agreed to it. The
increase of CONF ensation of Senatars and members
retained, wi an amendment making the pay OF
Mr.. Wilson (lowa) stated why he as one of the
conferees ha0 dec ined TO SIGN the report. In the
first place. the Committee had rejected the provision
TO equalIZe bOunIes and had retained she provision
relating 10 the increased pay of members. He
therefore hoped the report would be rejected.
Mr.. Stevens exp aimed that it was the untquivocal
declaration of the conference that the provision
bounty would not be agreed to, and that If retained
the bil must fail AS to the provision for increasing
comp nsaon, it reno we'd the monstrous injustice OF
the forty cents per mile mileage, and the aggregate
compensation would be very slightly increased. lie
moved the previous question on the adoption of the
rel Ort.
The vote was taken by yeas and navs on agreeing
the Conference report and Tesulted-Yeas H. NAYS
101. So the report was rejected.
Mr Wilson (IOwal moved that the House still
further insist on its dsagreements with the Senate
and ask another committee OF conference.
Mr.. Eldridge (WIs.) moved to lay the whole suD
ject on the table. Negatlved. ..
The motion of Mr.. Wilson prevailed, and the
Speaker appointed Mesers. Wilson Uowa) Banks
and Nj black cOnterees on the part OF the House.
Mr. Farnsworth (1ll.l, from the Conference Com
mittee on the Army bill, made report. he said
that with two or three exceptions, this was the bill
of the House. .-
1t provides for forty.fve regimen .efnfantrY, ter
infantry regiments to be made up the ten q
reglments twenty seven TO be made out of the nine
new battaiiOns, tour cOlOred regiments, and foul
regiments OF the Veteran Reserve corps. The tel
CaVally regiments to be made up of the SIX {
TepIments, and four new Ones two of which shall bt
colored.
Mr. Schenck (Ohio) expressed himself better salts
fed with the report than he expected to be.
Messrs Carrie q (OhlO and Paine (Wis expressed
themselves IN the same sense. The Conference re
port was agreed to.