The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-04-21

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Tho question was then taken on the amendment
Of Mr.. Howe, which was disagreed to.
| Mr.. Hendricks offered an amendment by striking
| from the provisions Of the bill acts done mali
ciously or with cruel or unnecessary severity" on
which he demanded the yeas and nays, which being
ordered, tho amendment was agreed to by a vote Of
| IS to 10.
Mr.. Doulttle withdrew his amendment, and the
bill was then passoi-Messrs. Buckalew, Guthrie,
Hendricks, and Salisbury In the negative.
| THE bill has been heretofore published by us.l
| On motion OF Mr.. Clark, II was resolved that
whom the Senate adjourn, 1t be to meet on Monday
| next.
On motion Of Mr.. sprngue, the Senate then ad.
| journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| An ADDITIONAL CLERK.
Mr.. Rollins, Of New Hampshire, from the Com.
mitteo on Accounts, reported the following:
Rssolced, That the Sergeant-at. Arms be allowed
to employ additional clerk in his office from and
after the first day of April 1866, at salary of one
| hundred and twenty five dollars per month.
The resolution, after n brief discussion, was
agreed to.
A PENSION FOR isHNAEL DAY, THE nEsoLuTE AND
| DEFIANT MARYLAND PATRIOT.
Mr.. Ward, from the Committee on Pensions, re-
ported bill for the relief lshmael Day. He ex-
planned that the ect Of the bill was to make some
provision for tho declining years Of aged patriot
who had planted the American flag In frontof his
| house in Maryland and when the same was torn
shot the raider dead in consequence Of which his
house and ali Its contents had been destroyed and
he himself driven forth homeless and penniless
wanderer. In this way the old man had lost all
he had In the world amounting to between seven
and eight thousand dollars. The committee were
in the habit of rejecting, as n general rule, all
claims for losses resulting from the war, but they
considered this n case Of peculiar merit and hard
ship, and in the bill just reported proposed not to
reimburse the claimant for his loss but simply TO
allow him durinU his ew remainin1
small pension of $42l 90 per annum, payable semi
annually that being the interest Of the amount OF
his loss. Mr.. Ward said he thought It the duty Of
this House to testify in this practical manner It's
appreciation Of tho singular devotion to the flag
which this old man had exhibited. He hoped that
the bill would pass without a dissenting voice.
The question being taken, the bill passed-yess
LOG, nays 10.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The remainder Of the morning hour was consumed
in the consideration Of bills Of private character
reported from the Committee on Claims.
PUBLIC BILLS.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the bill making appropriations to supply
deficiency in the appropriations for the public
PRINTING! and, after short time spent in the con.
sideration thereof tho committee and reported
the bill, without amendment, to the House.
The House then took up the bill, and, under the
operation OF the previous question, the same passed
without amendment.
The following is q copy of the bill as passed.
AN ACT making appropriations to supply deficiency
In the appropriation for the public printing for
the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and sixty.sx.
ssHtanreS orths United States Of America ia Con.
gTesS assembled, That. the following sums be- and
the same are hereby, appropriated to supply def
cences in the appropriation for the public printing
for the year ending tbrteth of June eighteen hun.
dred and sxty-six, out of any money in the treas.
ury not otherwise appropriated:
To supply deficiency in the appropriation for
the public printing, one hundred and fifteen thou
sand dollars.
To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for
paper for the public printing, four hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
To supply q deficiency In the appropriation for
the public binding, ninety -fve thousand dollars.
And the Superintendent of the Public Printing Is
hereby authorized to employ an additional clerk,
OF class four.
THE ARMY BILL
The House then resumed the consideration of the
bill to reOrganize and establish the Army of tho
United States, the pending question being on the
thirteenth section Of the same.
After some discussion and the adoption of various
amendments, the thirteenth section was agreed to
in the following form:
SEC. Is. AHd DO IL further enacted, That the Ad.
jutant Generals Department Of the Army shall
hereafter consist of the officers authorized by
law and their rank shall be as follows, viz: One
Adjutant General, with the rank, pay, and emolu.
ments Of brigader general four Assistant Adju-
tant Generals, with the rank, pay, and emoluments
OF colonies of cavalry five Assistant Adj Cen
erals, with the rank, pay, and emOluments Of lieu.
tenant colonies of eavalryi and ten Assistant Ad.
Jutant Generals, with the rank, pay, aud emolu-
nIents OF majors of cavalry.
The fourteenth section was then taken up, con.
sidered and agreed to without amendment, as fol.
lows:
sEc, a. And DO IL further enacted, That there
shall be four inspectors general of the army with
the rank, pay and emouments Of colonel of cavalry
and four assistant inspectors general with the rank
pay and emOuments of lieutenant colonel Of cavalry
one Of whom shall be specially assigned to duty az
inspector Of cavalry and two assistant inspectors
general with the rank, pay and emOluments Of ma
jors Of cavalry.
The fifteenth section was then taken up for con.
siderati0n, discussed at some length and yarously
amended 1t was finally agreed TO in the follow
ing form:
SEC. is. And DO IL further enacted That the Bu.
reau OF Military Justice shall hereafter consist of
one judge advocate general with the rank, pay and
emOluments Of brigadier general, and one assist
ant Judge advocate general, with rank, pay and
emoluments Of colonel Of cavalry aud the said
judge advocate general shall receive, revise and
have recorded the proceedings Of all courts. martial
courts of inquiry, and military commissions and
shall perform such other duties have heretofore
been performed by the judge advocate general
Of the army. And OF the judge advocates now In
ONCE, there may be retained a number not exceed
Ing ten to DO seente by the Secretary of War who
shall perform their duties under the direction Of
the judge advocate general until otherwise provided
by law, or until the Secretary of War decides that
their services may be dispensed with.
The sixteenth section Of the bill Regulating the
organization Of the Quartermaster's Department.
was then taken up and discussed at length; and
pending the consideration thereof the further con-
sderaton of the subject was postponed.
GRAND NAV CATION SCHEME.
MT M'ller, OF Pennsylvania, from the COMMITTEES
on Roads and Canals, reported bill to ascertain
tho practcability of establishing steamboat navi-
CATION from tho Chesapeake bay and the mouth Of
tho susquehnnnah river to Lake OntRrioi which was
ordered to DO printed and recOmmitted.
Aud the House then, after ordering that the SEES
sion Of Tomorrow Saturday should be SGT apart
for debate only, adjourned.
The Future King aud Queen OF England.
A London letter contains the following:
LONDON, Saturday, April 7, 1865 -Easter Mon.
day was great day in England and Scotland.
There was grand review of twenty thousand vol |