Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-25


ID. mcGill, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A, and
rary duty % the medical Director. Department
OF the East. New York city.
XxxIXfH CON0REss-RlRSf SESSION.
WEpy EsDAY. jury 25
SExATR.-Mr. Pomeroy presented the Gre
dentials Of T.. g. Ross, Senator appointed to
NIL the vacancy occasioned by the death of
The oath of ONCE was administered 40 Mr.
Ross, and he took his seat as a Senator
communication from the Secretary OF the
! nngent fund for the year ending Dsoembsr 4
1865: Referred to the Committee on Oontin-
| gent Expenses.
: MIR. Sherman presented The credentials OF
Joseph D. Fowler, Senator elect from Ten
1885. - = 49,
| Mr.. Anthony, from the Oommittee on Print
ing, reported q resolution for the printing OF
| $4,000 copies OF the report of the Commissioner
OF Agriculture for last year-1S,00 for the
| Senate and 1900 for the use OF the Department
| OF Agriculture. Passed. ..-.'.r g..
Mr.. Fessenden called up the House concur
rent resolution to adjourn on the 18th at II
! O'Clock m.
Mr. Fessenden moved to strike out the 2sth
| at ~ O'Clock m.
Mr.. Eemner moved to strike out 27th and in
| sert 3Oth.
Mr. Summer asked Mr. Poland If he intend
ed to abandon the Bankrurt bill for this ses-
SION II not, the Senate could not adjourn be.
fore Monday. rf
other day as decisive Of the fate of the bang
rupt bali for this session.
Mr.. Feesenden withdrew his amendment
to strike out the words al twelve o'clock
noon.
MIR. Wade hoped Congress would not ad.
journ without admitting Nebraska and Colora-
do His own opinion was that Congress ought
not to adjourn at all, and that was the opinion
N ~ fyVo
There was an apprehension throughout the
country that something would take place de-
trimental to the interest Of the country IL Con.
gress adjourned. 1t would be different il all
the departments of the Government were har
monious, but il was evidently that when Con-
gress adjourned, the Government would pass
into hands hostile TO the best interests of the
country. The question being taken on Mr..
Summers motion to substitute 30th for 27th,
it was disagreed to-yeas Is, nays 25, as fol-
lows:
Teas-Nessrs. Anthony, Chandler. Conness.
Creswell Harms, Howard, Howe, McDougall,
Nye, Pomeroy, Ross, Sumner, Wade, Will
liams and Wilson'S.
Navs-Messrs Buckalew, Cowan Davis.
| Doolittle, Edmunds, Fessenden. Foster g rimes,
Henderson, Hendricks, johnson. Kirkwood,
Lane, Morgan, Morrill,, Nesmith, Norton. Po-
land, Ramsey, Riddle, Sherman, Sprague,
Stewart, Trumbull, Van Wrinkle, and Will.
ley-26.
Mr. Fessenden moved to amend his motion
by fixing the day for adjournmenta at Saturday,
| the 18th, at noon.
The amendment was agreed TO. and the res
| olution as amended was passed--yeas %,
nays 10.
Teas-Messrs. Buckalew. Clark, CONFESS,
| Cowan, Davis, Doolittle, Edmunds. Fessen-
| den, Fister, Guthrie, Henderson, Hendricks,
| johnson, Kirkwood, Lane, McDougall Nor
gan, Morrill,, Nesmith. Norton, Nye Poland,
Ramsey, Riddle. Sherman, Sprague, Stewart
Van Wrinkle and Willey-29
Ndys-Messrs: Chandler, Creswell. Grimes
| Harris. Howard. Howe, Pomeroy, Ross. SUM-
ner, Trumbull. Wade, Williams and Wilson
10.
Mr.. TrumbulI, from the Judiciary Commit
tee. reported the bill in relation to hdLeds cor
pas. and said he did not wish immediate con-
sideration.
Mr. BuckaIew submitted a resolution in.
structiDg the Committee on Military Affairs TO
report bill for Increasing the bounfies to SOL
ders of the late war who volunteered in 1861
and 1862.
ObjecuOn was made and the resolution goes
over.
Mr. Wade asked to call up the bill for the ad-
mission of Nebraska.
Pending on this motion the morning hour ex-
pired and the unfinished business, which
was the Civil Appropriation bill, was taken
up.
Mr.. Howard offered an amendment appro.
priatine sufficient sum OF money to paw to
the First Michigan Cavalry, mustered out of
the service in Utah, the cost OF transportation
home. paid at the time by the men themselves.
MI CONFESS said the case mentioned by Mr.
Howard was not the only one OF the kind that
called for relief Several California regiments
had been mustered out far from home and
had TO return at their own expense. He hoped
they would all be embraced in one bill or pro-
position.
Mr.. Stewart SAID he knew Of several cases
equally deserving with that Of the LIST Michi-
gan. He hoped Mr.. Towards amendment
would be amended so to include all regi-
ment mustered out where they did not re-
side.
Mr. Nesmith said the Michigan case was the
only one submitted to the Military Committee.
The appropriation, he said, was limited TO
S325 each man.
Mr.. Sherman demanded the yeas and nays
on the amendment of Mr.. Howard, and the
amendment was adopted-yeas 81, nays 16.
HoUsE-Hon. Edmund Cooper and Hon. J.
w. Leftwitch, Representatives elect from Ten
nessee, appeared and took the oath Of Office and
their seats.
Mr.. Rice. of Mass, from the Naval Commit
tee, reported House bill to prevent officers of
the Navy from being deprived Of their promo.
which was passed.
Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, introduced a bill to in.
corporate the National Farm and Colored
School for the orphans Of colored soldiers:
which was passed.
The bill TO make the awards for the capture
OF Booth, Davis. ETC., was postponed until to-
morrow.
A large number Of bills amending judicials
mittee, and passed.
Senate bill to incorporate the Soldiers and
Soldiers Orphan Home OF the District Of Co.
House bill IL amend the act incorporating
the Trustees Of the Female Orphan Asylum
of the District of Columbia.
The Judiciary Committee reported adverse
~ on the bill to incorporate the National Tele-
The House then considered at length the
new BANKING bill
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