Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-16
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading Of the journal,
Mr.. Spaulding offered the following preamble and
ana oS9a s bS SH @ that
Hon. Lowell II. Ropseaa, a member Of this House
from the Stiteo Of Kentucky, did. on the evening Of
\ the person OF Hon. j. B. Grinnel.a member OF this
i Hou,e from the State Of Iowa, because Of words
4 spoken in this House by the latter and
| WHERHAs, Said assault, If Committed was a
member assaulted therefore,
| RsSDlctd, That a select committee Of FIVE be APP
pointed By the Speaker to Investigate the subject
and report the facts with such resolutions in refer
eDce thereto ns in their judgment may be proper and
necessary for the vndcatiun Of the privileges OF the
House aud the protection OF its mem bers, and that
said committee have power to send for persons and
papers and TO examine witnesses on oath.
| The previous question was seconded and the reso-
| luton AdOpted.
| Mr.. BLAINE. from the committee on Military AT
| fairs, reported back the Senate joint resolution
to provide for the payment of bounty to certain In
dian regiments. which was read three times and
The joint resolution directing the settlement Of
the accounts Of Lieut., w. IL. Harwick, S9!h Ohio
| volunteers, was adopted.
| Mr.. HENDERSON introduced bill granting
lands to aid in the construction of railroad and
| telegraph line from the Columbia river 70 salt Lake
City, which was read twire and referred to the COM
mittes on the Pacific Railroad.
Senate bill 10 regulate the app intment Of Pay
masters in the navy was passed.
The bill to sell land to the city 9f Leavenworth,
Kansas for public park, and to authorize the con-
| structOn Of horse railway through Fort LeaYen-
| worth reservation, were passed. !
| Mr.. BINGHAM aske leave to offer n concurrent
resolution requiring the President Of the United
States TO transmit forthwith To the Executives OF
the several State copies Of the articles OF amend
uent proposed by Congress to the State Legislatures
to amend the Constitution Of the United States,
pass June l3 1866. to the end that the States may
| proceed to act on said articles Of amendment.
| Mr.. LEBLOND asked the Speaker whether the
concurrent resolution came in by unanimous consent.
The Speaker state his understanding that it was
re ported from the committee on Reconstruction. and
MIR. BINGHAM corrected that. and said he asked
unanimous consent to introduce it as Il member;
| Mr.. LEBLOND said: The consent has not been
given. The resolution is wrong on its face IL re-
quests the executive tD send copies Of the proposed
articles Of amendw ent to the different States, ere
tho time for the executive to approve or reject the
Joint resolution prOpOs ing them has elapsed.
IA member in his vicinity hero said something to
| / am told, he continued, that the Executive is not
required to sign ajoint resolution proposing Coust-
tutiOnal amendments. .
! Mr. RAND ALL. Of Pa. interrupted, and inquir-
ed OF the Speaker whether there was anything prop
erv before the House?
The SPEAKEls-If the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Bingh1m) makes the oUrt from the COnstitu-
iOnal committee, Of which ha is member, II is be-
fore the HOuss. otherwise, tissubject to objection
Mr.. LEBLOND said that it had been the practice
| to submit resolutions proposing Constitutional
amendments to the Executive.
| Mr. BINGHAM challenged him to say whom that
| had been the practice.
Mr.. LEBi.OND re1lied that it had been done un'
der Mr. Buchanans administration, and also under
| 'Mr. BINGHAM inquired whether the twelve
amendments reported by the first Congress OF the
United States had ever beeb submitted to or approV
Mr. LEBLOND said no was aware that in the early
history af the country the record showei nothing
the subject. 1t did not show that Constitutional
amendments we're either approved Orrrjected by the
President but it was fact, which the gentleman
could not escape. that the Constitution made no
10 LA and
quring the signature of the President.
Objection was made t9 the introduction Of the
concurrent resolution. and tue objection was sus-
Mr.. BINGHAM gave notice that he would intro
duce the concurrent resolution again on Monday
next. ~
A number Of private bills were then'repOrted from
the committees anu disposed Of.
A bill 10 amend the ninth section Of the act Of
jane 3O 1854 increase the salary o. soldiers of the
United States army, so as to authorize payment u
off and soldiers for private horses for the term
Of thirty days after the passage of that act was
A bill in relation to claims for houses turned over
10 the Government passed. A bill to credit John y.
McFerron, United States army. with 81 ,265, e
which he had erroneOuSly receptel at Santa Fe.
New Mexico passed. bill for the relief Of Charles
NJ. Stout, ID regiment Pennsylvania Reserve, was
Several bills were reported from the committee on
Naval Affairs. and disposed Of.
| Mr.. BEAMAN, from the committee on Ter itories,
reported joint resolution authorizing the sec ctary
of the Interior tO settle the accounts OF Mr. A. West
as Marshal of the Territory Of Nebraska. which was
| passed
The SPE AKER announced the special committee
on the Rousseau and Grnnel affair Messrs. Spaid-
ing. Banks, Hogan, Raymond and Morehead.
| On motion of Mr.. WARD, leave Of absence for
| OF week was granted to Mr.. Rousseau.
The bill reported two days since by Mr.. Myers,
from the committee on Patents, to extt nd the patent
Of Javallian Ball for coating with cement the inside
OF metaic water pipes, came up next IN order, aud
after long debate was rejected
On motion of Mr.. RAYMOND il was ordered that
thn nFn inug fp- ~ IA IA
bate on the Presidents annual message.
The House proceeded to the consideration of the
bill to provide for restoring TO the States lately in
insure 'tion their full political rights.
| Mr.. RAYMOND. who had the floor, yielded to Mr..
Orh, with the understanding that he should address
dr. HALE offered the following amendment to the
bill
strued to deny the right of each House of Congress
to Do the judges OF the election returns ond quah-
cations Of its own members, or to prohlhit the ad-
mission by either House Of any minor duly elected
and qualified, on taking the required oath OF ofhce
Mr. ORTH made speech in support Of the bill,
after which il went over until Monday next.
Mr.. DONNELY from the committee Public
Lands. reported back toe Senate joint resolu ion
pas ed yesterday explanatory OF and in add ton 10
The act of May 5th, 1854 granting lands to aid IN the
| construction of certain railroads In Wisconsin,.
Read third time and passed.
| The Senate bills cOufering the title Of Alexis
Perrelot to a tract Of land in Browne county, Wis.,
and granting a pension to Mrs. Margaret FalOn,
and to pefine the numDer AID regulate the appoint
meat of officers of the Navy, we're taken from the
Speakers table, read twice and Appropriately re-
ferred
The Speaker presented tho proceedings of the
soldiers state convention of Pennsylvania. Refer
red to the committee on Military Affairs and order
ed TO be printed.
MIR RICE, of Mass. from the committee on Naval
Affairs reported back the Senate bill nasSed in
April 81. to establish a photographic Office in the
Navy Department, with an amendment striking out
the appropriation, The amendment was agreed to
and the bill passed.
| Mr. MCKEE from the committee on Claims re-
por cd back Senate bill to re-embur the State Of
West Virginia for moneys expended for the United
States in armng, equiping and paying the military
forces TO AID in Supptessing the rebellion, with
amendment to appoint three commissioners instead
of one. The amendment was agreed to aud the bIl
4 passed. ..... u.
1 Mr.. BINGHAM introduced Joint resolution di-
| reeting the names Of Edward Grouse, Jessie W.
| DUNCAN and Joseph Parker, who had been oJmms-
stoned as Lieutenants in the 18th Ohio infantry,
but who were killed before being mustered in to be
enrolled as mustered from the daIe Of their commits
siOns After some discussion it was, On motion Oe
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, referred to the committee on
| Military Affairs.
Mr.. MOO kE HEAD wss excused from service on
| the Rousseau-Grinnell committee, and Mr. Thayer
| appointed IN his ulace. -
Mr.. MY ERS presented the memorial Of II. X.
| KalOrsOuski, asking an appropriation of S2500 to
purchase and pay for bust of General Kazamar
| Pulaski, killed at Savannah during the revolution
AIRY war which bust was executed by the late Henry
San1rees of Philadelphia at the request OF the joint
companion to that of Kosciusko, purchased from
him by Congress.
| AT 4 o'clock the House adjourned.