The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGs.
WASHINGTON, July %.
SENATE

cently paSSed by the Senate and amend
ed in the House.
On motion of Mr.. Grimes the House
amendments were concurred in. The
bill goes to the President.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee or
the District of Columbia, reported &
resolution rendering the further use o.
the building used for the soldiers and
sailors orphans fair, to the directors Of
the institution for another fair.
On motion of Mr.. Chandler, it was
ordered that the Senate take recess al
half-past 4o'clock to meet again at 7.30
for the consideration of bills from the
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Wilson called up the resolution
giving the soldiers and sailors, held as
prisoners of war, the Communication
price of their rations while so held.
back to the House for concurrence in
amendments.
Mr.. Howard offered the following res
olution:
RESOLVED, That the Joint Committee
on Retrenchment be instructed to en-
quire into the mode of collecting and
the disposal made of captured and aban-
doned property in States lately in rebel
lion, by officers and agents of the Treas
ury Department, and that the commit
tee be invested with full power to send
for persons and papers.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Chandler said that last December
he promised, on the floor of the Senate,
tUintroduce the present British neutral
ity laws ofthe two countries, and he had
found them identical the same law I'M
der which, in this country, the Fenians
were stopped from invading Canada,
and was the law under which British
sailors were enlisted for the rebel pirate
service. Itwould be seen at a glance it
was mere farce to continue such la VS..
He therefore asked the adoption of the
following resolution:
ReS0lUed, That the Committee on For
eign Relations be directed to inquire
into the eXpediency of repeating our
present neutrality laws.
Mr.. Cowan objected, and the resolu-
ton lies over.
Mr.. Trumbull offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
ReSOLUed, That the Secretary of War
be authorized to transfer to the Union
Soldiers College and Military Academy
from the surplus on hand, not needed
from public service, the cots and bed
ding necessary to accommodate 500
persons, for the use of students in said
institution disabled by war.
Mr.. Poland offered "A resolutions
calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for a statement of the amount
of Internal Revenue paid into the
Treasury by the Collectors of Vermont.
This was amended SO as to include
Kentucky, and as amended, passed.
Mr.. Poland said he would like to
know If it was the intention of the Sen
ate to pass the bankrupt bill at the
present session. He hoped it was. He
was In favor of prolonging the session
IL necessary for that purpose, in order
to test the sense of the Senate. He
would move to take up the bill, if the
motion prevailed he would postpone
the consideration of the bill until to-
morrow, but he wished the sense of the
Senate tested.
vor of the bill, and hoped it would be
passed.
Mr.. Sumner hoped the Senate would
not adjourn without passing the bill.
1t might need some amendments, but
some bill on the subject ought to be
passed.
Mr.. Cowan said he was opposed to the
posed to any bankrupt bill which took
bankrupt cases into the United States
Courts.
Mr.. Guthrie was in favor of bank
rupt bill. He hoped, however, that the
present bill would not be passed, but
that the subject would go over untilthe
next session.
C1Es AduS was opposed the Bank
rupt bill now or at any other time. He
hoped the bounty bill would be passed.
Mr.. Sherman moved to lay Mr.. Pol
lard's motion on the table.
Mr.. Sherman's motion to lay the mat
ter on the table prevailed.
The motion to tnke the bill up was
laid on the table. -
Mr.. sherman called up the civil ap-
The nendino question was upon tho
of Mr.. Davis, appropriate
ing five million dollars for the payment
of slave holders for slaves mustered
into the military service under the call
of June, 1864.
Mr.. Wilson moved to amend the
above by substituting n proviso that
the Secretary of War be licensed to pay
out of what is known as the commuta-
ton draft fund sum not to exceed
$500 each for every slave owned by
loyal men and mustered into the SER
vice, provided that before receiving
any such compensation the claimant
shall give undoubted proof of his 10y
every opportunity to assist the Union
forces in the contest against rebels.
Mr.. Wilson's amendmet was con-.
CURED in by yeas % nays 6.
The question was then on the amend
ment as amended.
Mr.. Sherman inquired how much
there was in the Communication fund.
Mr.. Wilson said it was more than
five millions.
Mr.. Sherman asked If that would be
enough.
Mr.. Johnson said it would be more
than enough.
Mr.. Wilson did not believe it would
take more than six millions to comply
with the requirements ofthis law.
.VnhnunTl In ~ fIn
and hoped it would be
adopted.
Mr.. Cresswell said the amount of the
Communication fund was $9,514, 800.
Between eight and niue thousand
colored men were enlisted in Maryland.
OF these, about one.half were slaves,
and the commissioners had estimated
that it would take 762, 600 to comply
with this law in Maryland, which
would leave nine millions for the
claims of Delaware, Kentucky and Mis-
souri,.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment to
the form of a provision that no money
shall be paid under this provision until
the commissioners appointed under the
act of 1864, shall have made their final
report. This WAS agreed TO; yeas, Is /;
nays ID. The amendment as amended
was then agreed to.
Fl Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee ON
Commerce, reported an amendment an.
propriating 5000 for the erection of a
light house at Dena Bay, Lake Superior.
:. Mr.. Chandler reported an amendment
appropriatingS Sc, 900 for light house at
South Horn, Michigan.
MIR. Chandler also moved to appro-
pirate 500, 600, instead of $4,000 appro-
priated for the pier of the light house at
Waberschunoe straits of Mackinaw,
Mr.. Grimes moved to amend as an adj
ditional section as follows: That mid
shipmen and acting midshipmen of the
United States navy shall be entitled to
one ration or continuation thereof.