Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-23
CONGREsSION


tbe proposed five cent tax. Mr. Ramsay IN
troduced bill for the relief of the United
States Express, proposing to Issue 10 them au-
picate bonds lost by fire on the Erie hailway.
Mr.. Sherman reported a bill to aid in the con-
struction of telegraph lines, and to secure TO
the Government the use of the same Tor post
al, military and other purposes. Inc lahd
grant to the Neosho Valley Railroad was Ia
ken up and discussed, until one O'Clock, Wheh |
the Reconstruction resolution was taken up, |
and an amendment to the second section pro- |
posed, Garret Davis spoke four hours against
the resolution, and then the Senate adjourned:
In the House, Mr. Ancona offered JOINT
resolution, fixing upon the 2Sth inst for adj
ionrnment, but it was declared out of order
Air, Hubbard introduced bill to secure
homesteads to actual settlers, and to encouf-
age the planting of forest trees. MIR. WINDOW
introduced a bill, granting to the state OF
iowa lands to aid In constructing the st. Louis
e Cedar Rapids Railroad, The Naval Depot
hill was then taken up, discussed and passed
ri to 4G. After the transaction of some I'M
important business, the House adjourned
FR1pAY.-In the Senate after the
| Transaction of some unimportant business, the
Joint Reconstruction resolution was taken up,
| discussed for three hours, by Messrs'
/ johnson, McDougall, Henders IN, Yates, &C,
and finally brought to a vote which result. 81
in its passage by a three-fourths vote as
| follows: Ayes-Messrs Anthony, Chanuler,
| Clark. CONFESS, CTagin, CresWell, Edmunds,
Fessenden, Foster, Grimes, Harris, Henderson,
Howard Howe, Kirkwood, Lane OF Ind, Lane
of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill,, Nye, Poland,
Pomeroy, Ramsey, sherman, Sprague,
Stewart, Sumner, IrImbull, Wade, whey
Williams, Wilson and lates-33. 80,
Nays- Messrs Cowan, Davis, Doohttle,
Guthrie, Hendricks, johnson, McDongal NOT
ton. Riddle. Salisbury and Van Mmkle-ii.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Brown, Dixon, Nesm-th
, and WTight-5. ,...:,
In The House. MIR. Hale offered resolution
of inquiry as to the eXpediency OF erectlnb d
monument to the late Lieut.. Gen. Scout at
West Point MIR. Davis offered resolution
| To inauire into the eXpediency OF purchasing
the equestrian portrait of Lieut. len ocosI
now in the capitol The resolution 70 adJourh
on the 2Sth inst, was referred to the C0innll'-
tee of Ways and Means. The senate plils ~
/ amend the postal laws were agreed TO. MI
| Blaine reported Joint resolution, which was
passed, providing that enlisted men detained
Tor duty as clerks, shall not be deprived OF the
right to bounty.
Il SATURpAY.-In the House, the Speak
er sent a letter from the Secretary OF the
| Treasury transmitting statement OF the
amount paid in salary and mileage 10 the
members Of the 3Sth Congress, when was res
ferred TO the Committee on APPROPRIATENESS
The mileage paid to Senators was sl2i, iO9i
and the salary s299 72S; total-S423, $50 The
| MILEAGE paid to members was 33l5,U54 ana
the salary 81, $40 $40: tCtal-Sl 46i, loo. sen
atnr CONFESS receives for mileage SILL
Senator McDOUgal, SlO,96i Senators haIdlhS
spd Nesmith, of Oregon, received for mileage,
SII 936 each: Senators Nye and Jtewart oil Ne
| yada, received for mileage s5.622 each; Dat
; this was only for one season, being AZ inc Tate
os Sill 1874 for the Congress. The Massachl-
sets senators received for mileage S739 each
The smallest sum receivedfor mileage was by
Senator Johnson of MaFyland.-SG729. OF
. the California members, Cole received Tor mile
age $40, 3SS; Highly, slO549; and Hood, tlO 962'
The Oregon member, Mcbride, received Tor
MILEAGE 80 53l, Cole, the delegate from
Washington Territory, received Sl2,O89, and
Wallace the delegate from Idaho 81, 3Sl. The
smallest sum received for mileagewas $64 by
!, Henry Winter DAYS..
The Constitutional amendment passed 10y
the Senate Yesterday, was reported to the
House with amendments, i'll which its con-
currence was requested.
| boutwell, gave notice that on "Wednesday
next the Senate amendments would be called
up for action by the House.
MoNDAY-In the Senate, but lit
tie business of general interest was
transacted. The bill continuing the Freed
mems Bureau was reported with amendments
number of miscellaneous Dlls were intro
duced and referred.
| In tho House, on the 18th, AncOna offered a
) resolution censuring England for her course
during the late war, thanking lrlshmen fol
their services in the Union army expressing
Hand and directing the Committee on Foreign
| Affairs to report bill repeating the neutrality
law of 1918, under which the Preaidents Fen
, ian proclamation was lssued.-Schenck offered
, a substitute requesting the PRESIDENT 70 grant
, | similar rights to Fenians that England did reb-
, | els during the war. Several other substitutes
were offered and reiectsd, and the resolutions
and substitutes were referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign AffaiTs.-The Judiciary Com
mittee reported a bill regulating appointments
3 and removals from Office.-Boutwell offered a
preamble and resolution, which were adopted
, after some debate, that JEFF. Davis Is nOtorl-
/; ouslv guilty Of treason, and rs char ed with
comDIieity i'm the assassination of President
9 Lincoln and should be held as IA prisoner,
, and subjected to trial according to the laws OF
the land. The vote on adoption stood 100 to
, ia resolution was adopted looking to the
, | erection, in each Congressional district, OF a
fire-prOOf building IN the principal city or
, town to be used as "a pOstotice, and for offices
of Assessors and Collectors of Internal lievo-
nue..
. TUESDAY. the Senate, Mr.. Viii
son reported the House bill for the settlement
of the accounts of disbnTsing officers of the
= Freedmen's Bureau. The bill for the preser-
walton of the public works on the Atlantic, Pa
} cIfic and Lakes, was passed. The bill to pro-
| vide for the safety of passengers on vessels
, to regulate the salary of steamboat inspectors,
and other purposes, was passed. At one
o'clock, the bill to make appropriations for the
: Legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of
! the Government, for the year ending June
30th, was taken up. An amendment was
adopted appropriating Sl6O,OOO for compensa-
ton for temporary clerks in the Treasury De-
partment, and for officers and clerks in the
same department. Mr.. DoOlittle offered a res
| olutiOn calling upon the President for any in
formation in his possession relative to the de-
paTtuTe of Austrian troops for Mexico. OBJ
iections being made, the resolution went over.
The consideration of the appropriation bill
was then resumed, but no definite action fol-
lowed.
In the House, Mr.. Schenck reported back
the Senate Joint resolution in regard to boun-
ties to colOFed soldiers, and bOunties, pensions
aud allowances to their heirs. Joint resolu-
ton as amended, was passed. bill was
passed declaring legally married, and their
children legitimate, colOred people who pre-
vions to their emancipation, lived together as
man and wife, in the District of Columbia
MIR. Longyear reported a substitute for the
Senate bill to extend the time for diver
sionto the United States of land granted to
aid in the construction Of a railroad from
Amboy to Traverse Bay, Michigan The sub
stitute, which was adopted, extends the time
seven years; and the bill, as amended, was
passed.
WEDNEsDAY.-In the Senate, several
amendments to the Legislative and Executive
Appropriation bill were made; one increasing
the salary of the Treasurer to Sc, 500 per year
&c. Davis offered an amendment appropriate
ing $50 900 900 to be paid TO loyal owners of
| slaves mustered into the service. The amend
ment was finally withdrawn, with the under
| standing that il should be attached to the Ar
my Appropriation bill-1he amendment plac-
ing 600, 900 at the disposal of the Secretary of
| the Treasury was adopted.-Irumbnll report
/ ed the bill to fix the number ofJudges OF the
| Supreme Court, which makes the number one
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