The national Republican., 1866-06-13

Treasury Department. and for additional campen-
sation TO ohcers and clerks In the same department
si8O, 600 Provided, that The temporary clerks
herein provided for may be classified according 10
the character Of thsr services and that the Seore
tary Of the Treasury may award such additional
compensation as may be, In his Judgment, just and
may bs required By the public service. And 80
Legislative, .1seuiiv. and Judicial expenses Of The
Government" [" approved, March 2, 1855, a. forbids
the Secretary Of the Treasury ITO award any such
additional compensation after July j. 1900
hereby repealed provided further that out Of the
appropriation Of S250, 900 made BY said act for
compensation TO temporary clerks In the Treasury
Department. and for additional compensation 70
clerks In the same department., there shall be paid
TO each person therein appointed BY the Secretary
as clerk or counter who shall have served In such
capacity for one year previous 10 the passage Of
this act and Whose pay amounts 10 less than ono
thousand dollars per annum, the sum Of one hun
dred dollars.
Mr.. Doolittle, by unanimous consent, introduced
q resolution requesting the President TO oommuni.
relative TO the sailing Of Austrian troops for Mexico
Mr.. Doolittls asked the present consideration Of
the resolution.
Mr.. Fessendeu objected and II won't over.
The consideration Of the bill under discussion
was then proceeded with, but was laid over before
being read through.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on conference on
the disagreeing votes Of the two Houses on the
West Point appropriation bill, made report, which
was agreed to.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Senate bill to incorporate the District Of
Columbia Canal and Sewerage Company came up
A. the regul.r business In order, and was discussed
at rome length by Mr.. Francis Thomas, Of Mary
land, and Mr.. Davis, Of New York, in oppositioni
and by Mr.. Cobb Of Wisconsin, and Mr.. Welker, Of
Mr.. Francis Thomas, Of Maryland, moved It's In.
definite postponement; which was lost-62 to e.
the Speaker voting in the negative.
The bill was then reeommitted to the Committee
| for the District.
Bills were reported and passed, as follows:
By Mr. sohenck, Of Ohio, from the Committee on
Military Affairs: Senate Joint resolution respecting
bounties TO colored soldiers, and bounties, pen.
sions, and allowances TO their heirs, with amend
ments
By Mr.. Hart, Of New York. from the Committee
for the District Of Columbia: For legalring mar.
ringes Of eolored people In the District Of coumba
and legitimatiIing their children.
By Mr.. Cotfrotb, Of Pennsylvania, from the Com.
mittee Invalid Pensions: Granting pension to
Abigail Ryan, widow Of sergeant Of the l7th West
Virginia infantry.
BY Mr.. Driggs, of Michigan, from Committee on
Public Lands: Senate bill to extend the time foI
the reversion to the United States of the land,
granted by Congress to aid In the construction oi
q railroad from Amboy, by Hillsdale and Lansing,
to some point on near Traverse bay in the State
Of Michigan, with q substitute.
By Mr.. Mccullough, Of Maryland, from Commit
tee for the District To authorize the extension and
use by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Of railroad from between Knoxville and the No.
nOcScy Junction, into and within the District Of
| Columbia.
Bills were introduced and referred as follows
By Mr.. McRuer, of Cal Authorizing the Secre
tary of the Interior to pay g. 100 10 John Rowland
for -four furnished to the Indians.
By Mr.. Bidwell, CT Cal. Granting lands to tn,
State of California to aid In the construction Of
certain wagon road for military and postal pur'
poses.
BY Mr.. DeIano, Of Ohio: Amendatory Of the na
val appropriation bill Of this session, so rs to repes
the section under which an increased rate Of pay
allowed to officers Of the navy.
BY Mr. Trowbrdge, Of Mich: For the relief Of
certain companies Of Michigan militia.
The following resolution wss offered and adopted
By Mr.. Eckley, of Ohio: Directing the Commit
tee on Invalid Pensions to inquire into the expo.
diency Of allowing pension to the widow Of Lieut.
| Col James M. Shane, Of the 99th Ohio volunteer
infantry, who was killed at Kenesaw Mountain,
Georgia.
On motion Of Mr. Raymond, Of New York, the
Committee on Appropriations was discharged from
the further consideration Of resolutions Of the New
York Legislature relative TO the payment Of the
militia Of 1912, and Of the claim Of George Cotting
ham; which was thereupon referred to the Com
mittee on Claims.
Mr.. Niblack, Of Ind, presented memorial ant
resolutions Of the General Assembly Of Florida rela
tive to direct taxes which was referred to the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means.
The report Of the conference committee on tn,
joint resolution relative TO the appointments TO th
Military Academy was made by Mr.. Sohenok, o
Ohio, and agreed to. ..... ....