Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-10
VOL. XX---NO. SO.

the benefit Of the General Treasury OF tn
United States; and Il -a --
| WHEREAS, Such officers have been AMI
are taking measures throughthe Admiralty
| Courts Of the United States to have suel
property condemned and adjudged to thei
own use-that of the naval pension fund
and not to the use of the General Treasury
of the United States, SO that said fund
already amounts TO more than ten million
dollars, a like amount having been distri.
buted to the captorss the interest of which
is more than double the sum required fol
the IL val pension fund and
: 1WHEREAs, The question is now pending
before the Supreme Court whether sueE
property so captured should be forfeited Il
the United States or for the benefit of the
eaptors, which question cannot, because ol
the press of business in said court, be heard
and determined until the term thereof ID
be held in Decent Der next and, 80
WHEREAS, Before such determination in
the Supreme Court, there is danger that the
major part of said property may be dis
tri6uted to the captors to the detriment Of
the Treasury of The United States; be it
therefore, 81
RsSol1ed, That in the opinion of this
House the Secretary Of the Treasury should
be and hereby is requested to withhold from
distribution all the proceeds Of captured
property above described, to any of thecap-
tors or claimants under SAID capture until
such question may be determined by the
Supreme Court, and that the Seeretary Of
the Treasury be further requested to take
such means as in his judgment may seem
proper 10 have the claims of the United
States in such cases fully heard in the ad-
Judlcation Of questions arising under such
captures, and that the Secretary Of the
Treasury be requested 70 make report to
this House of the several amounts claimed
by officers of the army and navy from the
receipts of such property.
The morning hour having expired, Mr.
WILSON, of Iowa, moved to proceed o the
business on the Speakers table for the pur-
pose of taking up the Civil Rights bill. The
motion was agreed to-ayes 81, nays not
counted.
The following is the record of the Senate
proceedings on the bill: r. 2
"IN TIE SENATE OF THE o. g., 2 f.
April 9th, 1866. d
The President of the United States hav-
ing returned to the Senate in which it or
iginated, the bill entitled an act to protect
all persous in the United States in their
civil rights, and to furnish means of their
vindieation with his objections thereto,
the Senate proceeded in pursuance of the
Constitution to reconsider the same, and
resolved the bill to pass, two-thirds of the
Senate agreeing to pass same. .-t --
(signed) J. W. FoRxEY,
Secretary of the Senate"
The bill was then read in full, and then
the objections of the President to it we're
read by the clerk Ths galleries were
crowded, and their appeared 70 be little at
tention paid to the residing by the mem
bers who chatted so loudly that the Speaker
felt il necessary to interrupt the clerk sew
eral times, aud appealed TO the members to
preserve order.
1t was quarter past two O'Clock BY the
time the reading Of the bill and the veto
message was completed.
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa, after few re
marks, demanded the previous question.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE moved for a call of the
Hoase. The call was ordered, the oppOsi
tion voting in the negative. ---
Mr.. ELDRIDGE and Mr. FINCK Of the
opposition made motions to adjourn. Voted
down. lrL
Mr.. ELDRIDGE then announced 8 ces-
satiOn of dilatory motions, saying that his
friends had left the House convinced that
it was the determination to pass the bill
over the veto by the operation of the gag
rule, alludiBg TO the demand for the pre-
vious question, which has already been sus-
aimed.
some confusion ensusd upon a motion Of
Mr. Nbloek to lay the bill on the table.
TIE CHAIR deciding it out of order apd
afterwards reversing his decision, citations
Of parliamentary usage were made at length.
Mr.. Whatever It would require
to lay the bill on the table would a vote Of
more than one-third be sufficient?
The SPEAKER said il would require a
majority vote. 7l
The vote was then taken on the motion to
lay the bill on the table, and resulted yeas
81, nays l2I. So the House refused 70 lay
the bill on the table,
Mr.. FINCK moved that when the House
adjourned to day it adjourn to meet Oh
Thursday next
The House refused to order the yeas and
nays on the motion or even to order tellers
on the yeas and nays .-
The previous question was then cslle
on the passage OF the bill. and the Speaker
put the question to the House: "Shall the
oil pass notwithstanding the objections OF
the President?" The votes being taken by
yeas and nays as directed in the Consutu-
tion, resulted: Yeas, l22; nays, Al. The
Speaker directed his name to be called as
member Of the House, and on its being
called he voted yea. Among the nays are
Messrs. Eldridge, Finek, Harding, Hogan,
LeBlonde, Marshal, Niblaek, Nqell, Phelps,
Randall, Raymond, Ross, Roussesu, Shank
lin. bmith and Winfield.
In the midst OF the general enthusiasm.
e motion to adjourn Was made and carried
at half-past three.
SENATE. aa
Mr.. MORGAN presented bill for the
erection of warehouses in New York. 81
A bill was introduced permitting produce
to be sent from one part of tho United
States to another via Canada Referred to
the Committee on Commerce.
bill was introduced requiring the
Co pptroller to apportion one half of the
circulation of the currency now authorized
by law among the States and territories ac-
eording TO the population in 1850, and to
organize banks where there are none, aud
that the aggregate of the circulation shall
not exceed $500, GO 1000 Referred.
A bill was introduced regulating the oc-
cupation OF mineral lands and extend
ing the right of pre- emptien thereof. In
dividuals or associations claiming lands
must file plan of the claim and snt0r il
conditional uPOn paying per cent Of the
net product of the mines into the United
States treasury ~
Mr.. SUMNER presented petitiOnfor in
creased duties Oh iorsign imports, where the
same is necessary to protect home industry
Referred to the Committee on Finance
Mr.. MORGAN presented concurrent
resolution from the New York Legislature
prescribing the conditions upon which the
lately rebeilious States ought 10 be admitted
TO representation. Referred to the Com
mittee on Reconstruction
Mr.. ANTHONY presented a memorial
from educational men in different parts
Of the country, asking for the establishment
of national bureau Of education. Referred
to the judiciary Committees
5 Nr FESSENDEN saiC that the Commit
tee Of Finance had come " the conclusion
after careful examination, that the loan
bill was well enough as il stood and there
for they had suggested no amendment
Mr.. SHERMAN regretted very much that
he was not able to concur in the opinion of
the Finance Committee. He did not see
the necessity for eonferring such power up
on the Secretary of the Treasury as this bill
proposed. It conferred greater power than
was ever conferred upon Secretary of the
Treasury. There was an impression in the
public mind that the condition of the coun-
try w6z more favorable than it really Is
The statement OF the public debt did not
show an unfavorRble condition There was
no portion of the public debt due until Au
gust, 1867. The Secretary Of the Treasury
will not be required to fund any Of the debt
until August Goth. 1867. The first obliga-
tions to mature were the first issue Of Seven
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