Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-30
XXXIXth Congress
WAsHINGToS, July Is.
HOUSE

The resolution reported by the Judiciary
Committee relative TO the completely of JEFF
Davis in the assassination of Lincoln, was
adopted.
The Conference Committees report of this
Civil Appropriation bill as presented Il
the Senate, increasing the com-
pensation of Representatives and
Senators, and paying extra bounty to sol
diers was presented, whereupOn there was
much auttering Some asked q division ol
the question, which could not be done under
parliamentary law. There seemed at
tirst to be some hesitaDcy about ordering
the yeas and nays, but Mr. C0NKLING
called upon the members to rise and let the
vote be taken squarely, and the yeas and
nays were ordered. There was consider
able excitement and for time breathless
attention as each member answered to
his name As the roll was about completed
groups Of members stood around the Clerk 8
desk waiting to hear how the vote stood.
Mr.. SCHENCK rose 60 the question of or
der, insisting that It was against the rule
for members to be near the Clerks desk
while vote was being taken, and the
| Speaker so ruled. At the end Of the call
there was majority of ten votes in the
negative, but then there were several mem
| bers who had not answered when first
/ called. Some who had voted aye finding
themselves likely to be a minority changed
| their votes to no, and again when the tide
turned and they changed back to aye. The
members who voted aye then began to ex-
| plain their votes.
Mr.. HOGAN said he was opposed to the
increased pay, but was in favor Of the boun-
| ty for the soldiers, and therefore voted aye.
| Laughter.
Mr.. HUBBARD, of West Virginia, follow
ed with a similar statement.
My. briggs hoped that these gentlemen
if they were forced to take increased pay,
would turn over the excess to the soldiers.
Mr.. FERRY from the same State, said he
\ had voted three times against increasing
| the pay of Senators and Representatives,
but this being the best opportunity Of voting
in favor of the bounty for soldiers, he felt
compelled to change his vote from nay to
aye, but stood ready TO pay over the excess to
the soldiers, and challenged his colleague
Mr.. briggs to do the same.
Mr.. SCHENCh asserted with character
istic bluntness that he voted aye TO both
the propositions.
Mr.. O'NEIL voted aye for the sake of the
bounty proposition.
Mr.. WENTWORTH, Of Illinois, after
showing so much anxiety for the previous
As hours to vote against the increased pay
to members, was not in the Hall when the
report was made and the vote taken. AT
length all the members present had voted
and the Oft changed list showed a majority
Of one in favor of the report. The vote was
thereupon taken. Ayes 81, nays 80. So
the conference report was agreed to in both
houses and the bill new only awaits the sig
nature Of the President.
The following was the vote in detail:
YEAs-Anderson, Banks, Barker, Benja-
min, Bergen, Clark, of Kansas, Cullum,
briggs, Ecl1ley, Eldridge, Farnsworth Far
quhar, Ferry, Glossbrenner, Highly, Hogan,
Holmes, Hotchkiss, Hubbard, Of West Vir-
ginia, Ingersoll, Jenckes, johnson, Kelley,
Kerr, Buy kendall, Latham, LeBlond,
Leftwich, Marston, Maynard, McClurg, Nc
Gullough, Miller, Moorhead, Myers, Newell,
Niblack, Nicholson, O'Neil, Patterson, Ran
dali, Of Pennsylvania, Rice, of Massachu-
sets, Rice, of Maine, Schenck, ,Strouse, ,Tay-
lor, of Tennessee, Taylor. of New York,
Thornton, Van Horn, of New York, Van
Horn, Of Missouri, aud Whaley-5l.
NAYs-AllisOn, Ashley, of Nevada, Baker,
Baxter, Bidwell, Bingham, Boutwell,. Brow
nell, Broomall, Cobb, Conkling, Dsfrees,
Egclesten, Elliott, Finck, Garfield, Harding,
of Illinois Hart, HAYS, Hubbell, Of Ohio,
KassOn, Ketcham, Koontz, Ladin, Law
renee, of Pennsylvania, Lawrence, of Ohio,
Lynch, Mercer, Morrill,, Morris, Orth, Paine,
Perham, Phelps, Plants, Price, Ritter, Ross,
Sawyer, Shanklin, Shellabarger, Stokes,
Taber, ]. L. Thomas, Trimble, Van Arnam,
Welker, Wilson, of Iowa, Wilson, of Penn
sylvania and Wright-50.
Mr.. STEVENS had his vote recorded in
the affirmative and Mr.. ROLLINS in the
negative on the civil appropriation BILL
they being absent when the vote was taken.
The usual resolution of thanks 10 the
Speaker was unanimously adopted u
Mr.. ROGERS presented q minority report
on the alleged completely Of Davis in the
assassination Of President Lincoln.
The Senate amendments to the bill dis
tributing the awards for the capture Of the
assassins were eOncurred In
The bill TO refund $500 to persons drafted
twice in one year and committed, furnished
a substitute, or served themselves, was pass
ed.
The names of Messrs. spalding aud Will
liams were recorded in the Affirmative on
the civil appropriation bill.
The House refused to let Mr.. Dekalb have
his name recorded in the negative.
Mr.. SCHOFIELD announced that he
would have voted No on the civil apPropri-
alton bill if he had been present.
The House took recess until 3 p.m-
Mr.. LATHAM, from the Committee on
Printing, offered resolution to print for
the provisions Ofthe act for the equalization
Of bOUnties-
On motion of Mr.. DEGREES, the resolu-
tion was laid on the table.
The House, at 5:2O, took a recess till 4
pm.
After the second recess, the SPEAKER
laid before the House the Presidents veto
Of the bill erecting the territory Of Montana
into surveying district, and for other pur-
poses. 1t is disapProved, because of the
sections embodied in it for the benefit Of
the New York Montana Iron and Manu-
featuring Company, the President having
heretofore vetoed the special bill having
that object.
The message having been read, on motion
of Mr.. BINGHAM it was referred to the
Committee on Territories, and ordered to be
printed.
There being nothing before the House, Mr..
ANCONA loosely offered a resolution for the
appointment Of select committee Of q, to
inquire into the alleged abduction and de-
tention of members from the session of the
House when important measures were pend
ing, with the power to send for persons and
papers, and sit during access, and report to
the Philadelphia Convention on the I4sh Of
Mr.. ANDERSON desired to know where
the gentleman from Chicago (Mr. Went
WORTH was when the vote was being taken
on the report Of the Conference COMMITTEES
on the civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE moved that the gentle
man from Illinois (Wentworth) have five
minutes TO explain where he was when the
vote was being taken on increasing the
compensation of members. Laughter
Unanimous consent was given.
Mr.. WENTWORTH said that his remarks
might extend over five minutes. He would
write them out and have them published in
the Globe. (Cries Of "Object!'O
A Joint resolution for the payment of the
Chaplain of the House was introduced, read
three times, and passed. It was immedi-
etely sent to the Senate, and being sent
back in few minutes, was engrossed, sign
ed bv the Speaker, and sent 70 the Presi-
dent for his signature.
Alessrs. Morrin and Finch were appointed
as the Committee on the part of the House, to
Join the Committee on the part Of tie Senate
to notify the President that Congress has
concluded its business.
A few minutes subsequently Mr.. NOR
RILL reported that the Committee had 50
informed the President, and that the Presi-
dent had saied that he had no further busi-
ness to communicate to the House.
The SPEAKER OF the House, at half
mast four, having arrived, delivered his
farewell address, as follows
Gezstlemel Of The House of Representatives:
cannot speak the word that announces
ou5 separation until thank you with all