Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-23
Congress.
WAsBISsTON, June %
HnUGE

HOUSE.
Mr.. SCHENCK, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported substitute for
the Senate bill making further provision
for the establishment of an armory and ar
,on0I on Rock Island, Illinois, and made a
statement explanatory OF the object OF the
bill. ...
After discussion. the bill which provides
for bridging the Mississippi was amended
so as to provide against obstructing the
river, and was then passed.
The House proceeded to the consideration
| of reports upon private bills.
Mr.. PERHAM reported adversely upon
the House granting pensions to soldiers
/ of the war of 1872.
4 A discussion ensued on this report, which
occupied the morning hour, and the bill
went over till next Friday, under mo-
tion to recommit, with Instructions to re-
port bill made by Mr.. Miller, which was
pending.
During the discussion Mr.. PERHAM
stated that such bill would involve an an
| nual expense to the Government Of SlO,-
| OOa 900.
| The SPEAKER presented message from
! the President in reference to the joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the Con
| stltution, stating that it had been communl-
/ Gated by the Secretary of State to the Gov
| ernors OF the various States, on the 10th OF
/ June but that was a ministerial act, and
] not to be considered as involving the assent
/ of the Executive to the proposed amend
/ ment.
| : Mr.. WILSON, Of Iowa, moved a refer
1 ence of the proposed message to the
| Committee on Judiciary; but, at the
l suggestion of Mr.. Banks and others, he
amended the motion, and moved its refer
enee to the Reconstruction Committee
which was agreed to. -, 49,, .,,
| Senate bill to anuul the act of April 2OthI
(! 1866, authorizing the sale of marine hosPl'
tails aad revenue cutters, was taken IRON the
Speakers table and passed.
| Mr.. BRIGGS offered a resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the Judiciary
1 Committee to inquire into the expedlency
| ot renortipg n bill instrucling Judges and
l Attorneys of the District Courts Of thC
United States in the States lately in rebel
lion to charge grand juries especially t.
| enquire as to a violation of the test oath 0y
parties appointed TO and entering on TN
duties of offices who have been disqualified
from holding such offices on account oil par
ticipation in the late rebellion.
The House resolved iltself into Com
mittee of the Whole on. the State OF tn
| Union. Mr.. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania
1 in the Chair, and proceeded to the consider
| alton, as a special order, of the IndlaI
Appropriation bill.
The Committee having progressed to the
T end of the bill, Mr.. hASSON. from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported "a AZ
| amendment transferring the control Oh Int I'M
Iadians from the Interior to the war Ds
nsrtments, superceding the Indian super
imtendents and Agents and requiring tn
duties of those officers to be discharged bJ
oHieers of the army assigned to them,
Mr.. WINDOW made point that tn
amendment was not in order, being lnde
. pendent legislation
THE CHAIRMAN sustained the point
! order. 80. .....
: ness of the decision. 80
4 The Cou,mittee rose and the bull was re
) ported to the House and passed e.. a..r. f.
, Mr.. WOODBRIDGE, from the Judleiar
> Committee, reported back the Senate bill t
i proyide for the revision and consoiidatlo
of the statutes of the United States, whie
| was read three times and passed.
ar. ROSSEAU, from the Committee
& | Military Affairs, asked leave to report bac
The hill directing the Secretary Of the Tres
a sury to pay Ellen ssunderson, widow
q Col. Saunderson, late Provost Aarshal Ger