Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-20
XXXIXthC Congress.
WASHINGTON, April 10.


... WASHINGTON, April l9.
HOUSE.
Mr.. MORRIS, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported back the bill to regulate
the terms of the United States Courts in the
Eastern District of New York, and for other
purposes. Considered and passed.
Mr.. BOYER offered resolution to print,
for the use of the members of the House for
distribution, $4,000 copies OF the testimony
of Alexander II. Stephens before the Com
mittee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. ROGERS moved to make the number
$4,000. The resolution was referred TO the
Committee on Printing.
Mr.. LYNCH introduced a Joint resolu-
ton authorizing the appointment of exam
iners to examine a site for a fresh water
basin for iron clad vessels of the United
States Navy. Read twice and referred to
the Committee on Naval Affa rs.
Mr.. LYNCH also introduced bill to pro-
vide for military instruction in the agrlcul-
tural colleges established under the act of
July2d, 1862, which was read twice and re-
ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. WHALLEY rose to another ex-
PLANTATION in reference to his Latin friend,
Mr.. Etal, and who had read a sarcastic let
ter from Mr.. Boynton, correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazettee, denying the author
snip of the Objectionable paragraph.
Mr.. STEVENS, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported bill making ap-
preparations to supply deficiency in the ap-
preparations for the public printing for the
year ending June 90, 1866, which was read
twice and referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union, and made
the special order for tomorrow. The bill
appropriates SIl5,OOO to supply the def
cheney in the appropriation for printing,
= A =n e, g.
Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, inquired
of Mr.. Stevens how many of the ordinary
appropriation bills of the session had been
Pa-sed.
Mr.. STEVENS replied with the exception
Of the Deficiency bill and the Miscellaneous
bill which were necessarily kept back till
the close of the session and the Indian ap-
preparation bill which was kept back in ref
erence 10 some new treaties, all the sppro-
priation bills were passed.
The regular order of business for the
morning hour being the report of com
mittee on the bill which was reported
ten days since from the Committee on Inva-
lid Pensions, increasing the salary of the
Commissioner of Pensions to $4,000 and that
of the Chief Clerk of the Pension Office to
to 81, 500 it came up. The House voted yes
terday to reject the bill, but they had recon
sidered that vote, and now the question was
on the passage of the bill. After some dis
eussion the House came to a vote upon it
and the bill was passed. Yeas 90 nays 81.
Mr.. VAN HORN, of New York, from the
Committee on Roads and Canals, reported
bill to construct ship canal around Mag
ara Falls.
Mr.. PAINE offered substitute for the
bill.
Mr.. VAN HORN, of New York, addressed
] the House in support of the bill. He was
ready to say that the chief opposition 70 the
! project came from his own State, but he had
! no sympathy with such opposition He be-
| lieyed the measure was sure to be one Of
/ the greatest public improvements, and as
he was acting as Legislator for the whole
country he was not disposed TO throw obsta-
| eles in its way, even though it might seem
to interfere, to small extent, with the in
terest of his State.
Mr.. TAYLOR enquired what benefit this
large expenditure would be to American
| commerce so long as the control Of the st.
| Lawrence river was with the English gov
ernment.
Mr.. VAN HORN replied that it would
| certainly be of the same benefit to Ameri-
can commerce as the Welland Canal now
~ TAYLOR enquired of what use that
Mr.. Na abrogation of the Reciprocity
was since L.
Treaty. ted that in 1862 over
Mr.. VAN HORN sta. I'D passed dowu
8O,OOO,OOO tons of produce L. aieh went
Lake Ontario, three-fourths of ~. Jaw
to American ports, and down the st.
renee, He would now yield fifteen min
utes OF his time to the gentleman from IlIi
nois, Mr.. Moulton.
Mr.. M0ULT0N spoke in favor ofthe bill
In common with the people of his State and
OF the great west. He felt great interest In
the project, he believed that the details of
the bill were substantially what was de-
sired by his people. He held it to be the |
duty of every government to afford reason
able facility for commerce between the
several States. The opening of this canal |
would enable the western producer to over
come at least 100 miles of travel, which
would effect saving Of 20 cents on every
ton of produce raised in the West. Millions
of bushels Of corn were used as fuel in III
inois during the past year because it would
cost more than it was worth to transport it
to market. This canal would permit
western produce to come to New York al
most without breaking bulk. Grain leaving
Chicago or Detroit and coming to Ogdens-
burg would connect at Syracuse with the
Erie canal, and thus reach New York down
the Hudson River. 1t was for the interest
Of New York to encourage this work, so that
New York might control the commerce of
the West The West would either be depop-
1lated or would have TO get its products to
l market. If not afforded means to get to
New York by this canal its produce would
'eek transportation through the st. Law
'enee, thus depriving the city Of New York
If the benefits of that commerce.
Further remarks were cut off by the ter
nination Of the morning hour, when the
9ilI was laid over till next Tuesday.
The House then proceeded to the consid-
,ration of the bill to reOrganize and rees-
ablish the army Of the United States. [
The 5th and 9th sections were read and
passed over A motion was made to in
,rease the strength Of each company from
20 to 100. The 9TH and eighth section was ]
hen read and passed over. The 9th sec ,
ion was amended by striking out the pro-
Tision Of one band to each regiment, au- !
.horizing instead, the retaining or enlisting ,
# seventeen bands. The section was read
md passed. ....- ,
Mr.. GARFIELD moved to increase the !
erm Of enlistment from to years The /
was rejected, 40 against 81.
Mr.. THAYER moved to substitute the | (
corresponding section Of the Senate bill, ,
providing that the Adjutant- Generals De- ,
partment Of the army shall hereafter con-
list Of the officers now authorized by law. |
He said the effect Of this section Of the !
House bill was to legislate out of the army
10 less than seventeen Of its regular officers
,y destroying the rank Of Assistant Adju-
ant General. The same principle was also
,arried out IN the Quartermaster's Subsist- {
nee and Pay Department, and he should