Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-27
HOUSE.


Senate bill to refund certain duties paid on produce
Started for port Of the United States prior n the
expiration OF the Reciprocity treaty, but detained
by Ice, was passed also Senate bill to facilitate the
settlement of the Treasurer's accounts.
Mr.. ELlOTT, from he committee on Commerce.
reported back, with amendments the Senate bill to
encourage telegraph communication between the
United States and t1e Island OF Cuba and the other
West India Islands and the Bahamas.
The first amendment was to striAe out Of the sec;
ton the words IN & time Of war" 50 tina it will Io,d
sert after the words consular agents" the words
and the said company shall keep all its lines open
to the public for the transm ssiOn Of daily communi
cations, of market and commercial intelligence: and
all messages dispatched, and communications shall
be forwarded in the order in which they shall be re-
ceved, and the said company shall not be permitted
to charge or collect for messages transmitted through
any of its submarine cables more than at the rate of
30 so for message of ten words" The amendments
were agreed 70 and the bill as amended was passed.
Mr.. r.SCHENCk, from the committee on Military
Affairs reported substitute for the bill for the re-
lief Of PaymasIers of the army. The substitute
directs the accounting officers to put to the Of
Paymasters or additional Paymasters all sums of
money paid by them to officers, soldiers employees
conn acted with the military service Of the United
States; provided such paTments shall be shown to
have been actually male in good faith, without
fraudulent practice or intent, or where the errone-
Gus pay ment not the result Of gross negligence
or csrelcssness. The substitute was agreed to and
the bill as amended was passed. .s
On motion Of Mr.. SCHENCk the committee on
Military Affairs was discharged from further consid
GRAFTON OF the Senate bill authorizing the Secretary
of War to settle claims of the State OF Kansas for
service of the militia called out requsitOn of Mai
Cen Curtiss, and it was referred TO the committee
on Wat Department ~ t-
Mr.. INGERSOLL, from the committee for the
District of Columbia, reported bill placing $25O0O
at the service OF the Commissioners of Public Build
ngs tor the purpose of cleaning and purifying the
city in view OF the danger from Cholera and other
epidemics, and asked to have it put upon its pass
Mr.. WASHBURNE. of Illinois, objected, butsug-
oil tn fha nr fha hala
on the State of the Union. He would examine it,
ani if he found it all right he would make no objec
tion to having i taken up and disposed Of ..
MIR. HARDING suggested an amendment looking
to making the Hall OF the House healthy and com
Portable. lie had been nearly perishiDg since he
came here for want Of fresh air. 1t reminded him Of
I Mr.. INGERS0LL replied that there was COM
mittee on Ventilation of this Capitol. The bill was
read twice and referred to the committee Of the
Mr.. ANC0NA, from the committee on Military
Affairs. reported back the bill to extend the urisdic
tion Of the Court Of Claims, with substitute for
the first section. The substitute provides that the
Court Of Claims shall have jurisdiction to hear and
determine claims on any Paynaser, QuartermasteI,
COmmissary Of Subsistence and Otner discussing Of
cers Of the Unite States, or Of his administrators
or executors, for relief from responsibility on ac-
count Of loss by capture or otherwise, while in the
line of duty, OF Government funds. vouchers. rec
ords and papers, and for which such Oticer was and
is held responsible. "
On The suggestion of Mr.. WASHBURNE. of ILL.,,
proyisO was added that an appeal may be taken to
the Supreme UOurt as in other cases. The amend
ments were agreed to and the bill passed
Mr.. DELANO introduced a bill declaring certain
obligations Of the United States and the National
Bank currency subject to taxation under State au-
thority. u was read twice and referred to the COM
mttee on Banks.
Mr.. DARLING offered a resolution, which was
adopted, inStructing the committee on Commerce to
inquire into aud report upon the expedenc Of es-
tablshing DabelPs Fog Trumpet at Sandy Hook,
port Of New York.
The House resumed the unfinished business of
yesterday. being the Northern Pacific railroad bill.
MIR. Kelly spoke in favor of the bill and MIR. Farms
worth opposed IT,, ..rs....- ~ .-
Mr.. STE VEINS offered substitute for the bill
Debate followed, after which movement toward
adjournment took place.
message from the President was received, in
closing report from the Secretary of the Interior in
reference to the Eastern division Of the Pacific Rail-
road. -
Mr. WASHBURNE gave notice that the commit
tee on Commerce had prepared very important
bill in regard to overOading pas enger ships, and
il was connected with the question OF cholera he
would ask the House TO consider it tomorrow after
dspOsipg of the Northern Pacific railroad bill.
on motion Of MIR. STEVENS. the Senate joint
resolution making an appropriation for the expenses
of collecting the revenue from customs was taken
from the Speakers table, read twice, aud referred
to the co nmitteo on Appropriations. ..7
Mr.TW RID presented a rem0nsuance Of promi
neut members OF the bar of Chenango county, New
Yotk, against the Federal Judiciary bill. IU