Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
XXXIXth Congress
HOUSE.

dOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 2I.-Mr. KAsSON.
of Iowa, presented a memorial of the Gen
eral Assembly Of Iowa for government aid
to the extension in Iowa Of the Iowa Branch
of the Union and Pacific Railroad, which
was referred TO the Committee on the Pa
cific Railroad.
Nj. KAsSON also introduced bill to es-
tablish a port of delivery at Council Bluffs,
on the Missouri River. Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. WINDOW, of Mimi, introduced q
bill for the benefit of certain half breeds and
mixed bloods of the Winnebago tribe, which
was read twice and referred to the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs.
The House proceeded, as the business of
the morning hour, to the consideration of
the Joint resolution reported yesterday from
the Committee on Agriculture, 10 amend
the Agricultural College bill of July I'd,
1862
Mr.. BIDWELL submitted some remarks
in explanation and advocacy of the mea-
sure.
After discussion extending all through
the morning hour, the joint resolution was
committed TO the Committee on Agriculture.
The Senate amendments to the Joint reso-
luton for placing hulks and vessels at the
disposal of the Commissioner of Quarantine,
which limits the operation ofthe law to one
year, coneurred in
Twenty Senate bills and joint resolutions
were referred
The Senate bill to aid in the construction
of telegraph line to Caba, and other West
Indian Islands, was considered.
The SPEAKER presented the report of
the National Academy of Science for the
year 1865, which was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. WASHBURNE. from the Committee
on Commerce, made report in response to
a resolution Of the Goth Of February, in re-
lation to the business of the committees
clerks, stating that the clerk of that COM
mittee was fully occupied in the transaction
of the private business Of the members.
The committee adopted the report of the
Committee of Military Affairs, intimating
that it was matter Of comfy between the
clerk and members, and inquiring into that
subject was uvimportant.
Mr. WENTWORTH, of Illinois, rose to a
question of privilege. He had heard sever
al of these reports read, and denied the
right of any committee to make a report so
disrespeetful to the House. He would move
therefore. that the report be not received.
Mr.. WASHBURNE said that that report
followed that some time since by the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Mr. WENTWORTH stated that he was
not in the hall when that report was made,
or he would have moved not to received it.
After some further discussion, Mr.. Wash
burn withdrew the report.
On motion of Mr.. WASHBURNE the
House proceeded to the consideration Of
business on the Speakers table.
The House then took up the Senate amend
ment TO the act to authorize the sale of
marine hospitals and revenue cutters, and
on motion Of Mr.. Washburne non-concurred
therein.
The Senate amendments to the naval ap
preparation bill were referred to the Com
inittee on Appropriations.
The Senate amendments to the joint res
olution authorizing the Secretary of War
and of the Navy to place hulks and vessels
at the disposal of the commissioners of
quarantine or other proper authorities at
the ports of the United States which was
to limit the existence Of the law to one year
were eoneurTed in.
Twenty Senate tills or joint resolutions
on the Speakers table were taken up and
read twice and referred TO their appropriated
committees
The Senate bill to authorize telegraPhie
communication between the United States