New-York tribune., 1866-04-19
XXXIXTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE....W WASHINGTON, April ls, 1866.
PAY DEPARTMENT or THE NAVY.

ioiitu lLt b ldretu tl ti' AN"'N W lA''NN W 'N
ter organization Of the pay department Of the Navy with
an amendment in the first section relative 10 Assistant ana
Passed Asslstant-Payma
As amended, the bill reads as follows:
Be aactd &c. That from and after the passage Of tlis
the active list Of the pay corps Of the Navy shall consist OF
eighty Paymaslers fifty Passed Acknowledgements and
thirty Assistant Paymastcrs PaynlstTs shall be regularly
promoted and commissioned from Passed Assistant Paas
ers and Passed AssistiniPaymaers from AsshtaRtPay-
masters and al Passed Assistant PaYmasief authorized by
this act % be appointed who have not heretofore Deeh a
pointed aad commissioned Assistant Pa{mIstels ana Mi A.
sap aymasers hereby authorized 10 be appointed shall be
so.eu I. m - S So ~ ~ ,,o vc,rs aud Who yere eligible To
appointment in Grade when they appointed Acting
stan Paynastcrs as aforesaid subject however 70 such
examinations as are required by law ana sueA az may Dc esAO
SIC Aed6 Jariier eaaced mat PassoiAssistalt Pay
masters shall rive bonds FOR he fbfl performance OF their
duties Of s5 00Q and that their annual pay SHAH
be sl,O other duty soo and on leave OF waiting
MORE PAY WANTED.
Mr.. WILSON presented several petitions Of army officers
for increased pay, which was referred TO the Military Com
mlttee.
TIE ST. LOUIS MILITARY BOARD.
Mr. SHERMAN introduced resolution calling upon the
President to communicate 70 the Senate the proceedings
# the military board recently assembled at 81 Louis, n
relation TO bTcyet appointments IN the Regular, ARMY
which was adopted
INDIAN TREATY EXPENSES.
Mr. DOoMTTLE called MP joint resolution approprarnc
s21 0Sj for fulfilling certain treaties with Indian The,
on the Upper Missouri and the Upper Platte Rivers to he
expended by the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs under
the direction Of the Secretary Of The Interior. =
Indian policy OF the Government.
The resolution was finally passed.
COLORADO.
Mr. WILSON desired to clll mp the motion 20 reconsider
the by which the Senate refused to admit Colorado,
but afervad gave way 10 the regular order oi business
with the understanding that the Colombo question would
be called up tomorrow.
RELIEF OF NAVAL CONTRACTORS.
The unfinished business Of Yesterday which was the bill
for the relief Of certain naval contractors was taken up
The pending question was the amendment Of Mr.. Nye
10 the amendment of Mr. Grimes, viz: to strike out l.
per cent and insert H. per cent TO make the Dill read,
that the contractors named shall be- entitled 70 receive the
sum awarded them by the Board of Inquiry proridd that
the shall in exceed 10 percent OF the original
The bi, after few remarks from 10 johnson, was
postponed until tomorrow.
THANKS TO GIN. HANCOCK.
Mr. WILSON called mp The resolution Of thanks to Gen.
Hancock which was passed
NATIONAL ASYLUM.
Mr. WILSON called up the House resolution appointing
managers for the National Aylum for Disabled Soldiers
II appoints nine managers, to be divided into three
classes three 10 serve for six years three for four and
three for two.
The resolution passed.
THE POSTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. SHERMAN called up the Post-Ofice Appropriation
Mr.. HENDERsoS offered an amendment providing that
in all in which persons have been appointed as As
ssant Postmases either during the or the session
Of the Senate, and whose appointments have been SUBJ
Wtted and rejected not consented 20 before the adj
iournmcn of the senate money shall be drawn from
the Treasury to pay the salaries Of such persons under
such appointments under any previous appointments as
such Postmasters, after said adjournment
Mr. TRUMBrLL Ill suggested such an amendment a. would
make it impossible for the President 10 e-appoint after
the Adjournment Of the Senate whose nominations
have been rejected by the Senate.
Mr. TRuNBULL said there was a law already on the
statute hooks law containing provision similar 90 that
Of Mr. Heudcrsons amendment.
The President could not according 10 law, fill vacancy
created during the session OF the Senate without the ad
vice Of the Senate
The pending BIZ was then postponed until tomorrow,
and the amendment wns ordered 10 be printed
HABEAs CORPUS
On motion of Nlr. CLARE, the House bill to amend
act relating TO the Habeas Corpus was taken up.
II read as follows
Corpus and regulating Judicial proceedings in certain
eases" approved March 3 lst3
Bs saaccd 6g, Senate and House Of Representatives Of s
Uutd SGies g Amcea ir Co"Rr,'s assembled, ihat any
scach seizure arrest or imprisonment made or other tres
passes wrongs done acts done omitted TO be done
during the said Rebellion bv officer person under and
by virtue any order written verbal general special
issued by the President Secretary Of War by mill
nry officer Of the United States holding the command Of the
department district or place within which snch seizure,
search arrest Imprisonment was made done committed
or any acts omitted be done either by the
officer whom the order addressed by
person aiding assisting him therein shall be held and
hereby declared TO come wth the pnr'ew OF the act 10
which this amendaorv and within the purvew of the fourth
h and sixth sections OF said act Of the 81 Of March 63 for
all the of defense transfer appeal error or hma.
ton provided therein
in writing It sho. be sufficient 10 produce in evidence the
original with proof of It's authenticity certified of
the same OF " sent OF
gram purporng to emanate irom such military officer shall
be- prma ace evidence OF It's authenticity or the original
such order telegram Is lost cannot be produced
secondary evidence thereof shall be admissible as IN other
-
from the Court into the Circuit Court Of the United
States provided in the fifth section of the act to which this
amcndatOy. may be exercised well after the appear
OF the defendant and the finding OF his plea other
defense in said Court at any term OF said Court subse
quent the term when the appearance entered aud be
fore Jury mpsnneled the same but nothing here.
in contained shall be- held to abdge the right OF such
removal after final Judgment in the State court shall be
the State offer give for the
filing OF copies Circuit Court of the United States
the fling OF the petition verified provided in the fifth
section the further proceedings the State court shall
and be resumed until certificate under the seal OF the
has failed file copies In the said Circuit Court at the next
term is produced.
shall Notwithstanding the performance OF all things required
for the removal Of the the Circuit Court aforesaid
cate produced in that all further proceedings shall be
void aud effect and all parties judges officers and other
sha be liable in damages therefor to the party aggreved TO
DO recovered BY acton in court OF tho state having proper
jurisdiction the Circuit Court OF the United States for
the district which uch further proceedings may have been
had where the party officer other party so offending
shall be found aud upon OF damages IN either
the party plaintiff shall be entitled TO donbe costs
SEC g. Ind further enacted That shall be the duty Of
the Clerk the State furnish copies OF tue papers
aud files in the the parties 80 pettionng for the
mo,e and nnon the or neQect of the Jerk 10 furnish
such copies the said party docket the case in the Circuit
Court Of tho ned states and heeupon said Circuit Court
shall have jurisdiction theren ana may upon proof Of such
reasonable being given to the plaintiff require him
file declaration petition therein and upon his default may
order and dismiss the the plain.
f which dismissal shall be bar to any further suit touching
the matter m controversy.
The Committee of the Judiciary recommended the fol-.
lowing amendment TO be Inserted al the close of section
But such order shall by force OF this the act to
which this amendment be defense suit action
for any act done omitted be done after the passage
act
The amendment of the Committee adopted.
Mr. EDMgNDs moved to strike out of the hIst section
the words or other tespasses wrongs done commit
ted He was unwilling to admit III law that the acts
referred 10 were wrongs.
Air How "a tha. the ahinct of Mr. Elmnrds