New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-23
Congressional RroeeedinEs'


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i,sinsinc 6se thousand copies OF the internal
feyenne lax law as amended, Adopted,
MI wilson cailed up the House bill TO revive
The grade II general u ne army Which vas Ieaa.
As amended BY the military committee OF the
Senate Il provides that the pay Of general shall be
Sa9l Ser month and $500 per month Tor fuei ana
quarters while stationed in Washington, together
withthe allowances now provided for lieutenant
s NJ Yates favored the bill, and spoke in terms
Of high enoomiam of tho services Of General
Grant
Nh. Crimes moved so to amend the section il |
regard 10 aids on Gen. Grants staff as to provide
that they shall be selected from the live Of the |
army. shall not exceed six in number, and shall
receive the pay and emoluments Of colonies OF
ne Bin il amended was passed. 1t goes back
to the House.
TIC ioint resolution relieving the China Mail
Steamship Company from the obligation to STOP
st Honolulu, was taken mp amended and passed
II discharges the company from the obligation to
ston their vessels at Honolulu. requires thirteen
instead I'll Twelve trips year, and gives $4,000
~ ESTABLISH d line OF steamers from San Francisco
to Honolulu.
ID motion Of Nj Sherman, at o'clock, the
Senate went ipto executive session, and $50 took
a recess to meet at P. NJ
EVENING SESSION.
a number of private claim biiis were considered
ana passed, among others bilito pay Mrs. Amelia
Phiiester of Columbia, S, G.. $4,000, for food aud
clothing furnished to Union soldiers and otheers
while prison al mat place uuflnS tlle war.
bill 70 pay the contractors for the iron dome OF
the capitol, $50 900, make good certain losses
on tie contract occasioned by the increase Of
prices Of lpmber and iron, was called PIP and led
MT. lrumpuiI moved to refer the bill to the
Court 81 Claims, which was disagreed toi and the
bill was passed.
Mr. Hooper, from the committee on banking
and currency, made report in the case OF the
Merchants National Bank Of Washington, ending
with resolution directing the secretary Of war to
institute proceedings against those who had been
engaged in making improper use OF the public
funds. The resolution was agreed TO-
Mr.. Harris then offered resolution that anthem
tieated copies of the evidence taken by the com
nlittee be transmitted to the secretary OF war, and
thar the evidence be recommitted, with authority
ta publish such part Of it as might be deemed ne,
cessary.
MessTs Randall PAL and Harding Ky. }opposed
tue resolution and commended that all the evidence
should be printed
The House refused to second The previous
question on the resolution, and then, on mo-
ton Of Mr. Lynch, the testimony was oroeTea
The House resumed tie consideration Of the
Rnusseau.G rinnell case.
Mr. Raymond addressed the House IN support of
the resolution reported by himself and Mr.. Hogan,
as the minority of the committee
Me- Raymond admitted that Mr.. Rousseau was
guilty Of breach Of parliamentary propriety, but
said Mn. GTinnells remarks were an outrage. He
spoke of the number Of scrimmages which had
Occurred in the House, and said thatno one had
been expelled, and asked was there anything in
the circumstances of this case calling for expul
sion He did not think it fair to punish Mr.. Rous-
sean and leave Mr. GrnnelI without Gensnre. In
concluding, he minated his intention to offer a
resolution which would more clearly define the
duties of the Speaker in cases Of violation of order
in debate.
MI Price followed in an argument in defense Of
Er. Rousseau, contending that the insults which
be had received justified palliated the course be
toH kaEn in fnut
MI. johnson followed in an argument on the
same side
Mr. Raymond modified his resolution by making
it read that Mr. Rousseau be and il hereby repri
xnanded.
Iii. Stevens modified his amendment BY striking
out ta three resolutions reported by the majority
and inserting luieu thereof the resolution reported
by the minorilys
Nj. Garfield next addressed the House in sup
port Of the views reported by the majority. HI
coatended that the first act had passed over with
second act was opened by Mr.. Rousseau referring
ii speech made by him in New
York, to Mr.. Grinneil as "pitiable
politician from Iowa. and that on
fhe 18th Of June Mr. Rousseau reopened the mat.
Ter by assaiiing Nh. Grinne and stating that not
member believed word that he (GrinnelD said,
ard that he fGripnell) himself knew it to 80,
He (Garield) should vote for the resolutions re
norted BY the committee and he trusted that the
House would have the courage to adopt them by
nearly unanimous vote, so that no member here.
after should even nope TO gam any glory Dy De-
coming bully and assauting another member
when not satisfied with the results of debate.
Mr.. Alley rose to question Of privilege, and
offered the following resolution:
Resolued, That whereas, & violent personal as
saut has been committed within the Carl oil on the
person Of U. Fl. Painter, clerk Of the committee
on pnstoiiee and post roads, by two persons, BENZ
81 Beverage and Edward Trowers now in custody
Of The police officers Of the Capitol, the sergeant
alarms is hereby directed to take into his custody
the asBailants. and detaln them until the further
orders Of the House OH the subject; and the matter
be referred TO 8 special committee of five, with
power to send for persons and papers.
The resolution was agreed to without division
and the Speaker subsequently appointed as the
special committee, Messrs. ALLEY, Farnswofth
John i. Thomas and Latin.
Z. The House resumed the consideration of the
Rousseau trnnell case. The debate was continued
by Mr Hogan, in support Of the views of the
minority by Mr.. Stevens, in advocacy of his
amendment; and by Messrs. Thayer and Spanl
ding. in support Of the majority report.
The debate was closed BY Mr. Banks, who said
taatany member who, like Air. Rousseau, abused
his privilege and the diglitY. Of the House, ought
MOTTO sit longer as member 1t was no injustice
to the gentleman from Kentucky that he should
take the consequences. If he undertook to yiad
cate his own rights as soldier and as d man. he
should .he willing 70 pay the penalty. There was
no philosophy suited TO the case but that of the
McGTegor \ Let him play his game boldly but
les him peg also the forfeit rnanfuly;
The House proceeded to vote on the resolutions
and the amendment thereto.
GEThe first vote was on Mr.. SteVens's amendment
TO substitute the minority resolutions for those 81
she majority. Inc amendment was rejected
yeas IS, Hays So. The Democrats voted generali,
In the negative.
The next question was on Mr.. Raymond 4 amend
ment, as follows
Rescued, That Lowell H. Rousseau be and
hereby reprimanded for the violation of the right
and privileges of the House, of which he va
guilty in the personal assault committed by bill
upon Hon. Joshua Grinneil, for words spoken
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