The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-03-27
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MIDNIGHT REPORT.
xxx coNeREss---F1Rsr SESSION

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xxxIx CONGREss---FIRsT SESSION
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, March 26.
The House resolutions offeredlast Monday b.
Mr.. Rogers, in regard to the federal and con
federate debt. came up the first business il
order in the morning hour Mr.. Rogers SPOKE
in support Of them, consuming the whol'
hour.
Mr.. Dawes suggested to Mr.. Rogers to ado
the ten commandments to his resolutions
The resolutions go over and will remain oper
TO debate until disposed of. The morning
hour having expired they were dropped.
Mr.. GrinnelI introduced . bill to establish
manufacturing and statistical division in tn,
Treasury department, which was read twic,
and referred to the committee on mannfac
lures.
The Speaker presented a letter from thu
Secretary Of the Treasury, transmitting the
annual report Of the United States Coast Sur
vey. for the year 1855. Laid on the table anc
ordered to be printed.
Mr. Eliot submitted q resolution to prin
5000 copies Of the report 200O for distrIbu
tion hy the department and 1000 for the usl
of the members. Referred to committee or
printing.
The Speaker also presented letter from
the secretary Of the navy transmitting arepor
III reply to resolution ofthe 2lst or Februa
ry as to the cost al which the government
can locate coal and naval station at Canton
near Baltimore. which was on motion OF Mr.
Philips it was laid on the table and ordered
printed
Mr.. Mosehead presented the joint resolution
of the legislature Of Pennsylvania urging the
repeal Of the tax on crude oil or pc,rolem.
Referred to committee on ways and means.
Mr.. Kelly offered resolution which was OBJ
iected TO, requesting the Secretary of ths
Treasury to communicate a statement OF tbs
trade with the Provinces in British North
America, especially Canada in 1864 and 1865
respectively. the values being estimated in
gold, and specifying what proportion of such
trade was with the United States and whal
articles have any % exclusively exported .tt
the United States: also tariff laws now II
force in Canada, with statement Of the ma
ture and extent OF the changes made therein
since 1864, also the returns Of the Canadian
canals for 1865, illustrating their value, and
the importance OF the free navigation OF the
river ST. Lawrence to American commerce
together with such general informalos
brought down to the present time ms NAV be
in his possession and may assist in correctly
estimating the trade resources of said Prov
inces and their relations to the trade and pro
ductions of the United States
Mr.. Stephens introduced bill to authorize
the building OF military aud postal railroad
from Cumberland, on the rlver Potomac. il
the State of Maryland to the city of Pitts
burg in the State of Pennsylvania, which wal
read twice, and referred 10 the special com
mttee on military and postal railroads. On
motion of Mr. Stephens, two members wers
directed to be added to that special commit
tee.
Subsequently, Mr.. Thomas Frances callel
the motion up. assuming that the increase ol
the committee would bring up "denores'' in
all the matters already decided by it. and
moved TO reconsider the vote ordering the in
crease.
After considerable debate the House re
fused TO suspcn dthe rules 10 allow the mo
ton to reconsider to be made. The vote be-
ing 40 TO -.
The speaker thereupon announced the ap.
pointment OF Washburn of Illinois, and vii
son Of Iowa, as the two additional members
The army bill was made the special order
for monday next until disposed OF.
The vote by which the bill amending the
postal laws WAS recpmml;ted to the postoificf
committee was reconsidered and the bill wa.
taken up. rs
The section authorizing the postmaster
general TO sell stamped envelopes in lieu o
the stamps was struck out
The section authorizing mails TO be carried
to any foreign por. on sailing vessels wa.
struck out.
The 9th section which proposed to repeal
the law relative to the publication Of undeiiv
cred letters to leave i. 10 the discretion Of ths
postmaster general was stricken out
The section authorizing that unexpendet
balances should bs applied to deficiencies il
the proceeds Of the money order system was
struck out,
The 11th section authorizing the transfer o
appropriations from one branch OF expeudi
ture 10 another was striker out.
The 18th section fixing the rates on news
papers, circniars, pamphlets. &c, deposited
Tor local delivery or publication for local de.
livery. NOT coming through mails, was stricke,
out. The bill then passed.
Evening session dispensed With.
The testimony in the election case Of Dodg,
against Brooks was reported from the com
mit'ee on Elections with resolution, tha
James Brooss Is MT entitled to seat in III.
House, and that VIM. f. Dodge is entitled IL
seat. Action will be taken on the casee OF
Thursday.
House adjourned.