The national Republican., 1866-07-27

Mr. Bingham, Of Ohio, from the saas committee,
reported Joint resolution to pay TO Mrs. Mary
Phelps OF Missouri, $4,000 to- rsinbyrse her for
expenditures msde BY her In raising and equipping
troops for the United Slater Ia The ists rebellion
and for expenditures made in behalf Of soldiers Of
the Union, wounded In battle, and Of The orphan
children Of soldiers Of the Union. Passsd mani
mously.
Also, joint resolution directing the Secretary Of
War to contract with Hy. X. Brown, Of Newburgb,
N. Y, at . price mot exceeding ~, coo, for an
| equestrian statue In bronze, Of Lieut. Gen. Win
field Scott, TO be made Of the guns captured in
Point Passed.
Messrs. Kstchsm and Aucona, from the same
| COMMITTEES, made . number of adverse reports;
which were laid on the table.
Tho morning hour having expired, .hs Speaker
House resolution Of 23d July in relation TO Fenian
prisoners. Laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
The Senate amendment to th. ciyil .ppropria.
tion bill was taken from the Speakers table.
Mr.. Stevens, of Psnnsylvania, moved their refer.
snce to COMMITTEES on Appropriations.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, moved their reference, with
Instructions to report back as IN amendment, the
KousSbill to equalirs bountiss
The motion was agreed to-. and the amendments
were 80 referred, with instructions.
The House proceeded 10 the consideration Of the
bill reported from the COMMITTEES on Foreign AZ
fhirs more shectusly TO preserve the neutral rsa-
tions Of the United statss.
After an important debate, participated In BY
Mr. Banks Of Massachusetts,, Mi. Raymond Of New
York, Mr. Patterson Of New Hampshire, Mr.. 0rth
Of Indiana, Mr.. Conkiing Of New York, Mr..
Jenokes Of Rhode Island, and Mr.. Paine Of Wis
consin, the bill was passed By unanimous vote Of
124.
Mr.. Latin. Of New York, from the Committee on
Printing reported bill further to regulate the
printing Of public documents and the purchase Of
paper for tho public printing Passed.
Mr. Garasld, Of Ohio, from the conference CON-
mittes on the additional tariff bill, made report
which was disagreed to BY the Houss-49 to IS.
The House at half past four took . recess till
half past seven.
EVENING sIssIoH.
Mr. Moorhsad, Of Pennsylvania, moved to insist
on the disagresments Of the House to the Senate
amendments to tho additional tariff bill, and to
ask for another committee Of conference
Mr. Wentworth, Of Illinois, was In favor Of sim.
ply notifying the Senate that the House insisted on
Its dsagreement and leaving the Senate TO ask
another committee Of conference. He would 20
for the bill with without the ninth section but
ho was opposed 10 discriminating against WOOL
MHDawes, Of Massachusetts,, did not understand
the 9th section to be discrimination against wool.
The interests fthe wool grower and Of the wool
manufacturer were identical. II the wool grower
thought Of prospering without the wool manufac-
turer he would BE- in the condition Of the dsrkey
who proposed to keep store whom all theses N the
world was dead. The motion was agreedb! -
NJ Eliot, Of MassachRs.tts, from the conference
committee on the senatSbfli in relation to officers
employed in the examination Of merchaudise In the
port Of New York. made . report; which was
agreed to.
Mr. Allison, Of Iowa. from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported back joint resolution to
suspend the collection Of taxes in that portion of
the city Of Portland destroyed BY fire, with m
amendment, to strike out "snd" and to insert 'or"
The amendment was agreed TO and the joint res
olution passed. .....r.., ....
Mr.. Ancona, Of Pennsylvania, from the Commit
tee on Military Affairs reported bill to refund to
men drafted twice within year the second CON-
mutation paid by thsm, not exceeding $3O0-the
total payments not to exceed 500, ,0O0-and also to
refund communication money when the person was not
Mr. Wright, Of New Jersey, argued that the
limitation Of $50 900 would make the law nugatory
and void.
Th. House refusing to second the previous quss.
tion, Mr.. Ancona withdrew the BILL
Mr.. Price, Of Iowa, from the Committee on Rev.
olutionary Pensions. introduced joint resolution
increasing the pensions Of widows Of
soldiers married before the LIST Of January 1900 to
the same rate as their husbands II living would be
entitled to under existing law, commencing 3Oth
September, 1865. Road three times and passed.
Mr.. briggs, Of Michigan, on leave, introduced .
bill directing the Secretary Of the Interior to issue
duplicate patents Of land to Robert Baldwin, Of
Missouri, instead of patents lost In the mails. Road
three times and passed.
The House proceeded to business on the Speakers
table, and disposed thereof as follows:
Senate bill to prevent the wearing OF sheath
knives BY American ssamsn in the merchant scr
vice. Passed.
Senate bill relative to collection districts in
North Carolina. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
Senate bill for the relief of R. P. Parrott Re.
fsrred to the Committee on Claims.
Senate bill rspsaling the act Of June 2s, 1854,
repealing certain provisions Of the law concerning
seamen on board public and private vessels of the
United States. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
Senate bill for tho relief Of George W. Fish. Re.
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
Senate bill granting lands TO aid In the oonstruc.
tion Of railroad from Stockton to Copperopolis,
Cal. Laid on the table.
Substitute reported by the Committee on Public
Lands to Senate bill granting lands to aid In the
construction Of railroad and telegraph line from
the waters Of the bay Of San Francisco to Hum.
boldt's bay California.
Mr.. McRuer. of Cal. expressed his regret to wit.
ness such disposition on the part of the House
this evening to lay those railroad bills on the table
This road to run for $50 miles along the coast
range; and without railroad the whole tract was
almost valueless There were no navigabls rivers
or channels Of communication from San Francisco
bay to the Columbia river, and this bill was to
supply tnht Whnt
Mr.. Conkling, of N. Y, submitted that such
bill should not be passed hurriedly In this manner,
and without the substitute being printed. It con.
veyed, for the purpose Of building a railroad Eve
thousand square miles Of land-a State nearly as
large as the State Of Massachusetts,. He moved o
postponement Of tho bill till next session.
The motion was agreed 70, and the bill was post
poned.
Senate bill to revive and extend the provisions
of the act Of February, 1883, making grants Of
land to the States of Arkansas and Missouri to aid
in the construction Of a railroad from point on
the Mississippi. opposite the mouth Of the Ohio
river, via Little Rock, to the Texas border, near
Fulton, in Arkansas. Passed, with amendments.
Senate bill for the removal Of causes In certain
cases from State courts.
Mr.. Boutwell, explained, and advocated the pas
sage Of the bill. II authorizes citizens sued IN
State other than that In which they reside to have
the removed to the circuit court Of tho Uni.
ted States whore the matter In litigation is over
$780, Read three times and passed.
Senate bill for the relief Of the builders Of the
iron-olad monitor Camanche. Referred to Com,
mittee Of tho Whole.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee Of Ways and
Means, reported Z bill amsndatory Of section thr-
teen Of the internal revenue act Of March g. 1865,
by striking out the words without having bought
license so to do, and inserting in lieu thereof