The national Republican., 1866-07-13
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.
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reported the bill 70 rsgslsts ths ssctiou 6f grand
and pstit jsron iu the Tsryisory Of Utah, and for
other purposes, with snsadnsuts, which provide:
Thss ~ sasss h vtsshr Ne UaissA etassa y Z
party The United States shall have the same right
q aay etAss party 70 challenge jurors.
That thsrs shAll BE- no military oflssr above the
grade Of major general, And that all military oosrs
msst bs aVtIsiutsd By the oevsrsse. ,,Issbt,
THAI any o1acsr authorised 70 solemniss mar
riasss may BE- pauished By ass of one TO I've hoo.
drsd dollar for vilf.lly uArryi.s ssssAiasd pas-
ties = =
That an laws tmsrs than thirty srs spsoissd) .bst
intsrfsss With the disposal Of The ands Of the Uni
ted s. ates ars annulsd.
Thatths registry Of marriages. and deaths shall
b kept open to Ne inspection Of all. liJi,a o,f
Several other provisions sscars equality and mil
foruity n other particulars With other Territories
Of the Unitsd Statss -fI 10 VIA .d "a t'a
Mr. Wilson introduced joint rssolution to plses
st the disposal Of the authorities Of Portland Maine
tents and hosp,sal furniture. and ooshing for de
use Of families rsadsrsd houseisss By the lsls Ars
which wss agresd 70, sod 10 ~ follows I......l,
Rsseieei. &c., Thai ths President Of the Uaitsd
Sts,ss 10 hereby authossd 70 place at the disposal
without charge Of The city authorities Of Portlapd
Maine, such clothing. condemned or ordered cold,
and such supplies Of camp sad garrison squipsgs,
bedding. and hospital furniture On hand ~ Gao BE-
spared BY the army for the Of families rendered
housssss and destitute BY the recent oonAagration
and that Il shall b. the duty Of the
Department to deliver these articles at Portland,
and to take the receipt Of the same from the Mayor
Of the city snd 70 r.esiv: and properly dispose Of
NJ. Sherman in,rodsssd the following rssolutiou,
which vss adopted; I,ytFl lRF. ~
Resslost That the Secretary Of the Treasury Is
instructed 70 oaass to BE- prepared statement
showing, In tabular form, The dutiss levied ON dlf
tariff and the tariff ast Of iSt1; sod isesdisg In
such tahlss the dstiss proposed By the tariG cot
now pending In che Senate; end that he report the
ssus 10 the Senate at the beginning Of the nsxt
session, with such Information ~ be may possSss
y 70 the proper duiiss on imported goods. -,'F'
: NJ. Morgan from the commltsss on Rinsnes,
reported, with an amendment, The IN 70 sssablish
additional ofhcss for the asssy Of gold and silver,
and for other purposes. The section which pro-
vidss for the removal Of the machinery Of the mints
Aa. at Dshlonegs and Charlotte is strioksi out. =
M, Pomsroy, from the committss on Pebble
Lands, reported. without amsndmsnt the bill 70
rs,ivs and continue In fores the provisons Of the
cot Of August II, 1856. granting lands TO certain
railroads In Mississippi, far ~ rslatss 10 the
Canton and Ship Island railroad. 49,, ... =.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the COMMITTEES on Commsrcs,
reported. without amendment, the bill repeating
act repealing certain provisions Of Law concern
Ing seamen on board Pablo sud private vessels Of
the United States, approved Jane 20. 1854. ....
The Chair laid before the Senate report from the
6upsrintsndsut Of the National Observatory on the
subject Of inter.ooeanio canal Communication be.
tween the Atlantic and Psoido oceans. It rslstss
TO the Isthmus route Ordered 10 lie on the table.
Mr.. Howe, from the comuittss on Commerce,
reported the House bill dsoara, ory ofan act entitled
"An aot autborisisg the Ssorstary Of the Treasury
to issue registers 70 vessels 10 certain oasss ap
proved Feb. 10, 1858; which was passed.
Mr., Johnson presented the petition Of thirty.
three hArdwsis dealers Of the city Of Baltimore.
asking that the present import duties on hardware
bs continued Referred TO the COMMITTEES on FL
nance. y U.g. us-.l.l. .. .s ...s. E.r-b
The tard bin vss received from the House, and
read twice BY its title.
Mr.. 'esssnden moved TO refer the bin to the
Committee on Finance ... ". a.E'i 'a'fA
Mr.. Grimes moved to amend BY instrustips the
Comnlittss to report on the second Monday in De-
osmbsr next. i'a ...I f..t- s.F 10 l..sy4-
After some discussion Of the question, Mr.. Grimss
motion prevailed BY the following vote:
iYkAs-Messrs. Blown, Davis, Doolittis, Fostsr,
Grimes Guthrie, Harris, Henderson, Hsndrieks,
johnson, Kirk wood, Lane. Morgan, Nesmith, Nor
ton, Ponsroy, Riddle, saulsbury, Sumner, Irum-
bull, WiI'ey, Williams. and Wilson'S. 5gf,.
NAYs-Msssrs Anthony, Chandler, Clark, Con.
ard, Howe, Poland, Ramsey. Sherman, spr.gus,
Steward, Van wnkle, and Wade II. = 7"'l
30 the smeudmsnt was agreed to- 100
The motion, ss smsndsd. to refer to the Finanoe
COMMITTEES, vas then agreed To. a1s r.. L.......
Mr.. Anthony. frvm the Comnittse on Printing
the visvs Of the minority OF the committee on re-
construotionj which was passed. '' H.
On motion Of Mr. Hove, the bill TO incorporate
the Niagara Ship Canal Company, was taken up
Mr. Howe moved to amend the 2l-t section BY
requiring the company to s.psnd g. 900 insis cad
Of $500. O0U before receiving $2OU, 900 10 bonds
from the Secretary Of the Treasury. Agreed to.
Mr.. Howe offered an amendment striking out the
provision requiring the rates OF toll to bs not
greater than those on the wsllsnd canal In Cansda
West, in the year 1864. Agreed 10. ~ . III;
Mr.. Howe offered an smsndmsut, that 20 psr
cent Of all the tolls shall be paid into the treasury
to lquidate loans from the Government. Adopted.
Mr.. Morgan moved TO postpone the further con.
sideration Of the bill until December next.
On motion Of Mr.. Fssssndsn, the Senate agreed
ference on the legislative appropriation bill. ,...
Without disposipg Of the bill, .. ...... ....
o, motion Of Mr.. fessenden, the 6enats vent
into executive session. and afterwards adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Alley, Of Mass, from the COMMITTEES on Post
0ioes and Post kosds, reported bill for the bet.
tor protection OF international communication pro.
hibiting the landing Of any telegraph cable from
foreign shores on the coast Of the United States
without special permission Of Congress Aftsr .
considerable wraugs the bill vas rsoommitted tf.
He also reported back the Senate bill Authorising
the construction Of . railroad bridge aoross the
Mississippi river at Quincy, ILL.,, with an amend.
ment, authorising similar bridge st Clinton. Iowa.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, similar rail-
road bridge was authorised ut Keokuk, Iowa; end
on motion Of Mr.. Window. Of Nina, . similar
bridge was authorised at Winous, Ainn. .r,lg.as
Without hnal action on the bill the morning
hour expired, and tho bill went over till Saturday.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
Senate amsndmsnt TO the legislative executive and
Judicial appropriation bill, when the recommends
tons Of ths Committee on Appropriations In regard
TO the amendments wsrs agreed to, and COMMITTEES
Of conference " asked.
The question in reference 10 the printing Of the
majority and minority reports Of the
eonmitiss, made yesterday BY Mr.. Ls Blond, Of
Ohio, came up. ~ ..r..t
Mr.. Wsshburns, Of Illinois, said hs understood
the matter was susceptible Of simple explanation,
and II the motion to refer TO q select committee
we're Withdrawn, the chairman Of the Committss on
Printing would explain the matter satisfactorily.
Mr.. Le BloLd thsrsupon withdrew the motion to
refer to select committee, expressing at the same
time his firm conviction that the failure TO print
the majority aud minority reports together was an
electoneering dodge, becaute the minority report
was . complete refutation Of the majority report.
Mr.. Lafin, Of New York, chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Printing, explained that the testimony
taken by the reconstruction committee was handed
in and ordered to be printed, %, 900 extra copies
being ordered on the 18Th OF March, that after.
wards the report Of the majority was handed In,
nd afta hall ,,rin tad ,..I'