Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-07-28

resolution was passed giving right of way to the
Union Pacific railroad through the military reserya-
ton The Finance Committee reported the resoiu-
lion respecting the interest on state war debts-the
Niagara ship Canal bill was taken up. and Messrs
Trumbull and Hendricks entered upon discussion,
in which the whole question Of Reconstruction was
debated. The bill Was postponed uTitH December,
by "a to Il-Mr Wiley offered blu providing Tor
the admission of Southern representatives when the
States shall have ratified the last constitutional
amendment-A joint resolution passed, snspendihB
the collection of the internal tax nom the sufferers
at Portland for one year The Northern Pacihe rAli
road bill was taken up, but not acted upon.
In the House, the bill Incorporating the Ma
tiOnal Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home was
passed-The miscellaneous appropriation OH "as
discussed in Committee of the Whole, amended IN
some particulars, and passed-Mr. Morrill, intro
duced his new tariff bill-fhe contested election
of Fullerton VS. Dawson, from The 2lst
Of tennsylvanias was disposed OF by retaining MT
Dawson i'm his seat-The House agreed TO the re
port of the Conference Committee on the bill to pre-
vent smuggling.
SATURDAY.-In the Senate the bill
to squaze bounties made special order for
the 10th The resolution for the appointments OF
Joint committee on retrencbment, To- SIT during the
recess of Congress- WAS adopted. "A bill was lDtro-
duced sppropriaiing Sa0OO0 for the relief OF the
Portland sufierers.-The bankrupt bill was made
special order for the 16thThe bill authorizing the
lease of public lands containing mineral springs
and the bill 10 the speedy construction OF the
Northern Pacific railroad considered
In the House. the bill to authorize the eonstruc-
ton of bridges the Mississippi river for rail
road purposes, was taken up. An amendment de,
elaring the bridge at Clinton, iowa, postroad ana
highway of the United States provided it does not
materially obstruct navigation, caused much debate,
Messrs. Mashburne of Illinois and Hogan OF Mis-
souri, speaking in opposition to il. The amend
ment was lost and the bill pAssed.-fhe reports of
the Committee on the ROusseau-0Tinnell case were
considered. the majority report avoring the eXpul.
sion of Rousseau. the repTimanding of Grinnel aud
the bringing OF ROusseaus alleged cOnfederates be-
fore the bar of the House; the minority favorlng
simple reprimand of Rousseau, and coineidlng with
the majority on other points. No disposition was
made of the matter.-A bi was reported proNidlng
for the compensation of Congres smen, which ~
fixed at S., for each Congress, with mileage at the
rate of ten cents per mile
MONDAY. In the Senate the bill
providing for the speedy completion of the North
ern Pacific railroad was taken up, and pending ats
discussion. the action of the House was announced
on the Presidents veto of the Freedmen's Bureau
bill. The Senate laid aside the railroad bill. and
proceeded To consider tho veto message. The bill
was passed over the veto, yeas 80, nays l2-as ful
lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler,
Clark, CONFESS, Cragin, Cresweh, Edmonds
Fessenden, Foster, Grimes, Harris, Hender-
son. Howard, Howe, KirkwOOd. Lane, Morgan
Morrill,, Nye, Poland, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sher-
man, Sprague. Stewart, Sumner, Trumbnll
Wood. Wiley. Williams, Wilson and Yates--33
| NAYs-West, Buckslew, Davis, DOOlittle
Guthrie, Hendricks, Johnson, McDougsl
/ Nesmith, Norton, Riddle, Salisbury and Van
/ Winki0-13,
ABSENT Cowan, Dixon and Wrieht-3.
In the House. the JOINT resolution introduced
some days ago 10y Mr. Raymond, appointing com
mission of five persons to consider and report upOT
the question of transportation from the West 30 tbs
seabosrd, was passed.-A number of bills and join
| resolutions Were introduced and referred -Ih'
/ House took up the Rousseau GrinDell case, but wa
mt rTupcd IN Its consideration of the matter 10y th
| reception of the Presidents message, vetOiUg th'
\ Freedmen's Bureau bill The bill was passed, no,
withstanding the veto. by yeas 104, nays 33.-Con
Of linn We
sumed, but action postponed.-A Conference Com
mittee was asked for the Iudian Appropriate
bill. and inquiry was made as 20 whether the Hous
could not exercise some check On the Senate IN tn
making of treaties which Involve large appropria
tons The following Is the vote on the Freedmen
Bureau in detail:
Ayes-AllisoD, Ames, Anderson, Ashley, Ne
vada; Ashley, Ohio; Baker, Banks, Barker
Baxter, Benjamin, Bidwell, Bingham. Bout
well, BrOwnelI, Buckland, Bundy, Clarke
Ohio; Clarke, Kansas, Cobb, Conklin, JOOke
Dawes, Defrees, DelaRo, Denney, Donnelly
briggs; Eckley, Eggleston, Eliot, Ferry, Gar
field. Griswold Hale, Hart, Henderson, Hig
by, Holmes, Hooper Hotchkiss Hubbard
West. Virginia; Hubbard, Connecticut; HUI
bell, Ohio; Hurlburt. Julian, Kasson, Kelly
ketcham, Latin, Latham, Lawrence Penn
sylvania; Lawrence, Ohio; Loan, Longyear
Lynch, Mars,On, Maryen. McCluTg Mckee
McRuer, Mercer, Miller, Mofehead. Morril
Morris, Moulton, Myers, Newell, O'Nei Ortiz
Perham. Pike, Plants, Price. Randall Ken
lucky; Rice. Massachusetts; Rollins SAWYER
ScOtield, ShellabaIger, Spaulding, Stevens
Thayer, john l.. Thomas, TrOwbridge, Va
AeTnam, Van Horn, Missouri; Ward, Warner
Washburne, Massachusetts; Washburne. Iii
nois; Walker, Wentworth, Whaley, Williams
Wilson, Iowa; Wilson, Pennsylvania; WerdOn
Woodbury. and Schuyler Colfax.
NAYs--ADcOna, BayeT, Dawson, Eldredgc
Fink, Glossbrenner. Order, Harding. Hogan
Humphrey, johnson, Kerr, Kendell, LeBlond
Marshall Niblaek, Nicholson Noel Phelps
Randall, or Penn, Raymond, Ritter, Rogers
! Rose, Rousseau, SltcTaves, Taber. Taylor
Thornton, Trimble, Washburne, of Ind an,
Wright.
TUESDAY In the Senate the bill Gre
viving the grade Of General was passed, wit
amendments which send il back to the House 90
The joint resolution passed relieving the Chin
Mail steamship Company from their obligation {
stop at Honolulu.-In the evening number of pr
waite claims disposed of.
In ths House, the Committee on Banking submit
ted their report ON the National Bank fTaud.--
JOINT resolution was passed Tor the payment to sue
Union prisoners as have not received the same, 10
Communication of ratiOns at cost price during thei
impTisOnment-The Ronsseau-Grinnell case wa
then considered, and after somewhat lengthy dis
cussiOn. and several votes the majority and minor
ity reports were rejected and the amendment pre-
posed by MIR. Stevens adopted, simply reprimandin
Mr.. Rousseau Tie resolution consulting Mr. Grin
nell was rejected, and the for bringing Rous
seaus occ0mplices before the bar of the House fo
punShment. Was adopted.--A resolution was adopt
Is. H..
and Edmund Towers who committed a violent az
sault upon Mr.. u. p. Painter, clerk 10 a House com
mitteo.-The Conference Committee report ON IA
Executive appropriation bill was agreed TO.
| WEDNEsDAY.-In the Senate MIR
Wilson, IRON the Military Committee reporte,
without amendment the lin to 5r anize the eler
cal force of the War Department., aud also the bi
relating 20 the Communication of ratlons of soldier
held by the rebels as prisoners % war. The sam
senator alsJ reported adversely on the bill to an
point commission on transportation between Ia
Western and Atlantic States.-1he bill 10 reduc
the rate OF interest ON the public debt was taken M
and after the adoption of several amendments it
further consideration was postponed till tOmOrToS
The bill to increase the compens alton of clerks
messengers aud other employees of the Senate Va a
taken up and after discussion, was recommitted
The Mississippi River Bridge bill next came uI
and the House amendments we've agreed to- III
Till now goes TO the presidenL-AIr. PomArO4 an
nOunced the Death of Senator James ii. Lane q
Kansas, and offered the customary resolutions G
respect. Alter addresses the lite and charaete
of the deceased, by Senators POneroy aud DOoittle
the Senate adjourned.
In the House TIA e Senates substitute, for the bill
fixing the number OF Judges OF the supreme Court
| was adopted.-The bin to protect the revenue, al
for other purposes, was called up by Mr. Stevens
| who moved the previous question. After varinu
attempts 10 amend the bill ia. was passed ty 81 4
| 3i.-~The question OF adjournment next came up
and after much discussion, Resolution to adjourn
GA the 25th instant was adopted by OF 20 to 81
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