The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-03-09
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MIDNIGHT REPORT.
xxx coNGREss---FIRsT sEssIo,
SENATE.

WAsHrsGToy, March g.
Mr.. Van Winkle presenteda joint resolution
ofthe West Virginia Legislature, asking Con
gress to pay war claims of the State growing
out OF equipment, arming and paying militia,
Referred to the Military Committee.
! Mr.. Trumbull presented q petition of off
GERS of the Illinois Central Railroad, asking
that IRON used in constructing railroad bridges
and other superstructures be exempted from
excise duty.
Mr.. Wilson introduced petition of army
officers for increase Of pay. which was refer.
red TO the Military Committee.
Mr. Morgan from the Committee on Fl.
nance reported back the petition Of the New
\ ork Union League asking Congress to
appropriate for the relief of Mrs Lincoln.
The amount Of salary for full term bf ofice
! for which Mr.. Lincoln was elected.
/ Mr., Morgan asked that the committee be
discharged and the subject having been acted
on, il was SO ordered.
| Mr.. Pollard presented joint resolution to
amend the Constitution by disqualifying from
voting or holding office all who have taken
part in the rebellion. The resolution was re
terred 10 the Committee on Reconstruction.
HOUSE.
| On Motion OF Mr. Schenck, the Senate Joint
resolution sppropiiating fifteen thousand dol
lars TO reimburse Miss clara Barton for
money expended by her. to aud in the further
prosecution OF the search for missing soldiers,
was. by unanimous consent. taken from the
Speaker table, read three times and paSsef
Mr. Boutwell, from the Joint Coinmtte,.
on Reconstruction. presented the views OF
the minority, himself and Mr. Washbtrne. Of
Illinois. in regard to The admission bf Ten.
nessee, which was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Highly, on leave introduced a bill
granting the right Of way 10 ditch and canal
owners in California over public lands. II
was read twice and referred TO the committee
Of Mines and Mining
Mr. Eliot offered a resolution which was
adopted, directing the Secretary of War 10
communicate to the House all orders issued
from time to time by the Commissioner aud
Assistant Commissioners of the Freedmen S
Bureau.
Mr.. Wilson from committee reported back
with amendment TO the House Bill, to facili
tate commercial, postal and military com
mnnicaiion among the several States
Mr. Wilson also reported back the House
bill TO fix the number of Judges Of the Su-
preme Court Of the United States, and to
change certain Judicial districts, which was
amended and passed
The bill enacts that hereafter the Supreme
Court shall consist Of one Chief Justice aud
eight Associate Judges
Mr.. Wilson remarked that be should be in
favor OF still further reducing the number of
Judges, and that as an act 70 amend the ndi-
ciary system wonid soon come before the
House il might be well 10 provide for such a
reduction as vacancies occurred.
Mr.. Wilson also reported back. with rec.
ommendatlon that It pass, senate bill to re-
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against the Government, limiting the fees Of
claim agents to ten dollars. The bill was
recommittcd with instructions to amend
Mr.. Wilson explained that the bill which
had passed the House and gone to the Senate,
and from which II Was recalled, In order to
amend il, that it should not be construed so
as to allow payments 10 land granted rail.
roads for service done the Government The
amendment reported is in these terms: Pro-
vided that this act shall not effect any stipu-
lation between the Government of the United
States and Railroad Companies for trans
portatlon without compensation. nor impair
no change in the conditions imposed BY the
terms Of any act granting lands to any sneh
company to aid in the construction of lis
road.
Al the suggestion Of Mr.. Conkling. the bill
went over TIL Tuesday n ext, TO be printed in
the meantime.
Patterson introduced bill for the transfer
Of the Smithsonian Library. Referred
Upon leave he also introduced bill TO paw
certain monies to the Chippewa. Choctaw and
Pot,awattamie Indians in Michigan! which
was read, then referred to the committee on
Indian affairs
Wilson presented the petition of certain
citizens of Minnesota praying for redress for
damages committed by the Sioux or Dacotah
Indians in that State in the year 1863.
House adjourned.