New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-31

credentials presented by MI, Sherman, aud took |
the oath Of office. rH.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT
Mr.. Fessenden called mp the resolution for the
adjournment, and moved to fix Friday, the 9th, |
as the day.
Mr.. Sumner asked Mr.. Poland If he intended to !
abandon The bankrupt bill for This session; if not
Congress cannot adjourn hefre Monday.
MIR. Poland said he gard d the late vote on
the bankrupt bill as deciding u fate Tor the SEES
sion,
Mr. Sumner moved to amend the motion Of Mr..
Fessenden us fixing the SUyh as the day for ad
journment.
Mr. Wade hoped that Congress- would not ad.
journ without admitting Nebraska and Colorado
His own opinion was that tOnlregs ought not to
adjourn at an and hat was he opinion Of the ma
jority in the Senate two months ago. There was
an apprehension throughout tue cnnntry thats0
thing would take place detrimental to the interests
of the country il Compress adjourned. 1t would
be different if all the d parmeht5 OF the govern
ment were harmouiuus but it was evident that
when Congress adjourned the government would
pass into hands hostile to the best interests Of the
country.
The question being taken upon Mr.. Summers
motion to substitute the Both Tor the 9th, it was
disagreed to-yea4 Is, nays rs.
Mr., FessendeR moved to amend his motion by
fixing the day for adjournment at Saturday, the
28th, at noon.
The amendment was agreed tn, and the resolu-
ton as amended passed-yeas 70, nays 23,
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the judiciary committee, re-
ported the bill in relation to habeas corpus. and
said he did not wish ts immediate consideration.
Mr. Wade asked leave TO call up the bill for the
admission Of Nebraska.
Pending discussion on this motion. the morning
h0ur expired, and
THE CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL J
was taken up. -
Mr.. Conuess offered an amendment appropria
ting $40 900 to provide the survey OF the 18TH
mus of Daren, under the direction Of The war
department, for the construction OF ship canal
Agreed to,
committee of conference called for by the House,
Onmotlon OF Mr.. Fessenden the Senate insisted
on its amendment to he tariff bill, and agreed to
the committee OF conference called for py the
House. Messrs Fessenden, Henderson and How
ard were appointed said committee,
EVENING Session.
The consideration of the civil appropriation bill
vas resumed.
Mr.. Wade offered as an amendment a PROPOSE
ton increasing and fixing the salaries Of clerks
. and messengers OF the Senate.
Mr., johnson asked how much this would ln-
crease the usual appropriation for this purpose.
Mr. Wade said he did not know he mad not
summed 1t up. 1t Increased the salary about
twenty-five per cent II Senators could increase
their own salaries they ought not to hesitate to In
crease the salaries OF their employees twenty-five
Der cent The increase was not unreasonable.
Mr. Henderson offered as q substitute for Mr..
Wade's amendment a bill reported from the com
mittee on contingent expenses, increasing . ~
salaries Of both. Houses Ot Congress. A lengthy
debate took place on the relative merits OF the two
measures,
MIR Grimes favored the proposition OF Mr. Hen
gdefson because it pat the purchasing for tht
Senate into the hands of purchasing agent, The
purchasing was now cone Dy Tue SER 4
without any authority of law, who had no suCt
right, whose duty was 70 SIT az the right OF n
chair of the executive otheer q the senate. mr
Grimes had never seen the presentsergeanta at tha
post . but it had been the position of AIS pFede
eessOT for seventy years.
Mr. Trumbuii replied with warmth, that TN
attack was uHwarfdnted and unJnsh9aple' ID
knew the sergeant-at-arms as q iaithfqi onlcel
and IS well qualified as any otlcer VINO mad eve
held it,
Henderson had, whom he visited to have appoiI
ted the purchasing OHfcer. oI Ihe 9eAttt.
Mr. Grimes said that he meant no assault on tn
sergeant'at-afms what ne had SAD was mat III
place for him during the session Of the 9enat!
was at the right Of the presidents char and not
Pennsylvania avenue or mal street stree aking Pu
chases. He heard complaints from several SEM
tors on this ground. , ,..,.-- 49,.
Mr. Trumouh mad never learu any su9L con
plant
Mr.. Grimes-'N0 suppose NOT !heseL 8tSh
at-ams was brought mere ~ lG llIeill u tue ~
plants to make they would not be apt to go
him to make them. should not nave ie'e si.
Mr., Brown at all, but from efforts OF the senat
from Illinois, and his Trends, 70 confer upon nj y
the exclusive power 10 make an the purchases II
the Senate. .,,.a,.H.,
MIR. Yates said he felt It his duty 70 say le
words to repel the illusions castupon the charact
Of the sergeant-at-afms py MI, grimes ne ia. ~
known that officer for twenty-five years ana knt
him to be q man OF spotless integrity N puohc a
private life Alter further discussion, henderson
proposition was defeated:
proposition was made to increase the pay
Senators, members and delegates to $1,000 per 9
mum mileage as atpresent me vote STOOD ye
is, nays ID, SO the amenHmehI was disagreed
Mr.. Henderson then offered an aihehdlaeh. sum
to that voted down as an amendment TO MI
die amendment that Ihe conn en 6o sha.i
$4,000 per ant4m, and mileage ~ CENTS co
mencing with the 39th tongrt S.
Mr. Hendrlcks moved 10 amend oy ma 4aA M
mileage change take pace amer sns 4VAl VI ny
March. Disagreed 10: xI.,l G.
The amendment OF MI HENDERSON was ma
agreed to-yeas 70, nays 9ys,. 49, co,-or cro.,,o1,
1eas-BuGkaieW, Cl5rH' Go%en, VI fI "eti,
Viz, DoolItte Ednulas, RenQfIs95i, r ntlT B ~
Howard, Lane mGBougpi, Notson, n r,1
roy, hamsey, klauie, Eoss, ops@SUe' Ai'N1'
FanWlnkle, wilson ana lates-Ao. c,,ir,
Nays-Ghanoler' KeSSeiluen: f9 ST I'm ot III
GuttFle, howe, Motg3tas3 1N 50 w. 7l'' II
sumner, Waae ahg Y lile ~ 10 Il
80 the seheo[s ane NV y,
ana Delegates was increased 70 SooUo Su ST N
age FGauceu 10 Co ome,ley 'e''9'
tuG w. y ii,lS tt,i72 ,,Cr,irr 9et, tha Senate
AT one eloeh tliis lloInlhS Aoel' INC '0ii't''