, 1866-04-18
PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS.


.. SENATE
NJ. WILSON introduced \ joint resolution to
rro1de for the erection Of fire p!oof buildings at
sean5aki anenal A. neat inlladeph'a, which appro
The tso!aee Of Government properly. Referred 10
'hs @t1!tasy GcmnIttee. -,
punish The manufacture and use Of a!sc, forged or
atty is not leet than tsOti fne md nre years In.
pr1eontnent. Referred to Committee on JudIciary.
Mr. GRIMES introduced 4 bill to deapc 1he
number aid regulate the appointments Of oGlcers
IN tie navy. Which vi. letefred to the Committee
offce ofcnch grade: oneVioc-Admfra Ii Kesf.H Huml.
1nls. = Commodore. 50 captains, 81 commandet-,
1ss lteuttnante, and 160 Gasicnr j; and In other
that the increase IN The Grades below thai Of rear-
admiral and above that Of lieutenant shall be ee-
iesta from officers who have bcen efficient and faith
~! during the sSaf; and provided, also, that pro-
Ttaoc aeloy; and that tue number Of
70 10 q. Provision Ia made fur filling vacancies
t'eox ,he tanS ol Keaf Admiral: and o line officers
ant b section. and promotion by etmodIy, alter
nately g; 1.-THE Tacancaet fret occurring be died
ny te3ectlons the next mast bc filed By seniority,
,nnde Of any oEcer having more than oEe thlrd Of
The ofcezr Of HI rE.de senior to him on The rce1s-
Ter: nna provides further that tueh selection shall
characser and prpse,f,oral qnallnearont, inelddns
I'D spa1i.h language: International lay. and
taty ma. cal = board Of officers 10 assist h,m In
The CHAIR appolnted Mess7x. Wilson, Sherman
md Guthrie 4 commit'ee ot Conference on the
l'enors IN the tapI.sl building. Tbs Senate having
rfo,ed 10 asFee TO House amendment Of thai
Mr. COSSEsS roe to a petronal explanation.
he o'fcrsed by the newspaper that alter he len
Mclcuea])nadca lengthy speech, IN which ne stated
some GIsesance~ thai ne ploersed 10 hare as1inst
bin Gonps.ss T. breasht .e hl. mad one iset
rose be rose In the California state Convention
of 1s5e, it was more than probable be would haye
sapGosiso s " ~ fos Congres. but thas big
Cor. snt't, Of Virginia then m Califorua for the
expires pu,po.e Of giving thai statc to The south
who u.s put In nomination BY Smith could not re-
criEe his tConDets) support nnde1 any clrcum-
sttncrs. Mr. Acpougan vas thcn pouinatcd. and
for the cei. braed Kaptae Nebraska act, which waa
but the beginning the end which We have lately
1T. ANTHONY offered resolution to print
4,tM cnpsts Of the report OF the Commissioner Of
NJ. ANTHONY, pending the consideration Of
the aboyc. enio that the public and the Senate ID
bo1d undt r misrepresentation ns to The cost Of
public printing ordered tor The ne Of Congress-.
lie had FeeD It slated in 4 N7dcly circulated newA-
IBIS xat n!ttsIe: Tbs ensi;s ees5 q lie Pob!ie
kdsa ftaS ~. fnr 1ht HsT nenasfnsrt fsSs Go0 lar
~ T-esn1v I'm i,.nar n,cnt 5fffl I'M for f11e post
t1s,~a ncn.;3{,ns~s. ~ n, for fhe nrneTtm
~ xor,r1ifnr. IssGG3 fnr fhe Jndic1aW. and
xarl4 I'm fnr fte infer1or Dcnsr1ment. This re.
Trcss the cost n f.oncrr.sfnnai nrintinp to F.-
s,1S GS@H tI,5.,n nsncr E,nSinr ~ II fhe Tht1v
~ yHt.a TYfssr opr1n soT 1b11fy FIHh 1nnrr.!.
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An1ns, an ,tIs. ~ err rnder the snncrint.ndenes Of