Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-25
VOL. XX--NO. Il73.

Mr.. WADE reported bill for the admis
sion of Nebraska, and asked its immediate
eonsid Grafton.
! Mr. SUMNER objected.
Mr.. SHERMAN was in favor of the bill
but should object to its present eonsidera-
tiOn. He hoped the Civil Appropriation
bill would be taken up. -
Mr.. DOOLITTLE, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs. reported a number o.
amendments for appropriations, which
were agreed to.
Mr.. RIDDLE offered an amendment in
ereaslng the compensation OF members OF
Congress to s., 900 per year and mileage, in
stead of 5000, as at present, the increase to
eoIAngeaee with the 39th Congress. Mr..
Ridd4said the Senate had been liberal to
othe~S and ought to be to itself. II was
well known that the salary OF Con gressmsu
for tho present session did not pay their ex-
penses.
Mr.. HENDERSON offered a substitu to
for Mr. Riddles proposition. that the com
pensation Of Members aud Senators shall be
S5,OOO per annum, commencing with the
18th Of March, 1863, and twenty cents per
mile by the nearest route, instead of forty
cents per niile by the ordinary travelled
route, as at preSeJ<. The mileage for tAe
present Congress 10 be forty cents tser mile
Mr. HOWARD asked Mr. Henderson what
would be'the effect Of his amendment in
the expenses of Congress.
b Mr. HENDERSON said that the effect
would be to increase the annual expe Dses
of Congress about 100000 dollars.
The amendment to the amendment was
disagreed to, and the amendment OF Mr..
Riddle was adopted. --f.. .1
Mr. CLARK offered an amendment CD
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levee on tho Mississippi. '.t
Pending tho discussion on this amend
ment the Senate took recess till half-past
: O'Clock. ilJi,.-- 1J- --h
trul. .f.u EVENING SESSION.
B, Mr.. RAMSAY submiltei the report of the
Committee of Conference on the disagreeing
votesto the amendments of the resolution
for the relief of certain officers, which was
adopted "a .-..t.
Rcsolued, That in every case in which a
commissioned officer, actually entered on
duty as such commissioned officer, but by
reason of being killed in battle, captured
by the enemy or other causes beyond his
control, and withou: fault or neglect of his
own, was nOt mustered, within period of
not less than thirty days, the pay depart
ment shall allow to such officer actually en-
tered on such duty as aforesaid, deducting
from the amount paid in accordance with
this resolution, all the pay actually received
by such officer for such period. ., ..
.. That the heirs or legal representatives
Of any officers whose muster into service
has been or shall be awarded hereby, shall
be entitled to receive the arrears of pay due
such officer, or the pension provided by
law for the grade into which said officer is
mustered under provisions of the first sec
tiOn Ofthi5 resolution
Consideration Of the Civil Appropriation
bin was resumed"
The apeuding question was on Mr.
CLARk'S amendment to appropriate one
million five hundred thousand dollars for
re pl5lFs of the lcvees on the Mississippi.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. WILSON moved to amend the bill by
adding the bill for the equalization of boun-
ties. 7-...
Mr.. GRIMES moved to amend the bill so
that in calculating the amount, the bounJies
paid by any county, city or State authority,
or by Individuals. shall be deducted.
Mr.. WILSON, in the course, of some re-
marks in favor of his proposition, said it
would take from $I5O, ,OOO, ,OGO to sI75, 900, 900
to equalize the bOunties.
Mr.. SHERMAN said he had official papers
to show that il would take. more than three
hundred millions to do it. If Wilson's pro-
position was adopted, the public debt must
be increased or taxation must be increased.
Mr.. LANE spoke at some length in favor
Of the proposition and amendment of Mr..
Crimes. Agreed to, yeas 81 nays is.
The question was resumed on Mr.. VIII
sons proposition, as amended by Mr..
Grimes, to give eight and third dollars
month for every month OF actual service,
deduetIng S,2ts and City bounfies. Re-
suit as sifollows-yeas IA nays %. So the
proposition to equalize the bOunties was de-
feated. The Senate at 1850 p. m, ad
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