The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-04-14

HOUSE.

Mr.. Farnsworth from the Conference Com
| nittee, presented report for the Naval Ap
propssatioa BiA. The report was asreed 70
The Speaker presented communicatior
from the Secretary of War, in complianc,
with the resolution Of March 14th, Stain,
that he has no date W which 70 form an opin
ion ~ 70 the effect the erection Of quaran
tine will have on the navigable waters Of New
York Harbor; also communication from tn,
sam9 Y answer 70 resolution Of the 18th
inst, relation to the finding of the commits
sion in the case of the awards to the captor
Of Booth and Harold. The communication
we're laid on the table and ordered to b
On motion OF Mr.. Farhsworth, the lettel
from the Secretary Of War stating amour
paid to, and still claimed, BY fhe Ifiinoi
Central Railroad for transportation was trans
fered from the Committee on appropriations
TO the Committee on the judiciary.
a message from the President in reference
to the fisheries Was received, but the House
having taken up the bill to re-organize ant
establish the army Of the United States as {
special ORDER Mr. Schenck declared Il
agree to the suggestion Of Raymond to le
| the message be read, and the House pro
ceeded TO conslder the army bill.
In the 4,h naval appropriation bill, the
House receded from the following disagree
ments: $4,000 for Brooklin yard, $1,000
for Norfork yard, and agrees to them. Ths
Senate agrees to the amendment appro
priating Sl35,0 for the purchase Of Oak
man or Eldrieges wharf at Charleston, $50,
300 for Pensacola yard. The House agree:
to appropriate S250,oO0 for the purchase O
additional grounds at Annapolis. Othel
amendments we're agree TO.
Mr.. Schenks favored the passage Of the
army bill.
Several amendments were offered, ard aftel
reaching the section relative to the cavalry
the bill was laid on the table for Monday.
message was received from the President
concerning letter from the Secretary o.
State relative to the rights of Americans on
the fishing grounds, and referred to the
foreign committee.
The business Of the evening session being
disposed Of, the House adjourned.
SENATE
The Senate agreed to the report Of the
committee of conference on the naval aprro
priation bill. 4 bill to authorize the distri
button OF copies of the Congressional Globe
10 eaeh Of the District and Territorial Judges
Of the United States was called up and or
motion postponed the day being set apart by
the previous OfuFF IOf the consideration Di
the bills from the pension committee. Sew
eral such bills. all of private character,
were taken up and disposed Of.
Special-Mr Williams called up a bill to
prevent the absence of Territorial officers
from their official duties. II provides that no
Territorial officer shall be permitted to absent
himself from the Territory of which he il an
officer for more than thirty days at time.
Mr. Williams says the abseace Of terrific.
rial officers from their duties on the other
side of the Rocky Mountains was a source OF
great evil. The territorial Judges. Cover
nors aud Secretaries frequently abse,ted them
selves for six months al time 10 visit Wash.
ingson and other eastern cities. Mr.. Crime.
was conscious that great injuries have beer
done to the people Of the territories by the
absence of the officers, but Was TOO sweeping
in It's character.
Mr.. Nesmi,h thought the provisions of the
bill too strong In many cases the absence
Of territorial officers was necessary for tbs
discharge Of their duties.
Mr.. Conness said the bill called his atten
tion to the fact that territorial officers were
selected from superanuated politicians Of the
United States, from whom no use could Tx
found at h~me. These men corrupted tht
manners of the territorial officers Mr.. Con
ness said they ought to be selected from The
inhabitants of the territories, and not from
old politicians Of the East.
Owing to the storm, the line stopped
working.