St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-05


In the Senate, on the 22d, the resolution
for printing the remaining portions Of the
special report of the Internal Revenue
Commission passed. The bill consolidating
the judicial districts of Southern California
and Western louisiana also passed, Is did
likewise the bill authorizing the construc-
ton Of abridge over the Mississippi at st.
Louis. @ 20, e. ,..~ v',''9.':eoa aaTy I
In the House on the 22d, but little BUSH
ness of importance was transacted! TIE
Agricultural College bill was taken up, and,
after lengthy discussion, 9recommitted to
the Committee on Agriculture. IA num-
Der of Senate bills and joint resolutions
were taken up and referred. The Senate
bill authorizing telegraphio communication
with Cuba and the other West India islands
was discussed, but NO anal action taken ~.
There was no evening session. 1899 ss's's''.
In the Senate, on the 23d, bills were in
troduced to aid in the constr uction Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and to revive the
oct to grant land for the construction Of the
Cairo and Fulton Railroad.....!!..T Senate
insisted upon its amendments to the civil
appropriation bill, and appointed . Com
mittee Of Conference ..:.:.The report Of the
Secretary Of War, transmitted the report Of
Gen. Dyer, Chief Of Orrdnsnce, upon tke
occupancy Of Rock Island by the Chicago
and Rock Island Railroad, was laid before
the Senate, and referred TO The Committee
Military Afairs....... In the case2 Of Mr..
Stockton, the New Jersey Senator, tile res
olution declaring him entitled to his seat
was adopted, yeas ~ nays q, -Mr. Stock
ton himself voting in the affirmative, be-
cause as he alleged, Senator Morrill, voted
against the resolution, after having paired
off with Senator Wright. ~, 80. - .ss !.
The only business Of Importance transact
ed in the House, on the 23d, was the pas
sage Of the loan biz, g: amended BY the
Committee on Ways and, Means, 4 full copy
Of which is printed elsewhere, and the pas
sage Of the Pennsylvania Reimbursement
bill-the former by vote Of s6. to So, and
the latter by . vote Of Soto 35...... The joint
resolution giving army officers full pay who
were captured By the enemy, before they
had been regularly mustered in, was passed
In the Senate, on, the Goth, the question
was argued whether Senator Stockton had
the right to vote in his own case. On q
test vote, although the question did not
come directly before the Senate, the vote
stood 10 yeas to 22nays:t, 5tas:=a: u 2. oa.sa'i
In the House, on the 26th; . bill was Of
fered by Mr.. Stevens for the construction
Of q Government railroad for military and
postal purposes, from Cumberland, Md, to
Pittsburg, Pa. It 5wss tdiscdSssdfat some
length, and referred to. thelspeeiaf Commit
tee on Militaryland PostAr Railroads.. =:
The bill amending tho postal laws vast ken
up and several Objectionable provisions
stricken out, among others the section pro
viding for the salenof stamped envelopes
at the value Of the stamps, the section 70
pealing the law for advertising undelivered
letters, and other features. The Bill swa.als
then passed. A synopsis Of its provisions
viii be found in our report u House PRO.
ceedines :. The testimony n the Brooks
Dodge contested election eass VS. reported
from the COMMITTEES, and hnal 'actionn viii 5,
taken in the e case 81 Tuesday 49,. Two mem
beers were added to the speeisl COMMITTEES
on Military and Postal Railroads, IL having
: been discovered that majority Of the Com
mittee, as Il present 81 anised, are not =
favor Of The, construction 81 : Governmen,
railroad ftsR y !.