Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-28

night, ~ e-''en O'CLOCK
Mr.. SCH0FIELD moved to amend b
conhning the company to building one lin
= Mr. SHELBABARGER, remarked that h
: had heard suggestions as 20 the probabiIftvo
10 road being built. and of the ebarter he
ing bought up by the existing Companies.
J Mr.. STEVENS said he had heard of suel
suggestions made By the President of th,
Baltimore Ohio Railroad, but it was eyi.
! dent the gentleman did not exbeet h I'm,
tho charter, because he had been before thC
committee five times to prove that tho
, charter ought not be granted. He had nC
objection to the Introduction of a provisc
mat tae charter should not be sold or dis
posed TO any OF the existing companies he
tween Washington and Now York.
Mr.. SHELLABARGER therefore, offered
an amendment to that effect Agreed to.
MessTs. O'NEIL and SCHOFtELDs
amendments were also agreed to, and the
6ili was ordered to be engrossed and read
the third time.
Mr.. LATHAM called for the reading of
the engrossed bill, and as the bill was not
engrcssed, it went to the Speakers tabls
until tho clerks could engross it, and the
House proceeded in the meantime to con-
slider other business.
Mr.. BOUTWELL,, from the Judiciary
| Committee, made a report on the subject Of
the alleged completely of JEFF. Davis in the
assassination Of President Lincoln, stating
II was not final but rather a preliminary
report.
On motion cf Mr.. WENTWORTH, leave
was given for the presentation of minor
| lty report, and it was ordered to be printed.
Mr. BINGHAM called up the bill intro
dueed by him on the 25d of July. to provide
increased revenue from imported wool, and
Tor other purposes. The bill was passed
without division. 1t makes the duty on
woolen manufactures so cents per pound
and 81 per cent ad yalorem on fianneis, &c
valued at above 80 cents per bound, moi |
exceeding go cents IN value, so cents per
pound valued at above 60 cents per pound |
and not exceeding so cents per pound, 40 |
cents per pound; valued at above so cents |
per pound, and in addition thereto upon all
the above uamed articles, 50 per cent ad
yalorem. -.
The duty on tapestry and Brussels car
pet IS tlSed at 3Sc per square yard, and 55
per cent. ad valorem. Upon wools of first
class, valued at place OF export at S2e or
less per pound, tho duty Is fixed at I0c per
pound and IL per cent. ad valorem, and
where valued over 32c per pound, the duty
Is fixed at l2c per pound and 10 per cent.
ad vslOrem. Upon woods of the second class
the duty IS tho same as on the first class,
and upon wOOls Of the third class, valCed at
and costing 12e per pound or less, the duty
is sc per pound and &c where the value ex-
ceeas l2c.
Mr. STEVENS, from the Committee on ! ,
Appropriations, reported back the Senate
amendments to the Civil Appropriation Bill. ,
The first question that ELECTED debate was
.he recommendation of the committee 70
On-eoueur in the Senate amendment an
1ropriating Sl,5O0,000 for rcconstructing i
md repairing the levees of the Mississippi | =
ilyer Ia the States OF Louisiana, Mississippi | 9
md Arkansas. Mr.. Ka5son spoke in favor =
i the amendment, aud Messrs. SteEens and n
Kelly against it. I
Mr.. STEVENS described the proposition :
3 a most shameful demand of the rebels. !,
Mr. BANKS declared himself in favor of y
he Government undertaking management u
the MISSISSIPPI river, but he was not in 4
aV0T OF the Senate's amendment. He ar
ued that the proper way to guard against | /,
1undatlons OF the Mississippi river, was
ot through the levee system, but through =,
he system adopted by nature herself, which i
as opening the rivers and boyous ! A
-hieh flow out Of lower Mississippi, that -
OF effect the leVees. The danger from -
as system was that d single man in
ngie hour of the night, could open a levee il
- W. - @ " AAyAS Nyu4bA DQb ne WOulQ / IA
quire that prozision of the Constitution g.
-. .s--.sl;.s-,l s=zi,- 'tI;l-.--- os
stance from the Government. When they re
aeed themselves on a thoroughly loyal ia
o.ing, he would be in favor of appropriat m
z TO this purpose not q million and quar- az
T, but twenty five millions Of dollars. co
The amendment to the Senate bill IN Al
ference to tho levees was nOn-eoncurred W,
The appropriation Of S1OO,OO0 for build
2 a custom house az st. Paul, MINI, was su
IN -concurred IN. tn
The amendment for the payment of boun- wi
ss to the loyal masters Of enlisted slaves pT
as nOn-concurred in. co
The Committee recommended nOn-con-
lrrence in the Senate amendment increas- jo
z the compensation Of senators and mem th
rs to $4,000 per aunum. IN
Mr.. WENTWORTH desired to get the W,
,or, but Stevens moved the previous ques- tn
1n. which was seconded. lu
Mr. WENTWORTH called the yeas and th
lys on the question Of cOncarrence- sh
The yeas and nays were ordered, and the NJ
,te resulted yeas 3, nays l25. Ga
The next amendment Of the Senate was
at increasing the compensation of the fri
nployees of the Senate 10 20 per cent. Sc
The COMMITTEES recommended concur lei
nee with the amendment for similar in tn
ease of the compensation of the House
nployees. The amendment was agreed
, and the amendment as amended was clt
incurred in St
Under instruction Of the House, the Com TIE
ittee reported an amendment TO the wi
ouse bill TO equalize bountie5.
Mr. CONKLING moved as an amend IT,
snt to strike cut section %, directing the Is
ducti9n Of bounties paid by States, coua- lai
,s, eilias and towns. He said the bill in So
lived an expenditure. and would cost The hi,
ale sof New York S2,0O0,0O0, while his sis
lief was that the soldiers of that State an
luld not recsive under the bill, half a To
illion, and why? because in the State of an
ew York and in most of the New England for
ates bounties had been paid almost from to
G outset of the rebellion. Having once or,
id those bounties he asked whether those tn,
ate3 should be compelled to submit to Bo
xation to pay bounties over again to the ma
ldiers Of other States pr
Mr.. SCHENCK replied to the argument no
Mr.. Conkling, and advocated the adop- du
N of the bounty bill as reported as being ri
eminently just and equalized measure.
The amendmont offered by Mr.. CONK- re-
ING was adopted. Another amendment 5v
50 offered by him was adopted, striking =
t the prohibition OF payment to men dis no
arged on their own application before the te,
The amendment reported by the Com Ri,
ittce as amended, was then agreed to by wi
ayes 10 80 nays. tn
On motion Of Mr.. STEVENS the House an
sisted on its diss greement with the SEN =
e, and Committee Of Conference appJin- n
namely: Messrs. Stevens, WiIson, Of All
wa, and Mr.. Leblond. Mr.. Schenck IA.
,m the Conference Committee on the bill
reorganize the army, reported thai the he
mmittee had been unable to agree, and for
ked to be discharged. The Committee mi
IS discharged.
Mr.. SCHENCK, on behalf of himself and IN
r Paine, one of the conferess, entered into m,
explanation of circumstances which led N,
the disagreement of the Committee. This
owed that the great impedient was the h.
es.ion Of the Veteran Reserve Corps. to,
The House eonferees had offered to cut
wn the ten regiments of that corps to
re- but the Senate conferees absolutely re- frr
sed to agree to anything for the veteran
serve corps. He now proposed TO intro he
ice a new bill based upon what tbs Com ~,
ittee of Conference had almost agreed -
'On. ral
The House refused to suspend the rules TO WI
able Mr.. Schenck to introduce the new On
H. Ii
On motion Of Mr.. WARD another Com 81
ittee of Conference was asked. M
Mr.. STEVENS introduced q concurrent W,
solution 10 extend the session till Satur- on
y at half past / p IN. Agreed TO. III
The House then took recess til z Z.
EVENING SESSION. lu
Mr.. JENCKS introduced resolution con- TIC