Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-22
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
WAsHISGroN, Thursday, March Is. lSC

WASHINGTON, Thursday, March 10. 1866
In the Senate Thursday, the morning hour
was taken up in the discussion of resOlu-
ton to print 10000 copies Of the report of
the Reconstruction Committee, and q mo-
tion to amend it by reducing it to 5000
copies The amendment was disagreed TO-,
and the original resolution adopted. The
Civil Rights Bill was then taken mp, and
the House amendment agreed to. The bill
having passed both Houses, goes to the
President for his signature The Defcien-
cy Bill was next taken up, pending tie
consideration Of which the Senate adjourn
ed.
In the House the Senate bills granting
aid i'll the construction Of a railroad and
telegraph line from Placervilc in California
to Nevada were read twice and referred.
Mr.. SMITH obtained leave to make person
al explanation, which gave rise to some de-
bate and excited personal remarks Mr.
MCCUMoUGH introduced an act authorizing
the construction of q railroad in the Dis
trict of Columbia. The HqJeaS Corpus Bill
was next taken up. Mr.. CONCKIING sug-
! gested an amendment which should secure
more complete indemnity to the Secretary
of War from such litigation as might come
/ from his public acts The Loan Bill was
next considered Mr.. HULBURD and Mr.
! WENTWORTH addressed the House.
Friday, March lG 1866.
/ In the Senate Friday, Mr. WILSON III
| troduced joint resolution providing that
pensioners or their heirs may held office un.
der the Government, the salary OF which
! does not exceed $500 Also, a resolution
appropriatiug $500 for the publication
of the Medical and Surgical History Of the
/ War. The bill reorganiZing the Judiciary
/ was reported with amendments, which were
| adopted. Mr.. STEWART introduced Joint
| resolution on reconstruction, in favor of un.
iversal suffrage, a general amnesty, and
admission of the seeded States The Bill
was referred To the Committee on Recon
! struction, after some explanatory remarks
| by Mr.. STEWART and expressions of appro-
val from several Senators Consideration
OF the Deficiency Bill was resumed. After
| the adoption Of several amendments, the
bill was read three times. In the House.
Mr.. PRICE asked leave to offer resolution
! appointing a committee to investigate the
cause of the difficulty existing between the
! CcClctdly Ol the treasury ana the comp
| troller Of the Currency. Objection was
made, Mr.. kELso introduced bill to au-
thorize the establishment of ocean mail
steamship service between the ports OF
Charleston, ;. c., and Liverpool, by way Of
| Queenstown, Great Britain, which was re-
terred. NJ. HUBBARD, of Iowa. offered a
resolution which was adopted, instructing
the Committee on Indian Affairs to inquire
into the expediency of concentrating the
different tribes Of til, Dakotah or Sioux
Indians on one reservation. Mr. HAYS in
| troduccd joint resolution to construc the
the tonrth section Of the Army Appropria-
tlon Bill for the year ending June 80, 1866,
| so as to entitie to three months pay provi-
ded therein, all officers of volunteers. be
low the rank of Brigadicr- General who
were i'll the service at least three wears,
and whose designations were presented and
accepted after the surrender Of LEE in
April, 1865, which was read twice and re-
terred Consideration Of the Loan Bill was
resumed, and continued at the evening
session. \ substitute offered by Mr.. STE-
VEINS was rejected, and the bill itself was
finally rejected by close vote.