New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-29

WAsHINsToS, March 23-L -Louse.-Mr. Price,
from the Pacific Railroad Committee, reported
back bflf to and IN the construction OF the Kan
sss and Neosho Valley railroad, connecting Great
Salt Lake Iowa, Missouri and Kansas with Texas
and the Gulf of Mexico. Ordered printed and re-
committed. 49,.
Mr.. Stevens introduced resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the Secretary Of the Interior
to report the expenditures made under his direc-
ton in conformity with the fifth section of the In
dian appropriation bill of March Sd, 1865, specify
iag the amount uni Of each appropriation expended,
The House then proeeeded during the morning
hour to call of committees for reports Of private
character.
Among other bills reported and passed was
joint resolution reported by Mr.. Bingham, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, for the relief Of
certain officers of the army. The joint resolution
provides that in every case in which a commits
stoned officer actually entered on his duty as such
commissioned officer, and was entitled BY law to
be mustered in az such, but by reason Of capture
BY the enemy, or other cause beyond his control
and without fault Or neglect Of his own, was not
mastered according to regulations within period
Of 1ot less than 30 days, the pay left shall accrue
to such officer; fall pay and emoluments from the
date on which such officer actually entered on such
duty, deducting only amount paid or pay actually
received by such officer for such period. Mr. Shall
iaberger suggested it should apply also to ocers
who were Killed before they were regularly mus
Tered ln Joint resolution was modified accord
ingiy and passed..
4 motion was made to reconsider the vote by
winch the constitutional amendment was referred
70 the Judiciary CommstteA on the 18th of March.
4 the vote. 44st 'stq45ss,73
| by vote Of s6 TO IS. -
The Ways and As.ns committee haye reported
back the loan bill with several ameudmeufa one
A Of which provides that ths secretarv HI the
Treasury shall not retire and cancel more tan mil
lions United States bonds within nix monfhx after
the passage Of this act, and thereafter not more
than four millions in any one month. The House
4 went into committee of the whole on the subject
4 Bill supplementary to pension act, giving $25.
$50 and SIS per month to soldiers and sailors under
certain circumstances, was passed.
Joint resolution relative to publishing the laws
of the United States, was passed.
The loan bill, with amendments adding the fol-
lowing proviso, was reported back from the Ways
and Weans Committee
4 Prorided. That United States notes of not more
than ten millions dollars may be retired and can
celed within six months from the passage of
this act, and therefore not more than four millions
in any one month. ,'y---~--
a new section ia also added, providing that the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall report to Congress,
4 at the commencement of the next session. the
4 amount of exchanges madeSor money borrowed,
what terms, and amount and character of indebted
ness retired, with detailed statement of the e1-
pense of making them.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole
| on the loan bill.
1 Mr.. Morrill, advocated and explained the bill
l and amendments.
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