Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-22
XXXIXth Congress
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Mr. PRICE, of
Iowa, from the Committee on the Pacific
Railroad reported a bill to insure the
speedy construction of the Northern Pacific
Railroad and Telegraph Line, &C., which
was recommitted and ordered printed.
Mr.. HENDERSON presented the joint
resolution of the Legislature of Oregon in
regard to 0regon's war claims.
Mr.. WARD. of New Jersey, made state
ment to the House that he received numer-
Gus letters from friends and relatives of de-
ceased soldiers buried in the cemetery at
Arlington Nights, as to the title which the
Government had to the property, fearing
that the bones of the soldiers there might
revert to the heirs of the areh-traitOrs. He
had addressed a communication to the Sec
retary of War on the subject, and had re-
ceived an answer which he deemed Of suf-
fcient public Importance to have read.
The letter from the Secretary of War
was read, stating that sale of lands for
unpaid taxes on the 1ith of January, 1864,
the Arlington Estate, including the
grounds referred, had been bidden in for
the United States for S26, 800, and after
wards turned over to the military authori-
ties. The certificate of sale was in the
hads of the United States Tax Commits
sioner at Alexandria, but will be soon
placed on file IN the Treasury Depart
ment.
Mr.. HUBBARD, of Iowa, introduced
bill granting lands to the State of Iowa, in
alternate sections, to aid in the construction
of the Iowa Central railroad, which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
Mr.. GRINNELL, of Iowa, presented a
Joint resolution from the Legislature of the
State of Iowa in reference to a Bureau of
National Education, which was referred to
| a select committee.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the Diplomatic Appropriation bill re-
ported yesterday from the Committee Of the
Whole.
The vote on the amendment authorizing
the appointment of a Solicitor to the State
Department, at a salary of $4,000 was taken
by yeas and NAYS and resulted as follows
Yeas p; nays 80.
The other amendments were also agreed
to and the bill passed.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the act to facilitate commercial postal
and military communication among the
several States, which had been recommit-
ted to the Judiciary Committee for such
amendment as would prevent the land
granted to railroads, such as the Illinois
Central, from receiving pay from the gov
ernment. The bill was passed. Yeas SO,
nays 46.
The House bill relating to the habeas
corpus was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. NESMITH called up bill author
izing and requiring the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue to Messrs. Goldsmith &
Brothers, of California, $4,000 in 7-30 bonds
in lieu of like amount lost at sea-
Mr.. CLARK moved to strike out the
words "and required" from the bill The
Secretary of the Treasury would then be
simply authorized to make good the loss.
and would undoubtedly DO so when salts
fed that it was insured as stated. The
amendment was agreed to and the bill then
passed.
Mr.. MORRILL, called up the bill to in
corporate National Mutual Protection
Homestead Company. It incorporates GER
tain parties under the name and style of
sThe National Mutual Protection Home
stead Company" for the encouragement of
the settlement aud organization of Amer5-
can States. with a capital of S3,00O,000.
Mr.. UDIAN introduced 4 bill to equalize
the bounties of soldiers and sailors who
served in the United States army and navy
during the late rebellion, which was read
twice and referred TO the Committee on
Military Affairs.
Mr.. BLAIR moved to substitute bill, re-
imbursing the loyal States 25 per cent Of
their war expenses. Total amount in Mr.
Blaine's bill is $1lS,OOO,OO0.s t51z ls4I
Mr.BLAINES bill proposes to reimburse %
per cent. of the war expenses of States. The
l amount to be distributed in five per cent.