The national Republican., 1866-12-11

", BlrkIand, Of Ohio, offered RESOLUTION n
.,rnc,inv the Committee on Military Affairs to In
on;r. ipto the expedisnoy Of passing law for the
relief Of discharged soldiers who have accidentally
iosi their discharges Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Garfield, and under the opera.
tion Of tho previous question resolution was
sdopted irstructins the Committee on Military AZ
fairs to inquire into the expediency Of presenting
10 the State Of Ohio, the lumber and other material
belonging to the United States, at Camp Chase,
Ohio. to be used in the erection Of State asylum
for the idiotic
On motion Of Mr. Mckee, Of Ky , q resolution
vas adopted instructiug the COMMITTEES OF Ways
and Means to l. quire into the expediency OF re-
p ,rt"g hill for the exemption OF Manufacturers
of distilled spirits whose product 10 less thsn 20
barrel. nnnusily from the operation Of the 9Th,
fqth and 34th sections Of the act Of July 49, 1865
Mr.. Stokes, OF Tenn, offered preamble and res
oIution declaring that the act for the equalization
Of bounties fails to do justice to the soldiers who
were enlisted In the "homs guards " during the
war, and instructing the COMMITTEES on Military
Affairs to inquire into the justice Of the claims
made by such soldiers, and to report BY bill or
otherwise.
Mr.. Julian, Of Ind, offered the following rssolu.
tion:
Rs.olped. That tho COMMITTEES on Military Az.
fairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency
Of 20 amending the Pension law as to allow appli.
cants for pensions to recover the same from the date
Mr.. schenck, Of Ohio, moved that IL bs referred
TO the Committee on Invalid Pensiousi which was
agreed to. .s,'
Mr.. Farquhar, of Indians, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Secretary Of War be instruct.
ed to inform this House what amount Of the appro-
priaton Of $3.50 900, made BY the present Congress
during its hrst session. to increase the salaries Of
clerks and employees Of the Tre.saIy Department
has been paid, and 70 whom paid; the amount to
each person; the position or once held By each,
and the regular salary or pay that oaoh is now re-
csiving, or was then receiving from the Govern
ment
By unanimous consent the resolution was
adopted.
for similar information to the disposition Of the
same appropriation Of $3.50, 900, and also Of the
other appropriation Of 1000, made March 2,
1866 which, By unanimous consent, was also
adopted.
Mr. Moulton, Of Illinois, offered q resolution in.
structing the Committee the Judiciary to inquire
into the policy and expedisncy Of rspssling the
law under which persons claiming to have been for
merly owners Of slaves that enlisted into the
armies of the United States, may be paid certain
compensation for their loss In the form Of bountes
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Ross, Of Illinois, offered the following reso.
luton:
Resolved, That the Committee on Bankrupt and
Currency be instructed to inquire into the expo
diency Of Withdrawing tho national currency and
winding up the national banks and furnishing the
country, in lieu Of said national currency, with
greonbacks other currency Of similar character,
and to report by bill or otherwise.
The bill was laid on the table-yeas, 6S; nays, So
Mr.. Harding, of Illinois, offered the following
resolution, and upon 1t demanded the previous
Resolved, That the Committee on Banks and
Currency be instructed to report to this House q
bill for law which shall prohibit any elimination
Of the national currency and that 1t Is the right
md the interest of the whole people Of the United
States that the Government should issue all bills
intended and designed to circulate as money, and
that the exercise Of tho powers Of issuing bank
notes rs currency by corporations, under national
and State law, should be discouraged.
On motion Of Mr. Washburne, Of Illinois, the
resolution was laid on the table-yeas "a, nays 60.
The Speaker announced the appointment Of the
following committees, ordered by the House,
Standing Committee on Freedmens Affairs
Messrs. Eliot, of Mass; Kelley, of Pa; orth, Of
Ind. Taylor, Of N. Y; Loan, of Mo; Grinnell, Of
Iowa; Paine, Of Wis; and Marshall, Of ILL.,; being
the same rs the Committe on Freedmen Of last ses
sion.
Select Committee on New Orleans Riot-Msssrs.
Eliot. Of Mass shellabargsr, of Ohio; and Camp
bell, Of Tenn.
Select Committee on the Murder Of United State
Soldiers in South Carolinn-Messrs Pike of Me
Farnsworth, of H.; and Cooper, of Tenn.
Select Committee on Southern railroads-Messr.
Maynard, of Tenn MoClurg, of Mo- Mercer, {
Pa Washburne, of Ind; and Chanler, of N. Y.
The Speaker also announced the following or
pointments to fill vacancies.
Mr.. Hise, Of Conn, in place of Mr.. Grider, dc
ceased, as a member of the Joint Committee o
Reconstruction.
Committee on Elsctions-Mr. Stokes, of Tenn
Committee the District Of Columbia-Messr,
Maynard Of Tenn, and Koontr, Of Pa.
Committee on Banking and currency-Mr HUI
ter, ofN. Y.
Committee on Military Affairs-Mr. Rous,ea,
Of Kentucky.
Committee on Militia-Messrs. Paine, Of Wis
Hawkins, of Tenn. and Ward Of Ky.
Committee on Mining-Mr. N. g. Taylor
Tennessee.
Committee on Public Erpsnditures-Mr Arnsl
Of Tennessee.
Committee on Territories-Mr Cooper, of Tel
nessee.
Committee on Indian Reserves-Mr Leftwitcl
of Tennessee
Committee on Roads and Canals-Mr. Rousseau
Of Kentucky.
Committee on Meage-Mr. Ward, of Ksntuck,
Committee on War Debts Of Loyal States-M
Hawkins, Of Tennessee.
Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Depart
ment-Mr. Hunter, Of New York.
The Speaker, by unanimous consent laid befor
the House q communication from the Secretary Q
the Navy in reply to q resolution Of the House
Jniy ~ 1866, asking him to appoint q sutabl
person to examine into the condition of the nayiga
tion OF Newark bay, New Jersey, declining to max
the appointment on the ground that the matter be
longed to the Coast Survey Office. which is bran"
Of the Treasury Department, The commune
was laid on the table. -ati
The House then took up the bill
the regular meetings of Congress. - provide
sderation Of which had be-" .ae fur ther c.
day. n nostponed until
Mt. Highly, of /"
the general ~ ,,itorn;. HEARTILY approyed
the utmos' ns ~ LIN and thouRht 1,
sno" , importance that II or something lik
IA become a law, so that the legislative depa
ment Of the Government might have power to IN
and act without being dependent upon any ot
branch Of the Government for their coming
gether, and If the bill could be so amended as
empower the Governors Of those States which oth
wise cannot be represented In the Congress WI
is to meet on the 4th Of March, to call elections
the express purpose Of electing Representatives
that Congress, he would not object But under
amendment proposed by the gentleman from VI
[Mr shellabarger,l providing that the eieeti
should be held In those States on the 22d Of Feb
ary, it would be utterly impossible for the Stat.
California to be prepared to send Representa-
to Washington by the 4th Of March, because
would take at least 10 days from the date OF
election for members to get their proper certihci
Of election, and about 28 days more for then
reach Washington. Besides, under the pre-,
registry law Of California, probably not more L
one.tenth of her voters would be qualified to
at an election held at that time
Mr. shellabarger withdrew the amendm