New-York tribune., 1866-05-01
MINNIE CONGRESS.
rIRST SESSION.


RBcoysTRUCTIoN.
Mr.. WILSON Mass presented Nc rssolgi,ers q ,he
Massachusetts, Legislature on The Snleci oi k''ohsuN'
ton which w,!o ordercd 10 lie upon The table.
TAX on BOOKS
Mr. WILSON presented a petition from hoolhind"fs an !
printers for repeal Of the tar OF hve per cent on nod
books which referred TO the Committee on Finance
TAX os MACHINERY.
Mr.. SHERnAs Ohio presenied peuuon rom IN. ma
cbuss of Philadc phia for relief from the lax laws hret
ing their business which was referred TO The COMMITTEE
Finance.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. CEAyDLER Mich rose 10 make personal eIliaa-
ton Some weeks since he had referred 10 an oTgaiza,
lion In this city known the National Rifles, as kebei
organization He had since learned that ihee were Two
military Organization in this ely a, me ou1ress o e
war: one wss the National Rifles, and the oincr The Ma
tiona Volunteers. The latter the Rebel ofeaniza-
ton and not The former as he had inadvertently asserted
He wished to make the correction
THE REPORT OF THE RECoEsTRUCrIos COMMITTEE
Mr. FEssFYnEs MaDe from the Committee on Recon-
strueon reported certain bills and JOINT resolution,
which have slrcady been published He stated ~ DONG
40 that II bad been the intention Of the Committee . ac-
company the bills and the joint resolution with eby,hy
written report but such bad Sen the situation OF me
Committee that the report had not yet been completed
He hoped 10 be able to present ~ 10 'he Sennc o''
long. ,,, !, ,; ,oa
PURCHASE OF LIBRARY.
Mr. Howp (Wsl from the Library Committee, re-
ported Joint resolution for the purchase OF the library OF
James l.. Pettigu Of South Carolina for the law library
Of Congress.
ANOTHER PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. HOWE TO personal explanation lie had seen
in the special dispatches in The NeT- York Herald par
acraph ha, Gov Fairchd here 10 arrange matters IN
relation TO the Fond du Lac Postmaster II was not true
Gov Fairchid here to settle accounts between the
General Government and the State Of Wisconsin In thc
couse of few remarks this subject Mr. Howe said he
Assistant General had remarked that no man
should President Johnsons bread and butter who did
not support % R ho & Ss n1 a .he
public patronage Of this country designed as an ID
strument for dmgooning the people into the support VI
any particular line OF policy.
THE POOR or ALABAMA.
Mr. RAMSEY Minn offered petition for reiiei 10 Tue
poor OF Alabama which was referred to the Commee OIL
MI TRuMBuLL tIll) called up the following bill to su-
thorize the construction Of certain bridges:
BRiD0H0 THE MISSISSIPPI
Be taaefsd by the Senate and Hou" Of Rtprannar. o. hs
Ussd Sts.es e America CosSr' ambed' That shall be
lawful for any person or persons company OF NAV
purpose to build bridge across the MessiPpi hvef N
Quincy Illinois. and to lay on and over said bridge rnv
are or shall be constructed to the said river at said
point and when constructed all trains Of all roads term
To cross said bridge for reasonable to ts made
the Of said bridge under the limitations and cond
sTsns from any obstruccn to the free navigation said
river the cause may be tried before the District CSuI, 81 &
SEC q And BE- L rht enacted That any bridge built under
the provisions this may the option the Company
building the be built as draworidge with pivot OF
other form Of draw with unrcien or continuous spans
and continuous spans shall not be OF less elevation IN any
case than feet above extreme high water mars ar
stood point Of location 70 the bottom chord o. ne
bridge nor shall spans said bridge be less than go et
in length and tho piers Of said bridge shall be parallel win
the current Of the river and the main span shall be over me
main channel OF the river and not less than 500 feet
and also that any bridge built under this act sha
be CONSTRUCTED a. drawbr6ge the same shall be con
slructed as q pivot drawbridge with draw over tne
main channel OF the river, at an acceseine ena
navgable point and with spans Of not iess tnsh
l60 feet length In the clear each side Of the central
pivot or pier Of the draw and the next adjoining nn to the
draw shall be than $50 feet and said span shall NOV ee
less 30 feet above water mark aud not e thsn
above hgh.wser mark measuring the bottom cnGld
Of bridge; and the piers OF said bridge sla be
with OF the river And provided ALSO mat
shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal Sr 1s
passage OF boats whose construction shall not oe sucn
admit Of their passage under the permanent spas ,sa
bridge except when trains are passing over the same
but in no case shall unnecessary deV occur In
openjpe the said draw after the passage OF trains
sRc And further enacted That bridge constructed
under this act and according Its limitations shall De law
ful shall be recognized and Known a. post
route upon which higher charge shall be made io the
over the Of the nails the troops sna tne
munitions Of war Of United States than the rate per mile
paid for their transportation the railroads public hn
ways leading TO the said bridge
M. CiRInxs lIowa) offered amendment which was
adopted authorizing the Chicago Burlington and Quincy
Railroad Company 70 bridge the Mississippi ct Burlington
M. DTTpIIsoS Mo- oGtred an amendment Speh vas