Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-31
Congressional Proceedings,


for totally disabled soldiers and sailors
of the United States, with o recommen-
dation that certain amendments OF the
House be concurred In: The amend
meuts strike out the provisions with re-
gard to seamen, making it applicable to
soldiers only. The House amendments
were concurred in and the bill now goes
to the President for his signature.
WILSON introduced bill to provide
for the equ alization of soldiers boun-
ties, which was referred to the Military
Committee. - .
HoUsE-FARNswoRTH introduced a
| Joint resolution appropriating 10000
for the survey of Rock River, in Hill
NOS, which was In reference to watcr
communication between the Mississippi
and the great lakes, which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on
Commerce. ...f4
BUNDY introduced resolution, which
was adopted, directing the committee
on petitions to inquire into the expedi-
ency and Justice of providing by law for
the cases of officers and soldiers who
have disappeared, and who are supposed
to have been murdered by the rebels,
etc.. He also introduced the following
concurrent resolutions:
Rescued, the Senate concurring, That the
President of the Senate, and the Speaker OF
the House of Representatives adjourn their
respective houses, for the present session on
Thursday the - day OF May, at IL O'Clock,
noon. tssf al ii-'..t t'
The previous question was then sec
onded. ~
WAsABURNE asked whether it was IN
order to fill the blank with the last
Thursday in May. .
The Speaker-Not unless unanimous
consent is given. Tr
JENCKs objected.
MORRILL, remarked that such resolu-
ton was premature until the approprla
ton bills were passed, and he called for
the yeas and nays upon it.
The vote was taken and resulted IS
follows: Yeas 80, nays 81; so the con-
current resolution was adopted. ss.
WAsHNGrog March 20.-SENATE.-
LAWRENCE, of Ohio, introduced
resolution, which was adopted,
instructing the committee on military
affairs, to inquire into the propriety of
providing for the publication of work
giving a Typographical map Of the bat
tle-felds of the rebellion, with the roads
and ravines, plans of battle, disposition
of troops, landscape, views of the battle
fields, places of forts and outworks, &c.
WAsHNGTos, March 21.-SENATE.-
Brown introduced bill to aid in the
construction of the Kansas and Neosho
Valley Railroad, connecting the great
lakes, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas with
Texas and the Gulf of Mexico, and to
secure to the Government the use of the
same, for military, postal and other
purposes. Referred to the Committee
on Public Lands. This bill authorizes
the above Road to construct a Road and
Telegraph Line from the Eastern ter
minus of the Union Pacific Railroad,
Eastern Division, to the mouth of the
Kansas river, through the Eastern tier
of countries to Red river, to connect
with the railway from Galveston to Pres
ton, with a branch to Fort Smith, and
gives the right of way for 200 feet In
width, and for needed materials from
the public lands.
At the expiration of the morning
hour, the unfinished business of yester-
day, which was the bill to authorize the
establishment of Geographic communi-
cation between the United States and
the West Indies was taken up.
HOWE moved to amend by requiring
the completion of the work in three
years Instead of five as in the bill origi-
nally. The amendment was then adopt
ed
The bill was then read third time
and passed. 4
HOUSE, to the consid
Grafton of the diplomatic appropriation
bill reported yesterday from the Com
mittee on the Whole.
The vote ON the amendment authoriz-
ing the appointment of a solicitor to
the State Department at a salary OF 3d.
900 was taken by yeas and nays, and re-
suited as follows: yeas ~, nays 3d.
The other amendments were also agreed
to, and the bill passed.
The House proceeded to the con-
sideration of the act to facilitate COM
mercial postal and military communi-
cation among the several states. which
had been recommitted to the Judiciary
Committee, for such amendment as
would prevent land granted to railroads,
such as the Illinois Central, from re-
ceiving pay from the Government. The
bill was passed by vote of SO to 46. =
WAsHINGToN, March 22.-SENATE -
Mr.. HARRIS cslled up the bill abolish
| ing the southern Judicial district of the
state of California, and the western
judicial district of Louisiana and MAX
ing of the state of Louisiana and of the
state of California, respectively, one
judicial district. The bill passed.
Mr. Brown called up the bill to -au-
thorize the construction of q bridge
across the Mississippi at st. Louis,
which was passed. .a ~ sz.ro .c.el
HoUsE.-KAssoN, of Iowa, presented
memorial of the General Assembly of
Iowa for government aid to the extern
sion in Iowa of the iowa branch of the
Union and Pacific railroad, which was
referred to the Committee on the Pacific
Railroad. oa s1iral els dano1ds - $50
Z The Senate amendment to the joint
resolution to the, Secretary of War and
the Secretary of the Navy to place
hunks and vessels at the disposal of the
commissioners of quarantine or other
proper authorities at Ports of the
United States, which was to limit the
existence of the law to one year was
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