The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-25
lTEI,EGRAPHIC NEWS.
Congressional Preseeddbings
~ WAsHfNGT0N, July "a.

| WASHINGTON, July "a.
seNATE.-THe joint sresolutiouE msnE
fasting the sense Of Congress toward tile
officers and sailors of the vessels and
others engaged in the rescue OF the
officers and soldiers Of the array a9d
the passengers, officers and crew OF tue
steamship San Francisco, was passed
without any am endment, aappropriating
81 500 to each of the captains OF the
Three Bells of Glasgow, the Kilby. OF
Boston, and tho ship -Antartic; $500 to
each of the mates, and 500 to each man
and boy. II
Mr.. 0Nein, to whom the bill had been
referred asa sub Committee, presented
a reportto the House. which was laid on
the table.
| Mr. Wilson, of Indians from the Com
mittee' on the Judiciary ,Jmadeia report,
which was disposed of as follows:
| Senate bill in relation to the District
| Courts of tho States Ct, Louisiana and
California, passed, with amendments,
one of which increases the salary of the
District Judge of Louisiana from S3,5OO
House bin to punish certain crimes in
relation to public securities and currency,
making the .counterfeiting of securities,
currency, stamps &c a felony, passed!
The bill for the speedy completion OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad, recently
recommitted to the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad, was reported by MT.
Howard, and on his motion further con-
sideratiOu was .postpoDedSuntil to-mor-
row.
Mr.. Wilson called up the army bill re-
Gently passed, and moved to amend by
substituting for it the bill lately passed.
by the Senate He did this, he said, to
get the subject before the Conference
Committee. AS amended the bill was
passed and goes to the Honse ...rs a..
! The Joint resolution in relation to
bounties to colored soldiers, was taken
up, amended and passed. .''i
A bill to giant lands to aid in the con-
struction OF the Stockton and COpOra-
polls Railroad in California, was passed.
Mr.. Sherman called up the tariff, bill
lately passed by the House 1t was
amended in the following manner, by
striking out from first section the clause,
"and for box in which any cigars, che
roots or cigaretts are packed" shall be
allowed in ascertainiug the weight, by
striking out the 9th section, which adds
the cost of transportation in determining
the dutiable value Of articles by striking
out the 18th section, which establishes a
bureau of statistics by inserting new
section authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to suspend the collection of the
direct tax until January lst, 1861. uq.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to strike out tho
section repeating the fishing bounty act,
and supported his proposition in q
speech .,. ra.. .-...#.r '.v rsr.
Mr. Sherman, from the committee of
Conference upon the Iadiana appropria-
tion bill, made report, which was
agreed to. The bill goes TO the PresI-
dent. l"r3 l9G'l -, -
Mr.. Sherman called mp the Tariff bill
passed last week by the House. 1t was
passed by the Senate with amendments
for concurrence in, and sent to the House
for concurrence in the amendments.
Mr.. Wade, from the committee on
Territories, reported the bill for the ad-
mission of Nebraska, and asked immedl-
ate consideration
Mr.: Sumner objected.
Mr.. Sherman said he was i'll favor OF
the bill, but should object to its present
consideration He hoped the civil ap-
preparation bill would be taken up. a
Mr.. DOolittle, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported a number OF
amendments for Indian appropriations.
which were agreed to - NJ.
Mr.. Riddle offered an amendment iu-
creasing the compensation OF members
of Congress to IS, 900 per year, and mile
age instead of $4,000, as at present, the
increase to commence with the S9th
Congress. lsotH
Mr. Riddle said the Senate had been
liberal to others and ought to be to itself
1t was we'll known that the salary Of
congressman for the present session did
not pay their expenses. o.
Mr. Henderson offered n substitute for
Mr. Riddles proposition, that compensa,
ton of members and Senators shall be
S., 900 per aunum, commencing with the
4th of March, 1865, and twenty centsper
mile, by the nearestroute, instead of for
ty cents. by ordinary travelled ronte as
at present, mileage for present Congress
to be forty cents per mile
Mr.. Howard asked Mr. Henderson what
would be the effect of his.amendment in
the expenses OF Congress. .
Mr.. Henderson said that the effect
would be to increase the ANIMAL expen-
ses OF Congress about $4,000.
The amendment to the amendment
was disagreed to.
An amendment appropIiating 5 500,
900 for repairing the levee on the Missis
sippi river, -g
Pending the discussion Of this amend
meut the Senate took a recess till half
past seven.
WASHINGTON, July p.
HOUSE Mr. Eliot, under permission
given 10y the House to Mr. Washburne,
of Illinois, now absent on account of
illness, made reports upon the following
bills from the Committee on Commerce;
House bill to provide for and regulate
the weighing of exports. 1t provides.
that on all weighable articles hereafter,
exported on which drawbacks are allow,
ed and on all weighable goods With