Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-23
xxxIxth CONGRESS -FIrst Session.
WASHINGTON, March ".
SENATE.


SENATE.
Ar. SUMNER presented the peti ion Of white tnt
coIored citizens of Pennsylyanis, asking COugres'
enforce the guarantee Of Republican form OF Gov
ernment In the lately rebelliJus States. IL was re
ferred to the committee on Reconstrncti0n.
| Mr.. YATES was excused at bis own request
from further service on the corimittee on PENSIONS
| Mr.. CLARK presented the petition Of tho oihceri
Of savings bank in Manchester. N H., asking that
deposits in such banks be exempted fiOm in4ation
Mr.. ANTHONY, from the comm ;ttee on Printing
report ed, without amendment, the resolution fOr
printing 5000 copies OF the sreca report Of the Rev
| eDuo Commissioner
the commission had been printed2 ..rf.
,, Mr.. SHERMAN said it had not. Mr.. Hayes, Of
Chicago. had made report in favor Of taxing U. ,.
securities and scaling the National debt. and Ihis
had not been printed. 1t very bad report, but
it might 1e well enough t9 print Rd1t.e, ", ,,.,,-
Mr.. HOWE. from the committee on the Library.
reported bill to tHnsfeT the Library Of the Smith
sonan Institute to the Library Of Congress- and ask
| ed for its immediate consideration.
At the reqaestof Mr.; SUMNER, i was laid over
| for the present and ordered to be printed.
| Mr.. SU MNER introduced resolution instructing
the committee Finance TO inquire into the eXpe'
dency of so amending the internal revenue act to
permit disabled soldiers Of the Union army TO ped
die without paying the license required by law.
| The resolution was adopted. rg. 5l. f'H
| Mr.. WILSON called up the resolution introduced
yesterday 70 grantthe use Of the Senate Chamber to
| Mrs. McWilng, refugee from Texas. for the de-
| livery OF a lecture next Tuesday evening. The
Mr.. HGRRIS called up G' tho bill abolishine the
Southern Judicial District Of the State o. CalifOr
mia and the Western judicial District of Louisiana
and making the Jud oial Districts Of Louisiana and
California respectively one Judicial District. The
Mr.. BROWN called up the bill to authorize the
construction Of bridge across the Mississippi at
st. Louis, which was passed.
Section authorizes the St. Louis and Illinois
Bridge Company, corporation under the laws of
Missouri and illinois, TO erect, msintan and operate
| abridge across tho Mississippi at ST.. Louis, and
gives the District Court Of the United States juris
dictiOn in the premises. Sec ion requires the
structure of post route and requires all vessels to
conform their chimneys to the specifications of Sec
ton
Mr.. CHANDLER introduced bill granting GER
tain lands Of Michigan to aid in the tructOn OF
aship canal to connect the waters of Lake Superior
with the lake nOwn as Lake Labelle in said State.
1t provides that the canal shall be 100 feet wide at
the top and rs feet at the bottom with depth of
At least ls feet: 1t grams lSoOOO acres Of public
| struction. 1t is required to be completed in two
The The bill was referred to the committee on Public
Mr.. NYE, from the committee on Naval Affairs,
reported bill tor the relief Of certain contractors
for the construction of vessels of Snd steam
chinery. ltmakeS apprOprat for deficiencies to
cover awards to such contractors in addition to the
payments provided in the contract. -. .r .-....r =
Mr.. POLAND reported. from the committee Of
the Judiciary bill to provide for the payment for
terpasters' stores and subsistence supplies
furnshed to the army Of the United States. 1t
prov des that all such claims Of loya persun', ex-
ceeding 500 dollars in amount for stores actually
furnished and properly reciepted for and taken by
the proper oiSSr or taken without receipt may be
proofs as may be had ii the claims allowed are cor
rect Similar authority is given the Commissary
General for the settlement OF subsistence claims.
1t also provides for the prosecution Of the above
class Of claims of similar amount in the United
States Court of Claims, in the manLer and to the
extent now provided by law for the prosecution of
claims in that court, and that Judgment shall he
rendered in his favor if the claimant establishes it
by evidence and proves loyalty during the war.
MIR. TRU MBULL then called up the case Of IOhn
7; Stockton, Senator elect from tw Jersey against
whose election certain members of the New jersey
Legislature protest.
The report of the Judiciary committee was read.
1t states that the only question involved in the de-
csien of the case is whether an ee3tiun by pura-
ity Of the votes of the members Of the Legislature
in joint NEE ing assembled, in pursuance Of rule
adopted by that joint meeting itself. is valid. The
protestants insist that it is not and they deny Mr.
StOcktOns right to seat because, as they say, he
was not appointed by majority of the votes of the
first meeting Of the Legislature.
HOUSE.
Mr.. KASS0N, Of 10 a, presented a memorial of
the General Assembly Of Iowa, for Government d
to the extension 10 Iowa Of the Iowa branch of the
| on Pacific railroad.
Mr.. KASSON also introduced bill to establish
port Of delivery at Council Bluffs the Missouri
river which was read twice and referred to the com
mittee on ,0mmerce.
Mr., WINDOW. Of Minnesota. introduced bill
Of Se %Sc ana msS%
twice and referred to the committee Indian AZ
fairs.
The House proceeded, as the business of the morn
ing hour, To the consideration Of the joint resolu
ton report ID yesterday FROM the committee on Ag-
rcultuIe to amend the Agricultural College bill OF
Mr.. BIDWELL submitted some remarks in ex-
planatiOn and advocacy of the measure.
After q discussion extending all through the
m tla MT finn tail
to the committee on Agriculture.
. The special report Of the National Academy of
The House non -concurred in Senate amendment to
authorize the sale of marine hospitals and revenue
cutters The Senate amendments to the Naval Ap-
priatiOn bill were referred The Senate amend nents
to the joint resolution for placing hulss and vessels
at disposal of the commissioners of quarantine
which limits the operation Of the law TO one year,
resou ms were referred. The Senate bill to aid in
the construconof telegraph line to Cuba and other
West India islands was considered.
Mr. WAShBURNE L stated that the committee on
Commerce had had the subject under discussion,
and had fully considered it. The point be had in
sisted on IN the committee was that there should be
acondition in the bill that the Government should
have he free use of this telegraph at all times az
well in peace in war. If the friends of the bill
won would & agreS to amend i, to that effect he would ap-
Mr. BALDWIN, of Mass, thought there should
be some provisionn the bill to guard against such
private use of this telegraph as would allow mo.
nopoly Of commercial intelligence from Cuba and
South America. Such a monopoly would allow
owners of this telegraph line to carry on very gigan
tic sPecuatons, 1t was privilege for which men
would pay very heavily.
Mr.. WASHB URINE, stated that he was a great
deal Of the same way Of think ng as the gentleman
from Massachusetts (Mr. Baldwin, He was op- |
posed to ali Inonopoies, but this matter had been
very thoroughly discussed in the Senate and it ap
peared T. at there was danger of such thing as
the gentleman apprehended. .. |
A motion that the Pension committee consider the |
expediency ofplaeing totally disabled volunteer Off
GERS on the army retired list was adopted.
resolution providing for the appointment by the
Surgeon General, of Medical Commission 10 visit
ConstantinOple to inquire as to the best means 10
prevent the spread Of the cholera was referred to the
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