Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
nd the Island of Cuba and other West
ndia Islands and the Bahamas was taken

ana the Island of Cuba and other West
lndla Islands and the Bahamas was taken
from the Speakers table and reed twice.
Mr. WASHBURNE stated that The Com
mlttee on Commerce had had the subject
under discussion and had fully Considered
it. The point he had insisted on was tfat
there should be a condition in the bill that L
the Government should have the free use of
this telegraph at all times, as wei in peace
as in war, and if the friends Of the bill
would agree to an amendment to that effect
he would appeal to the House 70 put the
bill on its passage F@
/ Mr.. BALDWIN, of Massachusetts,, thought
there should be some provision in the bill
to guard against such private use Of this
telegraph as would allow monopoly Of
commercial intelligence from Cuba and
from South America. Such a monopoly
would allow the owners of this telegraph
line to carry on very granite speculatiOns.
1t was privilege for which men w0nId pay
very heavily.
| Mr.. WASHBURNE stated that he was Of
the same way Of thinking as the gentleman
| from Massachusetts Mr. Baldwin, He
was opposed to all monopolies, but this mat
4 ter had been very thoroughly discussed in
the Senate, and it appeared that there was
no danger Of such state Of things as the
| gentleman apprehended.
4 motion that the Pension COMMITTEES
consider the expediency Of placing totally
disabled volunteer olieer on the army re-
| tired list. Adopted.
A resolution providing for the appoint
ment by the Surgeon General Of medical
commission to visit CoBstantinopls to in
quire into the best means to prevent the
spread Of cholera. Referred to the Foreign
Committee.
The evening session was dispensed with
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. SUMNER presented petition Of
white and eol0red citizens Of Pennsvlvanis.
asking Congress to enforce the suaraatee Of
a republican form Of government n the
lately rebellious States. Il was referred 10
the Committee on Reconstruction
Mr.. YATES was excused, at his own re-.
quest, from further service on the Commit
tee on Pensions.
Mr., CLARK, prescribed petition of the
officers OF saving bank IN Manchester,
New Hampshire, -Eyking that deposits IN
such banks be exempted frem tazationt l
Mr.. ANTHONY, from the COMMITTEES on
Printing, reported, with amendment. tho
resolution for printing 5000 copies Of the
special report Of the Revenue Commission.
Mr.. HENDRICKS asked for the lninorisy
report of the special report Of the Revenue
Commission.
Z Mr. HENDRICKS asked if the minority
report Of the commission had been printed
Mr. SHERMAN said it had not Mr..
Hayes OF Chicago, bad made a report in IA
vOr of taking United States securities sud
paying be national debt, and this had not
been printed. II was very bad report bGt
it might be well enough to print it, E..
On motion Of Mr.. HENDRICKS the -eso-
luton was so amended as to include Mr..
Hayes report, and was then passed.
Mr.. HOWE, from the Committee on Ii
brary, reported bill to transfer the library
rA haZ Int
Of Congress, and asked for It's immediate
consideration.
At the request of Nr. SUMNER it vas
laid over for the present and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. SUMNER introduced a resolution in
strueting the Committee on Finance to in
quire into the expedieRey OF so amending
the Internal Revsnue act, as to permit dis
abled soldiers OF the Union army to peddle
without paying license, now required by
law, The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. WILSON called up the resolution in
troduced yesterday, 70 grant the use Of the
Senate Chamber to Mrs. McWelling, a refu-
gee from Texas, FOR delivering lecture next
Tuesday evening. The Senate refused to
take it up. .If
Mr.. HARRIS cal up the bill abolish
ing the Southern Judicisl District Of the
State of California, and the Western. Judi
cial District Of Louisiana, and of the State
OF Calf rnia reG e;t,Ysly, one Judicial Dis
trict. The bill passsd.
Mr.. BROWN called up the bill to author
ize the construction Of a bridge across the.
Mississippi at ST. Louis, which was passed
Section one authorizes the st. Louis and
Illinois Bridge Company, a corporation IN
der the laws of Missouri and Illin9is, to
errct, maintain and operate q bridge across
the Mississippi at st. Louis, and gives the
District Court of the United States, or either
State Jurisdiction in the premises. Section
three declares the structure Of post route,
and requires all vessels to conform their E
chimneys to to the specifications Of section
two.
Mr.. CHANDLER Introduced bin grant
ing certain londs to the State of Michigan
to aid in the construction a ship canal to
connect the waters Of Lake Superior with
the lake known as Lac La Belle, in said
State 1t provides that the canal shall be
100 feet wide at the top and 20 feet at the
bottom, with depth Of at lest II feet. 1t
grants 100000 acres of public lands on the
Peninsula of Michigan to aid its cOnstruc-
ton. 1t is required to be completed in two
years. The bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands 80
Mr.. NYE, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported a bill for the relief Of Ger
tain contractors for the construction Of yes
sells of war and steam machinery. itmakes
appropriations for deficiencies and awards
to such contractors, in addition TO the pay
ment provided in their contracts.
Mr.. ROLAND reported, from the Com
mittee of Judiciary, a bill to provide for the
payment for quartermasters' stores and sub
sistence supplies furnished to the army of
the United States 1t provides that all such
claims Of loyal persons exceeding $500 in
amount, for stores actually furnished and
properly reeeipted for. or taken by the pro-
per officer, or taken without receipt, may be
to the quartermaster- general with
such proofs as may be had, and If the claims
allowed are correct similar authority will
be given to the cOmmssary general Tor 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 man
ner and to the extent now provided by law,
for the prosecute OF claims in the manner
and to the extent now provided by law for
the prosecution of claims in tia. couJ. sad
that judgment shall be declare 10 MS fay
or if claimant establishes it by evidence,
and proves loyalty during the war.
Mr.. TRUMBULL then called up the case
of Jno P. Stockton. Senator elect frnm New
Jersey, against whose election certain mem
bers of the New Jersey legislature protest
The report of the Judiciary Committee
was read It states that the only question
involved with the decision Of the case IS
whether an elecllon Oy p-uia4lty OF woes
of the members of the legislature in joint
meeting assembled, in pursuance Of a rule
adopted by that joint meeting itself is valid.
The protesiants insist it is not, and they
deny Mr. Stockton's right 70 q seat because,
as they say, he was not elected by q ma
jority Of the votes Of a joint meeting Of the
legislature.
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