New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-27
COMPASSIONATE rRooEEDNas,

WASHINGTON, June 22.--After discussion, the
bill which provides for the bridging Of the Mis-
sissippi was amended so as to provide against OBJ
strueting the river, and then passed. A
On motion of Mr.. Washburne of Illinois, the
Senate bill to amend the act of April 20, 1866
thoriang the sale of marine hospitals and several
| cutters, was taken from the Speakers table and
passed.
Mr.. Briggs offered resolution, which was
adopted, instruGting the judiciary committee to
inquire into the expediency of reporting bill d.
reotng judges and attorneys of districts courts of
the United States, in States lately in rebellion, to
charge grand uries especially to inquire to the
violation of the test oath by parties appointed to
and entering on duties of officers, who have been
disqualified from holding such offices on account
of participation in the late rebellion contrary to
the intent and meaning of the act prescribing such
oath.
The House resolved itself into q committee of
the whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. Randall
of Pennsylvania, in the chair, and proceeded to
the consideration Of special order Of the Indian
appropriation bill,
MIR. Kasson, from the committee on appropria-
tons, reported an amendment transferring the
control of the Indians from the department of the
interior to the war department, supereeding the
Indian superlntendents and agents, and requiring
the duties of these officers to be discharged by
officers of the army, assigned to them.
Mr.. Window made the point that the amend.
ment was not in order, being independent legis
lation.
The chairman sustained the point Of order and
Mn. kasson aequiesced in the eorTec ness of the
decision
The committee rose and the bill was reported to
tie House and passed.
Mr.. Woodbridge, from the judiciary committee
reported back the Senate bill to provide for the re-
vision and consolidation of the statutes of the
United States, which was read three times and
passed.
Mt. Rousseau, from the committee on military
affairs, reported back the bill directing the score
taTy OF the treasury to pay Ellen Sanderson, widow
OF Col SandeTson, late provost marshal general
of Missouri, $4,000 as compensation for special
labor and service Of her husband in detecting and
exposing an organized conspiracy in the loyal
States against the government of the United
States He made statement explanatory Of the
| bill.
| Mr.. Donnelly introduced again a resolution to
/ enable discharged soldiers to change their home
stead selections in certain cases. which was read
twice and referred to the committee on public
| lands.
| It provides that where soldiers have made selec.
tons Of homesteads while in the service of the
United States through agents, and where the selec
/ tons prove on examination not to be satisfactory
they may have the first selection cancelled, and
| apply the fees already paid on new selection
| The House at 4 o'clock adjourned.
/ sEvATE-A bill providing for the sale Of marine
hospitals, in which only twenty patients per day
/ are received, was passed.
! MIR. Edmunds, from the Committee on Commerce,
reported adversely on bill to establish railroad
recently came from the House He said it was the
opinion of the majority Of the committee that Com
gress had no constitutional power to pass law
authorizing the construction of q railroad through
State without the consent of that State. He felt
it his duty to say that he did not agree in this opin-
ion. He also reported adversely on the bill of the
House to authorize the construction Of railroad
from Pittsburg to Cleveland. The two reports
were received and the committee discharge
from the further consideration of these subjects.
Two messages from the President in relation to
the withdrawal OF Austrian troops from Mexico
and another in relation to the recent constitutional
amendment, were read. ID Ef5 a
i Mr.. Hendricks on behalf Of Mr.. johnson, who IL
absent, presented the minority report Of the com
mittee of fifteen.
Mr. Ttumhull objected to the reception of the
minority report as violation Of the practice and
precedent Of the Senate. ia
Mr. Trumhpl introduced a bill to enlarge the
public grounds around the capitol, which was or
derea f. be printed "
The Senate, at5:l5 P. Z, adjourned.