New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PENSIONS. .,
Mr.. UPsON (Rep Mich, on leave, introduced
bill supplementary the act Of April l. 1854 to increase the
pensions Of pensioners Referred TO Committee on Revolution
inc 6l makes the act apply ali the surviving widows Of
soldiers Of tie Revolution at 800 per annum .-r
A CORRECTION.
Mr. MAYNARD rep TeBnj corrected a statement made
by him debate Monday relative to demand made by the
the person Capt Nelson indicted in the former State for nur
arising out Of the performance Of military duties under Gen
Wort had him that had made such demand
on the o Tennessee twaspossibc that he aynr
might have mistaken but be had certainly understood the
facts 10 be as be originally stated them
MEDALs-LGHT BoAT-TAx on GROSS RECEIPTS.
Mr. HUBBARD Rep, West Ya,) introduced Joint resolu.
on authorizing medals 10 distributed to honoraby discharged
soldiers from the State OF West Virginia through the mails
On notion Of Mr HUBBARD dsep, Comm the Committee
Commerce instructed to inquire into the eApedeny oil
establishing light of Black Rock Harbor on the coast OF Con
neccut. - , - 49,,
On motion Mr.. PHELPS Dem Md The Committee on
Ways and Means instructed 70 inquire INTO the Apdenc
Of modifying the Internal Revenue law so as 10 dispense Win
the tax on gross receipts
Mr. INGRRSOLL rep Ill asked leave TO offer preamble
and resolution ecing that contracts are reported TO have been
recently given by the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs for In
dian goods 10 persons the lowest bidders and whose
samples nerorcaing the Secretary Of the Interior
Mr. IL BLOND Dem Ohio objected and the resolution
the REBEL PLOT TO BURN CHICAGO
On motion OF Mr. WENTWORTH Qiep- Il), the President
touching the case Of Col Geo Lcge Grene convicted by
Military Commission Of the leaders IN conspiracy 10
release the Rebel prisoners at Camp Douglas chicago ana
burn the city and sentenced death therefor which sentence
eommuted into Imprisonment for life and whose ul par
THE DEFICIENCY BILL-SAyAL Matters
On motion Of Mr. STEVENS rep Pa), tho Senate amend
nn TO the Deficiency bill taken from the Speakers
table aud conclrred 10. -.
Navy directed TO communicate statement OF The amounts
charged the State Department since the LIST OF May 1860 Tor
services rendered by naval vessels
The House proceeded IN the morning hour 10 the can o.
THE OREGON LAND GRANTS PASSED.
The bin reported Yesterday by Mr. McRUER from the Com
Public Lands to amend the act granting lands to
Oregon to aid in the construction Of military T4aa rom
Eugene City TO the eastern boundary OF oregon was aHeh up
read for the third time and by vote OF ~ TO 20 passed
Mr. McRuER Rep CALI from the Committee on raDae
Lands reported bill granting lands to oregon 70 aid ~ con
sucng military wagon road nom Ddes cry On the COhm
ba River 10 Fort Boise on Snake River ~ ,,.p,.rp
The bill explained and advocated by Messrs MckU TX
and HENDERSON (Repr Oregon and opposed by Nj MI
IL BLOND Dem Oho VINO s@d tSt fIe granting U1 PsOu'
On motion Of Mr. fHAYER liePi Pql an amendment was
inserted that the grant made by the bill should not embrace any
mineral lands OF the United States
The bill passed by vote Of 70 TO D.
KANSAS RAILROAD LAND GRANT.
Mr. briggs Qlep Nich) from the Land Committee, re-
ported bin to amend the act Of March s6 granting lands
Il authorizes the construction of any portion of the Achon
Topeka and Re Railroad in way suitable for the use Of
steam traction engine with its train OF and reduces the
graut Of land from sections per mile to i've sections
The bill after some debate. was recommiucd
sALE OF II hotL LANDs.
Mr. HOLMES Rep. ~ ", from the same Committee re
ported back bin amend the second section OF the act TO
9aho the LGgsatae' OIL lungs Aha businesses ~ ner n
these Legislatures TO lease for Is years mineral lands contained
Nj ASHLEY rep Ohio said he should not vote for any
bill recognizing any of those Rebel Legislatures or bogus States
the late Rebel States The amendment was agreed to and the
THE TENNESSEE MEMBERS.
Mr. ASHLEY (Ohioj offered resolution to pay AruelL
Campbell and HaNk ns members from Tennessee mileage ior
last session He said they had been IN attendance during
part session before the State was admitted Referred to
HoMEsfTADs-ISpIAN CONTRACTS.
On motion of Mr. JULIAN Qiep, Ind1 the Committee on
Pabc Lands was Instructed inquire into the expedency OF
amending the Homestead act 80 a. M United States
Mir INGERsOLL lRepr Il) offered resolution IN Igier
ence for Indian goods when had Deeh oeu 10
this morning aud II agreed to.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL
The House then into Committee OF the Whoe on the
state of the Union Mr. LAWRENCE rep Pa in the chnir
aud resumed the consideration OF the legislative Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill
Mr. GRINNELL ep, Iowa. moved to strike ont the para
graph "or Clerical Assistants in the Executive Department
and the words Clerk Of Parons He did so IN view OF the
improper the pardonng power aud referred TO the act
that tie greatest pirate of the country had received pardon
and had been elected Professor of Moral Philosophy south
Mr. WENTWORTH Rcp, IILl opposed the amendment on
ground that the President had been called upon Tor nor
nation in reference to pardon and would be Impossible 3r
the President rake them all out with his own hands ne
ing the Dry Tougas and investigating the claims Of persons
there pardon aud had taken up the case OF Gree e mo-
President would constantly require the services OF Clerk
OF PardOns
Mr. SCOFIELD rep Pa sustained the amendment and
said bad learned that all the padons sent south by Adams
Express Company marked with the letters or hgHres u
b. $500 and that the collected on each OF them
Mr. WARD rep n " suggested thsti twas cheap enough
Mr. SC0FIELD would assent that such was the fact,
although he had thought the authority Tor the statement was
good .c,-, -,
The amendment was agreed to aud the words Clerk Of
Pardons struck from the bill
Mr. BENJAMIN REP Mo- moved to add to the paragraph
appropatng 5000 700 for Collectors and Assessors OF inter
nal Revenue poyso that Collector or Assessor should DC
entitled to salary until confirmed by the senate
Mr.. CHAMBER (Demg y, " opposed the Amendment
arguing that il would simply amount TO an intmston 70 hoe
officers they should help themselves lie thought thee
was quite corruption enough the Internal Revenue Depart
ment without holding out additional incentive 70 raud
Mr. BINGHAM lRep, Ohio suggested nodihcaon 10 the
amendment TO except OF commissions 10 n aeah
ces that happened by death or resignation during
the recess He declared that while the Presden.
was armed BY the Constitution with all executive power u had
pretended that under petcnce OF executing the
laws he could from Office not because OF inca.
pacy because OF nfdey duty but because OF eminent
capacity fidelity duty and unWngne to be cor
rupt 10 their trust .....
Mr. RANDALL Dem, Pa inquired whether President
did during his whole term exercise that power In
the same President johnson said 20 nave done
Mr. BINGHAM reminded Mr. Randall that ne spoke 81 re-
movas for corrupt purposes u
Mr. RANDALL Pa suggested q was not 'or Diem 10 30
Cufe into tie motives Of either President Lincoln C President
JuLLtou Al tlo exercise 81 ueir tonos.