Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-19
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The House then ps0ceeoca % ne regular
order Of busneeA
The H0oee reeomeo ne con0oeeeti0n Of
the bill reported yestefday iron The Com
mIttee on Invalid Pensions, % tncfeoee NJ
ahfy OF Commiseacner OF fenssone 70
o4,O00. and that Of chief clerk Of Tie Pen. |
sion Once 12,UOO per aunum.
NJ. R0sa, Of Ill, poke against NJ general
principle Of incseasfng salaries.
NJ. KAssOn, OF Iowa, supported the pro-
position 10 increase the salary Of the Com.
missioner, but thought the salary OF the
Chief Clerk should not exceed $1,000.
MI. Washbufne, o. ILL.,, commenced tnat
the same argument jasaifying an increase Of
salary Of TIE Commissioner OF Pensions
would Apply also TO oil heads Of bureaus.
The discussion was further protracted by
Hessrs. Hale, FaSnsworth. Stevens, Perhasn
and Chandler.
The previoas question having been moved
and seconded the vote Was taken By y0s
and nays on the passage OF the bill and re-
suited yeas. 81, nays 0S-sO tne DALI wos re-
iectcd.
A motion TO reconsider was made and the
House refused TO lsy that motion on the T.
bic BY . vote Of 50 yeas, % nays.
The motion 70 reconsider Wa then carried
by . vote OF ~ 10 %.
The morning hour having expired the Dali
went over under the rules until tomorrow
The speaker presented . report from the
Secretary Of War In reference TO allowance
Of claims for the apprehension OF Booth and
Others. which was referred 70 Oh
Appropriations.
The Speaker also presented . resolution
of the Texas Convention In favor ola South
crn Branch of the Pacific Railroad and ask
ed what disposition should be made OF It..
MI. Rollins moved its reference to the
Committee on Pacific Railroad.
MI. Wentworth moved - an amendment
its reference to the Reconstruction Commit
Mi. Conkling would like to know With
what view it was to be referred to Commit
tee on Redistribution.
Mr.. Ross suggested thatit was with . view
of never getting . report on IT,
The amendment was rejected and referred
70 Committee on PaCifcR Railroad.
The House resumed consideration Of . bill
to reorganize and establish the army Of the
United states.
The 9Th section being under consideration
Mr.. Garfield moved an amendment strikin
, out the clause for offering the Veteran Ne
serve Corps and Colored Troops, and provi
: ding In lieu Of it. hat the officers Of the for
: mcr shall he appointed from army officers Of
|. soldiers of Volunteers or Regulars who may
+. have been wounded while serving In thu
, army or have been disabled by disease con
tracied in service, and officers Of the latte
|. from those who have served - Of1cers o
. colored regiments.
: Mr.. Schenck opposed the amendment o
4 calculated to.defsnge the whole bill and rem
= der it's committal necessary.
Ahef . long discussion the amendmen
was rejected.
Mr.. Conkling moved to amend by addinl
e 70 the 9Th section tho following pr0viso:
Provided, That al oGicers Of the existing
Veteran Reserve Corps, excepting those nov
actually detailed for duty In the Freedmen
4 Bureau or otherwise actually employed
d shall, on the passage of this act, be musteres
: out Of service and put upon the same footinI
: vi h other disabled officers not now in sci
VIC.
: Mr.. Stevens did not see any necessity 70
e ant ndment, whatever officers were to b
appointed for the Veteran Reserve Corp
should be retained, because il mustered on
they would be entitled to three month
. extra pay.
Mr.. Ccnkling spoke In support Of hi
amendment.
Mr.. Schenck opposed the amendment q
improper and unnecessary. The discretion
OF mastering out or not was with the Exe(
utive and there be wished to leave it.
The amendment was agreed TO-.
SENATE.-Mr. Grimes, from Commute
on Naval Affairs, reported the bill passed b
the House to provide for the better Organl
ration, with An amendment in the f1rst *
ton relative to assistant and passed assist
ant paymastcrs.
NJ. Wilson presented several petitions 9
9. army officers for increased pay. which wcr
referred to Committee on Military Affairs.
NJ The unfinished business Of yesterday
which was the bill Tor the relief OF certai
D. naval contractors, was taken up. The PEND
ID ing question was the amendment Of Nj
re Nye, to the amendment of Mr.. Grimes. viz
to strike out IL per cent and insert 10 pt
= cent, so ~ to make the bill read that tn
contractors named shall be entitled to n
ccive the sum awarded by the Board OF II
quiry, provided that cum shall IN mo- cas
exceed Is per cent. Of the original c~ontract
The bill, after . few remarks from Nj
Johnson, was postponed till tomorrow.
MIR. Wilson called up the resolution Q
thanks to Gen. Hancock which was passed
or,,,irt;nc mana0ers fnr National Asvluu
for disabled soldiers. Itappoints nine man
ayers 70 be divided into three classes, thre
to serve six years, three for four and tire
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