, 1866-04-13
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-


SENATE.
The Senate concnzrcd IN the House amendmenu
10 The bill 10 r1mburse Missouri Tor var expen*es-
The bill to provide that eo!dierr' individual memo
Of printed matter uas pas-od. The bill TO autho1z.
The Secretary oi the Treasury to refund dutlea col
9a ,oH o9 q The GDnea
MI. sTE&ARf pfesenssa I JONI resolution.
tbe United S'aie1 prohibiting distinctions On sc-
count Of color, and the payment OF the rebel debt
and providing that wht1 an5 one OF the 81. eleven
II thall be aLm1tled 10 representation. general
asnpe.y th1l extet In rexasn to al pe1son. In fnch
state. Who were in any way eouneeted With armed
The Committee OF Fifteen
The .rmatndef Of the session today waR de-
voted to euloeies on the la:e sena'or foo1. 70
roy, CEsg1n, Edmpnds. and AtDonEafl. made ap-
prop5iste euIosl<,le remarks.
1pe senate. ihen4 in respect 10 the memory Of d.
Mr. WASHBURE, Of Ind. offered resolution,
which WIS Adopted. calling on the fa5nattc[ Geu'
esal 10 1urnish the Aorse with the names Of pay-
matlezs IN the army agatu-t whom stoppaEcs att
ttard,us. with The nature and caase Of he ZANE
,aoptme m ea It va 1eeon,idt4ed Ater Considerable
Dictate the rcso!u,lons bearing On the bill pend
ipe in the Hopse for lhe relief Of paynaaters, The
nj olntion WAS 1cfencd to The COMMITTEE on Mili'
Tne nc1t business in order during the morning
bonr the bill fos the relief OF a5asteE1 ofthe
III. CoNKLIxG moved a substitute for the
bill. that the bill and pending Amendments be re
committed to The Committee on Military Adalrs.
Nj, BANKS, from the Committee On FOREIGN AZ
fair. reported rack the Sena,e bill 10 authorize the
Pretdct OF the Tutttd SfAtee to transfer gunb oas
,es ss Z, md 5he
Iii. PATTERSON, from the same committee,
repor1ed from the SENATE I'LL .oE relief Of James
S.irs st He.lin In 1s7-SA The biIL on motion ol
miitec Of the Whole.
hi. ORTIZ. from The faDe committee. rsposted
back the joint resolution protesting aga1nst oar,
dona by foreign governments Of persons ronFtcttd
Of infampu. offences On condition Of emE1tlou to
,hc Uniled stales, which was considered, and
The hin prohibit the rale Of liquors in The CAPT.
tol building xas tasen up.
current resolution BY aking 1t apply also to pub
lie bu1ld1nRs IN Ws.hlnc'on-
aiE CilASLEK ruFree,ed lhas Il should got b
| liquors werc much osed In the sntthsouian lnsu
tuie II preserSatiuu Of animals. Besides. II WI
xss e e ss1e asa 9s
| pie lLaukhter.l CHARGES had been made aratnsl
member, not oily for in.emI-rance IN the ute O
ihnuehf tbe principal resou1ion shonld be carried
| ont 70 az 10 haye physicians inquiry a. to tht
habits OF members il public buildings. Hc though
unfair ne public pstad'es aE,inst nanoT ,Gd oi
eGSq 'T1xi TnxTeR remarked ,hs. he h. read the de-
hate which took place In the Senate ye'efdas, and
va led 10 believe non, rome Of the sentiments ex
pressed that the passage Of the rc*o1utions might
be neetttasy to preserve the decosutn dignity And
re1t.p0sEe.-lon Of 4 b0ay 70 renefated II that. liz
heu noticed. for e1smple4 that ono nonaher Of thai
i,t,Iugu1shcd body had concluded long orator.
| in defence Of drunkenness viii this sentiment:
heltcFe In woman. vine. whlskey and waF
fLanghtcI.I He dld not thsrk that e1thsE q tnest
ass1cc> should be thrown unnecessarily In the IN,
! Of gentleman holding snch sentlmenH, ana thefe
lure be hoped the concurrent resolution would pats
Afles soine iur1her di.cu-slou, Af. Wentworth. :.
amendment waF agreed 10. and the concurrent feso
| tutIon A. HmCnaed WIS Adop3ed.
The senate hill making IN additional grant oi
lspo to The Stale ot Ainne.ola, IN alternate sec
tont, 10 1d in the construction Of ratlEoad- m
ierred 10 The Committee OF Public Lands.
The senate bill to authorize the Secretary OF VA
10 ret11e the claims Of kanas for tcrriees q ths
xns Iakeu from 1he Speakers table, read twice
The next bnsfnees wss the Senate bill! appsop1l
attpE r.. .N foI the tenPo1arJ tehe1 o. dnl oesap
undu}the direction Of the Commissioner ol la
Mr. iSGERsOLL mtved the previous question;
| Mr. ROGERS ~t,hed II amended SO NJ to includ
Mr' iSGEKSOLL said II was unnecessary, as n
| class legislation ra* pe1Mitted'
| mt. ROGERS then wanted Inc dlst1outo5n 5.. J..
The money 10 be lef With The municipal aasAoflae
ot nr' .tf iNGERso11 declined to agree to ,hat
| Mr. SUANEI1S rosc 10 dlecuat the merits o1 k1
bill but Mf. lnref-od insisted On ING pse'top
Tne House seconded lbe previous question an
passed the bill, 100 10 II
Adjourned