The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-13
PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, June II.
SENATE.

oEN ALE.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Com
mittee, reported the House bill for the
settlement of the accounts of certain
| public officers. 1t prescribes the mode
| in which the accounts Ofthe discussing
officer of the Freedmen's Bureau shall
be adjusted. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Chandler called up the bill np-
propriating money for the preserva-
| ton, repair and completion of the pub
| lie works on the Pacific and Atlantic
coast, on the hikes and at other points,
which was passed.
Mr. CONFESS, from the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads, reported n
Joint resolution releasing the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company from that
portion OF the contract compelling them
to touch at Honolulu, which was order
ed to be printed.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Committee
on Commerce, called up an act further
| to provide for the safety of the lives OF
passengers on board of vessels propel-
| led, in whole or part, by steam, and to
regulate the salaries of steam boat IN
Spectors and for other purposes. The
bill as amended was passed and goes
back TO the House for concurrence on
the amendment.
AT one O'Clock the bill making an ap-
| preparation for the Legislative, eXecu-
| tive and judicial expenses of The Gov
eminent for the year ending June Both
1867, was taken up. 1t is a bill of fifty
one pages and provides for salaries of
officers in the different departments.
On 1.-THE question ofadopting an amend
ment, placing SI6O, 900 at the disposal of
the Secretary of the Treasury to in
crease at his discretion the compensa-
ton of the clerks OF his department,
Mr.. Wilson said he was opposed to
giving such discretion TO any man and
especially to the present Secretary OF
| the Treasury. Itwould give that officer
too much control over the men in his
department,
Mr.. Fessenden said that the political
course of the Secretary of the Treasury
has not been very agreeable, perhaps,
to Mr.. Wilson and perhaps not to II
great many other Senators, but he
knew the Secretary to lie faithful and
competent public officer. The policy
of the proposed amendment had been
inaugurated under Mr.. Chase and so
remained ever since.
Mr.. Hendricks said there was nothing
in the record of the Secretary of the
Treasury to warrant Mr.. Wilson's eX-
preston of want of confidence in him.
After some debate in which MeSsrS.
Howe, Trumbull and Howard took
part, Mr.. Wilson said in reply to the
remarks of Mr.. Hendricks, that he had
no desire to cast imputatiUns upon the
Secretary of the Treasury, but it was
well known that he (the Secretary had
done a great many things which the
mass Of people Throughout the country
did not approve of. He had appointed
men to office without requiring the oath
prescribed by law. There were great
complaints against him for his COURSE
in the selling of gold
HOUSE.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported back, with
amendments, the Senate joint resolu-
ton in regard to bUunties to colored
soldiers, and bOuntles, pensions and
allowances to their heirs. The amend
ments were agreed to, and the joint
resolution as amended passed.
MIR. Bidwell introduced n bill grant
ing land to the State of California, to
aid in the construction of certain wagon
roads for military and postal purposes.
which was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Public Lands.
A bill passed declaring legallaly
married and their children Legitimate,
all cOlOred persons who, previous to
their actual emancipation, had lived
together as if married, in the District of
Columbia.
Mr. Delano introduced bill amenda-
tory of the naval appropriation bill of
this session. He explained that sec
ton of that bill repeating the section of
the act of 1885, had the effect of increas-
ing the pay OF navy OIuceTS from ~ 10 DO
per cent, equal to $1,000, 900 annually;
and said that neither House had had
any idea of doing any thing of the
kind. If the pay of navy officers ought
to d in, r4ased, it should be done open
ly and knowingly.
Messrs. LeBlOnd and Pike Directing
to its consideration now, the bill was
referred to the CommitteeOnN Naval AT
fairs.
Mr.. Longyear asked and obtained
unanimous consentto reportthe substi
tute for the Senate bill to extend the
time for revision to the United States
of lands granted by Congress to aid i'll
the construction of a railroad from Am
boy by HiIlsdale and Lansing, TO some
point in or near Traversburg, in the
State of Michigan. The substitute
which extended the time seven years
was adopted, and the bill as amended
passed.
Mr.. Trowbridge introduced bill for
the relief OF certain companies of Mich
igan militia. which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Conference
Committee on Joint Resolutions, rela-
tive to appointments to the military
academy, made a report, which was
agreed 10.
The House then at four o'clock adj
journed.
FOREIGN NEWS,