The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-19
WASHINGTON, April Is.
SENATE.

Mr.. Grimes, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported the bill passed
by the House to provide for the better
organization, with an amendment to
the first section, relative to the assis-
tant and passed assistant paymasters.
Mr.. Wilson presented several petit
tons of army officers for increased pay
which were referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Sherman introduced resolution
calling upon the President to commu-
nicate to the Senate the proceedings of
the military board recently assembled
at st. Louis in relation to the brevet. ap-
pointments in the regular army, which
was adopted.
Mr.. Doolittle called up a joint reso-
luton appropriating Sl27,0O for fulfill
ing certain treaties with Indian tribes
on the Upper Missouri and the Upper
Platte rivers, to be expended by the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs under
the direction of the Secretary of the
Interior, which after some discussion
on the Indian policy of the government,
the resolution was finally passed.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate refused to admit Col
orado, but afterwards gave way to the
regular order of business, with the un-
Outstanding that the Colorado question
would be called tomorrow.
The unfinished business of yesterday,
which was the bill for the relief of GER
tain naval contractors was taken up.
The pending question was the amend
ment of Mr.. Nye to the amendment of
Mr.. Grimes resolution to strike out II
per cent. and insert Is per cent, so rs to
make the bill read: That the contaac-
tors named shall be entitled to receive
Board of Inquiry. Provided, that this
sum shall in no case exceed 15 per cent.
of the original contract price.
2 The bill, after few remarks from
Mr.. johnson, was postponed until to-
morrow.
Mr.. Wilson called up the resolution
of thanks to Gen. Hancock, which was
passed.
Mr.. Wilson also called up the House
resolution appointing managers for the
National Asylum for Disabled Soldiers.
1t appoints nine managers to be divided
into three classes, three to serve six
years, three for four years and three for
two years. The resolution was passed.
Mr.. Sherman called up the the Post
Office Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Henderson offered an amend
ment providing that in all cases in
which persons have been appointed as
Assistant Postmasters, either during
the recess or the session of the Senate,
and whose appointments have been
submitted, rejected or not consented to
before the adjournment of the Senate,
no money shall be drawn from
from the Treasury TO pay the
salaries of such persons under
such appointments or under any pre-
vious appointments as such postmaster,
after said adjournment.
Mr.. Trumbull said there was law
already on the statute books, n law
containing a provision similar to that
of Mr.. Henderson's amendment. The
President could not, according to law,
fill vacancy created during the session
of the Senate without the advice of the
Senate. The pending bill was then
postponed tilt tomorrow, and the
amendment was ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Clark, the House
bill to amend an act relating to the ha-
beas corpus was taken up.