Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-05-11
PRoCEEDINGs OF CoNGREss.

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May a. Senatc.-Mr. Sherman introduced 4
bill for per cent 80 years loan, to be applied
to the pay ment of the.sxisting debt. which wa,
referred to The Soomnlitsee- on Finance Mr
Williams and Mr.. Dixon offered amendments Il
the billrepofted from the Reconstruction Com.
mittee, and debate followed on those of lbt
Platter. The Post Office appropriation bill wa,
taken up and Mr. Trumbull's amendment pro.
hibiting Tie payment Of appointees in certain
cases was passed, 10 to IL. An amendment U,a,
adopted 10 give the Government advertising in
Washington to the paper having the largest cir
culatlon, and the bill was passed. Adjourned
House.-Mr Blaine asked leave to offer a res.
| olution concerning the bombardmeut of Valpa.
raiso, but Mr.. Boutwell, objected A resoIn.
tion was adopted concerning pensions to soldiers
and sailors Of 1912. A bill to regulate the fees
| IN patent cases was laid on the table. A reso.
luton to appoint Commissioners to report on
machinery at the Paris Exposition was laid on
the table. report Of the Conference Commit
tee on the Cuba Telegraph bill was presented
and agreed to. The army bill was taken up, and
finally rejected by 35 to SO. Petitions, dc.
were presented, and the House adjourned.
MAY 3.-Seidte.-The report of the Confer-
ence Committee on the Cuba telegram bill was
presented and agreed TO- A resolution of in
quiry as to further accommodations for the State
department was adopted. Bills were passed to
pay John Ericsson Sl3,y30 for the plans Of the
Princeton, aud to reimburse West Virginia for
war expenses. A resolution was reported from
the Military committee to cancel the volumes of
the roster OF volunteers, already printed. The
bill to facilitate postal and military commune
cation was debated by Messrs. Howard, Howe,
Creswell and Sherman, and no vote taken. The
Post Office appropriation bill was recalled from
the house, and motion to reconsider set down
for Monday next. Adjourned,
HouSe.-The vote rejecting the Army bill
was reconsidered, and the bill recommitted. A
resolution OF inquiry as to determinations by
MaxlmIllan against American commerce was
adopted. communication was received from
the Secretary of War concerning the murder. Of
Union soldiers from North Carolina. A substi-
tute for the House bill concerning Montana was
reported and passed. The Senate bill to add
part OF Utah and Arizona to Nevada was passed;
likewise a bill to amend the organic act of
washington Territory, and a resolution to facl-
ltate territorial communication. The bill for
the admission of Colorado was passed, so to 55
and an amendment postponing its effect till
white shall have been struck out of The Con-
stitution was rejected 36 to S5 A message was
received from the President stating that il is
Incompatible with the public interest to furnish
the Louisiana report of Gen. Smith and James
L, Brady. Various Senate bills and resolutions
were taken from the table aud referred. The
Senate resolution to extend the time for CON-
pleting the Union Pacific Railroad was amend
ed by adding the Northern Pacific Railroad,
and passed. bill to incorporate the Soldiers
aud Sailors Orphan Home in the District Of
Columbia was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. Adjoured
Senate. May 4.-Petitions were presented
for an eight-hour law, for reimbursement of war
expenses to Massachusetts and for law max
ing intemperance disqualification for any Of
fee. bill was reported for a Post-O Office at
st. Paul, Mimi. A bill to pay for quartermas-
ter stores furnished the army was called up,
and laid over till Tuesday. Adjourned till
Monday,
Ho"se.-A resolution congratulating the EN-
peror OF Russia on his escape from assassina-
ton was unanimously adopted. Several pri-
yate bills were disposed OF, and a number of
bills relating to the District of Columbia were
passed. A bill was introduced to authorize
branch line to be built by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. A joint resolution relating to
appointments TO the Military and Naval Acad-
emies was introduced and referred. The bill
TO revive the grade of General was considered.
The bill was passed by I6 TO H. Bills were in
troduced concerning the National Currency;
and to construct ship channel at the mouth of
the MISSISSIPPI; and after receiving message
from the President concerning pardons, and
transactIng some routine business, the House
adjourned.
MAY 7.-HoasO.-Mr. Morrill,, from the com.
mittee on ways and means made full explana
tion of the new tax bill reported to the House.
y bill introduced by Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio
fixing the times of holding the U. S. Circuit
Court in Virginia, was passed. A Joint resou-
tlon removing the tax from crude petroleum was
also passed.