Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-20
g o'clock the House adjourned.
SENATE.

! Mr.. MORRILL, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported ajoint resolution in re-
1 latiOn to the pay of collectors of revenue
who have failed to take the required oath
! of office, with amendments as substitute,
as follows: ..---.-..--
Resolued. That the Secretary of the
/ Treasury be and is hereby authorized to
pay reasonable compensation to persons he
has employed for the purpose, and who
have been actually engaged in collecting
revenue within the States in insurrection,
notwithstanding the failure or inability of
| such persons TO take the oath of office pro-
vided by law provided such compensa-
tion shall not be greater in any case than
that provided for by law for officers of
| revenue performing such service; and pro-
vided further, that this act shall not be
deemed to authorize the continuance of
such persons in such employment.
The resolution was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. GRIMES introduced bill 70 reor-
gsnize the Navy Department, and to fix
the pay of its officers. which was referred
to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. MORGAN, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported the bill to fix the com
pensatiOn of certain Collectors of Customs
and other purposes with amendments. It
strikes out the provisions relative to salaries
and compensation OF deputy collectors, raw
al officers and surveyors, aud inserts a sec
tion giving such officers in the ports of Bos-
ton, New York, New Orleans and San Fran
cisco 50 500 per annum each. 1t extends
the provisions Of the act of April 80, 1864.
increasing the compensation of Inspectors
of Customs to July LIST, 1896. The bill was
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. STEWART, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported the bill granting
- -
over public lands in the States of Califor-
mia, Oregon and Nevada, with an amend
ment as a substitute. 1t protects such right
Of way and rights Of priority Of possession,
as recognised by local customs and the de-
cisions of courts in these mining districts.
The bill was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. RAMSEY, from the Committee on
Postofice and Post Roads, reported the
House bill establishing certain post routes
with verbal amendments. Tie bill was
postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. MORRILL, offered a resolution set |
ting aside Friday, the 10th instant, for the |
consideration of bills from the District of |
Columbia, amended so as 10 order an even |
ing session for the purpose named, which |
was adopted.
Mr.. JOHNSON called up the bill for the
relief of the sufferers by the late fire in
Portland. As originally reported the bill /
provides that the President shall authorize
the purchase of provisions, &c, for the suf-
ferers-S
Mr.. JOHNSON offered substitute for the
original bill, directing the President of the |
United States TO tender to the Governor of
Maine $50, 600 in the name of the Govern
ment Of the United States for the relief of
the sufferers by the FIRE, to be used in such
as he may deem advisable.
IT, T. Il /
did not know, if authority was given to
pass such a measure, where this kind of
legislation would stop. If these sufferers
were to be relieved by Congress, why not
hose who have suffered by fire elsewhere7
He moved that it be referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr.. JOHNSON said Mr.. Trumbull had
advocated the Freedmen's Bureau bill,
which would cost not $500 900. but $50, ,00O,-
D00- The. bill now before the Senate was
lot the first Of the kind ever passed by
Congress. Some years ago $50, 900 were ap-
,ropriated for the relief of sufferers by a
ire in Alexandria. aa.l
Mr.. TRUMBUDL said there was no anal
'gy between the Freedmen's Bureau bill
md the one now under consideration. |
rhe first was a bill for the safety of the ma :
ion AMI the welfare of whole race. The
,endiDg measure was one of pure charity.
Mr.. DAVIS said he should feel compelled
o vote against the bill, and he should do so
With great reluctance. He could find no
.uthority in the Constitution to sanction {
uch an appropriation as this. r
Mr.. FESSENDEN said that if the bill.
vas TO be referred, he would prefer its re-
erence TO some other committee than that
f Finance -e- rft Pa. ---..r,- -.s
Mr.. JOHNSON referred to cases in which
congress had appropriated money for the c
se Of citizens whose property had been de- I
troyed by earthquakes III
Mr.. FRUMBULL said the cases were not 1
Mr.. GRIMES asked why not? lJ
Mr.. TRUMBULL said that earthquakes ]
Tere the act Of God. J
Mr.. GRIMES asked if fires were not as /
much the work of God as earthquskes2
Mr.. TRUMBULL said that fires were not O
d the same sense, as much Visitations
rom God as earthquakes.
Mr.. WILSON SAID that the nation would q
e no poorer for the appropriation, and he {
oped it would be made. I
Mr.. FESSENDEN said that from 1900 |
D $1,000 people had been rendered home :
sss by the Ere. He could not see Why Con- I
ress had not as much right 70 appropriate
money 10 the Portland sufferers Is 70 Gppro- }
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