Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-24
xxxKM CONGRESS. First Session.
wAsHrNoroN, July %

Der and regulate the appointment OF officers of the
nsv{ recently Ressed BY the Senate and amended in
Cd motion Of Mr., GRIMES 1.-THE, Honse amend
ments were concurred in. The bill goes 70 The Pres
i MI. MORRILL,. from the committss on the Dis.
tb lct Oi Sonmpls EspSrtea resolution tendering
and sailors orphanS fair to the directors Of the In
% "a i. t%gaIIsa Il Sf CHANDLER it We. ordered
thatthe Senate take recess Mt half-p1st4 O'clock
70 meet again at TAO for the consideration Of bills
from the committee on q mmeree. M = ~
M. WILSON called up the resolution giving the
eommutation price IF their rations while so held
Th' resolution was passed. and goes back to the
| HOue Tor concurrence in amendment. -".r- .
committee on hetrenchment be instructed to inquire
into the mode Of collecting and disposal made Of
ly in rebellion, by officers and agents Of the TreAsu
~ Department. and that the committee be invested
with tnl power to send for persons and papers. The
MI. CHANDLER said that last December he
promised on the floor Of the Senate 70 introduce the
and he had found them Identical. The same law
under which. In this country. the FeniSns were
stopped from invading Canada. was the law under
rateseryce. II would be seen at glance that Il was
| mere farce TO continue such laws. He therfore
asked % the sd%TRti9n Of the following resSlution;
tions be directed to inquire into the expediency Of
repssaling our present neutrality laws.
Mr.. COWAN obiected, and the resolution was
lI Mr TRUMBgL offered the following resolution
RssoIVed, That the Secretary of War be author
zed to transfer TO the Illinois Soldiers College and
Military Academy, from the surplus on hand not
needed t9r the public ,evice the cots and bedding
the use Of the students in said Institutions disabled
Mr.. POLAND offered resolntion calling upon the
Secretary Of the Treasury for @ statement Of the
amount Of internal revenue paid into the treasury,
BY tho Collectors Of. Vermont.
This was amended so as 10 include Kentucky; as
amended, it passed.
NJ. POLAND sid he would lise 70 know if II ysas
the intentidnOf the Senate pass the Bankrupt bill
at the present session. He hoped It was. He was
in favor Of proongng the session, il necessary for
that purpose. In order tn test the of the Sem
tion prevaeds he would postpone t6s oOhsideTation
of the measure until TO morrow, but hewished the
''HHe Sf fS seSRSss tSsssS favor Ii.
Mr. SUMNER hoped the Senate would not adj
iourn without passing the bill. Il might need some
amendments, but some bill on the subject ought to
Mr.. GOWAN said he was opposed TO the bill in
/ its present form. He was opposed TO any bankrupt
bill which took bankrupt cases into the United
I M. GUTHRIE was in favor Of bankrupt bill
He hoped. however, that the present bill would not
be passed. but that the subject would go until
| the next session. Hts H GfEEF
Mr.. LANE was opposed to the bankrupt bill now
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Mr.. SHERMAN moved to lay Mr.. POlands mo-
Mr. .SHERMAN,S motion to lay the matter on the
/ table prevailed.
ThemOtOn to take the bill up was laid upon the
Mr. SHERMAN called up the civil appropriation
bill, The pending question. was upon the amend
payment of stakeholder for slaves mustered into tho
mil tarS ss5XcsOf the United States, under thScall
4 NJ VIII. .SON noouod % .roooJ AZ. -. - -
stituting provis0 thatthe Secretary of War be Ii.
cepsed to pay out Of what is known the commute
tion drSft fund, sum not TO exceed$3OO each for
every slave owned by loyal men and mustered into
the service provided that before receiving any such
| compensation the claimant shall give undOubted
proof Of his loyalty aud that he ayaled himself Of
every opportunity TO assist the Union forces in the
contest against the rebels. uGi
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was concurred in by
The, question was then on the amendment as
Mr.. SHERMAN inquired how much there was in
| MIR. WILSON said 1t was more than Eve million
| Mr.. SHERMAN asked If that would be enough?
Mr.. WILSON did not believe It would take more
than six million to comply with the requirements Of
Mr. JOHNSON spoke in favor Of the amendment.
| and hoped it would be adopted. -
| Mr.. CRE5WELL said that the amount of the
commutatlon fund was $s,5l4923, Between 5000
Of these about one-half were slaves, and the Com
missioners had estimated thatit would take 762 900
70 comply witn this M law IN Maryland, which would
Kentucky and Missouri.
Mr.. WILSON offered an amendment in the form
this provision until the Commissioners appointed
under the act Of June. 1884 shall have made their
6qSl report. This was agreed tos-yeas Is, nays H.
The amount as amended was then agreed to-
l, Dir, CHANDLER, from the committee on G m
mercS an amendment appro priating sl5OOO
for the erection Of lighthouse az Donna Bay, Lake
Mr. CHANDLER r reported an amendment appro-
priatins $1,000 for light house at South Haven,
Mr.. HANDLER also moved to appropriate saO..
900 inste ad OF 1000 proposed for the repair and
completion Of the.pier and lighthouse at Wabers-
| chance, Straits Of Mackinac.
Mr.. GRIMES moved to amend, as an additional
| section. as follows: l.,.i 'I3i'-' =
;, That midshipmen and acting midShlpmen of the
u s. Navy shall be entitled to one ration or COM
mutation therefor. Adopted. -.rgt. - Al. ~
The Senate went into Executive session, aud al
halt past four took recess to meet at 1850 P. M.
I HOUSE.
| Mr.. BINGHAM introduced bill to provide in
creased revenue from imported wool, which was
Whole on the State Of the Union amp ordered TO be
printed. II eaptains most of the wool sections Of
the revised Tariff bill passed BY the House and
duty is increased from 10 to II per cent on raw wool
| and on woolen manufactured goods. The specific
duty is reduced from so to ~ cents per pound. (.
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meet during this week at II o'clock and take recess
daily from AZ to 7K, and that the first business in
order in the evening sessions, shall be the bills on
| the Speakers table, which was adopted. ,a--lyIr
| Mr.. CLARKE, of Ohio, offered resolution re-
questing the President to urge on the Canadian au-
thorities. and also on the British Government the
release Of the Fenan prisoners recently captured in
CAnadr. which wal adopted by vote Of l02 yeas 10
bays, tee negatives being Messrs. Jencks and Will
liams.
| Mr.. SPAULDIFG offered a resolution to cause
the prosecution. instituted In the United States
Courts against the Fenians TO be discontinued If
compatible with the public interest Adopted,
appointment OF O. select committee Of seven, to
which all bills ard joint reso utions now pending be-
fore any committee of the House, and all that may
hereafter be offered, proposing amendment to the
Constitution Of the United States, rendering any
person who has been elected President ineligible to
second term, as also ali bills and joint resolutions
proposing change in the mode and manner OF elect
ing President and Vice President of the United
On motion of Mr.. LEBL0ND, the resolution was
laid on the table by q vote of n to e. --------
On motion Of Mr.. SCHENUK, the communicA-
tons from the Secretary of War and reports In ref
erence to the National CemeteFies for soldiers in
Tennessee were ordered to be pfinted,Qs lFf,fl
The House then proceeded to the consideration Of
the Senate amendments to the House bill granting
the right Of way to ditch and canal owners over tho
public lands In the States Of Calif0rnia Oregon and
Nevada, which was under discussion At the time Of
Adjournment on Saturday. - = H-ASVtaA II y
Mr., JULIAN addressed the House against the
PsGats was sarthsS continued b9 Msisri. KassOn,
Finally the senate amondmsnts we're concurred in
Mr. ashley pressuged the 5tsstinOny y "a ken bs.