The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.
xxxIxTn oosonnss-FIasr sEss ion.
MONDAY, May IS, 1865.
SENATE.

sEeAR.MAEERs IN TROUBLE
Mr.. johnson presented tho petition Of Jos. Tay
or OF Baltimore, asking Congress TO take into con
sideration the suerngs Of 20 900 Journeymen segar
makers Of the country, and asking an Increase o
the duty on imported segars. Referred to the Com
mittee on Finance. .-. .....
Also, petition Of segar-mhkers Of Massachusetts,
asking the leyying Of a tax on leaf tobacco. Re
fsrrsd To the Committee on Finance
.... PRIZE MONEY WANTED. a..
Mr.. Grimes presented the petition Of the ofieer
and seamen Of the Mississippi Hotilla asking add
tional prize money Referred to tho Committee OF
Naval Affairs.
The Chait announced the following as compri,
ing the special committee to inquire into the con
dition Of the national banks: Messrs Wilson, Hen
derson, Van Wrinkle, johnson, and Buckalew.
A Pan WESTERN RAILROAD.
On motion Of Mr.. Pomeroy, the bill extending foi
ten years the provisions Of the act granting lands
to the State Of Arkansas for railroad via Little
Rock to the Texan boundary was taken up, and,
alter amendment, was passed. ... H...'r .
On motion Of Mr. Howard the act TO facilitate
postal, commercial, and military communication
among the several States was taken up, ths ques.
tiou being on the amendment Of Mr.. CresweIl, that
Congress may at any time repeal amend this act
The question was taken and the amendment dis
agreed to. .......fH
Mr.. Morrill, took the aoor, and replied to the ar.
gument Of Mr.. Howard, that under the right to
regulate commerce Congress possessed the power to
pass this bill. ..
CON. AND NIL. CON-
On motion Of Mr.. Van Wrinkle the Senate in
sisted on its amendment to the pension bill, and
aeceded to the request Of the House for commit.
tee of conference.
Mr.. Wade submitted the followingi which was
laid over:
Whereas the necessity of the nation requires that
the seat Of Government should be more accessible
TO the great interests Of the EASTERN and particu
larry Of the western portion Of the same;
And whereas the State Of Maryland did, by an
act approved March, 1865, grant to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company the right to construct
railroad from said railroad at the Point of Rocks
10 the line Of the District Of Columbia with the
purpose to run the same into the city Of Washing
ton Therefore
Rs,oivsd, That the COMMITTEES of tho District Of
Columbia be instructed to inquire into tho fact
whether said railroad company intend TO carry out
the provisions of their said charter.
On motion Of Mr. Grimes, the Senate went into
executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House passed, by vote of Ill to II, the tax
bill the title Of which was, on motion Of Mr.. Gar
field, Of Ohio, amended so as to make 1t read "a
bill to reduce the revenue, " &c. The amendments
reported by the Committee Of the Whole were voted
upon in gross and agreed to, with some half dozen
exceptions, where separate votes were taken on
them The most important amendments that were
tobacco from twenty cents to ten cents per pound;
that forbidding assessors or collectors 10 permit
copies Of Income returns to be taken for pnblica
ton; that giving the appointment Of special CON-
missioner Of the revenue to the President, by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate; and
that providing that revenue officers appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, shall not be removable without the
like advice and consent Of the Senate, unless for
in office, during the recess Of Con-
gress ...
During the morning hour q great variety Of prop
ositons were introduced under the call Of States.
were offered and adopted as follows!
BY Mr. Rice, of Maine: Calling on the Secretary
of State for information as to the progress made In
coruplei ing maps connected with the boundary sur
yey under the treaty Of Washington. u.
By Mr.. Perham, Of Maine: Calling on the secre-
tary of the Treasury for information as to the
amount Of Government gold sid under his author
ity since the first of May, the rates, the agent
agents. and the commissions allowed.
By Mr. Thayer, Of Pennsylvania Dispensing
with evening sessions Of the House uutil further
orders.
rotary Of War for information in reference to the
Bureau.
By Mt Stevens Of Pennsylvania: Instructing
on Invalid Pensions to inquire into the
propriety Of reporting bill to double the pensions
due by the casualties Of the war with the so-ealed
States. ed ..-af. .s.s
BY Mr. spalding, Of Ohio; Instrueting the same
committee to inquire in.o the proprety of placing
the surviving soldiers Of the war OF 1879 on the
pension list ". ..
by Mr.. stillwsll, Of Indiana; Instructing the
same committee to report bill extending the pro.
visions Of the pension laws to provost marshals de-
putty provost mqrshals and enrolling officers killed
or disabled in tho limo Of their duty.
BY Mr.. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania: Calling on the
Of War for information In reference to
railroad property which was in the possession Of
the Government on the LIST Of May, 1885.
BY Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylvania; Calling upon
the Secretary of War for copies Of the report Of
Major General Stoneman, and Of all other reports
in bis possession on the subject OF the Memphis
riot -. r-.-Efa. ..'I .at
BY Mr.. schenck, of Ohio: Instrucilng tho Com
mittee on Military Affairs to inquire into the
pediency Of repeating all laws authorizing brevet
ranks In the United States army, and substituting
some other recognition reward for gallant actions
or merit0rious conduct. ...s 200
by Mr. Ashley, of Ohio: Instructiug the Con-.
mittce on the Judiciary to inquire into the pro.
priety Of abolishng all but one district court Of
the United States In States which, under the rep.
resentatye appointment Of 1852, entitled to no
more than seven members in Congress.
BY Mr.. Julian, of Indiana; Instructing the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs to inquire into the pro.
priety Of providing national military force in lieu
of regular or standing army, to consist Of volun
vice for three years, md raised and organized by
the different States in proportion to their popula.
ton. ...t.. 100
BY Mr.. Bromwel, of H.: Calling upon the Pre-.
sdent for information to the cotton in the hands
Of the military authorities on the cessation of hos.
tties and the cotton captured and forfeited during
the war. b." .. r.. . ...
Mr.. Williams, of Pa, offered resolution calling
on the President for Information as to whether any
Of tho military or civil employees of the Govern.
ment within the State Of GeorgiA, or any other
rebel State have eountenanced, or assisted in the
rendition Of public honors to any Of the traitors
whether living or dead.
Mr. Nicholson, Of Del, Directing to its consider
alton, the resolution was laid over for ono day.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, offered a resolution calling
on the Secretary Of the Treasury for information as
to tho amount OF gold belonging to the Government
sold since the hrst Of January, 1866, 40.
Mr.. Chanler, of N. Y, Objecting to its consider.
alton, the resolution was laid over for one day.
Mr.. Order, OF Kentucky offered resolutions
that inasmueh as loyal men have been elected by
the people Of Tennessee as Senators Represent
atives in Congress, they should BIO admitted to
seats In the present Congress on taking the usual
oath of Office and that each Of the States not now
represented in Congress should be allowed repre-
seRtation on the same terms. The res buttons were
referred TO the coninlttee reconstruction.
Mr.. Ross, of IlIiGois, offered a resolution to dis
charge the committee on reconstruction from the
further consideration Of the application Of Horace
for Il seat in the House. and referring the
subject to the Committee on Elections
The Shs aker deoidad the resolution ont of ordar