The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-20
WASHINGTON, April Ia.

| WASHINGTON, Aplil To-
HoUsE.--Mr Morris, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported the bill to ,regu
late the term of the United States Courts
in the eastern district of New York, and
for other purposes, which was considered
and passed.
Mr.. Boyer offered resolution to print,
for the use of the members of the House,
$4,000 copies of the testimony of Alexan'
der H Stephens before the committee on
Reconstruction.
Mr.. Rogers moved to make the num-
Der $4,000. The resolution was referred
to the committee on Printing.
Mr.. Lynch introduced joint resolu
ton authorizing the appointment of ex-
aminers to examine site for a fresh
water basin for iron clad vessels of the
United States navy, which was read
| twice and referred to the committee on
| Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Lynch also introduced bill to
provide for military instruction in the
agricultural colleges established under
act of July 2nd, 1862, which was read
twice and referred to the committee on
Military Affairs.
Mr.. Whaley rose to another eXplana.
ton in reference to his Latin frend, Mr.
ct. al. and had read sarcastic letter
from Mr.. Boynton, correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette, denying the author
ship of the Objectionable paragraph.
Mr.. Stevens from the committee on
Appropriation reported bill making APP
propriations to supply the deficiency in
appropriation for the public printing
for the arending January, 30th, 1866,
which was read twice and referred to
the Committee of the Whole on the state
of the Union and made the especial or
| der for tomorrow
The bill to appropriate one hundred
thousand dollars to supply the deficiency
! in appropriation for printing, $3.50 900
Nor paper, S95 900 for binding, was in
| troduced
Mr. WashGurne Of Illinois inquired OF
Mr. Stevens how many of the ordinary
approrriation bills OF the session had
passed
Mr. Stevens replied that, with the
exception Of the Deficiency bill, and of
the Miscellaneous bill, necessarily kept
back till about the close session, and
the Indian Appropriation bill. kept back
in reference to some new treaties, all
the Appropriation bills we're passed.
The regular order of business in the
morning hour being the call Of com
mittee reports, the bill which was re-
ported ten days since, from the commit
tee on Invalid Pensions, increasing the
salary of the Commissioner of Pensions
to a 1000 and that of Chief Clerk Of the
Pension Office to $500 came mp The
House voted Yesterday to reject the bill,
and had recensidered that vote, and now
the question was again on the passage
of the bill After some discussion in
the same vein as that which took place
on the bill Yesterday, the House came to
a vote upon II and the bill was passed
GO to 81
Mr. Van Horn, Of New York, from the
Ecommittee on Roads and Canals, re
ported bill to construct a ship canal
around the falls Of Niagara.
Mr. Price offered q substitute for the
bill
Mr. Van Horn addressed the House III
support of the bill
The discussion Of the bill vas cut on
by the expiration OF the morning hour
The hill Uasslaid over until next Tues
day
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| sideration of the bill to reorgan!ze and
re-establish the army OF the United
States. The 5th and 9th sections were
read aud passed over motion made to
increase the strength of each company
from so to 100, rejected, 40 to % Sew
enth and eighth sections were read and
passed over Ninth section was ameuded
by striking out the provision OF one band
to each regiment, and authorizing IN
stead theretaining or enlisting OF similar
bands Section read and passed over
Tenth section-Mr Garfield moved ia
increase the term of enlistment from
three to five years; the amendment was
rejected, 40 against 81 No amendment
was offered to the eleventh and twelfth
sections,
The third section being up, Mr. ThayeT
moved to substitute the corresponding
section of the Senate, providing that
the Adiutant Generals Department OF
the army shall hereafter. consist of the
officers now authorized by law. Mr.
Thaver said the effect Of this section OF
the House bill was to legislate out ofthe
srmy no less than seventeen Of its regular
officers by destroying the rank of Assis
tant Adiutant General The same prin'
ciple was also carried out in the Quar-
termaster's, Subsistence and Pay Depart
ments He should move similar amend
ments to the sections referring to these
departments.
Mr.. Blame explained that the change
of title was made on the recommends
tiou of the General and was applied IN
the same view to other departments
within disposition of this section. ,
A movement was made toward al
jonrnment, when Mr.. Price from the
committee on the Pacific Railroad re
; ported back withiamendment Senate bil
:, granting aid to the Railroad and tele
:. graph from Folsom to Placeryille. /
d was ordered printed and recommitted
t Senate bill to remit and refund certain
n duties was read twice and referred /
the committee on Ways and Means.
The Senate bill TO issue American reg
listers to certain vessels and the amend
). ment to House amendment were con
a Cured in.
g Mr.. Smith introduced bill to proyid
u for the National defence by organizin