Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-19
XXXIXth CONGRESS- First Session
WAsHTNGToN, April ls, 1865.
SENATE.

Mr.. GRIMES. from tho committee on Naval Az
fairs reported the bill passed by the House. to pro-
vide for the better organization, ETC.. with amend
nent in the first section relative to assistant and
passed assistant paymasters.
Mr.. WILSON presented several petitions of army
officers for increased pay which were referred to the
committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. SHERMAN introduced a resolution calling
upon the President to communicate to the Senate
the proceedings of the Military Beard recently as
Sembled at ST. Louis in relation to brevet appoint
ments in the regular army, which was adopted.
Mr. DOOLlITLE called upa joint resolution ap-
propriating 1927 OSj for fulfilling certain treaties
with Indian tribes on the Upper LO and the u pper
Platte rivers, to be expended by the Commissioner
Of Indian Affairs, under direction of the Secretary
After some discussion on the Indian policy of the
Government, the resolution was finally passed,
A motion to reconsider the vote by which tho
Senate refused to admit Colorado, but afterwards
gave way 10 the REGULAR order of business with the
understanding that the colorado question would be
cal ed up Tomorrow.
The unfinished business of yesterday, which was
the bill for the relief of certain naval contractors,
was taken up. The pending question was the amend
nent of Mr Nye to the amendment Of Mr.. Grimes,
viz to strike out twelve per cent and insert fifteen
per cent so as to make the bill read that the con-
tractors named shall be entitled 10 receive the sum
awarded them by the Board of Inquiry, provided
the same shall in no exceed fifteen per cent of
the original contract price. The BILL after few re-
marks from MIR. johnson, was postponed until to-
morrow.
HOUSE.
On nOJl0n OF MT. IAIlEkSUN. thc committee
Of the Whole was discharged from the further cor
sderatiOn of Senate bill, for the lief Of JAS G.
Clark, and the bill comes up before the House. 1t
acting charge datairs at Brussels from June, 1851
to September, 1858. Tne bill was passed.
Mr. PAINE presented memorials Of the Wiscon-
change in the route of the Land Grant railroad from
Portage to Bay Field, and thence to Superior. and
asking grant Of lands to aid in the construction of
so much of the Portage and Superior railroad as ex-
fem frnu a he Ina rial Ia
were referred to the committee on Public Lands.
MIR. SCHOFlELD introduced bill for the re-
lief of Commander ID. q. Carter, which was real
twice and referred to the committee on Naval AZ
fairs.
Mr. BURLEIGH, from Dakotah territory, intro
duced bill making grant of lands to aid in the
construction of rar ad and Telegraph line from
the city nf Yorktown to the western limit of the
| State OF Minnesota, in toe territory of DakOtah,
which was read twice and referred TO the committee
Mr. BURLEIGH also introduced bill to amend
the Agricultural College act which was read twice
and referred to the committee on Agriculture.
The House then proceeded to the regular order of
business-the call of committees tor repOrts-and
resumed the consideration OF the bill reported yes
terday from the committee on Invalid Pensions TO
increase the salary of the Commissioned of Pensions
to 81 900, and that of the Chief Clerk of the Pen.
sion Office to s.. 500 per annum The pending CUES
tOn being on the amend y rent offered by Mr.. Per-
ham yesterday to strike out the 2l section of the
bill increasing the salaries of the Chief Examiner,
the amendment was agreed to-.
Mr.. ROSS, of Ill spoke against the general prin-
ciple of increasing salaries,
Mr.. KASSON, Ot Iowa, supported the proposition
to increase the salary Of tho Commissioner, but
thought the salary OF the Chief Clerk should not
Mr. WASHBURNE. of H., coutended that the
same Argument Justl!ying an increase Of salary to
the Commissioner of Revision would apply also to
The question was further participated in bv
Messrs: Hale, Baines, Worth, Stevens, Perham and
Chandler.
The previous question being moved and seconded,
the vote was taken by yeas and nays on the passage
of the bill, and resulted, yeas 60, nays 63 so the
motion to reconsider was made, and the House
rtfused tolay that motion on the table by vote of
yeas As, nays 62.
The motion to reconsider was then carried by
vote of 63 to 65.
The morning hour having expired, the bill went
oysr under the rule until to morrow
|, The SPEAKER presented report from the Sec
retary Of War in reference to the allowance of claims
for the apprehension of Booth and Others, which
was referred to the committee on Appropriations
The SPEAKER also presented resolution of the
Convention of Texas in favor of Southern branch
of the Pacific railroad, and asked what disposition
should be made of it.
Mr. ROLLINS moved its reference to the commit
tee on the Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. WENTW0 0RTH moved, as an amendment its
Mr.. C0NKLlNG-I should like to know with
what view it is to be releNed to the committee on
Reconstruction. Was it with a view to reconstruct
railroad?
q
never getting report on it.
The amendment was rejected and the resolution
was referred to the committee on the Pacific Rail-
road.
The House resdmed the consideration of the bill
TO reOrganize and establish the army of the United
States. The 9th section being under discussion,
Mr.. GARFIELD moved an amendment, striking
out the clause "tor oficering the Veteran Reserve
Corps aud coored troops" and providing in ieu of
it that the officers of the former shall be appointed
from officers or soldiers of volunteers or regulars,
who may have been wounded while serving in the
army or have been disabled by disease contracted
in service, and the officers Of the latter from thOse
who have served as officers of C0l0red regiments
He spoke in support of his Ame ldment.
Mr.. SCHENUk opposed the amendment as calcu-
lated to derange the whole bill and render its COM
initial necessary.
After a long discussion the amendment was re-
jected--yeas 81, NAYS 81. 49,
Mr.. CONKLING moved to amend by adding to
the 5th section the following proysO: Provided
that all officers of the existing Veteran Reserve
Corps excepting those now actually needed for duty
in the ETeedmen's Bureau, or otherwise entirely en-
ployed shall on the passage Of this act be ustefed
out Of service and put upon the same footing with
other disabled officers not now in the service.
l. Mr.. STEVENS s did not see any necessity for the
amendment whatever Whatever officers are to be
appointed for the Veteran Reserve Corps should be
retained, beause il mustered out they should then
be entitled to three months pay. gir5 allr.