Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-22


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Law, of the United States Navy, to the &C
tive list, from the reserved list, which wa
read three times aud passed.
Mr. MORRILL,, from the Committee ol
Ways and Means, reported bill TO rs-Or-
ganize the Treasury Department and d2
the paw of its employees. He said that the
; distribution of The S25OOOO appropriated
last year for extra compensation ~ the EN-
ployees. Of the T.,.sury- Department had
given great dissatisfaction. A similar mea-
sure had recently passed the Senate; but,
from conversation with several members
| of the House, he was satisfied that bill
giving such discretion to the Secretary could
not pass the House. Still it was apparent
that the employees of the Treasury Depart
ment must have their pay increased, aud
the COmmitteecf Ways and Means deemed
it best to report a bill fixing the matter
definitely and legally. This bill, he said, if
the same number of employees were retain
ed, would only increase the annual expen-
diture about $4,000. .LI L.sI.L.
Mr. STEVENS expressed his surprise at
this measure being reported from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, as it properly
belonged TO, and was now actually before,
the Committee on Appropriations. The
| Secretary of the Treasury had reported
that, out of the S25O,O left last session to
his jurisdictionary distribution, he had only
| distributed $4,000 among the heads of
bureaus and high salaried clerks, and had
| asked what was TO be done with S25, 900.
pared BIT i6f B pA6Ps thS6 38
reported it several months since; and al
though that was within the knowledge Of
the Secretary, he had since gone and, with
= . l.
as he thought proper. He moved the refer
euce of the bill to the Committe on Appro-
Priations. -..r. ..-. ..r-.
The motion was lost by Al yeas to 76 nays,
and the bill was read twice and recommit-
ted to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and was ordered TO be printed.
One hundred thousand copies of the mai
Ority and minority reports on reconstruction
were ordered TO he printed. "a
Mr.. BALDWIN stated he had been
charged with $50 more mileage than he
had received, and therefore asked leave TO
offer the following:
RcSOlUed, That the Committee on APpro-
priations be directed to investigate and re-
port in reference to errors in Executive
document No. l25 and also to consider the
expediency of a resolution of the existing
law in reference to mileage, so as TO make
payment of mileage more equal and more
in accordance with the actual cost to and
from the national capital at the present |
time.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. PAYNE reported in favor of award |
ing the seat for the 2lst Congressional Dis |
trict of Pennsylvania to Mr.. Dawson, the |
sitting member, and gave notice he would |
call it up next week.
The Army bill was taken up and an |
arnapdtnaut ad rautriripU in all /
where volunteer officers are appointed in /
the regular army to the same rank or grade |
held by them in the voluteer service, their |
names shall be borne on the Army |
Register with the date of their volunteer
appointment, and they will take rank as of /
continuous service from such date. A sec
ton was also introduced for the appoint /
ment of a chaplain for each regiment of |
colOred troops, and requiring such chaplain /
to instruct the men in the common branches |
of English education.
The bill was read the third time and pas
sed, ayes p, nays Al.
Mr.. LAWRENCE, of Pennsylvania, in
troduced bill authorizing the Secretary OF
War to refund the money received as COM
mutation from the citizens of the Twenty /
first Congressional District of Pennsylvania, |
which was read twice and referred 10 the /
Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. LEBL0ND asked leave to offer pre-
amble and resolution for tho withdrawal of
nationaIbank note currency, which was OBJ
jected to.
Mr.. RANDALL. of Pennsylvania, offered
a resolution, which was adopted, instructing
the Committee on Banking and Currency /
tn inquire into the expediency of repeating
such laws as authorize the depositing Of
money with the Treasurer or Assistant |
of the United States, and the pay
ment of interest bonds by Government.
Adjourned.
Mr.. SHERMAN from the Committee on
Agriculture reported adversely on the bill
to establish a national repository in Ger
many.
Mr. WADE offered q resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds to inquire
into the expediency of purchasing the land
between Maryland avenue and Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, east of the capital, fer nation
al park in which to erect a Presidential
mansion.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the tax bill was taken up.
The reading of the tax bill was then re-
sumed from the point touched at the time
of adjournment yesterday.
The following amendment in relation to
gas companies was agreed to: All cOmpa-
nies whose prices are fixed by law are au-
thorized to add the tax herein imposed, to
tho price on each 1000 feet of gas sold and
all companies who have heretofore con-
tracted to furnish gas to municipalities or
other corporations, are hereby authorized to
add the tax to such contract.
The Committee recommended the follow
ing amendment:
On reapers, mowers, threshing machines,
corn shelters, separators, wooden ware mills,
machinery for the manufacturing of sugar,
syrup and molasses from sorghum, ,beetsand
corn, exclusively adapted to be driven by
horse power, per cent ad valorem.
On the adoption of the above Mr..
GRIMES demanded the ayes and nays.
Mr.. KIRK WOOD called attention to the
fact that reapers, mowers, and threshing
machines were exempt by the House bill.
Mr.. FESSENDEN said the farming in
terest was favored in this bill to greater
extent than any other interest. The farm
ers themselves had made no complaints,
but certain gentlemen had undertaken to
perform the task of complaining for them.
The instruments now proposed to be taxed
were in the hands of mOnOpolists and
patentees.
Mr.. GRIMES said he found all the ma
terial used in ship building on the free list.
ne Hdu no ODJeCllVu 70 tulaJ Dub Ae LnOuBHb
the agricultural interests ought not to be
less favored.
Mr.. HENDRICKS moved to strike from
the amendment the word sorghum.
Mr.. HOWARD suggested that Mr.. Hen
bricks ought TO include the word imphee.
Mr.. HENDRICKS said he did not know
what that was.
Mr.. HOWARD said it was a plant very
much like sorghum and used for the same /
The amendment of Mr. Hendricks was
changed so as to strike out the words sorghum
and imphee.