Daily national Republican., 1866-03-20
THIRTY NINTH CONGRESS
First Session.
TUESDAY, March 20, 1865.
SENATE.

Ms. Howe presented the joint resolution Of
the Wisconsin Legislature asking o modifca-
tion Of the tax on cigars. b
Mr.. Morrill, presented the memorial of the
Mayor and Council Of the city Of George
town, asking Congress to take action in re-
moving the obstructions from the harbor Of
Georgetown. .... &C..
Mr.. Morrill, introduced joint resolution
from the Committee on the District of Co.
lumbia appropriating S25, 900 for the relief
of destitute colored people of the District,
and asked for its immediate consideration.
Mr.. Morrill, said there was an absolute ne
cessity for the appropriation dictated by con-
sideTati of public health and safety, as we'll
rs by feelings Of charity. There were fifteen
thousand destitute colored people in this city,
and their condition was deplorable. He
caused to be read communication from the
chief of police Of the city, detailing the con-
dition Of the colored population In certain
districts, and expressing the fear that unless
something was done soon disease and pesti-
lence would be generated among the unfor-
tunate blacks.
After some fiilibustering by Salisbury and
others, the resolution, as reported from the
committee, was then adopted yeas 33,
nays s.
Mr.. Fessenden called up the naval appro-
pristion bill, which q few days since was
read at length and passed over.
Mr.. Anthony offered an amendment, di-
recting the Secretary Of the Navy to ap-
point board Of five naval officers, Of whom
the present and the late superintendent shall
be two, to examine and report upon q suit
able place for q naval academy, and that
until this report is made none Of the appro-
priations for the improvement Of the Acad.
emy shall be expended.
The amendment was disagreed to-yeas s,
nays 80. Messrs. Anthony, Howe, Sherman,
Sprague, and Sumner, voted in the afirma-
tive.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Dawes, of Mass, introduced a joint
resolution relating to the boundaries Of the
United States Armory grounds at Spring
field, Mass. Agreed to.
Mr.. Smith, Of Ky, introduced a joint res
| olution returning the thanks of Congress TO
Major Generals Garfield and Granger for gal
liant services at the battle Of Chiokamauga.
Referred.
The House then took up the general appro.
priation bill for the year ending juno 80,
1867
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Wash.
burne, striking out clause increasing the
salaries of certain officers In the United States
mint, was hRreeu TO-
The amendment made yesterday by the
Committee Of the Whole, striking out the
appropriation Of SIS, 900 for the construction
Of police telegraph in the District of Co.
lumbia, was also agreed to.
And the bill then passed.
Mr.. Lawrence, Of Ohio, introduced a reso-
luton instructing the Military Committee
to inquire into the expodiency of providing
BY law for the publication of work illus.
trEting the battle.felds fortihcations, &c,
Of the war, by plats, maps and Landscape
views. Agreed to.
The House thon took up the bill hereto
fore considered, amendatory to the act in re-.
lation to ha6edS corpus, and designed to
protect United States officers from prosecu-
tiOn in State courts for acts committed dur
ing the war.
Mr.. Rogers, of New Jersey, proceeded to
address the House, at some length, in oppo-
sition to the bill, and in yindioatiOn of the
policy of the Democratic party.
Messrs. Mckee and Smith, of Kentucky,
and Garfield, Of Ohio, followed in advocacy
of the bill, and
Mr.. Ross, of Illinois, was addressing the
House in opposition to II at half past two
o'clock, when our report closed.