Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-25
XXXEXth Congress
WAsHIEGTOy, July 81.
HON 81

Mr.. ELLIOT under the permission given
by the House to Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois,
now absent on account of illness, made re-
ports upon the following bills:
From the Committee on Commerce, the
House bill to provide for aud to regulate
the weighing of exports It provides that
on all VEGETABLE articles hereafter export
ed on ships, draw backs are allowed,
and on all weighable goods withdrawn from
bonded warehouses for export, there shall
be levied and collected three cents per 100
pounds. 1t abolishes the office of Measurer
at the port of New York, the duties of
which are to be performed by the Weigher.
The Weighers at New York are to receive
s., 500 a year. The bill was passed.
The Senate joint resolution manilesting
the sense of Congress towards the officers
and seamen Of the vessels and others en-
gsged in the rescue Of the officers and SOL
diers OF the army, the passengers, officers
and crew Of the steamship San Francisco,
which was passed without amendments.
AppropriatIng s. 900 to each of the capt0rs
of the vessels Three Bells Of Glasgow, the
Kilby of Boston, and the ship Antarctic,
81, 900 to each of the mates and 81 900 to
each man and boy. ~
Mr.. O'NEIL TO whom the bill had been
referred as a subcommittee, presented re-
port to the House, which was laid on the
table.
Mr.. WILSON, Of Iowa, from the Commit
tee on the Judiciary made reports which
were disposed of as follows:
Senate bill in relation 10 the District
Courts Of the States of Louisiana and Cali
fornia. Passed with amendments, one of
which increases the salary Of the District
Judge of Louisiana from s., 500 10 $500.
Tho House bill To punish certain crimes
in relation to the public securities and cur
reney, making the eounterfeihng Of securi-
ties, currency stamps, &c, felony. Passed.
The bill amendatOry uf the habeas corpus
act of May II, 1906 making some merely
technical provisions in regard to the Prac-
tce in the courts was passed.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, AIr. DAWES in the chair, and re-
sumed the consideration Of the Deficiency
Bill. The question being on the amend
ment offered by Air. DELANO yesterday, to
strike ont the paragraph appropriating
$4,000 to pay Mr.. Rayston, of Pennsylva-
MIA for certain buildings owned by him in
Memphis, Tennessee, taken possession Of
and used by Unite1 States troops.
The amendment gave rise to considerable
debate. Messrs. SCHOFIELD, KELLY,
STEVENS, SPALDING and FARMS
WORTH advocating the appropria-
tion, and SCHENCK, DAVIS and NOR
RILL opposing it as being partial and ex-
ceptional.
Mr.. MORRILL, said that if the principles
embodied in the paragraph We're acted on
it would cost tine government hundreds of
millions of dollars, and the present system
OF taxation would be entirely insufficient.
The amendment was agreed to by a vote
Of 66 to %.
nhr ~iurr rTsfs
for repairs of the Presidents house being
under consideration, Mr.. STEVENS took oc-
casion to say that a former statement of his
to the effect that some of the deficiencies oc-
CURED in Mr.. Bachanan's time. was erron-
Gus.
. Mr.. JOHNSON moved to reduce the ap-
preparation for the removal of the State De-
paTtment from SIS, 900 to S50,O90
son motion of Mr. KASSON new sections
were added, constituting collectors of inter
nal revenue as disbursing agents, and max
ing appropriations for lighthouse keepers.
The Committee next proceeded to consider
the House bill authorizing the reimburse
ment of the Territory of Nebraska of certain
expenses incurred in repelling Indian hos
tlities. Both bills were reported to the
House aud passed
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President in relation to the
joint resolution declaring the State of Ten
nessee restored to her former proper politi-
cal relations to the Union. Portions of the
message were received by Republicans with
derisive laughter. Its conclusion was greeted
by the Democrats with applause.
The reading of the message having been
completed by Mr.. Mcpherson, Clerk, and
it having been laid on the table and or
deed to be printed, Mr. STEVENS rose and
said: .-....... -s 80.
Mr.. Speaker, Inasmuch as the joint res
olution has become law by the entire and
cordial approval Of the President, [lsugh
ter. am desired by the Committee Of Fif
teen TO ask to be discharged from the fur
ther consideration of credentials Of mem
bers from Tennessee, and thst they be re-
ferred to the Committee on Elections,
which motion ! now make.
Mr.. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania, called
for division of the House. The question
being divided, the first part of the motion
discharging the Reconstruction Committee
from the further consideration Of creden
tials of the members from Tennessee was
agreed to- The second part Of the motion
being on the reference of credentials TO the
Committee on Elections,