The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-06
THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
First Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 8, 1865.
ruR NAVAL PENSION FUN.

WASHINGTON, June 8, 1865.
TnR NAVAL FUND.
Mr. GRmEs tepl of Iowa, called up tho following re-
solution, which. motion OF Mr.. FEssESDES trep) OF
Me- was laid upon the table,
Joint resolution Of resolution regulating the
BE resolved. by the Senate House of Representa-
That resolution approved July 1894 entitled "A resolu
Be- ass hereby s%ssSsd such
ssn.um aaS @ss
ss s asy Of July Of each that
aforesaid resolution except so far as relates TO the mode Of
DEPARTMENT CLERKS
Mr. DooLrTE, trep OF Wis, called up the bill to re-
duce the number and increase the pay Of clerks Of
the Department OF the Interior.
In tho course Of the discussion the subject Mr. NYE
rep) OF Nevada, said he wished To call attention TO the
character OF the men whose salaries 1t proposed
raise He would read the platform Of the johnson Club
an organization largely made up Of clerks the Interior
Department, as Published the National mel gen er
was one of the men whose salary to be raised
MT DooLrTLE said he lid not know. He thought not
MT NYE said Congress had got toned to receive
sebukes from certain quarters that III ceased hurt;
but no insisted upon that that class OF should be
the last TO as, for favors the hands OF Congress II
sheer impotence In these clerks who were drawing
their subsistence from the government, 10 abuse Con-
gress as they did He moved tho postponomen of the
pending subject
Pending the consideration OF the above the morning
hour expired, and the subject postponed until
morrow
PROTECTION TRAVELLERS
: Mr. EDMUND, trep.) Of W, from the Committee on
Commerce. reported, with amendments, the bill further
70 provide for the safety OF the lives OF passengers
beard vessels propelled in whole In part by steam to
regulate the salaries of steamboat inspectors and for
other purposes II amends the section which -evokes
ahe license Of the pilot who may refuse to admit into the
pilot HOUSE learner Of olaee by providing instead Of
vided afterwards in certain cases, for revocation Of the
license of pilot The alleged metals roo ired TO be
In III onfh a,inr hahn
temperature not exceeding $40 degrees of Fahrenheit
The SIXTH seventh eighth and ninth sections
of niiro-gycerine, which has been the subject
of special legislation. Tho fourteenth section, rela-
two 10 ''ife boat disengsgng apparatus ON sea-
going and lake Steamers requires such appa-
ratns to be so arranged to allow such
boats to DO safely launched with their complement Of
passengers while such vessels under speed other
wse and SO as 20 allow such dsongagng apparatus
be operated by one dsengagng both ends OF tho
boat simultaneously from the tackles by which II may
be lowered to the water The provision respecting lights
on river steamers stricken out An additional section
provides that supervising and local inspectors steam
boats shall execute such bonds the Secretary Of
Treasury may prescribe conditioned for the faithful per-
the payment in the manner provided by law OF all
moneys received BY them.
GOVERNMENT SALINE LANDS.
Mr.. PoinRoy, (iep OF Kansas introduced bill TO au-
thorze the Secretary OF the Interior TO lease such Of tho
public lands of tho United States known saline
lands or lands containing mineral springs and 10 pro-
vide for the preservation and development Of the
It provides that such lease shall be longer period
every five years by disinterested referees. not
at rate OF rental less than the revenue assessed
upon mineral springs, by act OF CONGRESS II further
provides that the Secretary shall prescribe all necessary
regulations for leasing preserving and developing said
SALINE lands and mineral springs such regulations TO be
subject 10 revision by Congress-
The ball referred 70 the Committee on Public
Lands
RECONSTRUCTION.
Mr. HOWARD, rep, OF Mch called up tho proposed
amendment TO the constitution. Tho pending question
upon the following amendment proposed yesterday
by Mr. Dootle substitute for the second section
Altar the CENSUS % 70 taken in the year 1870 and each
abe several states which may Be Included Within this Union
ts.a.y years q qualified By The laws thereof %
asa q as %. .sa % q NJ s
several states according 70 the value q the real
M s,ss or % the Gntsa s' not 0''0"sns
Nr POLAND (rep.l OF VT, took the floor Ho CON-
minced by remarkng he did not believe he should
oeAbe 70 present any new Views on subject which hid
born thoroughly discussed both houses Of Congress
during tho past six months He then proceeded TO
ycT the different positions held the subioct Of
Suction and tho status OF ne states lately rebellion
maintaining that the government had always acted upon
t theory that existence Of States was not de-
stDyed by the Nothing but absolute necessity
suh necessity existed. Ample security for the fltve
coad be obtained without u II would not DO safe,
anees against a.rccurcnce n the past few years The
nAonG debt AID the payment OF pensions ought 70
bssecured ard dc basis Of sostnem representa-
co ought To be changed He kct that this
.ccmc now before Co&sress was no; sufficient
todo justice TO me blacks Of tho Ssuih. He would fke
IL NTH better provided for the right of suffrage or
TN bars but Il claimed thar under It the Soilh
people would be hdrced, for the sake u political
royer TO the rigit Of ssage to the negroes Up
WI winng 10 vste fer u, No believed the paa a. Il
WI new-beforc the Se~ae, would ncsve the approba-
Tia of the country. He believed ths President would
support IL and his iu<uerco "a It's Adoption
IT. STrwART, trep.) Of Nevada, said he would briefly
exiain the why he should for the pending
proposition, though IL known that IL the
(which he was origasiy In favor II better plan
thin he expected would he agreed upon and misht yet
led 10 general amnesty for universal suffrage
n. How, trep.l OF Wis, stated the Why he
shuld vote for the amendment Of Mr. Doolittlc He
wuid also vote for the report Of the Committee 81 En-
tea He then Discussed AZ much length resolution
foi the appointment Of provisional governors !
th, Southern States. offered by him IN January
Lac aud Afterwards reviewed the different
tics OF the PENDING resolution. Tho Presidents
pory, nc said, that although tho southern
pe,le were not ~ 20 make laws nj home, they
~ nd must be allowed send Representatives here to
paicpato IN making laws for the United states by his
ordinations appointing provisional governors the Pres
idd had trampcd tbs contributions of the Southern
SITES under foot He made virtually States out Of
tho. In the history OF the Executive efforts 10
strt these States many very noticeable facts were
fo,d. He fMr. Hows had been profoundly Interested
in oking over the Journal Of these Executive efforts to
mo loyal States out 81 rebel communities. u was
diiult enterprise Mr. Howe then reviewed several OF
thoroclamaons issued BY the provisional ia
thSouth, doing he sad, e. show that ia the
ornzation OF the southern States the principle Of
Sta rights entirely ignored and everything
dor by authority and order of tbs federal government
hiding tho discussion the Senate INTO executive
sc'on and soon Afterwards adjourned.