Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

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occupied by them. has been ordered to b
: restored to returning rebels, and the occu
pants, the freedmen, displaced, stating tn
= particular property thus restored and b
- whose orders he same was done
Mr.. ELDRIDGE PRESENTED the joint reso
lutions Of the Senate and Assembly of th
, State Of Wisconsin for grant Of land to al,
in the construction Of the Portage Lake an,
Lake Superior Canal. It was referred t
the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. PERHAM introduced a resolution
which was adopted. directing the eommitte
on invalid pensions to inquire what furthe
= legislation is necessary to prevent the trans
fer or assignmen; Of the benefit Of any pen
sion 70 brokers or spectators, and in regar,
TO other amendments TO the pension laws
Mr.. PRICE, on leave, introduced a bill
for the organization of a company to con
struGt a railroad and telegraph from PUge
Sound to the Columbia River. 1t was resC
twice and referred to the Committee on Ia,
Pacific.
The House then went into Committe o
the whole on the state OF the Union. Mr.
Brandagee in the chair, aud proceeded t
the consideration Of the military aPPropria
tion bill
Several amendments We're adopted in
cluding one offered BY Mr.. BENJAMIN 10 en-
force the provisions cf the test oath, and
one offered by Mr.. Schenck appropriatinc
$4,000 for continuing the erection Of memo
rial tablets and monuments 90 deceased
officers of the regular army and volunteers
and Tor marking. with proper inscriptions
the guns captured during the rebellion.
The bill was lsId aside to be reported to
the House, and the Comm ttee next took up
the army appropriation bill
The Dill GpPrOprlates, among other small
Ter items, for the pay ofthe army ID. .7uu, 600;
for communication Of officers subsistence 81,
G50, geo; for subsistence Of regulars and vol
unteers s. 500, 900; for regular supplies for
the Quartermaster's department S4.I5460u;
incidental expenses of same Sl,UO0,OUO;
transportation 5000 600.
Mr. WASHBURNE. of Illinois, moved
the following proviso: Provided that no
part Of the money hereby appropriated shall
| be used for having the Illinois Central
| R8ilroad Company tor the trans sportation Of
| troops or the property of the United States.
! and the Attorney General of the United
! States is hereby directed to institute suit
| sgainst the said Company in the Circuit
| Court Of the United States in the 7th Cir
| cult, without delay, to recover from said
| Company any moneys that have been paid
! to said Company by any department of the
! Government for the transportation of troops
or property of the United States. And the
| said Attorney General is hereby directed to
! appear for the United States IN said court
| and prosecute its interests in said suit. This
| amendment gave rise to a long debate.
| Messrs. WasEburne, Williams, Wilson,
| Sloan. Harding and Stevens in support of it..
! and Messrs. Davis, Cork, Farnsworth and
| Woodbridge in opposition.
| Mr.. GRINNELL moved to amend by
/ striking out all IN reference 10 the suit for
| the recovery Of the moneys already paid.
| The first question was on Mr.. GrinnePs
/ amendment 20 the amendment which Mr..
| Washburne, of Illinois, designated as lock
| ing the stable door after the horse was
| stolen. Rejected, ayes 30, nays &c.
| The question required on Mr.. Wash
buruo's amsndunent-
Mr.. FARNSWORTH, of Illinois. demand
\ ed the ayes and nays which were ordered
and resulted, ayes -, nays 2l. Amendment
| agreed to.
| The Committee rose to close the debate
and the Military Academy bill was reported
/ back with amendments, which were con-
CURED in.
Mr.. SCHENCK moved TO amend by ad-
| ding the following, and provided moreover
/ that no part of moneys hereby spprOpria-
| ted, shall he applied 10 pay or subsistence Of
any cadet appointed from any State lately
\ in rebellion against the government, until
| such State shall nave been restored 10 its
| original relations with the Union, under and
| by cirtUe Otan act or Joint resolution of Con-
/ grsss for that case made and provided
Mr.. ELDRIDGE called for the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. SCHENCK desired to modify BY in
| serting the word hereafter but, the pre-
| vious question having been seconded, Mr.
| Eldridge objected, and the yeas and nays
/ 20
/ yeas 5S, nays 20; so the amendment was
| rejected.
The motion TO reconsider was allowed to
stand till tomorrow.
Mr.. STEVENS suggested that the Army
| Appropriation bill should be considered as
| having been reported from the Committee
| Of the Whole,
The army appropriation bill then passed.
| Mr.. BRO WNELL. of Pennsvlvania, pre-
| sented petition of the citizens Of Claster
! County. Pennsylvania, PRAYING Congress to
/ impose such conditions on the return Of the
| rebel States as shall punish treason, protect
| loyalty and do away with distinctions on
\ account of race or color. Also q petition of
| lis citizens of the same county praying for
a change in the Constitution making the
| President eiegible by direct vote and en-
| sbling Congress To fix the qualifications of
| electors. Referred TO the Judiciary Com
| mittee.
| Mr.. BROWNELL also presented petit
| ton Of the citizens of the same place pray
! ing for an amendment of the tariff laws so
rs to protect labor To the extent Of the dii-
| ference between the cost of capital and
| labor here sad abroad. Referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. BANKS, Of Mass, introduced. on
| leave, an act to provide for the consolids-
| tion Of the Pension with the Provost Mar
| shal's Bureau. which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Military AT
| fairs.
| Mr.. BALDWIN introduced on leave, su
| act to incorporate a national association TO
educate eolor2d men for the christian min
| istry. Referred TO the Committee for the
| District of Columbia.
| Mr.. MILLER, of Pa, asked leave to in
! troduoe an act 0meudatyry Of the national
currency act.
Mr. FRIJE objected.
! Mr.. ASHLEY, OF Ohio, called for the yeas
| and nays, which being ordered, resulted
| yeai Il, nays ia.
| Mr.. BCRD, of Ohio, introduced a pre-
| amble and resolution directing an increase,
] for $50 days, Of 50 per cent. on the present
import duties. Read twice and referred to
| the Committee Of WAYS and Means.
I T. u
| troduced q resolution to suppress certain
| fractional notes forming part of the papor
currency Of the Government Referred %
| Committee on Banking an Currency.
| The resolution requires the Secretary Of
| the Treasury to call in and suppress, with
| out delay, the recent issue Of hve cent notes
4 on which the head of a private individual
! appears in place Of Washington. II also
| directs that henceforth no head or face Of
| any person shall be placed on any portion
| of bonds or currency, without express desIg-
nation bv the Secretary of the Treasury.
| Mr.. ASHLEY, of Ohio, asked leave to in
| troduce concurrent resolutions, as follows e:
| RssOlcsd, By the House Of Representa-
| tives, the Senate conaurring, that the Con-
! for the protection of the emancipaged slaves
/ in the States lately in rebellion
! Rcso!red, That in behalf Of the loyal
! American people Congress pledges full pro
/ lection 10 al! loyal men. irrespective Of race
| or color, residing in the States recently in
! rebellion and especially to the soldiers and
| sailors who have served in the army and
/ navy, and 10 this end Congress will demand
| guarantees as 10 them which shall seem suf-
! fcient before recognizing any of the new
! State governments which now are or which
hereafter may be organized either under the
/ order and direction Of the President or by
! an independent movement Of the people il
such States.
Resolved That the Union party Of the
nation represented in Congress, earnestly
desire that all the States recently in rebel
lion, at the earliest moment consistent with
the safety Of the national Union, be restored
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