Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-07-21
MoNDAY-In the Senate Mr.. Clark


reported from the Judiciary Committee, bill regu-
latiDg the OF electng Senators by state leg
islatures.-Ihe army bill was taken up. An amend
ment was adopted. providing for three regiments
OF eolored cavalry. Fifty paymasters provided
tor, instead of forty. The price Of the army ration
was continued al 50 cents for year. The pro-
vision for retaining three regiments of the Veteran
| Reserve Corps was sstricken ont. The bill, after
being otherwise amended, was passed, and goes TO
| the House for its action.
In the House a resolution was offered, changing
the time for the annual meeting of Congress from
| the first Monday in December.-The Committee on
Elections reported in favor of KoontZ to the seat,
| from the sixteenth District of Pennsylvania, in
place of Coffroth, the sitting member.-Air GTnneu
| introduced resolution to take recess from the
time OF the adjournment of the session 70 the first
| of Decembsr.-The House bill for the reoTganiza-
ton OF the army substituted for the Senate bill,
and passed.-Consideraton of the tariff bill was
| resumed. August let. 1866, was inserted the
time when the iil shall tale effect ALI the sections
were disposed of in committee and the bill report
| ed to the House. q #t r
| TUEsDAY-In the Senate a resolution
was introduced requesting the President to inter-
pose the good Offices of the United States ia behalf
OF the tenlan prisoners IN Canada. The biz 10 TX
| the number Of Judges OF the supreme Court and to
| change certain Judicial Circuits, was passed. 1t
provides that no more Associate Judges shall be
appointed until the number is raduced TO six.-The
bill passed enlarging the public grounds around the
Capitol-The bill repeating the act retrog radiDg
Alexandria to the State of Virginia discussed
and postponed.-The Senate non-eOneurred in the
last House amendment to the bill to quiet laod
titles ia California.
In the House. the tariff bill was taken up and dis
cussed by Messrs. Wentworth morrill,, DeIado,
Dawes, Hooper, Wilson, Banks. Dodge, Garfield and
| several others. The duty on railroad iron was re-
duced TO 10 cents per 100 bs; the discrimination IN
| favor of coal from the British Provinces stricken
ont, and other amendments generally those favored
by the West, were adopted. Motions TO recommii
and TO po.tpone we're voted down and the bill pass
! cd, "a to 50, as follows:
| YEAS Alley, Ames, Ancona Ashley, Bald
win, Banks, Barker, Baxter, Bingham, Bout
WE'LL Boyer, Buckland, Bundy, Clarke, OF Ohio
Clarke, of Kansas, Coffroth, Davis. Dawes
Dawson, Delano, Deming, Dixon, Dodge
, briggs Eckley Eliot, Ferry Garfield, Grin
! nell, GriswOld. Hale, Hart, Hayes, Henderson
Highly, Holmes, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Hubbard
of West Virginia; Hubbard, of New York
; Hubbard, of Connecteut; Hubbell, of Ohio
Hurlburt, Jenckes, Johnson, Kelly, Kelso
! Ketchum, Latin, Latham, Lawrence of Onio
LOngyear, Mansion, Marvin, Mcclure Mckee
McRuer, Mercer, Miller, MOOrehead, Moral
Morris, Myers, Newell, C'Neil, Paine, Patter
son, Perham, Pike, Plant, Price, Randall o
Pennsylvania; Rice. of Massachusetts,; Rice
: of Maine; Rollins, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield
Shelabarger, Spaulding, Strouse, Thayer
, TrOwbridge, Van Aernam, Van Horn, of New
York; Ward, Washburne, of Massachusetts,
, Walker, Whsley, Williams, Wilson, of Penn
sylvania; Woodbridge.
, NAYs-Alison, HendeT son, Baker, Benjamin
Bergen, Bromwell, Cobb. Cook, DefIees, Don
nelly. Eggleston, Eldredge, Farnsworth, Far
| quehar, tlnck, GlOssbreDner, Grlder, Harding
OF KY, Harding, of H., Harris, Hogan, Hum
phrey, Ingerson. Julian, Kasson, Kerr LIE
Blond, Marshall, MeCulloch, MoultOn, Niblack
Nicholson. Orth, Philips, Randall of KY, Rit
ter Rogers, Ross, Rousseau, Shanklin, Sit
graves, Tabor, Taylor John L. Thomas, jr.
Thornton, Trimble, Van Horn, Wsshburne Of
ILL.,, Washburne of Ind Wentworth, Wilson
| Of Iowa, Window and Wright.
The following members paired: POmeroy
and Winfield, Blaine and Stilwell, Raymond
and BrOoman.
| WEDNFsDAY-In the Senate the House
bin TO establish uniform system of bankruptcy
WAS reported. The bill TO regulate the time and
manner for elecdng United States Senators was
psssed-25 TO 1.-The bill to re- annex Alexandria
10 Washington was taken up and reiected-yeas 10,
nays 1.-THE bill to extend for three years the ben
e6ts OF the bill granting lands to the Southern States
for the endowment of agricultural colleges, was
passed.-Mr Harris offered a resolution, vrstipg
exclusive 10 the Atlantic for the laying OF
the Atlantic ana West India cables for fifty years
Mr.. CONFESS. from the Conference Committee on
the bill to prevent smuggling made report, which
| was agresd to- coDcurri g in nearly all the amend
| msnt5-lhe Senate then adjourned
| In the House Mr.. Stevens reported back the
senate amendments to the Consular and Diplomatic
| Appropriation bill, with an amendment abolishing
the Office of AIiG ster Resident at Portugal. which
| was agreed tO--The Senate amendment for the ap-
pOintment OF Second Assistant Secretary of State,
he senate amendments to the Legislative Execu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation oil. There were
| lS5 AMENDMENTS most OF which were agreed to-
| A joint resolution recommending tie organic alton
and instruct of the militia by the States,
| was passed.-Mr Alley reported back the Telegraph
| bill. which paesed-ayes u, noes 6l.-After
the transaction Of some unlm portant business, the
| House adjourned.