Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-17
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON. May 16.-SENATE-The Colorado
veto message was received and ordered to be
printed and laid UPON the table.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill to fix the military
peace establishment of the United States. which
was referred TO the military committee. 1t pro-
vides that the army shall consist of five infantry
regiments and six cavalry regiments. The pro-
fesSors and cadets of the military academy COM
paneS shall consist of sixty-fOur privates as a
minimum, and eighty two as n maximum to be
enlisted for five years.
Mr.. Stewart offered a bill to transfer the Indian
Bureau from the Interior to the War Department.
Referred
The Senate passed the House bill repeating the
act of Congress in relation to passports with the
amendment that passports shall be granted to
citizens of the United States only.
Mr.. kirkwood offered joint resolution for the
appointment Of commissioners to investigate the
war claims Of Iowa. Referred.
Joint resolution passed to suspend the collection
OF direct tax in Western Virginia until the LIST of
March next.
The consular and diplomatic apportiOnment
was taken up. and amendments adopted that all
fees of consuls or commercial agents, not men
tened in the schedule be accounted for to the
Secretary Of the Treasury; that all fees of any
consulor or commercial agent exceeding 5000 in
one year belpad, to the Secretary ofthe Treasury;
that titles of diplomatic representation shall be
Minister Resident and Consul General without
an increase of salary. Adjourned.
HoUsE-Mr. Washbunc of Illinois, reported a
bill further to provide for the safety Of lives Of
passengers on steamships. lie said that it con-
tanned a section to prevent the transportation of
nitro-glycerine, and also modifying the eonstruc-
ton usually given to the existing law in refer
renee to crude petroleum or coal oil. That con
structi0n, he said, prevented the extensive ship
ping Of the article Read third time and passed.
Mr.. Myers, from the same committee. reported
bill, authorizing the Commissioner of Patents
to hear and det ermine upon the applications for
the extension of the patents Of VIM. Weaver, for
an improvement in copying paper. and Of Joseph
Sendell, for improvement in treadles. they
not having made their applications 30 days be-
fore the expiration of their patents. The bill
was passed.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the same committee,
offered bill extending for seven years from the
9th Of December, 1856. the patent of Thomas d.
Burrell for an Improvement in corn shelters.
Mr.. Dawes. of Massachusetts. spoke in Oppo-
stion to the bill. saying that there was no infor
nation. as far as the House knew. why the pat
entee had aot already sufficient profit from his
patent.
Mr.. Boutwell, spoke in defense and in explana-
ton Of the bill.
The bill was 70 Ned.
The morning having expired, the Speaker
presented CT 4nication from the Acting Post
master Gene transmitting. in compliance with
the act off 4eress passed July 3d. 1868, abstracts
of ofersF yeived and contracts made and allow
Auces mLde to contractors for additional service,
&c, which was laid on the table.
The House went into COMMITTEES Of the Whole
on the Stste Of the Union. Mr.. Dawes in the chair,
and resumed the consideration Of the tax bill. the
paragraph amending section fourteen Of the pre-
sent law being under consideration.