Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-24
HOUSE.

Mr.. RICE, from the Pacific Railroad committee
reported back bill ~ AID in the construction OF the
Kansas NeOsnO Valley railroad, connecting Greal
Lake, Iowa, Missouri aud Kansas with Texas and
the Gulf of Mexico, which was ordered printed and
recOmmitted.
adopted requesting the Secretary of War to furni
the House with such information as MAJ be in hi:
possession to the amount of money necessary fol
the improvement Of the hsrbor at Maumee bay and
Maumee river at the city Of Toledo, Ohio.
Mr.. STEVENS. of Pa, introduced resolution
requesting the Secretary of the Interior to- report
expenditures made under his direction in conformity
with the fifth section Of the Indian Appropriation
bill of March g. 1865, specifying the amount of each
appropriation expended for what Indians and fol
what objects disbursed.
The House then proceeded, during the morning
hour, to call Of committees for Ieports OF private
character. Among other bills reported and passed
was Joint resolution rtp0rtcd by Mr. Bingham from
the committee on Military Affairs, for relief Of GER
tain officers of the army The joint resolution pro.
vides that in every case in which commissioned
officer actually entered on his duty such commits
stoned officer and was entitled by law to be muster
ed in SUCH but by reason Of capture by the enemy
or Othercause seyond his control and without fault
neglect of his own, was not mustered according tC
the regulations within period Of not less than
thirty days, the pay department shall allow to such
officer full pay and emoluments from the date on
which the Off actually entered on such duty, de-
duetng only the amount paid or pay actually roeeiy-
ed by such officer for such period. .
Mr.. .SHELLABARGER K suggested that it should
apply also to officers who wore killed before they
were regularly mustered in. The joint resolution
was modified accordingly and passed.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the con-
stiutional amendmentwas referred to the Judiciary
on the 18th of March, was called up and the House
refused to reconsider the vote.
The House then went into committee on the Penn
sylvania reimbursement bill.
Mr.. BLAINE withdrew his amendment and the
bill and amendment were reported to the House.
The Pennsylvania reimbursement bill was passed
by q vote of SO to 35.
The Ways and Means committee have reported
back the loan bill with amendments, one Of which
provides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall
not retire and cancel more than ten millions of
United States notes within six months after the
passage of this act and not more than four
millions in any one month. The House went into
committee of the Whole on the subject.
The bill supplementary to tho Pension act, giving
twenty five, twenty, and fifteen dollars per month to
soldiers under certain circumstances, was passed.
joint resolution relative to the publication of
laws Of the United States was passed.
The Loan bill, with amendments adding the fol-
lowing proviso. was reported back from the Ways
and Means committee:
Provided, that United States notes of not more
tan ten million dollars may be retired and cance led
within six months from the passage Of this act and
thereafter not more than four millions in any one
month, 1000
new section is also added, providing that the
Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress,
at the commencement of the next session. the amount
Of exchanges made on money borrowed, Of whom
borrowed on what terms and in what amounts, char
acter Of indebtedness retired, with detailed state
ment Of the expense of making them.
The House went into committee Of the Whole on
the Loan bill.
Mr.. MORRILL, advocated and explained the bill
and amendments.
! Mr. LAWRENCE opposed tho bill on the ground
Of giving too much power to the Secretary.
A long debate ensued. several amendments and pro-
to the House as amended by the Ways and Means
committee, and passed-s3 yeas, to So nays.
Evening session dispensed with. Adjourned.