Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-20
xxxIxTH CONGRESS-FIRsT SESSION


SENATE.-Mr. Howard asked that the Cor,-
miitee on the Pacific Railroad be DISCHARGED
from further consideration of q bill to aid in
the construction Of the southern bran ch of the
racine Railroad, on the ground that the com.
mltiee are OF opinion that no further pecu-
mary obligations ought to be ass umed by the
Government to aid in the construction OF the
orancnes OF the Union Pacific Railroad. The
committee were discharged as requested
MIR. Howard, from the COMMITTEES on the Pa
cine Railroad, reported joint resolution TO
extend the time for completing the first twenty
miles of the Western Pacific Railroad 10 ms,
first OF January, 1867. Passed.
MI wilson called up the joint resolution re.
guessing the President to procure three valua-
be presented TO Captain Creighton, of the
ship Three Bells, of Glasgow, one to Cant
Law, OF the bark kilby, of Boston, and one 10
capt Stoufer Of the ship Antaretic, as testi-
monials OF national gratitude for their gallant
conduct In rescuing about five hundred Amer
leans from the steamship San Francisco and
that the cost OF the same be paid out of any
priated.
Mr.. johnson offered an amendment that q
sum not exceeding S50,OOO be Appropriated to
she may deem most appropriate the officers
and crews Of those vessels that aided i'm the
rescue OF the survivors from the wreck of the
San Francisco, and such others as d,stinguished
themselves by offices Of heroism and humanity
on that occasion.
The amendment was agreed to, and the
Joint resolution, as amended, was passed.
The act, amendatory of an act in relation to
the hubeds corpus was taken up. This bill
grants indemnity to officers Of the army for acts
committed in aid of the suppression Of the re .
bellion, and eXempts them from liability tn
civil courts for such acts.
The pending question was upon the amend.
ment OF Mr.. Edmunds, that the proyisiops of
me act shall not apply to acts committed in
States represented in Congress during the re .
bellion, and in which the habeaS corpus was not
suspended.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
adoption of the amendment
Ieas-Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan, Doolittle
Edmunds, Guthrie, Hendricks, johnson.
McDougal, Nesmith, and Saulsbury-IO
Nays-Messrs. Anthony. Chandler, Clark,
Conness, Cragin, Creswell, Foster, Grimes,
Henderson, Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane
OF Indiana, Lane Of Kansas, Morgan, Nye,
P Ramsey Jams Sherman, Stuart, sumner,
liams, Wilson, and Yates-29. :
HoUsE.-The morning hour, as usual on Fri.
days, was chiefly occupied by the considera-
ton OF bills OF private character and conse.
quently of no general interest
A bill allowing pension Of 1921 per annum
to lshmael Day, an aged patriot of Maryland,
whose property was entirely destroyed by reb.
Ell raiders, in consequence Of his having shot
dead one of their number, who had attempted
to tear down the American flag planted in
front Of his dwelling, was passed, yeas lO6
nays Is.
A bill was also passed authorizing the EN-.
ployment OF an additional Clerk in the office of
the Sergeant-at-Arms, at q salary OF SIPS per
month.
The House then took up and passed the bill
reported by Mr. Stevens from the COMMITTEES
on Appropriations, 70 supply deficiencies in
the printing appropriations. 1.-THE bill appro-
PIRATES sllS.lOO to supply deficiency in the APP
preparation for printing; $3.50 900 to supply de-
hciency for the a. preparation for paper, and
S95,M0 TO supply deficiency in the appropria.
ton for binding. 1t besides authorizes the EN-.
ployment by the Superintendent of Public
Printing OF an assistant clerk Of the 4th class
The House then resumed the consideration
Of the army bill, the pending question being
on the 18th section, and was engaged in the
consideration of the same at ais D. m, when
our report closed.