Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-06-29
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/ SENATE. June 2O-The tax bill was
under consideration, and considerable
] progress was made in disposing of propOs-
I ed amendments. An unsuccessful effort
was made to have action taken on the
resolution from the House fixing a day
for adjournment
HOUsE.-A bill relating to pensions of
widows and orphans Of soldiers and sal
lOTs was discussed at some length and
I passed. 1t increases the pensions of such
widows at the rate Of 3 per month for
each child under Is years of age The
House refused to concur IN the Senate
substitute for the bill making provision
for our representation IN the Paris exhi-
bitiOn, and a committee of conference
was asked
SENATE, June 21.-Mr. Wade offered
a resolution, which was adopted. iBstruc-
ting the committee on Public Buildings
and grounds to inquire into the ezpedien-
cy of purchasing lands between Maryland
Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, east
Of the Capitol for a National Park IN
which to erect a Presidential mansion.
The consideration Of the tax bill was con-
tinued till adjournment
HOUsE.-Nr Morrill, introduced a bill
to organize the Treasury Department and
fix the pay of its employees. 100000 cop
les each Of the report OF the majority and
minority of the reconstruction committee
were ordered to be printed. A resolution
was adopted Instructing the committee on
appropriations to inquire into the eXpedI-
ency of amending the present laws IN
reference to mileage so as to remedy eX-
isting inequalities,
SENATE, June 22.-Some unimportant
business was disposed of, when the con-
sideration Of the tax bill was resumed.
HoUsE.-The House was mainly occU-
pied IN the consideration Of private bills,
a number Of which we're passed. The
Indian appropriation bill was taken mp
and considered In committee of the
whole.
SENATE, June 23.-A joint resolution
was passed making provision for the pub
hcatiOn of an official report of the rebel
lion. The tax bill was further consider
ed, after which Mr.. Morgan announced
the death of 1lr. Humphrey, a member
OF the House from New York, when the
usual resolutions were adopted and the
Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-Mr. Darling. Of New York,
announced the death Of his colleague,
Hon. James Humphrey. and offered the
customary resolutions, which we're unan-
imously adopted, and the House ad-
jOurned-
SENATE. June Pa bill allowing
compensation to loyal persons in the late
rebelliOus States for supplies furnished
the army, led to considerable discussion
but was finally passed over without and
action being taken on it. The cOnsidera-
tiOn of the tax bill was then resumed any
continued up to the hour Of adjourn
ment,
HoUs1-DTr Morrill,, from the com
mite, Of Ways and Means, reported a
Tariff bill, which was read twice and
referred to. the committee of the whole
on the state of the Union aud made the
special order for Thursday and for each
succeeding day till disposed Of. A num-
Der of new bills were introduced and ap-
propEiately referred. The House insis-
ted upon its disagreement to the Senate
amendments to the Army appropriation
bill and asked a committee Of conference.
SENATE, June 26-The Senate, by a
vote of IL to l9, refused to take up the
House bill for the construction of the
Niagara ship canal The House bill to
amend and continue in force the bin es-
tabllshlng the Freedmen's Bureau, was
passed with sundry amendments. The
bill goes back to the House for its con
currence IN the mendments
HOUSE.-A large amount of miscella-
neOus business was disposed of, but moth
ing OF particular interest tTanspired du-
ring the proceedings
SENATE, June 2T--Mr. Wade intro
duced bill to repeal the act to retrocede
the county of Alexandria to the State of
Virginia. The hill to enfranchise the
blacks Of the District of ColumbIa was
discussed, but no definite action taken on
It-also the bill to secure to the Govern
ment the use of telegraph lines for postal,
military and other purposes. A commit
tee Of conference was appointed on the
army appropriation bill.
HoUsE-The entire session was con
sumed Ia the consideration of the Senate
amendments to the tax bill, the tax on
cotton being the principal topic of dis
oussion.