Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-24
XXXTXthC Congress.
HOUSE.

the Paclhc railroad Committee, reported
back bill to aid in the construction of the
Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad, con-
Meeting the great lakes of Iowa, Missouri
and Kansas with Texas and the Gulf of
Mexico, which was ordered printed and re-
committed
Mr.. ASHLEY introduced a resolution
which was adopted, requesting the Secretary
! of War to furnish such information as may
| be in his possession as to the amount of
money necessary for the improvement of
the harbor at Maumee Bay and -Maumee
River, at the city of Toledo, o.
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pa, introduced a reso-
luton which was adopted, requesting the
| Secretary of the Interior to report the ex-
penditures made under his direction in con-
| formity with the 5th section of the Indian
| appropriation bill of March Sd, 1865, sPeci-
| flying the amount of each appropriation ex-
pended, for what Indians, and for what OBJ
jects disbursed.
The House then proceeded during the
morning hour to the call of committees for
reports of private character.
Among other bills reported and passed
was the Joint resolution reported by Mr..
Bingham, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, for the relief Of certain officers of
the army. The joint resolution provides
that in every case in which commissioned
officer actually entered on his duty as such
commissioned officer and was entitled by
law to be mustered in as such, but by reas-
on of capture by the enemy or other cause
beyond his control, and without fault or
neglect of his, was not mustered according
to regulations within period not less than
thirty days, the pay department shall allow
to such officer full pay from the date on
which such officer actually entered on such
| duty, dedueting only the amount paid or
pay actually received for such period.
Mr.. SHELLABARGER suggested that it
should apply also to officers who were killed
before they were regularly mustered in.
The Joint resolution was modified accord
ingly and passed.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which
the constitutional amendment was referred
the Judiciary Committee on the 18th Of
March, was called up, and the House re
| fused to reconsider the vote.
The House then went into committee on
the Pennsylvania reimbursement bill. Ma
Blaine withdrew the amendment, and re-
ported to the House. The Pennsylvania
reimbursement bill passed by vote of Sc
to 80.
The Ways and Means Committee have
reported back the loan bill with amend
ments, one of which provides that the Sec
retary of the Treasury shall not retire and
cancel more than SIO,000,O0O of United
States notes within six months after the
passage of this act, and thereafter not more
than S4,OOO,O0O in any one month. The
House went into Committee of the Whole
on the subject.
| Mr.. MORRILL, advocated and explained
the bill and amendments.
A long debate ensued. Several amend
ments and provisos were offered and re-
jected.
The bill was reported to the House as
amended by the Ways and Means Com
mittee, and passed-S3 yeas to 90 nays.
The evening session was dispensed with.
Adjourned.
| The following is the Loan bill as it passed
the House to-day;
Be it enacted, &c, that the act entitled an
act to provide ways and means to support
the Government, approved March Sd, 1865,
| shall be extended and construed to author
ize the Secretary of the Treasury at his dis
cretion to receive any Treasury notes or
other obligations issued under any act of
Congress, whether bearing interest or not,
in exchange for any description of bonds
authorized by the act to which this is an
| amendment, and also to dispose of any dis
cription of bonds authorized by said act,
| either in the United States or elsewhere, to
such an amount, in such manner, and at
such rates as he may think advisable, for
lawful money of the United States, or for
any Treasury notes, certificates of indebted
| ness or certificates of deposit, or other re-
personalities of value which have been and
may be issued under any act of Congress,
the proceeds thereof to be used only for re-
| tiring treasury notes or other obligations IS
sued under any act Of Congress; but nothing
| herein contained shall be construed TO au-
thori=e any increase of the public debt,
| provided that of United States notes not
| more than SI0,000000 may be retired and
! cancelled within six months from the pas
sage of this aet,and thereafter not more than
S4,OO0,0 900 in any one month, provided the
| bonds which may be disposed Of
elsewhere than in the United States may be
made payable, both principal and interest
in the coin or currency of the country in
which they are made payable, that shall
not bear a note of interest exceeding i've
per centum per annum; and provided fur
ther, that the act to which this is an
amendment shall continue in full force in
all provisions except as modified by this
act.
Sec. ID. That the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall report to Congress at the COM
mencement of the next session the amount
of exchanges made or money borrowed un-
der the act, and of whom and on what
terms, and also the amount and character
of Indebtedness retired under this act and
dCb 70 WHICH Nllo Is an dlilcAAuAcAAtT WIN
detailed statementof the expense Of max
ing such loans and exchanges.
The bill supplementary to the Pension
act giving $25, $40 and S15 per month to
soldiers and sailors, under certain eircum-
stances, was passed.
The joint resolution relative to the publ
cation of the laws of the United States was
passed.
The Vice-President laid before the SEN
ate the report of the Viee-President of the
National Academy of Sciences.
4 Mr.. CHANDLER moved that the Senate
insist on its amendments to the bill author
jzing the sale of revenue cutters and marine
hospitals, and appoint Committee Of Con-
! | ference.
Mr.. CLARK presented 200 petitions for
an equalization Of bounties, which were re-
ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
/ Mr. HARRIS presented memorial OF
New York brewers for a modification of the
: revenue laws affecting their business. Re
| ferred to the Committee on Finance. -1.
? Mr.. HOWE presented petition for the
I enforcement of equal rights in the lately
!: rebellious States. Referred to the Com
mittee on Reconstruction.