Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-07-03
CONGREGATIONAL SUMMARY.

THURSDAY, JUNE S6.
The United States Senate on Thursday,
instructed the Judiciary Committee to in
quire into the expediency of providing by
law for such reorganization of the civil
service, and especially of the Post office
Treasury and Interior Departsments, as shall
secure appointments to the same for specific
terms, after previous examination by proper
boards, and to provide for promotion on the
score of merit or seniority Mr.. Wilson
offered resolutions for the payment of inter.
est upon the claims of the States for war
expenditures Referred. The bill to regu-
late the occupation of mineral lands was
passed The Indian Appropriation bill was
passed, The District of Columbia Univer
sal Suffrage bill was postponed on account
OF the absence Of Mr.. Morrill,. The Niagara
Ship Canal bill was read, and Mr.. Sherman
moved to postpone it until December next
This caused discussion between Messrs
Howe, Guthrie, McDougall, Wade, Chandler
and Grimes, and then the motion was with.
drawn. motion was made to recommit
the bill, but was not disposed of A Com
mittee of Conference on the Tax bill was
agreed to. An Executive session was held
Adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives the Com
mittee on Public Lands reported several
Senate bills relative to grants of lands, &C,
which were passed. The resolution of the
Committee on Elections, declaring Mr.. Kelso
of Missouri, entitled to his seat, was agreed
to, Committee of Conference was ap-
pointed on the Freedmen's Bureau bill. A
message from the President enclosing a re
port of the Commission upon the site for a
fresh water basin for iron-clads, and another
in answer to a resolution inquiring whether
civil or military employees of the govern
ment have assisted in doing honor to the
Rebel dead, We're received The Tariff bill
was then considered in Committee of the
Whole, and Mr.. Morrill, explained its provi-
sions at length. Messrs. Kelley, Stevens and
Moorhead also spoke on the bill Some
amendments were offered, but the bill was
not got through with. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, JUNE go
In the United States Senate, on Friday,
the bill giving three months pay proper to
officers below the rank of brigader general,
who were in service March 8, 1866, was
passed. Mr.. Wilson introduced bill to fix
the military peace establishment OF the
United States. 1t provides for six regiments
of cavalry, five of artillery and forty five of
infantry. Of the infantry regiments three
are to be of veteran reserves and five colored
The National Telegraph bin was then dis.
cussed by Messrs. Nye, Conness, Stewart
Williams, Howard and others, and an amend
ment of Mr. Grimes, giving any organized
company the same rights, was adopted.
Several amendments were disagreed 10 and
the bill was passed, Adjourned.
In the House of Represe entatiyes the Com
mittee on Appropriations reported bill
making appropriations for the sundry civil
expenses of the government for the year
ending June 80, 1857. The resolution in
strueting the Pension Committee to report a
bill granting pensions to the soldiers and
sailors of the war of 1879 was agreed to-
The committee then reported bill to that
effect. The consideration of the Tariff bill
was then resumed in Committee of the
Whole. Several amendments were made
The bill had not been got through with
when the committee rose Adjourned.
SATURDAY, JUNE 80.
The United States Senate on Saturday, ap.