The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-01
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HOUSE
WASHINGTON, April 80.

WAsH1noros, April 80.
Mr.. Rics, q Naine, introdaeed : bill giv.
ing further time and facilities for the CONVEX
sion of the State banks into National banks,
which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Banks Mr.. Rice also intro
duced bill to disapprove Of the act of. the
legislative assembly Of Washington Territory,
in reference to Scanamaind county, which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on
Territories.
Mr.. Garfield, Of Ohio, introduced bill to
promote the construction of line of Rail-
road between the city of Washington and. the
Northwest, for National purposes. Also .
bill to promote the construction Of line Of
Railroad from Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, to
Cleveland, Ohio. Both bills were read twice
and referred to the Select Committe on mill.
tary and postal rail routes and ordered
printed.
Mr.. Spaulding, Of Ohio, introduced joint
resolution for the construction OF railroad
bridge across the Cuyahoga river, over and
upon the Government prices, at Cleveland,
which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Smith, Of Kentucky, introduced bill
to aid in the construction Of q wagon road in
the Territory Of Montana, which was read
twice and referred to the Committee ON Ter
ritories.
Mr.. Kuvkendall, of Illinois, introduced .
joint resolution declaring the Constitutional
relations Of the State Of Tennessee restored
to practical relation OF the United States,
which was read twice and referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Hubbard, of Iowa, introduced bill
to amend the act of May 18th, 1864. granting
lands to the State of Iowa to aid in the con-
struction of railroad, which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
Mr.. Window. of Minnesota, introduced
joint resolution for the relief of certain set
tiers on the Sioux reservation in the State Of
Minnesota, which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs
Mr.. Clark, Of Kansas, introduced . bill
granting lands to the State of Kansas to aid
in the construction Of the Kansas \ Neosha
Valley railroad and its extension To the Red
river, which was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered
printed.
Mr.. Ancona, of Pennsylvania, introduced
bill to amend the Internal Revenue acts Of
June 30th, 1864 and March Sd, 1865, which
was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
The resolution offered in January last by
Mr.. Julian, calling for the speedy trial Of
JEFF. Davis on the charges made against him,
and his prompt execution if found guilty, was
taken up. Mr.. Julian addressed the House
in supporting the resolution, when It vas re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
SENATE.
Mr.. Fessenden reported from the Recon-
struction Committee the joint resolution and
bills already published.
Mr.. Howe, from Committee on tho library,
reported joint resolution for the purchase
Of the library of James L. Pettikrew, Of
South Carolina, for the law library Of Con-
gress.
The bill to authorize the construction of .
bridge across the Mississippi u Quincy, Ills. !.
was takeL up.
Mr.. Grimes offered m amendmenk anthor-
izing the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy B.
K. TO build bridge It Buriington.
Mr.. Henderson offered IN amendment au-
thorizing the constrsction of bridge At
Hannibal, Missouri.