Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
TT" NON UAN HNFssAONlhIs
SATURDAY-No business transacted.

| .SATURDAY-No business transacted.
| MoNDAY-In the Senate, the Militar,
| Committee reported the House bill creatin,
| the grade of General in the army The ia
dietary Committee was directed TO enquire III
/ to the expediency of adopting a legal anC
uniform mode of electing U. s. Senator's
| Owing to Mr.. Fessenden's illness the Recon
| structiOn resolutions were not taken up.-Con
| sideratOn of the Colorado veto was made thu
/ special order for a week from Tuesday.-ThC
Fertilization Appropriation Bill was passed.
In the House, on the 2lst, q number of bills
and joint resolutions were introduced and re.
| ferred.-A resolution passed for Joint Com.
mittee to investigate the action of the Freed.
mems Bureau aud its officers, with all neces.
ssry powers.-Ihe House resolved to hold
| evening sessions after the 23d for the consid-
Grafton of the tax bill.-The tax bill was con-
| sidered in Committee of the Whole, and five
more pages disposed OLA number of Senate
amendments to House bills and resolutions
were taken up and referred.
TUEsDAY-In the Senate. Wilson re-
ported a bill for the equalization of bounties.
giving any soldier, white or colored So, 33 per
month during the time OF his enlistment
The bill passed opening the public lands of
the South to settlement under the homestead
act.-The bill passed making further provis-
ions for the ArmoTy at Rock and,-The bin
amending the postal laws passed.
In the house, the bankrupt bill passed-6S
W II tnaJ DankfuptS the
amount Of three hundred dollars NAV be dis
charged after surrenderipg all property to as
slgnees, appointed by the creditors and sale
and ratable distribution of the proceeds
Creditors to the amount of two hundred and
fifty dollars may force dishonest debtors into
bankruptcy, and compel the sale of propertv
TO pay debts ratable to creditors The pro-
visions against fraud and concealment ofprop-
erty are very stringent. The machinery of
the law is to be performed through the u. =,
Courts. One Register, to assist the Judges.
Is to be appointed in each Congressional Dis
trlct. The law is to take effect Nov LIST next.
The Select Committee on Freedmen re-
port bill continuing the Freedmen's Bureau
IN force three years.--Consideratio OF the
tax bill was resumed, and continued to the
close OF the evening session.
WRDNEsDAY-In the Senate. the
morning hour was spent in the dis
cussion CT bin to bridge the Mis-
slssippi at Winona, Minnesota.-Th recon-
structiOn resolutions were taken mn. and
several substitutes offered by the different
Senators, all which were ordered printed. No
further action was taken, and the Senate after
executive session. adjourned.
In the House, joint resolution passed. an
thorlzlng the POstmaster-General to Increase
the pay Of the letter carriers in San Francisco.
The House disagreed to the Senate amend
ments to the bill for opening the public lands
In the Sonth to settlement, and a Committee
on Conference was asked for.-The bill con-
tlnulng the Freedmens Bureau in force was
taken mp, and an amendment adopted adopt
ed, reducing the term of the continuance
from three to two years. 1t was discussed
until the expiration OF the morning hour, when
the tax bill was taken up, the Consideration
OF which occupied the balance of the evening
session. When the house adjourned, it had
reached the l23d page. 1T was decided. in the
discussion of the bill, to leave the tax ON in
comes as 1t now stands, with tax of 5 per
cent. on incomes up to $4,000, and l0per cent
on the excess over that amount. the limit of
lhe first 5000 beng extended to 81 ,OOO.--An-
other amendment was adopted, providing that
lists OF incomes shall not be published orsur-
llshed for publication, but that they Snail |
De open to public inspection in the office |
If the Collector.