Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-27
CONGREssiONAL.

SIEATr-IesterSay afternoon when our re-
port closed, toe army Appropriation bill was
being cons sidered.
The total Of items for the Freedmen's Bureau
Is 50, s35, SEQ
Section second provides that the headauar.
tefs OF the general of the army shall be W ash
lngton, and all orders TO the army frem the
President shall 90 through him, and in case of
his inability through his next in rank The
general OF the army shall net he removed. sus-
pended, or relieved from command or assigned
to duty elsewhere than at his head quarters ex-
OF the Senate.
section directing Officers of the freedmsn's
Bureau to prohibit maimiBg and whipping in
the late reoellious States Agreed to.
Mr. Wilson offered an amendment directing
the dIsoandment and disarming of all militia
ORGANIZATIONS in the late rebel Safes. The
amendment was subsequently, modified so
as not to include disarming and il was then
adopted
Mr. Poland moved an amen dment appropri-
atng $500 for the survey OF a national park
at Washington. Adopted.
Mr.. Johnson moved 10 strike ont the
second section OF the bill. which he said was
10 him clearly IN violation Of the Constitu-
After debate, the motion of Mr.. Johnson WAS
disagreed to-yess. >, navs, 2s.
MessTs. Bnckaew, Dixon. DoOlittle, Hender-
con, hendricks, Johnson, Norton, and Patter-
son, voted in the affir native
The bill was then read third time and
passed
Mr.. sherman called up the compound inter-
est note bill.
Without action on the above the Senate at
44O took a recess till 30.
Atthe evening session. on motion OF Mr..
TrnmbHll, the Senate insisted on ITS amend
ments 10 the Joint resolution prohibiting auy
ofncers or the Government from paying
money TO any person not known to have been
opposed TO the rebellion. &C. and agreed 10
the Conference COMMITTEE called for by the
House.
Mr Wilson called mp he bill of the House
to allow the reissue OF discharge papers, for
use IN collecting extra bounty.
An amendment was offered, making proyi-
sion for additional bounty in the bill OF last
year applicable to sailors and marines in the
navy.
Pending the con sideration of this amendment
the Senate adjourned.
HousK-Yesterday afternoon
The Joint resolution relative TO the removal
OF the Naval Academy from Annapolis, Mary
lahd, was reJected-yeas sc, nays los.
AT the evening session the House, in Com.
mittee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union
resumed the consideration of the tariff bill, the
CLERK continuing the reading OF the Senate
amendment, which was concluded at 500.
Inc committee then proceeded to consider
tne amendment proposed by the Committee of
Ways ana Means
The first amendment is to make the act take
e1tect on and after April /, 1867.
Mr.. Morrill, moved TO amend that by making
III take effect ten days after its passage aud
argued the desirableness Of its going INTO effect
HOODED with goods in anticipation of the in
crease of duties.
Mr. Chanler remar rked that the position taken
by Mr.. Norrill showed that the bill was in
competition with science and the improve.
menis Of the age. The Atlantic telegraph was
agaiLss the bill and SO was the spirit of the age
MIR. Morrilis amendment was adopted so
thatthe bill will go into effect ten DAYS after its
passage.
A considerable time was occupied in settling
the mode of proceeding with the bI H. and finally
II was decided that all the amendments report
ed from the Committee of Ways and Means
sbould be first disposed of, and then the bin
would be open TO general amendment
Among the amendments thus disposed of
were the following:
Increasing the tax on all plain-woyen man
ufaetures of cotton from four 20 five cents p-r
square yard. Rejected. On same, If bieached
from four and half 10 five and a half cents
per square yard. Adopted. On same nightar
goods II colored, stained painted, or printed
from nve and q half 10 six and nalf cents per
square yard. Adopted.
increasing duiy on bleached fabrics of a GER
taln class from thirty ythree and b alf TO thirty
hye per cent ad valorem. Adopted
The committee then rose, by q vote OF 81 TO
80, (haying disposed OF only % of the 275
amendments TO the bill reported by the Com
mittee of Ways and means and the House al
aauar;er before eleven O'Clock, adjourned