Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-28
Fortieth Congress---First Session.
.EI.I{. WWAssn1seFoa, March q, 1857.

Mr.. THAYER obtained a unanimous
consent to have read, telegram from the
general, manager of the Union Pacific
railroad west from Omaha, to the effect
that the work was progressing rapidly, and
would be pushed on, at the rate of
two miles day for the next one hundred
days. ..sf1a g..42 II. r isa .tsa5s
A joint resolution transferring $5OO,OOO
from the funds of the Freedmen's Bureau
to the Department of Agriculture for the
purchase of seeds for citizens of rebel
States, was passed. -..i alta 81 .. 3...i--..
Mr. HENDERSON, from the committee
on Finance, reported a bill to guarantee to
the State of Louisiana $6,O00,0OO for the
construction of leveeS on the Mississippi.
Ordered printed -.rl
Mr.. THAYER, from the committee on
Indian Affairs, reported bill introduced
moVal of Indian tribes or the expenditure
of funds held by the United States for Ia
dians, without special provision. of law or
treaty. s..s->E p, ~ ~ go 49,. ss,s ., 81
Mr.. MORRILL,, of Me-, from the COM
mittee on Appropriations, reported bill to
supply deficiencies in appropriations tor
the contingent fund of the Senate. ii.-tr7fr
The question was on concurring in House
amendments. The House had stricken out
a section of the-bill prohibiting the pay
ment to Washington City papers of a high
er rate of compensation for publishing the
laws of Congress than paid to other news
papers. The Senate refused to strike this out
giving to its Clerk the designation of papers
in the Northern States tOapublish the laws,
and increasing the compensation from 81 to
81 per page. By an, act of last session the
compensation was increased for Southern
States, and the Clerk of the House author
lied to designate papers. T.i!..--l+ -
On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, the
amendment was amended by providing
that compensation for publishing the laws
in the Northern States be not Increased. He
was willing to let the Clerk 2of the House
designate the papers. The amendment was
agreed to. 5..t, h-f,-V-.-.-
Mr.. HENDERSON offered, an amend
ment appropriating $1,000 to pay the ex-
penses of the Indian delegations on a visit
to Washington.
Mr.! SHERMAN moved an amendment
by providing that hereafter neither the
Presidentnor Secretary ofthe Interior shall
make treaties with Indians until the eX-
penses appropriated for the purpose are
made by law. Agreed to, and the amend
ment as amended was adopted SIS orb
Mr.. SHERMAN moved an amendment
placing the funds heretofore controlled by
the Commissioner of Public Buildings at
the disposal of the Chief Engineer sOf.the
Army, or an officer to be designated blythe
House. Agreed to, and the bill passed and
goes to the House, o s'--.,..i- Il - go
Mr.. TRUMBULL, from the judiciary
I committee, reported on the testimony con-
I cerning Messrs. Doolittle and Patterson in
/ regard to the New York Custom House
7 The committee declares there is no evidence
whatever duplicating Messrs. Doolittle and
Patterson. Mr.. Conkling made minority
report, exonerating Messrs. Doolittfe and
Patterson, and reviewing the report of the
House committee, to show the Secretary
had from time to time stated his intention
to give money to these gentlemen, although
there is no evidence showing they ever
heardlof such Intention EIeaLiilqz