Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
SArrhpAY.lEehrn,rx. w

SATURDAY FEBRUARY %
SExATE.-Ua mo Ian ot Mr. l..ns uo,dav
~. ming next was set apart for thu co, siasra.
tod OF D,1s fronn III C.ln nate. ia P-.s,ous
On mutsoI of Mt.tirime., the ID suthorix,ns
ia. rec Ssatsoo 81 thu iroa .ciso Uuoadaxa ~
Grneiai Quiu'ard. OF New York. on piy,n-u {
Of est9.e 3. the amount nd vaucet ny Tue To =.
etnme.t, ~as txkIl. up AID passed 80
On motion of Mr.. Trumi5uil, the JOINT rrso.
la or OF ne Ho"s" 10 proh,bit any officer OF
the Cover nmrnt lr1m paying claims accr hiny
prior to Aprd ID, 1861. va favor of auy persou
engaged directly or indirectly in the rebellion,
was taken mp.
n The Judiciary Committee rep ortei an amen Z.
sment striking out the prohto,tios az .iust per-
sons not known 10 b opposed To the rebellion
and IN tasor Of ias suppression.
Wr. Jobnson ad vocatas thu anne n d msut
/ The emendmeat WAS then agree TO- sfT
Mr. fogg offered an amendment that con :.
uacto made with 10y al citizens OF the Syut Ieru
States shall not be affected; which was
aErted TO. ~" .'1
Mr.. Howe moved to amend by providing
that every sIalmant shall prove to the satts.
faction Of the Accounting etdcrrs IN AZ n, va
opposed TO the r. bei,ion and hoped for its su n.
preston. Adopted NF
The joint resolution was then passed
Mr.. Sherman moved 10 take UP tns Indian
approprIstion bill which was agreed 10 . !
MI. Morriii Introduced a hill to amend ths
act concerning the Fire Department or Wash.
lnkton Referred TO the Committee on the DIs
rict of Columbia.
HOUsE.-Mr. Stevens (Pa moved th., IN.
House go into Com IN lee Of the Whole Tor .hs
purpose OF considering The bill m aking au,,ro.
pria,ion for suasry civil EXPENSES OF the DIV.
erbmeh' Tor the year ending June TO- ISf9
The Speaker SAID I'll at the House Iast n;x,,
ordered that the Indemnity bill should b. en-.
stdered imme diately after the reading of the
Journal. -H "
Mr.. Stevens moved 10 dispense with that mr..
der, ard Ia proceed To the cons ideraton OF the
appropriation bill suggested by hIm
:, Inc latter moucn was agreed To, and the
t-al I'M To N,rv,
" hole on the Appropriation bull referred to-
MT rhayer (Pa) IN the chair. -.
Mr Price (loN AZ moved TO amend by In
srrtne an appropriation OF $3.50 600 for the
ROCK Island bridge Not agreed TO-
a humorr OF amendments for light hon SEES
on TIE northern lakes and upon the Pacific
coast were agreed to, as were also am.ndm,n -
for lig ht- houses on the Pach c coast :
When the clauses making appropriation of
$500 for the dome of the Capitol was under
confederation, Mr.. Scofield (pal supyest.d
that no further great expense should be- m adj.
LOT The Capitol He had no idea tn al the ON
IDOL was always aOing tO Remain here Tns
action OF the Committee on Mileage at last ses-
Son. ana Inc action OF other comm ittees ipdi-
Gated possible removal, for when the West
Ell members found that they could not make
fortune out of their mileage, they would ag,-
tate The question of a removal Of the Captel 10
the great West He would repeat that he ia
no idea that the Capitol would remain here.
especially so long as il was to be Connected
great Norm and North west by but one slnp 10
lin' of railway; and IL was not likely thar ~.
would ever be able to get another lin. The
railroad referred to was a perfect monoootv
abo theT- was no prospect OF breaxing Il
down. He was. tlSrefor-, opposed to maxinp
any iurther appropriations, as he wanted "a,
save the exp pence OF reg Int when the time came
Tor the removal of the Capitol.
Mr.. Eliot MASS proposed an amendmen,
appropriatiDg $20,UU TO be used by tue Mass,
chhsrlts Humane Society for the better protac
ton OF lives Of passengers ship wrecked on the
coast OF Massachusetts, Not agreed To
Mr.. Price (lowa) renewed his amendmen,
ior bridge across the Mississippi river AZ
Rock Island, and in the csuree of his remarks
mpnt.
Mr.. Scofield again took occasion to refer 70
the baltimore and Ohio Railroad He said h,
did not believe the Government conId controI
the proposed bridge. The Government had
engaged IN contest with the BaIttmore and
ONO Railroad, and that road had defied the
Government. ana no remedy could be found
10 remedy the evil of one single line of com
munica:Ion with the North.
Inc amendment Of Mr.. Price was dis
Among the appropriations made by the hill
are the following: For the Capitol extension.
S23O,HO; Tor the nor b portico of the Pa,en,
Omee, S25e,UOO; for the dome Of the Capitol.
S S' ,os pnrchase OF the Library of Hon. P.
orce. Oo.O0O; for repair WashIn gton Aoue
duct, S2o.tCO; for sundry expenses prtncipaIIv
about Washington, S57g.UU0, Including in mart
sl2,OOo Tor care support and med cal treat MT
OF transient Paupers in Washington: b o 10 for
hire OF carts In public grounds; S}OtO for nm r.
chase OF trees ana tree boxes on Penusyivpn,a
avenue; sla.OOO for cleaning and sprin Killing
fennsy lvania avenue; %. 90 for taking care Of
grounds south OF he Presidents HOUSE: sss,s,
Ior cleaning and repairing sewer.traps on
rrhnsy ivanla avenue; sl,voO for care or tue
circle; e3Ot0 for care OF Lafayette Souar,.
slo,Vo' Tor continuing the grading and repaIf
Ing OF Virginia avenue: &2oOp for the
necessary expenses TO be incurred in consA
quence OF opening 9Th street west across the
mall; Sl,6OG for repairing In front of the War
department, PennryiyaBIa avenue, ana I7th
street; S6,o0o for annual repairs OF the Presi
cents House; $4,000 for a new draw in the
Navy Yard bridge; 5000 for com pletine i'm.
plovement Of Franklin Square $4,000 for i'm.
ProSement OF reservations on Massachusetts.
N.rmont, New York. and Maryland ayen mes;
sluooo LOT ne W crossings in Pennsyivania ave-
Nue. $4,000 for the preservation OF the COLES.
IONS OF tne exploring expeditions at the Smith.
sonian Institute; s23,OOO for all purposes At
Government Hospital for Insane: as7. liz for
the Columbia Institute for the Dear and damn.
sl0oOOfor the Columbia Hospital,
The above items had not all been reachad
Wnen our report closed; bur there was not
much disposition TO strike out aay Of the item
at the Capitol. - ~ ~e