The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


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WAsHINoT0N, February 8,-The Chair laid
I DeIore S the Senate a memorial from the Legisla-
t, oi tne territory of New Mexico, asking for
gate the claims Of that Territory for nronertv
.I aest.royed during the Texas invasion. Referred
10 the committee on Claims
Petitions on various subjects Vvere crasa,toa
and referred ''0''s "e'e pEesenVe0
MI: Patterson cTenn.) introduced a ioiut reso-
ton for the payment of the 'rennsssea uor,o
Guards, organized by order OF Csnerai R,,rs s,d
Referred to the Military Committee. '' '''Uo
MI, Lane 0nd.) offered a resoiutior tha. otY
documents ordered by the present c,onarass S, ssl
and printed between now and the first of ne~t
December, shall be distributed amono thS
members of the present Congress- Adontsd snS
MIR. Williams (Oregon) offered resoIution far
a night session on Wednesday next. TO Consider
the resolution giving 20 per cent. extra compen-
sation TO the civil employees OF the Govern.
ment at Washington. Agreed TO-.
MIR, Wilson (Mass,l from the Military Coma
mittee, reported favorably the House bill au-
thoriZing the Secretary of War 10 convey GER.
tain lots at Harper's Ferry. and asked imme-
MIR. Johnson (Md) objected. and IL goes over
Mr.. Wilson. from the Military Committee,
reported the House bill to increase the pay of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the Engineer
battalion TO the same amount as that OF tho
Sergeant Major, $S6 per month.
MIR. Trumbull Oll) would like to know IL this
is one OF the bills for "levelling up" salaries,
Every day or two o bill was brought in here to
increase the salary OF some one. He must
Mr. Wilson said Mr.. Trumbull was in the
habit of lecturing Senators in a manner not
worthy of the Senate He was continually
reading his lectures to Senators. Yesterday ne
brought in bill to increase the pay of the
Judge of the little State OF Delaware to $1,000
and to-day he was objecting to an increase of q
few dollars month to non-eommissioned
MIR. salisbury (Dei.) spoke of the high charac-
ter of Judge Hall, of Delaware, and of the
patriotism and devotion TO the Union of the
MIR. Trumbull Ill.) replied to the remarks of
Mr. Wilson questioning his right TO say what
was worthy or unworthy OF q Senator, and
asserting his right tO make guCh cO ma 70
as he had made upon this bill.
The bill was considered and passed.
House OF Representatives.
Mr. Blaine (Me.), from the Committee on
Military Affairs reported the joint resolution
directing the Secretary of War to furnish an ap-
pl1cation of the Adjutant-General of any State,
certified copies of the muster-in and muster out
rolls of any volunteer organization ofsuch State
on the representation ofsuch Adjutant-Generai
that such rolls were not returned by the United
States mastering officers to his Department
Passed.
tary of the Treasury was directed to commune
cate the amount OF bonds issued to the Central
Pacific Railroad Company, hedate ofsuch issue,
and the number of miles Of road completed
Mr.. Raymond IN. " introduced bill to pro-
htbit the transportation from foreign countries
to the United States of persons convicted of or
charged with crimes, and prscribing the pun
on motion of Mr. spalding (ohio), the Score
| tary of War was directed to report what rail-
| road companies in the rebellious States had
purchased rolling stock or other property of the
United States Government, the quantity thus
purchased, the amount of purchase monev re-
| naming unpaid and the value of the securities
| held therefor, etc.
MIR. Kasson, OF Iowa, introduced the bill to
establish certain offices for the assay of gold and
| silver Referred to the Committee on Coinage
| Weights, and Measures. The bill proposes "a
| establish assay offices at Denver, in Colorado
Territory at Charlotte, N. O.; and at Dahlonega
| Ca: and to appropriate $4,000 each for apparatu.
! and repairs of buildings at Charlotte and a
Dahlonega, the business of those offices to b,
under the general control and direction Of tn
Director Of the Mint at Philadelphia.