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Midnight Report
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON, March 81.
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SENATE.
! Mr.. MORTON presented several memoir
ais of the Minnesota Legislature, which we're
referred.
Mr.. HOWE presented q memorial Of the
| Wisconsin Legislature, asking ard in the con-
struction of military roads. Referred
Mr.. WILLIAMS from the Finance Com
mittee, reported the House Joint Resolution,
giving twenty per cent extra compensation
to certain employees of .he Government.
with recommendation it be indefinitely post
poned.
The resolution exempting wrapping paper
made from wood or corn stalks, from Inter
nal Revenue tax. was passed.
Mr. WILSON. from the Military Commit
reported joint Resolution, placing certain
troops in Missouri on equal footing with
other troops, in relation to bounty, which
was passed
A resolution 10 print 5000 copies Of the
report of Gen. Humphres, Typographical
Engineer on Physics and Hydraulics ofthe
Mississippi river, and the protection of the
whole region from overflow, passed.
Mr.. ANTHONY introduced resolution,
/ instructing the Committee on Printing to in
qnire If there were any defects on account of
the late Superinte nd dent OF Printing; whether
he made contracts predindicial to the Gov
ernment, whether he bought more paper
than he should. Anthony explained the OBJ
ject OF the resolution to be, to remove cer~
tain impressions created by newspapers, as
to the conduct Of the late Superintendent. He
read letters from Wendell Deny, and aiega
tons made against him, requesting investiga-
ton. Resolution was adopted.
Mr.. CHANDLER, from the Committee on
Commerce. reported resolution. allowing
American citizens TO dispose Of vessels 10 the
friendly belligerant Governments under GER
tain circumstances, which was laid over for
the present.
Mr.. TRUMBULL introduced a bill to
amend the Bankrupt bill, repeating the pro
visions requiring the Chief Justice ms to. ap
pointment of Registers of the Bankruptcy,
and providing that Registersbe appointed by
the District Courts.
Mr.. TRUMBULL said this bad the sane.
tion of the Chief Justice. Laid over for the
present.
Mr.. SHERMAN moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the bill exempting from In.
ternal Revenue tax, wrapping paper made
from wood or corn stalks. had passed.
On motion of Mr.. SHERMAN tax OF
10 per cent was imposed on all State, muni-
cipal or corporation notes or scrip issued by
any national banks.
The bill as amended passed.
A letter from the Secretary Of the Treasu
ry was previously read, showing that the ma.
tional banks in New Orleans we're issuing
scrip as currency.
The bill TO sell certain stocks held in trust
for the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians was
passed.
Mr.. MORGAN reported fayorably on re.
mtting the taxes on steam agricultural ma
chinery. The subject was postponed tilt to-
morrow.
Mr.. TRUMBULL called up the joint res.
olution to suspend further proceedings under
the act to appoint committee TO pay loyal
slave owners for slaves enlisted in the army
Messrs. Davis and Salisbury opposed the
resolution, which then passed-32 against 9.
The House bill to include employees in the
Quartermaster and Com mmissary Departments
in the advance OF 20 per cent. on the wages
of Government clerks. as reported from the
House last session, was, on motion of Mr..
WILLIAMS, indefinitely postponed.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
Adjourned,
Mr.. SCHENCK introduced Joint resoIu.
tion TO extend to employees IN the Quarter
master's and subsistence departments the
provisions Of the joint resolution giving TWEEN.
ty Ter cent additional compensation to GER
tain employees in the civil service Of the
Government at Washington. 1t includes
mechanics, laborers, watchmen and other
lempi6yes In these departments.
Mr. WILSON, from he Judiciary Com
mittee, reported back the Senate bill to pro
vide for the District and Circuit Courts Of the
United States for Nebraska, with an amend
ment giving the Judge of the 9Th Circuit
81, 600 additional salary, to defray travelling
A r. L. ~n1.~ 49,
was rejected and the bill passed.
i Mr.. HURLBUT, Chairman Of the Com
mitsee on Public Expenditures, stated that
the Committee had taken testimony
which apparently impEcstes one or mbre
members Of the Senate, The Committee
deemed 1t proper to report il to the House 90
such action might be taken as comp6rtedwR
the courtesy due from one House TO the other.
de offered the following resolution;