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MIDNIGHT REPORT.
XLth CONGREss---Second Session

The House proceeded to The considerable,
Of the Senate amendments 10 the Defeienc,
bill, and disposed of them as follows: Ths
amendment appropristiDgS 10, la rs increas.
of compensation to Congressional Pnutel
Leonard; in appropristing $4,000 for sta,
tionary, with . proviso that hereafter ST..
shall be allowed for stationery aud newspa.
pers to each Senator for any eus session.
Mr.. Washburne Of Illinois moved N amend
ment that no further allowance BE- made fol
this year, ending March 3, 1868, than has 81.
ready been made.
This gave rise TO considerable discussion
in the course of which, ID reply 10 = sugges-
ton Of Dir. Maynard, that all members should
be allowed to draw whatever other stationery
they needed.
Mr.. Stevens Of Pennsylvania said that
plan had been tried and ought to be changed,
because some of the members procured, I'M
der the name OF stationery, pantsloons, shirts
and shaving soap enough 10 last them for
years. Laughser,] Some of the members
bad run up IN account for stationery to near
fy 81 900.
The discussion also extended to the cues
ton Of mileage.
Mr. Bronwell Of Illinois charged that a
Western member had charged mileage by
way of Chicago and New York, when Mr..
Anderson, who is chairman OF the Committee
on Mileage. contradicted the assertion BY the
statement that no Western member had been
allowed miIesge by himself or by the Speak.
er BY way Of Chicago and New York, and
that the Chicago member himself tIudd)
charged. mlIsag. BY direct route to Wash
lngton, and that the mileage Of other mem
bers was collected on that basis by himself
aud the Speaker.
Mr. Washburne's amendment to the amend.
ment was rejected, and the Senate amend,
ment was concurred in.
All the Senate amendme nts were concurred
N without question, except the last, which,
" way of new section. repeals all laws er.
hitting the transfer of appropriations from
,ne branch of besinesr in department 70
another branch. 1t vas non concurred in
.ndsgoes back to the Senate Tor it, setion.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back thebili TO aid the
Improvement of the Des Moines and Rock
Island Bapids, on the Mississippi river. Il
permits the officers in charge Of the work to
axe the right of way over adjacentiauds, and
lsa any earth quarry. 81, necessary fcs the
:. e -: - wofs.
Altar On explanation by Mr.. Wilson. the
i'll was passed.
Mr.. " sshburn. of Indiana, froui the Con,>
nittee On Military Affairs, reported back the
sens,e amendment to the House bill on addi-
ional bonnties.
Pending the discussion the morning boar
xpired. and the bill went over.
Mr.. Blair introduced a bill relative TO tax.
ng shares ia National Banks. Referred to
be Committee on Banking and Currency. IL
nacts tina, the words, place where the bank
] located, and not aiseBhere, in section II
{ the National Currency act, shall be con.
trued to mean the State in which the Bank
j located, and that the State Legislatures
my determine and direct the manner and
lace for taxing shares of National Banks in
be State, subject TO the restriction that the
AVIATION shall not be greater value than is
ssessed upon other moDfed capital; and pro-
ided the shares of any National Bank owned
> non resident Of any State shall be taxed
i the city or town where the Bank Is located, ]
nd not elsewhere.
Mr.. Ross asked leave to offer resolaiioa |
nstrucsing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
usT end any further issue Of 1910 bonds IN
j the further action of Congress,
Mr.. Epson objected.
Mr.. Julian offered resolution instructine
ID Psstotiice Oommiiiee, in view of the |
reat and constantly increasing frauds con, |
ected with the frauking privilege and ofthe |
eeessity Of economy, to inquire into the ex.
edieney Of totally sboiishing that privilege. |
lr. Julian also offered . resolution instrpct> !
lg the OomMittee on Education to inquire |
ito the expediency OF providing for general t
rstem of education in the districts lately in |
sbellion, including sufficient number of |
Bmn,en schools, for the educatioa Of every /
bid, irrespective of color or other distinc. |
on, between the ages OF ave and fifteen
sara.
The House proceeded to consider the bill /
sported by Dir. Julian, from the Committee |
n Public Lands. declaring fofeit to the Uni,
ID States certain lands given to aid the con- |
ruction of railroads in the States OF Missis- /
ppi, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida.
Mr.. Julian addressed the House in expla-
alton sHd advocacy of the bill, dwelling at
length upon the impolicy Of al.
wing five million acres Of land to be held in
lie grasp of corporators and spectators,
lille thirteen-Gfteenths of the people of the
outh we're lsndless, and denouncing those
,rporstions for the cid they gave the re-.
eIiiou.
Mr.. Chanier, who had suggested that the
inject matter of the bill was before the Sc.
es Commi,tee on Southern RAilroadss made
p0iat Of order that the question whether
,ese railroads have been loyal or disloyal
nd nc, connection With the measure before
le sHou1e. y -
The Speaker overruled the motion.
M Jnlian thes said, the gentleman from
'ew York tChsnlerl viii possess his soul in
IaseA paAissse - - - ggdsr this expos
ire Of The rebel character Of bic friends in