, 1869-02-05
--LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
Daies to Jannary 27th.
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LOT Lne appointment at tue beginning Of the
next session, of joint COMMITTEES Of three
Senators and Eve Representatives, with leave
to sit during the secess Of the 4lst Congress
and examine and report upon the expediency
of reorga6izing the civil service in several
departments of the Government; the exam.
ination extending to the clerical force neces.
sary to increase the efficiency Of the service.
The resolution was adopted. tas
Grimes introduced bill for the reorganr
ization Of the navy. Referred to the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs. 1t provides that
the number of Comuodores in actual service
shall be IS. 1t also provides for a redue
tiOn of the Lieutenant Commanders to 80,
and fxes the Lieutenants at 2S0, and Mas
ters and Eusigns at 100 each. The bill
also provides in detail for the reorganization
of the Medical, Engineer and Pay corps, and
abolishes the grade of Third Assistant En-.
gineer and the Office of Chief Of the Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery, and Chief of the
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing. 1t pro-
vides for the appointment of Chief of the
Bureau of Steam Engineering, the Fleet
Captain. Fleet Surgeon, Fleet Paymaster
and Fleet Engineer, and gives no additional
rank or pay.
Morrill,, from the Committee on Appro>
priations reported back the pension appro,
priation bill with amendments reducing the
appropriations for invalid pensions from Ten
to nine millions and other army pensions
from thirteen to ten millions also the Mill.
tary Academy appropriation bill, with 9
slight amendment
Kellogg introduceded bill to aid the
construction of the Pacific Transit railroad
and telegraph from New Orleans to some
point on the Rio Grande in the direction Of
San Bias on the Pacific Referred to the
ComDiGee on Pacific railroad. The bill
propose to guarantee the payment of inter.
est on bonds Of the company to the amount
of $40 600 per mile. 1t also allows branch
lines to connect with the Gulf Of Mexico and
and grants eight sections of public lands pei
mile.
The expiration the morning hour brought
up the bill 10 relation to the Central Branch
OF the Pacific railroad
Corbett said the debate had satisfied hin
as to the bill. 1t was not required by any
legal or equitable obligation Of the govern
ment TO the Central Branch companies
therefore be withdrew the amendment offer
ed yesterday.
Conking offered an amendment in the
nature of substitute providing that nothing
contained in the act Of July 8, 1868. relat,
ing to the Eastern Division of the Unior
Pacific Railroad shall deprive the Contra
branch from continuing the road and tele
graph lines from the termination of tht
1890 miles mentioned in the corporation
the company to connect with the Uuio1
Pacific Railroad, Eastern Division, as a
branch of that road, but requiring the con.
tinuation of the Central branch road to h
made 10 point at or Rear Fort Riley, Kan
sas, upon the same terms aud in all respect:
as islDow provided By Law for the conslruc
ton of the Eastern Division of the Union
Pacific Railroad and provided further, thai
no subsidy shall be allowed to said Centra
Branch for any greater length of road thar
forty miles from the termination of the l0C
miles on which bonds are already authorized
to be issued.
Morton opposed this amendment. HI
affirmed The equity of the bill Further
discussion was had by Edmouds and Conk.
ling, and without action on the amendment
the Senate adjourned.
In the House, the Speaker presented the
petition of Mrs Lincoln for pension. Re.
ferred to Committee on Pensions.
Washington, Jan. 27.-In the Senate
Howard, to the great amusement of Senators
presented memorial praying for the ap-
pOintment of competent Psychologist to
examine the heads of all candidates for
internal revenue appointments, to the enc
that the Government may no longer suffer
from the frauds now common in that depart.
ment Referred to the Committee on Re
trenchment
Chandler introduced bill to prevent the
collection cf illegal imposts under color o
State authority.
Henderson introduced bill 10 enable the
Cherokees, Choctaws and Chickasaw Indians
to become citizens.
Morgan introduced bill designating the
place OF confinement of persons convicted ol
offences against the laws of the United
Sts,es.
The public debt and currency bill being
before the Senate, Davis moved to recommit
and instruct the committee to report another
bill instead.
Sherman addressed the Senate upon the
bill McCreery followed in long speech
in which he discussed humorously Senator
Morton's speech on the finances and the
Presidents recommendation on that subject
and the reports of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
The Central Branch Bill was then taken
up. the pending amendment being Conkling'
offered yesterday.
Patterson offered prOviso, declaring tha,
the subsidy shall not exceed twelve millions
Lost; % to 27. Several other amendments
we're offered and lost, and the bill was then
read third time and rejected, "a to 25.
Morton moved to again take up the Cur
rency bill, Conkling for an Executive sesS
sion and Cameron to adjourn. The latter
motion prevailed.
In the House the consideration was resum-
ed of Lynch's-bill to provide for the resump