Senate Military Committee raises pay and emoluments clause
The Senate Military Committee advances a bill creating the grade of General at nearly $20,000 pay. Other items include tax bill amendments shifting 24 percent passenger tax onto corporations. President nominates Jacob Bell Jr and others to West Point while probing Mexico and European tensions unfold. News notes include a potential new executive mansion plan and local fundraising for Joseph Davis monument amid Civil War turmoil.
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Senate Military Committee
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West Point
Jacob Bell, Jr
New York
L. Hein
Military Committee Reports House Bill Creating Army General Grade
Senate actions on the 21st included Military Committee backing a bill to create the General grade in the army. Judiciary Committee to study uniform methods to elect U S Senators. Fessenden ill. Reconstruction measures not taken up. Colorado veto set as special order for a week from Tuesday. Fortification Appropriation Bill passed in the House. Joint resolutions and bills introduced and referred. A Joint Committee to investigate was approved.
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Senate
Military
House
Judiciary Committee
U.S
Fessenden
Colorado
Reconstruction era congressional actions on Freedmen Bureau and tax measures
A detailed account of House and Senate proceedings on Freedmen's Bureau extensions, bounty and tax bills, and related bills. Highlights include multiple sessions, amendments on internal taxes, land opening under the homestead act, bankruptcy provisions, and actions on naval and military cadet appointments, with key votes and adjournments across dates.
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