The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-06-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

seeiyed from The Interior Department relative
y ihe Indian dcpfeaationsin California
Mts Green, eiein II Mo- from the COM
nittee on Territories. reported the House bill
fUf the admissiUn 81 Kansas without recon-.
'inentiation lie Rave notice that lie would lii.
t'Fotllice spycral amendments designed ID pro.
tect the sof the people II the seyegalSlates,
And to carry out fB good faith the treaties with
the Indian tribes Made the special order for
Wednesday ofneat week I.
on motion Of Mr Blown, tden Of Miss /,
Saturday iisnt was set apart for the nlstliet
MI Hale, crop j. 81 hi. ri. oiIcred resoiu.
lion that the Postmaster General Inform
the Senate When the P3st once Department
FIRST had Knowledge If tile alleged deflleatioh
lin the New York P5st office, aid whether the
Sixth Auditor hal faithfully carried our lhe
provisions Of the not Do March, lS5 Il Adopted
u On the 18th The following requests we're
made by Mr. johnson, IF Arkansas Mr. Pre-.
sidcnt here is upon The Secretary table q
message from the President Of tie United
States, communicating, III compliance with ID
solution III thu SENATE, Information IN reIa4
tinn I'D the massacre az Mountain Meadows:
and thef Iassaefes f3I I tab Territory. ask
that u be tlket up for tile purpose of makiug
IN order fol its printing. 5''.
he motion % take up the message was
agreed 10: II zss:s 5.s ,7 H. IF b
u Dir Johnson. OF Arkansas iii now ask that
an order be made for the printing Of Gle mes
sage with The iriormation which accompanies
it, Il HI. / Il y. 7 5..1-
The Vice President That motion goes to
the Committee on Printing IA;
MI Johnson, uf Arkansas g believe not \
q was just consult Ing with Ia member of the
committee in ard to it, and i make 4 mo.
ton that il not required TO 80 TO the commit
tee .= -.s2 5, 5<l Is z i.s SS535.
The Vice President 1.-THE Senator viii re-
fer . the rule. he Will find chat il must go t.
the COMMITTEES on Printing. HI n: 4. :s.s $s 4;
Il Mr9 0llnsUn, of Arkansas y, / only want the
usual number printed, and / ask the linitii-
nous consent OF the Senate that that order may
be made .9
: The Vice President The Senator from Ar
kansas asks nnafiinuas consent TO have the
usual number Uf the Presidents message In re-
gard 10 the Mountain Meadow massacre print
ed The Chair hears no objection, and the
order will he made %
Il On the 23td., Mr. Gwin introduced Biil To-
grant the alternate sections Of land to CalIfor-
min for railroad purposes. Il. il. Hi
onthe 25th,. Mr., Gwin moved 10 take mp
theoyerland niail bill. He said the object OF
the Post Office committee was to establish al
permanent naif system, and proceeded to ex.j
plain the details &c the bill .4 .:*=. v.
The chair called up the special order. being
the private calendar, and Il was postponed
s.s; HOUSE,, +. .s#
On The 18th nit, Mr.. Walton from the COM
nittee on Claims, reported d bill for the relief
Of Hooper & Williams, Livingston. Kinkead,
a Iln rel LlintE aiasi Ctassslss
OF the Whole HOUSE, and Win .he
report, ordered TO be prlntsai:,, 4
Mr. Stanton from the Committee on ]. Min
taIy Afiaiist reported a bill for the relief 81
- MnlRn nf the Ter
ritoTy 0f. Utah which was read a hfst and
second time; referred 10 . Committee Of the
Whole House and with the accompanying re-
port. ordered to be printed z5 II. 5s
On the Igth, Rfief Il lengthy debate on the
lii Tor the relief OF TIoopet & Williams, Living
ston, Kitikead & Co, Gilbert Gerrish, ana
others. Mr.. barnett demanded the yeas and
NAYS on the passage Of The bill. .s..iz-
The yeas aud nays were ordered.
The question was takeni and il was declued
in the negative yeas ~ nays l T..
+ Mr CaItrell moved 20 reconsider the vote
nv which the bill was rejected: and also moved
that the motion to reconsider be laid upon me
tahle !. I <:*,'.. s: & :. =; =.
The latter motion was agreed to- . g.. -. -
Ga thu 10th, Mr. Hickman, by unanimous y
consent from tho Committee on the Judiciary,
Teportetf q bill is No. i4Sl concerning courts IN
the Territories: which was referred to the Com.
and with ,the accompanying report ordered te
In .brfnted; =. :,Es :. =: -: :: :.,5s- IL ~.
/ On tic 2gad, the House resumed the con.
sideration Of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
I bjJI - 80. 4.
/ Nj, Cnlfax explained the amendment which
! tho Committee on Post Offices proposed. Thi
Government Is to pay $40, 900 per rear for mes
sa s !. and he pu6lIc is 10 be charged S. To-
| ten words. If the eorpoFators do not accep
i these Icrrns within thirty days, then sealeS
Enroros,.IE are 10 be invited, and the contract i
/ 10 be- given 10 the lowest responsible bidder
tho line 10 he built within two years, and 81
I Joseph 10 be the Point OF departure, 5 L. :,
/ Mr. eolfAx earnestly urged the passage q III
hill, showing the great Advantage which vii
4 result to the Government: 7. =. :.:..
1 Mr. Bamstt0pposed.t the bill as creating q
Oppressive nouopolE. - , :.. u. ~. =.
] Other gentlemen expressed their views an
the subject was passed oyer; -.
II u The Speaker laid before the House specs
! message from the President, egnimnntcailn
} the fact Of tile capture by the Wyaudotte
another cargo OF Africans. making with mos
: OF the WiIdhte. oyer ! 900 at Key West, nnds