The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-22
THIRTY.EIGHTH COu0RHSs.
FIRST SESSION.

THIRTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
yIasr SESSION.
Senate.
WASH NOTION, June q, 1854
The KRicss CONTRACT.
Mr. HALE. (rep)o NH. reported, without amendment,
ahe House joint authorizing Secretary OF
che Navy to amend the John Ericsson for
enc construction Of the floating batteries Dictator
Puritan.
HoxunEADs FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
Mr. PoMERoY (ep) OF insas, reported without amend.
ment. the bill TO persons In the military and
the United States homesteads on forfeit
ed estates Ia the insurrecli nary districts.
THE ARKANSAS SENATORS.
Nr. LANE rop OF Kansas, submitted letter from Mr..
Tishbpck Mr. Lane prote against the charges Of
dlsloyatv against m. and making avermeuts Of his
entire loyalty 10 the constitution and government OF the
United States Ordered &c bs prin ed.
TIN INTER
Mt. CHANDLER, (rep.) az Mich moved take UP the
Oil encourage and facilitate Geographic Communication
between the Eastern aud Western continents and the
Mr. CRIMES trep) OF Iowa opposed the clause granting
. subsidy 20 the compnny OF bait million dollars. He
wished Ii 10 be understood thai he as not opposed 70 the
grAnd beet IN be mrshed hut he believed could
be done by individual enterprise without any subsidy
she pars o. the United suites goysrnme" This was not
90 the pirt OF the western Union 1eeg aphic ompany
DO do than the British Russian had
d,ne-viZ: TO grant the right nd afford facilities
Cor 10 Ing the wre. besides giving grants o. land.
measure Of great Importance. II the Western Union
Teiegraphic Company cho,e TO undertake and carry IL
Shrou what Interest would be aptered BY the
government aiding them TO the limited required
Tne ue would cost from live toerht m'lno"s,
ang TO the S'cretsry, ten mill He did not believe
tu-fe = who would have denied TO the Ameri
people this great boon Of teiegraphc Rrde around
the world. his would bs Of the great things
History would stand hs her. Therefore favored
the proposition Mr.. Col ms had promptly secured the
shls great enterprise, and came 70 Us for GU aid and
gravely debated the question OF refusing II, because
we could have such thing dnoe by me one else who
had taken advantage his dsc He thought the
government could we'll afford 10 pay hy thousand dollars
she Old Word. He opposed the amondmsnt Of Mr. Ten
Eyck scng cut Of the proviso In the third section
words s.ufeen years. and inserting .cn yearsn and
also striking out ono hundred thousand" and inserting
Mr.. WILSON, rep ) Mass. said he should for this
On general principles, believing It would accomplish
wand object. As the representative Of great
The amendment OF Mr.. Ten Eyck then rejected
khe proviso stands a. follows
.ha. CURING Al, Of the fifteen years aforesaid
shall at the ordinary Of charge tor
.ses exceed the sum o. ONE nanated Thousand dollars an
me Of The Treasury who shall certify the same 10
Mr. Doolittlss amendment, a. an additional section,
was adopted, as follows
the .s s. ss pS or +.
Kiope and America tho SERVICE such
the ss:.: RS..s ress
Mr.. Baowx, rep OF Mo-, moved to strike out the
lines as may be needed to open communication with
various mining districts and other settlements in said
Territories. Rejected.
The bill then reported to tho senate.
NC Ten EIck, 8rep) Of y iene~ed ms amendment
offered 10 Committee Of tho Whole Mr. TenEycK said no
a friend OF species OF pubic lmproveme l
Bot the questions with him were how was the work 70 10
puit Whether the should give tho subsidy
Cor years and more he Hier? he Russian govern
no part Of It's army 70 protect the land ne
and none u It's ships for sounilugs or transpf-
saon Il material but required that persons enio, ed
the ine should be ssians and married men thus
looking settlement extension OF It's own power.
Besides russia provided that the expenses should rot be
borue by the Russian governments and that the auds
gwen for period or thi " three years While We grant
lands perpetuy. Neither England nor Russia granted
any subsidy and why sroud give them any privilege
In afd,to 30 tho grant Of lands and right o. way
After "a Their debate by Mr. MORRILL, and Others, Mr.
LANE OF hansas moved TO postpone the b until next
December.
Negatived-I4 10 90
Mr.. Ten Eyck's motion to strike out the third section
OF the bill grating subsidies was agreed to by the ol
YxAs-se.sr. Anthony, Brown Ruckaew. csrlne. Clark.
Ian Lane e xsnss, r."sJsy Powell Ramsay salisbury
DIXON DcoI,ttls Harris,
su%asa r nsm waas wip:Sn wiison
The bill then read third time an passed. As
amended simply grants the right OF Way, the assist
ance OF navy certain extent and the protection
Of the army the company while building the line, with
che Of forty acres OF land Tor each station
HOUR OF MEETING.
Mr. PoMrRoY introduced a resolution that the Senate,
alter Thursday next meet at eleven O'Clock, which was
REPEAL YuarrvE SLAVE
Mr. SUMNER, trep) of Mass, moved 70 take up she
House bill repeal the Fugitive slave act, which was
a silL SUPPLEMENTARY TO TIE ENROLMENT ACT
Mr. WILSON. from the Military Committee, Int educed
bin supplsmentary 10 the several acts for enrolling
csog the national forcfs which was ordered 10 DO
TIE RsrsAL on TIN we I'VE SLAVE Law.
The ayes and noes were shen called upn the motion 70
tako up bill repeating tho svo Slave law, and the
molten was carried by tho following vote:-
Yx.s-MsE,s. Anthony Brown Chandler, CLARK. Com
s.ss o. :s.. n' srasr . ms
Poneroy. Ramsay. ,spsasus. Sumner. Ten Ayek, Wade
sAYs-Nss.ra Huskasw, Cariils. coyan. Davis Doolt
fswa sna rrs%Sa
Van Winklc-i6
rns OsxrzAno, GAYS, OF n. n .S Hs. ACT
mittee, reported the fohowiog:-
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duty by rsason o. The payment Of money md for
much entitled "An ses ios enrolling and
ne ,s r. n sns o .r ssr
. 90 seT re
Gsa ss on
the act ss Re q alter ss
OF na sting laws relative to persons actually fur
The senate at hafpast four p. NJ, took recess until
seven O'Clock.
HvRNrNo SESSION.
rRoPoekp AMENDMENT or rnB RuLRs
Mr.. Dixoy, (rep.) OF Conn submitted the following
Resolved That she twenty sixth special rule Of the Senate
p, much thereof .. Prev es tha.a motion suspend
or resolution OF the House nd tne sIr
Joint Of either OF them aha n
always be IN order DO Immediately considered. and a..
~ided without debate
of this suspension TO facilitate business and
prevent Decay.
Mr yApr oep) of Ohio, submitted in tho following
resolution
RESOLVED THAT during the remainder OF the present
Congress- Senator shall speak than
question before the Senate shall such speech cs.
coed ten minutes, without leave of tho senate expressly
gwen; when such leave Ia asked shalt be decided by
Senate without debate; and shall be the-duly Of the
d q =
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The remainder OF the session spent the discus
ason of District OF Columbia business.
Al half past ten p. M the Senate adjourned.
!, House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON. June II, 1894
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