New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-08
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resolution authorizing the President OF DE senate and me
speaker OF the House % close the present session W al
iauuine their respective Houses OIL Thursday, The -'th
dlv Of June 40 T. clock.
Sir. KELLEY pa objected.
Nj AScoAA asked tie ,4ker vA tier the joint ra.ol-
Tie SpEAKIR replied thai Dc was u che House was not
engaged ID other business bu' The II US. Ws Construct
lively engaged I'D The unfinished business o yrs'fI"i
the Senate Joint resolution making an Appropriation oI
Sl2l1S5 ~ 10 enable the President 90 negotiate treaties
with the Indian Tribes q The Upper Mis'oau ani ne
Upper Platte Rivers after Which The League island DIi
would come UP unfinished business
INDIAN TREATIES
Mr. RAYMOND n. y made several propositions as 10
the p1stpOuemcnt OF The JOINT resolution ~ reference 10
Indian Treaties but they were not agreed to- moved
the previous question on it' passage.
The House refused second The previous qucson,when
Mr. BURLEIGH Dakota moved % postpone The JOINT reso
-,iou nm Monday next when De promised 20 show that
the money appropriated by ~ and most OF when was
Of Indian Affairs IN violation Of law.
The motion was agreed 70.
HoMRSTEADs TO ACTUAL SETTLERS.
Mr. HUBBARD Iowa introduced O. bin 20 secure home
steads actual settlers on tie public domain and 10 ell
courage 'hc planting of forest ire AID DE growth 81 TIM
Der thereon, which read twice and referred 10 the
Committee Oh Public Lands
This bin gives one-quarter sections Of unappopriaied
land destitute Of timber, 10 any person who shall enter
the same cultivate not less than lo acres ana plant nor
less than 10 more in forest trees, not more Than 10
feet apart and protect and preserve the same from IRE
and injury the patent 10 be obtained at the end 81 I'VE
years
MILITARY EXPENSES IN INDIAN EXPEDITIONS.
MI WlSDOM Mimi altered rcsoutlon winch was
adopted calling the Secretary # War for information
as the expended for TIE suppression OF ], ian
hostes, and for the various military expeditions against
Indian tribes during the years 1864 and lSOJ.
RAILROAD LAND GRANT.
He also introduced bill granting 10 The State Of Iowa
lands In alternate sections to aid the construction OF
the s. LOUIS AID Cedar Rapds Rar ad Company, which
was twice, and referred to the Committee On Public
Lands.
LEAGUE ISLAND AS AN IROE-CLAD STATION.
The House resumed the consideration Of the bin to au
toze the Secretary Of the Navy accept League Island
in the Delaware River, for naval purposes
Mr. MEYERS Pa addressed the House. IN an hours
speecb In adyocacy e the bill claiming for League Island
ali the advantages be desired for ron-cd station and
disparaging those Of New-LondOn.
Nh THAYER Pa followed on the same SIDE
Nh SPALDrNG Ohio stated that he had been member
Of the Committee Naval Affairs OF the last Congress
and Lad had occasion 10 view tle Locality wen Known as
League Island and after carefully examining uai Island
i, occurred 20 him that there such thing as having
present of too expensive character t. the donee II ihe
uroect were carried into execution II woud neceaio an
enormous outlay public money lie feared ilai Leag
Island was rather from he approach o ioT-
egu oeor portion Of the year League Island was Oh
Mr. KELLEY interrupted M Spaldng TO 'say tlat ihe
record showed that IN 40 years the City OF Phadcpha
had never been icc-locked There had not beeh gay
when vessels could make their way 10 ana ron lue
Mr. SpALuryG closed by declaring himself favor Of the
substitute offered by Mr. Braudagee yesterday authoI-
ing a commission OF scientific anu S0A-P0'' '"" W -
anime an the sites offered. -.
Mr. RAsDALL Penn. made speech in favor Of the
bill lie represented that the site oi te PaeAl va
Yerd in Phisdelphia would bring 20 the Government
q 600 900 or 81 100000. He had been authorize thl'
morning by competent % state tAai he woua ceoI
fully take contract place League Island N ~
cordon for the object proposed IN consideration Tor me
land now covered By philadelphia Nayyiaia anu ho
thought he would make money by the operation.
Mr.. RAYMOND said 1t was perfectly clear INA. wa ,l '
the interest Of Congress and Of the county 10 have te
best site for Nayy-Yard that could be found IN the neu
States and therefore be could not see any Naa "l'5'o
20 the adoption ~ tie substitute il League isaHu
the best site it reasonably certain that II Wouiu uc
recommended BY the Commission which the substitute
contemplated fit were not the best then nobody should
wish il 10 be taken lie did not care 90 go beyond that
single consideration. II he looked further be found tha
one Board OF naval officers and OF the Committee o. naval
affairs Of the House had examined League Island, and lad
reported against 10.
| Mr. LIZ BLOND Ohio interrupted Mr. RAYMOND. 10 say