Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-16
XXXIXth O0NGRESS--lst Session.
WASHINGTON. June Is.
SEN

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Mr.. KTRRW0OD, from the committee on Con-
ference on the di.agreelng vote on the Joint Tesou-
tiOn relative the disposal of public lands in the
Southern States, made "a report, which was concur
red in.
As passed, the resolution restricts the amount Of
land to entered by person to eighty acres for
two years, after which one hundred and sixty acres
may be en- cred. Until January next, all who have
taken part in the rebellion are excluded from the
privileges Of the bill After that this restriction is
removed,
He found in the New York Tribune an article in
which no was alluded to as the organ of the Treas
ury Department. This was unjust to him. Two
important bills smanating from the TreSsury.De-
partment had been introduced in the Senate this
winter. He had opposed one Of these and favored
the other. He, did not want the Secretary of the
Treasury to be held responsible for his (Shermans)
errors and he (Shermsn) did not wish to be held
responsible for the errors Of any body but himself.
MIR. YAHoWINkLE intrGoduoed a resolution 70
zens Of the counties of Berkly and Jefferson, est
Virginia, tor quartcrmaster stores furnished to the
army. which WAS passed.
the Board of Visitors and the Naval Academy for
l166, was reported from the committee on Printing
by Mr.. Anthony, and passed
On motion Of Mr. WILSON, the bill to continue
in force the Freedmen's Bureau was made the spe-
cial order for Tuesday at o'clock.
Mr. GRIMES intr ,duced a resolution, which was
adopted, calling upon the Secretary of War for re-
portcf the board of officers on the subject Of coast
defences.
eastern division of the Pacific railroad select their
route and published in the proceedings OF the Sem
ate day before yesterday, which was discussed and
afterwards postponed.
United States at the Paris exhibition was taken up
The question was upon the amendment of the
House TO appropriate in coin for the erection
of buildings f-T the display Of American articles.
The amendment was agreed t0--yeas lS. nays H.
The following is the vote in detail 'N
y 'YEAs-Messrs Anthony, Cragin, Creswell, Doo-
little. Edmunds, Guthrie, Harris, Henderson. John
VanWinkle, Williams and Wilson-is. '''
NAYs-Messrs. Buckaew, Chandler COwan, Da-
Wis, Foster, Grimes Hendricks, Howard, Howe
Kirkwood, Lane Of Indiana Pomeroy, Saulsbury,
Stewart Trumbul W ade and Yates-l7. y
Mr.. HARRIS offered an amendment making it the
duty Of agents distributing money under this joint
ution 10 report such disbursements in detail TO
cssE NRSRR SaSRsS the yea. and nay. on
the passage of the resolution as amended-yeas a.
nays las So the resolution was passed, and 1t goes
TO the House for concn5TsnGe in the amendments.
ResoIued, That when the Senate adjourn to-day it
adjourn to meet on Monday next.
The Sena,e thon, in accordance withthe resolu-
tion adopted Yesterday. proceeded to the ccnsdera-
tion of the bill from the committee the District
Of Columbia. -,
Senate Chamber at half-past two O'Clock with a
tctions, the bill authorizing the New York Montana
Iron Mining Company 70 purchase certain lands re-
served from sale and not now in market
Theco1sidNation Of theI district of Columbia busi-
ness was resumed. number of private and local
PAT at 0SS oCiocE Mr. SPRAGUE called for the read
ing Of the veto message, The message Fas read and
the city cbsfter Of Washington aud GeorgeIown.
sioners. ''' Sagm