Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-21

MI EAtIO1NO moved 70 strike out TIE
irst section, which was negatived BY vote
of "a ayes TO 73 nays.
The House resumed the consideration of
the Senate bill, which was up yesterday,
granting lands for the construction of
railroad and telegraph line from Central Pa
cifc in California, to Portland, Oregon.
Mr.. JULIEN stated that the bill exclu-
ded all precedents i'll the way of making
grants, and he suggested Its reference to the
Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. BIDWELL dissented, stating that
the bill had been carefully considered by
the Pacific Railroad Committee, and had
been fully discussed and argued in the Sen
ate, and he moved to amend the bill so as to
limit the selection OF the land to within
twenty miles of the railroad, which was
agreed to-
Mr. WASHURNE, of Illinois objected to
the bill, for the reason that it deeds the
lands directly to the company instead of the
State
Mr.. PRICE remarked that two years ago
Congress had given lands directly to COM
panies.
Mr.. WASHBURNE said that might be
so but in the earlier times Congress had
refused to make grants to companies, but
had given them to States.
Mr.. STEVENS said he did not see why
there should be SO much difficulty about Civ
ing away the public lands. Every foot Of
the public land was devoted to whoever
chose to go and take it.
Mr.. RANDALL, of Pa, suggested that
the bill should be referred to the Committee
on Public Lands.
Mr.. RANDALL moved to refer the bill to
the committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. BIDWELL stated thatif the bill was
so referred, he should move to abolish the
Pacific Railroad Company, as he would con-
slider the reference an insult to that Com
pany.
Mr.. BANKS favored its recommittal to
the committee Oh the Pacific Railroad.
After some further discussion the bill was
recommitted to the committee on the Pacific
Railroad.
Mr.. LOWE, from the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad, reported back substitute
fer the Senate's bill for a grant of land to the
State of Kansas, to aid the construction of
the Northern Kansas Railroad and Tele-
graph.
The morning hour having expired, the
bill wentover to till tomorrow.
The SPEAKER presented Il communica-
ton from Secretary of the Treasury in reply
to the resolution of the House in regard to
gold sold since February LIST, 1866, by whom
sold, &C.
Mr.. WILSON offered aresolution referring
the communication to the committee on
banking with instructions to enquire into
all the facts and statements made there
in. LEBLoND inquired as to the reason for
the resolution. WILSON remarked that
there had been for some time past, charges
in the newspapers in reference to the sales
of gold, and if what had been alleged was
true, it was due to the Secretary that it
should be made known through a report
from the proper committee of the House.
ALDRIDGE asked what charges the gentle
man referred to. WILSON could not under
take to repeat them, they had been contain
ed in many articles in New York papers.
Mr. LEBLOND called for the reading of
the Secretary's letter.
Mr.. RANDALL expressed his desire to
have all public officers held to a strict ac-
count, and his belief was that the Secretary
of the Treasury would net suffer from an
investigation. He hoped the investigation
would be extended so as to reach other de-
partments of the Government, and particu-
larly those persons who had been foraging
in the South and buying cotton.
Mr.. WILSON said he was not saying any
thing against the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. LEBLOND expressed his opposition
to the investigation of every allegation
made by the newspapers. He had himself
been charged recently with lodging a vote
on the resolution to try jeff. Davis, whereas
he had been detained in New York by the
sickness Of his wife. and should have voted
with his Democratic colleague if he had
been here.
The Senate concurrent resolution to print
the reports of Gems. SHERMAN, THOMAS,
PORE, FOSTER, PLEAsANTON, and HITCH
COCK, made to the joint committee on
the conduct of the war, was taken from the
Speakers table, and on motion of Mr.. } u
LIAM cOncurred in.
The House resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole, Mr.. POMEROY in the
chair, the first bill in the calendar being the
Senate amendment to provide for the en-
lorgement of the Winnebago Reservation.
Mr.. BANKS moved that it be laid on the
table. Agreed to.
Mr.. BANKS moved that the further de-
bate on the bill be closed, which was car
ried
Mr.. WASHBURNE moved to strike out
the appropriation of $4,000 to provide adj
ditional accommodations in the Park, which
amendment was rejected.
Mr. WASHBURNE then moved to add
tothe third section the following: "provi-
ded this act shall not take effect until the
French troops shall have been withdrawn
from Mexico"