Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-08
VOL. XX---NO. 134.


whole Of the creek known as the back chan
mel from the Schuylkill to the Delaware
river, and all the rights and privileges of
said League Island adjacent to the marsh
and back channel, together with so much
oppsite of the back channel from the
League Island shore as shall in the opinion
of the Secretary of the Navy be ample to
enable the government to have the sole and
exclusive nse of said back channel, and
both shores thereof, said Island and appur
tenances be held for naval purpose by the
government of tho U. s., provided said
island, and adjacent marsh'snd back chan
nels with its shores shall not be received or
accepted until the title to the whole of the
same as herein described is complete and
indefeasible, nor unless acceptance thereof
shall be recommended by board Of officers
10 be appointed By the President, and pro
vided further, that if League Island be se-
leeted, the navy yard at Philadeldhia shall
be dispensed with and disposed of by the
United States as soon as the public convsn-
fence will admit r-
Mr.. GARFIELD presented a petition of
citizens from Thompson, Geauga county, o.,
asking for increased protection for Ameri-
can wool. Referred TO the Committee on
Ways and NJ M5ans.
Mr.. RAYMOND presented a petition of
W. W. Richmond, praying for the payment
for services as Secretary OF legation in Brus-
sells, and Commercial Agent in St. Domingo
Referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
Mr. ANCONA introduced his concurrent
resolution providing for an adjournment Of
Congress on the 2Sth of June.
Mr.. MORRILL, called for the yeas and
nays, stating there was important business
to be transacted which could not be trans
acted within that time. The House refused
the order of yeas and nays and passed the
concurrent resolution by q vote of 50 to 49,.
Mr.. GRINNEL moved to reconsider the
vote.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table. The yeas and
nays were taken on motion, and resulted
yeas 81, nays go. So the motion was not
laid on the tsele.
A vote on reconsideration was taken by a
count, when there was yeas 40, nays 29.- No
quorum.
The House then at o'clock and without
deciding the question, which comes up as
unfinished business, adjourned. 4 .t
SENATE.
Mr.. RAMSAY introduced q bill for the
relief the United States Express Company,
Finance. It provides for the issue of du-
plicate bonds lost by fire January 30, 1866,
on the New York and Erie Railroad, which
were in the possession Of said Express
Company. The 7-30 bonds of the denom-
fnation Of $500, 81 600 and $50 were dated
June Is, 1865; also similar notes of July
Is, 1855, and August Is, 1864. A few 6s Of
1861 are included. The whole issue
amounts to $4,000.
Mr.. SHERMAN, from the Select Com
mittee on incorporating the National Tele-
graph Company, reported bill to aid in
the construction of telegraph lines and to
secure to the Government the use of the
same for postal, military and other Pur-
poses Itsuthorizes the National Telegraph
Company, which was organized April l3,
1886, under the laws of New York, to con-
struct and maintain lines through the u.
s., along any military or post road, pro-
vided there shall be ne obstruction to or
binary travel by land or navigable rivers,
with the right to use stone and timber from
the public lands in the construction OF
such line, and grant of public land not
exceeding one-quarter of a section for each
telegraph station.
The second section gives priority to the
transmission of government dispatches
The third section prohibits the transfer
ring of these rights and privileges to an
other company without the consent OF Con-
gress, provided that the government may
at any time after five years purchase the
property of this company at price liked
bv five competent disinterested persons
selected, two by the Company, two by th'
Postmaster General and one by the othel
four.
The last section reserves the right Of
Congress to grant similar privileges to any
other company.
Mr.. HARRIS from the Committee on Pri
vate Land Claims reported bill to author
ize the documentary evidence of titles to bt
furnished to owners of certain lands IN th'
city of St. Louis, which was passed
Mr.. HENDERSON called up bill t
grant lands to aid in the construction Of tbs
Kansas & Neosho Valley Railroad and 1t;
extension to the Red river.
Mr.. HENDRICKS spoke in opposition t.
the bill until one O'Clock, when, the morn
| ing hour having expired, the reconstruction
resolution was taken up.
The pending question was on the follow
ing amendment submitted in behalf OF IN
committee Of fifteen by Mr.. Williams. I
| strike out the ID section and insert in lie
thereof the following:
Section 2. Representation shall be appor
| toned among the several States accordIn
| to their respective numbers, counting tn
| whole number of persons in each State, ex
| cIuding Indians not taxed, but when
ever the right to vote at any election hel
under the Constitution and laws OF tn
United State or of any State, be denied
auv portion of the male inhabitants OF sue
State, being citizens of the United States
81 years of age, or in any way abridged e3
crime, the basis of representation, shall
cent for participation in rebellion, or othe
reduced in the proportion which the nun
her of such male citizens shall bear TO th
whole number of male citizens, 81 years
| age in such State.
The section proposed to be stricken out
as follows;
Section .. Representation shall be apPoi
toned among the several States which ma
he included within the Union, according
their number, counting the whole numb
Of persons in each State, excluding II
disns not taxed, aud in whatever State Il
elective franchise shall be denied to az
nortion of its male inhabitants, who ha
become citizens ofthe United States and a
not less than 2I years of age, or in any WI
, abridged except for participation IN the 7
) beIlion or other crime, the basis Of represe
fation in such State shall be reduced in &
, nroportion such number of male citize
shall bear to the whole number of male c
, izsns not less than 2l years Of age in su
J, State.
MI. DAVIS took the floor in opposition
1 tbe Joint resolution. He commenced
9 speaking of the backwardneSs OF pub
b business, which he attributed to desire
e the part of the majority to elevate and
!. grandize what was called the " freedmen
+ He then adverted to what he termed
e differences between tho President and
= majority. He said that the President
i right. Mr.. Johnson's policy was but CO
J. ti5uation of that of his predecessor, and
IS majority in Congress were now denounei
II him because he refused to be a simple t
in their hands.
h Mr.. DAVIS spoke from l o'clock to 4
} Pm. rL. .aob nandi
II consideration of Mr.. Williams amendme
N The Senate at $40 p. m adjourned
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