New-York tribune., 1866-05-04


WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
NJ ASHLEY Ohio, from the same Committee report
ed back hill amendaory of the organic act Of Washlng-
ton Territory which was considered and passed.
COMMUNICATION WITH TERRITORIES.
Mr. RICE Mainel from the same Committee, reported
back Joint resolution to iachtate communication WIN
certain Territories.
After some debate, the Joint resolution was passed.
The following are its provisions:
That whenever ya citizen Of the United States shal
make and establish an wen at places where water
be procured other means on the line OF any mS
route in New Colorado and the COLORADO
California least miles distant from any spring
stream Of living water nPon such route ana Se h rS
hereof be be entitled t. section Of toe PubIe land
not including mineral land embracing seca we iue s ; ~
zen upon fling with the Surveyor General sworn noce
Of the fact that such well has been wh
shall be treated reserved land and after the lapse OF
three years from the date Of sneh ana Of 1Sn aon
formy to The foregoing spuaoas and that pure water
nch well has been constantly furnished without eharg
the public travelling npon such route the ncepve rget OF
the claimant shall be affirmed and upon tse o @
lines Of the public the boundaries Of such section sha
be adjusted according to the lines thereof
Aaa Be fVk refolrd That effect shall be given the lore
gOi.g By the Commissioner OF the Jenea Lana
ONCE who shall have full to revise and finally deter
mne al rights and claims arising under the sane and to u
with such conditions Incorporated therein may be
perpetnate the purposes OF the rait Pr,Sd Ihe
wel And prorided r That grantee or beneficiary I'M
der this shall be allowed TO enter any lands under any
THE COLORADO QUESTION
The morning hour having EXPIRED the House proceeded
to the consideration of the business the Speakers table
the first bill being the Senate BILL passed April 25 for the
admission of The Territory Of Colorado as State into the
Union.
Committee Oh Territories put tie bill upon its passage
unless some gentlemen desired TO debate il and would
agree upon time "a take The vote
No proposition OF that Kind beng made, MI. AshIey
moved the previous question. ,
Mr. RICE iMare desired the reference Of the bin to
the Committee on Territories, but Mr. Ashley deeIhed
10 withdraw his motion for the previous question.
Mr. STEVENS Pennsylvania addressing Mr. ASHLEY,
said: suggest that YOU had better allow day or two
for discus ion aud allow some Efforts be made TO amend
the hl. Some of cannot vote for il. No eonsldera
tion of expeIieucy induce Us 20 do Bat we may
amend i, 50 10 pass it. hope the gentleman MI
Ashley viii consider whether IL IL prudent to force II
against the sense of the House now
Mr. ASHLEY repeated that he must press the bill to ITS
passage unless d day were fixed for the vote.
The House refused 10 second the previous question by
vote Of l3 to 49, -.
the Committee on Territories.
Mr. ASHLEY hoped the motion wouldns' ieyail, 1Liess
the House was disposed To- reject the bil entirely.
Mr. RICE Me- said he not desirous Of having the
bill referred ii day could be fixed for It's considerations
but be did want to b. driven to vote on tins import
ant measure today.
Nj AsBLrY suggested next Monday for its consideration
The sTEAKLR said there were special orders already as
M FARSswoRIH III inquired what days were already
assigned
Their were two special orders the House for Monday
next afior the mOni1g hour The b,ll esabshing tne
grade Of General IN e army and the OH III ielereh,e 10
the ray officers o. the army. lhe lax bl was also
srocsi order for Mo- lay in the Committee of the Whole
on the State of the U.i0n. On Tuesday, Immediately the
reading of the Journal the Constitutional Amendment,
r,por,ed bv the Committee on Reconstruction, was
special order until disposed of and Wednesday aud
Thursday the two bills reported by that Committee were
special orders to continue until disposed Of ,
Mr. ASHLEY Ohio said that the reference Of the bill
would De 20 kill IL for this session.
Mr. BISGHAM remarkod that that was what was intended
Mr. RICE Me- discaimed that idea, but wanted iar
OBJ ortunity Of considering the bll.
Mr CnlNLEE moved to lay the bill on the table.
The vote va. taken by yeas aud nays and resulted Yeas
% Nav. IOo-so the bin was not laid on the table.
III estlon REQUIRED Mr.. Ricc's motion to refer,
and the vote Yeas a. Nays $50 the motion was
mega .scd and 'ae bill remained before the House FOR
Mr. AsnLIY Ohio addressed the House briefly in sup
port Of the bill, and yielded to'Mr AsHBuRSE hl 10
offer the following amendment:
Foeided That this shall not take effect until the said
State Of Colorado shall amend the Constitution thereof
10 strife the word white" previous qualification OF
voting
tion ordered which first Mr.. Washburnes amend
The amendment was relected-Yeas, 80; Nays 9j. The
following is the vote in detail:
Yr,s-Messrs Allison Ames. Baldwin Baxter, Blaine
Boutwell, Bfandcgec Brooma, Dixon. DOnnely, Eliot Gar
aa.o5 Kce, Keso Loan Iynch McCurg McRuer Nor
rll Paine P,rham. Pike Rice (Mass) Rice Me1 stevens
Washburne QIl) Williams, Wilson Qowa1 Window Wood
YAYs-Messrs Aneona, Anderson, Ashley Ohio Ashley
Bs1sI bRSs gos Bower Broo%a Buesan Bad
Chaner Clarke Ohio Cofrotb ConIng Cul1n parng n
mont Tckey EIidse Farquhar Ferry Fink Gossbrenner
Ga' Gs ssd d%s dasS'h uSS ~ 'I ho
Humphrey James. Ingerson kechan hny kendall lhnn
ae'% a%i'Sfs Msr.son MecrougS c Mcue Miller Mocs
head. Mouon Myers Newell O'NeiI, 0rh. Patterson.
scsencE sScI ssanpn sSeaiser smith spaSdins stroae
Taylor Thomas Jamsa Ihomas y'Shh " ~ anoINIop'
wrgIi-s5,
The question occurred the passage Of the bill as it
came from the senate ard the vote Yeas 50, Nays
S.; the bill was passed The following is the vote IN
detail
yrA.-Messrs. Ames Anderson Ashley (Nevsda. Ashley
snsSs 1nS Bhhs Bcw Bfsn1esee Bro@ws uean Back
Clarke C0ho) Clarke CK95sa.l Cobb COnkng cuIS@ De-
lEssi Esssy pi%'ss FsqSAa1 fs Ferry sfd Harding G
h, M Ts & nss DYfs
KeI.o Ketcham Latin Latham Lawrence PENN Lawrence
Ms Gis Morhes% Ias sMouoa Myers oXe orh Patterson
Plants. Rice ass shelabarger Smith spalding Francis
@ %,IS,T %se1 GS %sey VAN
NAYs.- Messrs. Alley. Aneona Baxter Berger Blaine
son, Denison Edridee Eliot Finck Glosbrenner Grider
GrsvOd Harding y9 Harris Highly a1@Rhrsy JnlSn
Kssy MskS:I o, or jacs Paine Ray
mOnd. Rice (Me) Ritter Ross, Ros:sau shankn Stevens
burn GndJ. Wilson dowa. Window Winfield Woodbridge.
Wrigft-55 A.,
Mr. John L. Thomas was paired win his colleague, MI
Phelps.
TuR YEw-ORLgASs INVESTIGATION.
The SPEAKER presented message from the President
in answer to resolution of the 23d Of April with report
from the Secretary Of War; stating II to be incompatible
with the public interest TO communicate the report by
Gen. Smith and James I. Brady of their investigation at
New Orleans. IL was laid on the table.
PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES
The Senate joint resolution providing for the acceptance
OF collection of plants rendered to the United States by
Frederick Peck taken from the Speakers table read
twice and referred the Committee on Agriculture.
THB NAVAL CONTRACTORS.