The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WAsHIsGros, July 10, 1896.

70 the Committee on Public Lands
| BY Mr. FKRRY. trcpl Of Mch-A bill supplem entary
| OF the pre- -empiion and homestead laws
BY Mr. DoSSELLY, (rcpl or Minn-Making grant Of
lands TO the State Of Minnesota aid in the
| the British Possession.
BY Mr. IlfDERsoS, trep.l OF orcgon-A bin cedIng
the PUBIC lands 70 the several States which thoy lie.
| TRAssfoErAnos BETWEEN WI rIIlN srArEs ASD Ar.
| LaNTc eEAnOlRD
Tho following Joint resolution introduced hy Mr. Raw.
mond lfepl of ~ y, on April 2 and which then went
over under the rule came up for consideration and was
| read three times and passed
Resolved. &c. That commission OF dvc persons " an
pointed ny ~ rresden, d the United y ahd
epori 70 Congress- a. - upon ncccsy of
sone more pecdy cheap and reliable ausp6rta.
noh lso,p pe"e.n 'as Ws,era states and the Atlantic
~ 9r 'reaty Whereby The nauona government
esi.t provo ,la. sad CommIssoners shall receive no
es o such rSyeag erpens % NJ " hey nav ang na
r asahaigag nc dGacs imposed upon them BY this
no resolution offered by Mr. Price, lrep) Of Iowa,
lat Monday and which went under the rule pro.
vldng tia the sessions OF tho House will commence at
| eleven ~, came NJ and rejected
| Reur ~ way THROUGH MILITARY RESERVATIONS
The House next took the ont resolution reported
last Monday from the Committee on Public Lands by MI
anaerlon lrepl q No, granting the right Of way
ngAdred Ieet on each side oi the track through the
iknF the frcsd nj % restore from lime time to tho
Punho conan any portion of such reservations
near which the Union Pacific Railroad or any of ia
military purposes
1 ~
OF Illinois, Nr Allison and Ar schenck and On motion
of the after i was referred 70 the Committee Mill
| tary Anars.
hr HIcRY, rep of Cal, introduced bl 10 egalge
The occupation of public mineral lands extend tho
nsh' q pre.empon thereto. which read and
referred e tho Committee on Mines ami Mining.
fAYNru or sAtARIr. MgxuEEs.
Nj. Wnsoy rep of Iowa. offered d resolution FOR tho
payment = hon John J. Thomas, member from Mary.
iand q 81 225 "a tho amount q salary aceruing be
| tween the an Of March, 1895, and the lst Of
August lso5-thc date o. his election.
msn M 70 ss pay NJ E 4 NS dsrS "a. . osI an amend
Thomas. bi salary member from tho ith u March
1865 up 70 The date Of his resignation
hr WnSos tof Iowa. declined 70 yield for that pur.
The resolution was adopted
wG, W. H. gsno,ao Ota5o eP q Iowa offered rsoIa,iOn,
Mr. KuYkrspALi, rep Of H. offered a resolution,
VI, Which was ,dopied . pay Hon Robert Hale from
ihs sixteenth Congressional district New York biz
salary o. member from the iih or March 1865 10 Al.
gust "A, 1865 The date OF hs election
WEIGHTS KEAsrRKs
Mr. X ssoT, (repl Of Iowa offered resolution which
% mN adopted directing tho Secretary OF State commu
& sny Information 10 has received from the Tn tel
missioner General 70 the Pars Exposition
relence J. International movements lor the reform or
cohasc' we'gir'7 and measures
~ wv IE s'L'vfEs - GMroYEs rGs HorsE
~, as WAsrncnss lrep) OF III, offered a rcsoluton
sos =, & .ereaslng the pay Of clerks 10
or,he time actually mpiossd. N'''"' p'' '"s
n, oooH, tsl Of m at the reques, Of Mr. washburne
vdng that the salari Il ali osco,' aaa pro
,ss hoasS Increased q. tss pen session shall not e1
AssuaL rEroRTs or ee1,.sr.. e
sr B.kEr rep q III. At the n,se-, = " Aiiey
tion, which WAS adopted, directing the co-mitts. ~,
| Printing 10 inquire into the expedien,y Of
al I isSs = directs s the annual reports Of Se ,Se
Pos General Of offers received and made
!or conveying the mails not 10 DO printed or OF repeal
ing much Of The act Of July 2 1885, requires such
| reports 70 be annually made TO Congress.
srksrrros ov rrSsIoss PROM ssvxyux
Mr. lscssaIL, rep lof III introduced bill exempt
thrss times and passed.
HpoRsArlos REQUIRED REsrrfTrso rnE suRW~DsR
yoHssos, Yrc
Mr.. FARvsvoErH, trepD of Iil offered a resolution,
furnish the House with copies Of opinions given by
members Of the socaed Confederate states 10 jefferson
Davis about the time OF the negotiations prccrdn ng
the surrender Of Johnson to General sherman
ing the efiect o. such surrender on the political rights
Of the people then - rebellion against the United
stater and any Other papers On the subject
DfrT- ssD OBLIGATIONS ~ rHE GovERSsKsr-
coSrtss'1Ios r. L9YiL owNEss - sLAyns
Mr HtrriNu, dcm.l Of Ky offered the following re-
solution. and moved The previous question
's,et IT, Hs sss' s ssa q NJ sey.n
sosmty r,oognrcd - ~ Just their paymsn pro
sided ~ y .rpiorrarn snd ssi'ng arart gnd ~ iha'
ihey y II partial .on fen,aton . oya men M slaves
meat II other 10. erty SHOULD e asounsnansss AID
condemnet Al loyal men and 81 erey deparnsnt
The H1,So refused 70 second he previous question aad
Mr.. Faruisorh rose . debate the resolution, which
would csute 4 70 r. over
hr smAos dem Of Ind ln order 10 ~, vote
upon the resoauon, moved 70 lay i "a the table and
called Tor Ne yeas and naya
The yea ani nays tak n and rosuted-Ycas ST.
nays ~ 4 the rcseution saa laid ~ ue table
cnsNtsirA AfiuN- FKss Cow RAsiAr nrrAErsfNrS
Tho sr7axrE prrtentei executive communication A.
follows from the Secretary 81 War With papers In tho
n Dofancc Afr1ief which erred to tho S.
ect Committee On ITO ful.ccf, from the same, with
report u ii tretet rankr Conferred On on.rorv of the
regular alsy since April u lsli which referred 70
tho Committee Military Anafs. from the Secretary
n the Iatsrior vh report x Commisroncr Gene
ral % thc aud oce 10 reference v public lands within
cerain hE : n California, Shilh referred On mo
ton u Mr. HahY, % the Committee Nine, and Nln.
| ing
M wHRcrlvrs xlrroxAL nasx T.urEy
NJ q HsoFfR rep n Cal from tho Committee on
hankingafa Currency, made report 10 The = the
docum n ihefssn referred 10 should be printed
! NJ k~'Ali- loe@ q Pa member of lhe commit
e., dgps y hays p, :, tsss,sony printed slso
covered ger sky IAgss, aud the anbsance of sas
| cubrscsdln the report
and as ~ pretty lengthy W. Hooper Withdrew /, fof
| the prrsn
| LlSb GEAlI RliLsolo sSp rrtRaEarn tsss
Mr. PKH, lrepb Of Dwa askcd leave ~ report from
the Com attee on the Pacific Railroad granting
ana. 70 =. lntns .sh.uu' lion q aralfcAd and tel
graph lp from the States Of Missouri sud Arkansas 10
| The PS1 coast
sessn,wsn~s" ~ M ana snarr o,lec.ed
| THH aorssEar -.RnsT1t lrpsp
The Huse resumed consideration u the report u the
seloct eohmuee g tho case d The ssa-h a Ar Rous-
NJ Ats rep on Y addressed Tie House, arguing
generally that the provpcaon given % ar nouaseau
Gucl A. Il not Justify the assault least pai
ate II lie read FIRM the evidence tsken Nv The oofn
mittse ttshow that NJ Rousseau 40 sn0wiedgr that
bis freris we're arnei and caused T. - read - ne
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h. led to1 much gfcatssrDng apd yofrce ~ rely
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