The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-08

ton OF telegraph lines, and to secure to the
Government the use Of the same for postal,
military and other purposes. Il authorizes
the National Telegraph company, which was
organized April 10th, 1865, under the laws Of
New York, to construct and maintain lines
through the United States along any military
or post road, provided there shall be no ob.
struction to ordinary travel by land or navipa.
ton of rivers, with the right to use stone and
timber from the public lands in the construc.
tion Of such lines, and with grant of public
lands not exceeding one fourth section tor
each telegraph station. The I'd section gives
priority to the transmission of Government
dispatches The Sd section prohibits the
transferring these rights and privileges to an
other company without the consent of Con.
gresa, provided that the Government may at
any time after FIVE years purchase the property
Of the company, at price fixed by Eve com.
petent, disinterested persons selected. two by
the company two by the Postmaster General
and one by the four selected. The last section
reserves the right Of Congress to grah BIT similar
privileges to any other company.
Mr.. Howe from the committee ou Private
Land Claims, reported bill to authorize the
documentary evidence of titles to be furnished
TO the owners of certain lands in the city Of
St. Louis, which was passed.
Mr.. Henderson called up . bill Ito grant
lands in aid Of the construction Of the Kans as
and Neosho Valley Railroad and its extenton
to the Red River.
Mr. Hendricks spoke in opposition to the
bill until one o'clock when the morning hour
having expired the reconstruction resolution
was taken up. The pending questio 10 was on
following amendments submitted in behalf of
the committee of fifteen, by Mr. Williams, to
strike out the second section and insert in
hen thereof the following:
SECT. z. Representatives shall be appor-
TONED among the several States according to
their respective numbers counted, and the
whole number of persons in each State, in
Guiding Indians rot taxed; but whichever the
right to vote at any election, held under the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
or Of any State denied to any portion of the
male Inhabitants Of such State being citizens
Of the United States q years Of ape. or in
any way abridged except for participation in
the rebellion Or other crime, the basis of
representation shall be reduced in the propor-
ton which the number Of each male citizen
shall bear to the whole number of male ei,,-
zens Il years of age in such Sta.s. The sec.
| ton proposed to be stricken out in as fol.
ows.
sec. B. Representatives shall be apportion.
ed among the several States which may be
included within the Union, according to their
respective numbers, counting the whole num-
Der OF persons in each section, including IN
dians not taxed but wherever in any State
the elective franchise shall be denied TO anv
portion Of its male einhabitants, being citizens
oi the United States not less than II wears OF
age. or IN any way abridged, except Cor par
tieipaiion IN the rebellion or other crime. the
nf p&at,r IL g 1
reduced in the proportion which the num-
Der OF each male citizen shall bear to the
whole number Of male citizens not less than
II years Of age in such State.