, 1866-06-16
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


:. WASHINGTON, June Is
SENATE.
NE. hlkKWooD. from the Committee Of 20,
ference On The d1aczest19 Tote4 90 the Joint Re- 4
iriion feIause 10 the disposal OF pubiic jan5 .
The sonfbesn stated. made repors wn,co wa CO
CURED n. A. passed the resolution restricts II
e1eh1y acres tor t. years, afef which one hnn5,'
n-xt. all aAo have isken part Ia the febsllion 1t
Excluded from the privileges or tho bui M
that, this zettrict1op t. remoVed. A'' 1AA>
Mt. enERHAN rose 10 ! srxouaJ exo1 IN ,t1on
s,d as foqnd n 10 The Ne* York 7+tbuae ~ articie
nrJ Department This va. unjusi 10 him. r,y
impoHsn! oils ems1ating from the Treasury b.
qaftment pad oeen Introduced into the sen aic ii
w'nteI .aa T., as hsd Opposed On. Of these mi adyt
the Tasuri 10 nc held -respoas!ole for Ill, (She
man'e1 errorf, and he (Shermau mi did not ,rsnG /
es ted re- pons'h'e for she errors Of any boiy oa
hE. VAN wIAKLE introduced resolut,on :
permit the Qu>r1c1ma-tes Erneral to pay the ctf
7ens @ q The counties Of Berkeley and Jedsrsol
the aFm.. xhich Has passed.
Ieto'1ton Z; ~, 10 print 1ne thousand copies Of th
Pt1n1inx, ly Mr.. Az rHONY, and psssed. "
On motion Of ar. WILSON, the o1ll to con.tnu
iosns sl shs 8, F,sed@sa Bases was mado The sp@
| MF- CRIME introduced a re.oluttop, which VT
adop'ed, calling upon The secsrta1y ot War for
report Of The ooasd Of Oalcess on The subject O
MI howard called up the Bit authorizing tb
eastern dtyl-lon Of rue Pacific Railroad 10 selec
iheiI Eonte. &c; punished Il" the proeeedlozs Q
cns:ed ana afterwards po7tponea N''
The JOINT riso1utton 1or ,he representation of n
Uniteo States al The ra'ts expo :ition Vas u az Il !,
NJ Ha.r't TO appropriate IN coia dor hi
| erection Of buildings iot the display or Amenrs,
articles; :; The M amendment was scfeed .o-ycas, Is
Tos-,Apshony, i;1asin, Gressseil. '' Daoit.1e
Mmunds. Gdlhne, Harris. Henderson. John n.on
@ @MorcaT s~,. MorH1l, Norton, Nge: Ramsey, spiasue
Noyg-Bucka1ew, Chandler, Gown. Dav1. Fo.
ter, Grimes, Hendricks, howard, Howe, Erk
wood. Lnnts ~ Of Ind. P2nefoy. salisbury, 5tesari
ME. HARRIS offered an Amendment n,aroo !,
/ me amy or TIT ageots dltttnuttnR money nnd =,
thif !ont resolution to report such di .buE:ements
IN aena t1 otefcss. ~hleh wss adopted.
! Mf. STEWART demanded the yea4 md nsxa m
the passage q tbs tesoluEon n Amended-Yesa II
n,J9 ~ so the RESOLUTION wa. passed, and It goes
,1n3ns MS9se 70 dos 60 @ ameuusnts
Fesofced, That whGn the sena,e adjourn to.f,aE.
| II ncjou,n 10 meet on Monday next
Inc Senafe then. In sccorfaute with the re.olu.
| r.de1atioh OF bills from f5e comr;tte. ne eon, nn
TIC Dls'r1es Of colnmbla. The Ptcsidents. pnyate
sec7etafy entered the Senate Chamber at hatf past
t@o oeloek With message from The President, r..
VG9<N%A@A9 &AA%
NeN York Aortona Iron Mining Company 10
pasea'se etHafn lands reserved fton snle and not
now In market 80 e'
- ,lhs confederation of the Dt.tnct Of Columbia
local bills we're ditpo<ed OF. "'"
At -four O'Clock NJ. sPRAayE called for The
read md onde ed to be pnnted. A'sS'aRe "as
hi. MORRILL, moved to caIl m tbe hin ,.,,.,,.
ing the city charter OF WathinRtnn and CO..
.onn, and providing ios ihe1r government b. com.
, NJ. WILSON moved to postoone ,ba .ho,, III,
u m a aae na.t Monday IN December. He wss IN favor.
% n iRs blste which conferred
a6e pend0g ei WAS nasde the special order for
Al i've o'clock the Senate went ,n,o exo.,.;..
session. and soon aiter Adjourned. 4t'7
=, 1mTediateIy @ sttcr the readlng or the ,ourn,,
an6 reSoianop: and = moved the previous qaestjon
non. loveh q no9.sesu, . member OF IT, nonas snas
1rom 'ee e.ale o. hettrcky. did. On the ereninr e
aaanoay ne iah in5'snt, commit astauit aeon
th1t House from the state Of Iowa, beesnsa " "
Wotos tpokun in lhe Houia by tbe ,.,fse ose O.
,sas WatsEAs r. 4, Ind asraut T eomnlted. V.a AZ
nj mber assaulted: therefore, ""0 " tae
H<.o.stG 1hat = select committee OF oye be- m.
ponea od s y the speaker to tbe enniee
reference thereto ~ IN sheis Judgment ro.1 - -
proper and necessary, for he y1udirsttn,i1 n Se
pfas1erea OF 1he uouse. and tha protection of lis
tend for patons and paperf, and 10 ex1mine W.
Le1tes on oath. Vs.
The previous question was seconded and the res.
MI. BLAINE, ftom the Committee On mnf.,-r
4 Adaifs. f.portfd back The Senate foipt 1~.o,r!
lon 10 ps orfde tor the payment Of bounty 10 cerrst
nea1 ,!1 fee1nenp' which ~as read three times aud
Ihs io1nt resolution ai!sc,ins the settlement of
'5'o 49, EaleefsE q: 'aSPtsd ss{2naaera hin
anat to osd d IN the COZ z9sSou os fslfoad and
AXE Caty, which wns read twice and feterfrd IN |
be Committee On thc Paanc tssllrosd, ~
The senate biit 10 regulate the appointment Of
el! lands to the city OF LearBn ~osth Eansax fnr
ubitc park, md to authorize the construction ~
ore rs'lsaJ through Fort Lesvenworsh rcssrya-
Mr. BINGHAM aakcd lcaye to offer eonrn,.
ept resolution requesting lbe President ar rhe
!nl1ed States 10 transmit forthwith to the e1ecu-
nepament proposed BY Congress 10 th. Stafe
ert-Iatnses to amend tho Constitution nf the
5ntted Stater. pasted June 18Th, 1886. to ibe end
aat ,ne stases mas proceed 70 act on kald ARTICLES
Nj LEBLOND asked the Speaker whether tho
cncnsreni resolution came In BY nnan,mous con.
The SPEAKER stated hts uuderstsndIax that It
'as fepeI!ed lfom the tosnm1ttee On RetpHstruc- |
04 AnQ tEGft1ote privileged, |
Mr. BIN CHAM corrected that and ssfd he &staa |
psnttno1k conkenI 10 tnlfpduce 1t "a member.
nj. LEBLUSD Eaid thai tho consent hal no.
cen RtFen- Inc reto9aon Is wrong ou its ice. | !
ftQzes's the Executive to eend COPIES Of tnc |
rUposed articles Of amendment to 1ho different
tates. ere tho time for the Executive 10 snnr1Te
reject the 1out resolution proposing them nus
4 MEMBER In his vicinity here ea4i something
him in a whisper. VI am told that tbe E1ecu.
se H. rot ssanIsd to t,En totnt resolution pm
NJ. RANDALL Of Pa. interrupted and inquired !
NE speaker Whelher there was anything prop !!
The ,PEAKER-H 'he gentleman from Ohm
II. RirRham> makes tho report dom lhe Recon.
rnctfon Committee, Of which he Is member. It
hsiore ct sas nouse; othetwe 1t ia subject 10 o.
Mr.. L. BLOND, without paying attention to This {
dc scrne. sa,d had been tho p1sc ice to eubmit
I tounous pNpos1ng constitutional amendments !
Nj. BINGHAM challenged him 10 sa7 when that !
ID betn ,he practice.
MI LEBLoND replied tha. it was done under
:. Bnchanan's ndm1ni.itatt3u, and also uuter Mr.
NJ B1SGHAM Inquired whether tho twelve
ui,ed states had ever been submitted 10 Or 40.
o~ed hy the Pretldens1
~ L. BtoSD y s satd he was ,xars that in The
,ti,ng on the fuhject ii did no. show that con-
ituttonas an1eodmente we're either approved Or I
hy &hs President; but IT vas fact
/
itu,ion made no exceptions whatever as 10 b,is
ID jorn' resolutions requiring the signature Of tha
ID SPEAKER made lengthy dtea.1on tor,,. 6
d hy citations. 10 the eact that The joint resolu.
% proposing amendments to the Eoustitnt1on | '
ou1o not BE- submitted to The PRECEDENT
Objection WIS made to the introduction of tba |
resolution and the objection was eue-
hi. BINGHAM eayc noace that he wonld miro. =
ICE The Concurrent retolut1on ngain On Monday | j
.xt. and rumber Of private bills were then rs. +
,Tted from coInmttteee and disposed oE, A bill
amend the nflth tec'fou Of The aes Of june a5tb.
t. 10 increase the pay OF soldiers OF the United |
a'et arny. 70 ~ TO aushofixe payment to oflccrs |
I'd eoldlelf for pEtVate horses for The term OF =
1rty days atet The pastage Of that act was passed.
A BIZ! in relation 70 cs'De for homes timed over
the Government vas pasteu- The bill to credit
'hn c. MrFenan, United States amy, with
,sGo, Tor wh,ce BE- had elfoneonsly reee1pteu at
lief Of Chatles n. staut Second Regiment Penn | II
fvania Reeerve, was passed. Bills we're repor ed :,
,m The Committee On Naval Affair.", md d..
ME. BEAMAN, from the Committee on Terri
r1et- reported JOINT resolution authorizing The
,cre'asy Of he Interior to settle the accounts Of
y; IT, A. West Vet - Marshal Of the Territory Of Ne
Tue SPEAKER announced a. the special COM \
ittee on The Rousseau:Grinpet ada1I. Me+sss,
On motion Of Iii. WARD leave leave e. q abssnes b1o 1o1
Ie weck was granted 10 lii. Rousseau.
The ~, IN rcpol,ea ,wo da{s tins: y Mse.s
I..n, Of jonathan Bail fuf coa!ing with cement
Z inside Ct water pipes esue up next, and afler
long debate vas rejected.
On Do'son a. hf. Raymond it was ordered
at the proceedings Tomorrow be cnntned to
neral debate on the Ptcssde3t'a He..agt. r
The uouse proceeded 10 The consideration OF | 4
e bill to provide for restoring to the States | il
ely in ineatIeetion their full political rights,
hi. RAYMOND, ~ho had the floor Welded to | b
/. Otth with The understanding that ne should 4
crcet the House un Moun9y.
Asr. HALE offered the following amendment to |
e bill. Protided. however, th1t this act sha not |
conetrued 70 den, ,ht right Of eacn house Of
,ngrees 10 he The judge OF the election returns
ID qunlIncadore of is o@n members, or to pro- | 0
BIZ The admission, BY either hpnxe. Of any MEM |
+ duly eleced7e 7end qual1ded On taking lhe re-