The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-24
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.sAEFRAScIsco, April 2I.-The Chambe
Of Commerce have adopted and telegraphe,
TO the California Delegation in Congress,
resolution requesting that they pass Law
making it an act Of felony 20 ship or trans
p0rt nitro glyeerien within the UniteC
States on American vessels.
| WAsHINsToS, April 23.-The Secretary O
! the Treasury is authorized to sell at publ,
! auction such Of the revenue cuttsrs as shall
be found i'll adapted to the purpos es Of rev
enue service, and 70 expend tie proceeds in
the purchase or construction of other YES
sells better suited to the service.
Mn Washburne, thought it would be Civ
/ ing an undue preference TO that commit g
! over other committees. The Committee on
Commerce had also very important bills 70
report and all the committees had to take
their regular turn, besides q bill INVOLVING
such vast appropriations as the bills 10 be
reported from the Pacific Railroad, were
not 10 be disposed Of in an evening session.
He demanded the yeas and nays on the
motion to lay on the table. Thevote having
been taken resulted, yeas 81, nays 40. The
motion to reconsider was laid on the table,
leaving the resolution adopted.
Mr.. Highly offered q resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Expenditure TO in
yestigafe certain alleged frauds in the rev
enue il Boston and New York, the inyesti-
CATION 70 take place during recess. Laid
over till Monday next.
A resolution was adopted 10 inquire into
the subject Of storage and transportation Of
combpstible and explosive materials to re-
port what measures are necessary to secure
better protection TO life and property. Also
instructing the Agricultural Committee to
ascertain Che money value Of the seeds and
~ Hs-rh ~,
partment, and whether a large per cent.
could not be procured for the same money
from gardens and nurseries of this coun-
try BY contract, aud what steps are neces-
sary to increase the efficiency Of the Agri-
cultural Department.
Mr.. Latham introduced the following res
olution:
WHRREAs, the committee on Rceonstruc-
ton has reported shat the people Of Ten
nessee are iOund to be in a condition and
exercising functions Of State within the
Union, and
WHEREAs, BY the information received
through the investigation of said Commit
tee and through other channels, it is the
sense Of this House that the people Of the
said State are entitled to representation.
RcsOlUed By the HoKse Of Representatives,
the Senate eoHcErriag, That the Committee
on Reconstruction, be and the same is here
by relieved from the further consideration
Of all matters pertaining TO the representa-
ton OF the State Of Tennessee in this HOuse.
Resolved, That the credentials Of the Rep
resentatives elect from said State be and the
same are hereby referred to the Committee
on Elections, with leave 70 report at any
time, and with instructions to report as
soon as practicable on election returns, and
qualifications Of each Of said Represents
lives elect.
The point having been raised whether the
resolution must not 60 to the Committee on
Reconstruction. Without debate the Speak
er decided the first resolution was in order,
but the second was not in order.
Mr.. Latham thereupOn withdrew the Sc
cond resolution.
Mr.. Conkling raised the point Of order
that the first resolution was not in order
inasmuch as the question Of the admission
Of Tennesses was not nov before the Recon
structiOu Committee, it having reported it
10 the House.
The Speaker sustained the point of order.
Mr.. Price inquired whether he subject
had not been recommitted to the Recon-
structi0n Committee.
The Speaker replied it had been, but
there was a motion to reconsider pending
the question Of the admission Of Tennessee,
which vas not before the Committee on Re
construction, and therefore the resolutions
we're not in order.