Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-04

Mr. ROSS motion was rejected, AMI th
hill was then recommitted and ordered 4
be printed.
Mr.. STEVENS asked leave to lnlroduc
the following joint resolution:
RGs0lUCd, By the Senate and House 0
| representatives in Congress assembled
That the Congress Of the United States o
America has learned with deep regret th'
attempt made upon the life Of the Emperor
of Russia, by an enemy Of emancipa
ton. The Congress sends their greeting tC
his Imperial Majesty, and to the Russian
nation, and congratulate the twenty mil
lions Of serfs upon the providential escape
from danger Of the Sovereign to whose
head and heart they have the blessing oI
their freedom.
Mr.. ROSS objected, unless the joint reso-
luton was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. STEVENS said ho would withdraw
it until one man in favor of the ossassina-
ton could not obstruct it.
Mr. BOUTWELL,, from the Eeconstruc-
| tion Committee, reported the testimony in
| reference 10 the State Of Georgia.
Mr.. CONKLING, from the same Commit
tee, reported the testimony in reference 70
| Virginia, North and South Carolina, which
was laid ,On the table and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. JULIAN offered a resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the President to
| communicate any information he has con-
| cerning tho discrimination made by the So
! called Maximilian government Of Mexico
| against American commerce or commerce
| from particular American ports.
! The SPEAKER presented a communica-
/ ton from the Secretary of War transmit
| ting in compliance with a resolution Of
April 10th tho report Of the Judge Advo-
/ cate General in relation 10 the murder Of
certain Union soldiers belonging to the lst
and 2d North Carolina loyal Infantry,
which was laid on the table.
The HOUSE then proceeded 70 The con-
| sidesation Of the reports from the Commit
tee on Territories.
Mr. ASHLEY, of Ohio, from that Com
mittee, reported g substitute for the House
bill to amend the act of May &c, 1864, pro-
yiding temporary governor for Montana.
The fret section authorizes the Government
to re-apportion the territory, and the second
section amends all acts Of the EO-cailed
Legislative Assembly which met in the
city of Virginia on the 5th of March, 1866,
aud forbids the payment Of money to the
members thereof. The substitute was
agreed to and the bill as recommended wGs
passed.
Mr.. ASHLEY also reported back the
Senate bill passed March I4th. enlargiug
the boundaries of the State of Nevada by
including rart of Utah and Arizona.
Nr. ASHLEY reported an amendment
that ell property right acquired by citizens
Of the United States TO mining claims in
the territory added to Nevada, shall re-
main as valid subsisting mining claims
The amendment was agreed to.
DTTE ,f Mofun rF,a-od - arnnnI-
meut 10 strike out the part adding portion
of Arizona 10 the Territory.
In response To a question by HOOPER,
of Utah, Mr.. ASHLEY stated the bill took
from Utah one degree East and West, leav-
ing Utah $4,000 square miles instead Of I0G,-
000 square miles. He added that under the
bill the area Of the TERRITORIES would be /;
Nevada lO4 coo square miles. Utah $4,000
square miles, Arizona l,000 square miles,
New Mexico l2l,0O0 square miles and Colo
rado 114 OO0 square miles.
Mr.. HOOPER, OF Utah, opposed the bill
on the ground that the transfer Of people
from one government to another reduced
them to mere serfs He therefore entered
his solemn protest against The bill. The
people OF Utah vera the irst 10 make path
from the Missouri river 10 the centre Of the
continent
Mr.. GOODMAN, Of Arizona, opposed
that part Of the bill affecting tho Territory
of Arizona.
Mr. ASHLEY stated that Brigham Young
told him last summer thar he had no obiec-
ton to the proposed dismemberment of
Utah, as there were few if any of his people
living in that portion of it.
Mr.. ASHLEY, of Nevada, supported the
bill, and said that the Mormons were averse
to mining, and that the citizens of Nevada
had discovered and were working the
mines in Utah, and did not wish to be un-
der the control Of that territorial govern
ment.
The amendment offered by Mr.. RICE was
rejected and the bill passed.
The bill to admit Colorado into the Union
was then taken from the Speakers table
The House refused by avote of 20 to 100 to
lay it on tho table and refused TO commit it
by vote OF 81 to "A. The bill was then
considered.
The amendment offered by Mr.. WASH
BUREE, of Illinois, providing that the act
should not take effect until the State Of Col
orado had struck the word white out Of its
constitution, was rejected. Yeas SO, nays
95. The Democrats vOtingnay.
The bill TO admit Colorado was then passed
without amendment by a majority Of over
twenty.
The following is the vote in detail:
YEAs-Anes, Anderson, Ashley of Nevada,
Ashley Of Ohio, Baker, Banks, Barker,
Beamen, Benjamin, BidToll, Bingham,
Blow, Brandagee, Bromwell, Buckland,
Clark of Ohio Clark of Kansas, Cobb,
Cenkling, Cullom, Delrees, Deming, Dixon,
Dodge, Donelly, briggs, Dumont Eckly,
FarqUkar, Ferry, Garfield, Grinnell, Hard
ing Of H., Hart, Henderson, Holmes, Hotch-
kiss, Hubbard of Iowa, Hubbard Of W. Va,
Hubbell Of O., lnger5oll, Jenckes, Kass0n,
Kelso, Ketehum, Latin, Latham, Lawrence
Of Pa, Lawrence Of O., Loan, LOngyenr,
Marston, McClurg, Mckee, Mercur, Miller,
Morehead, MaulJon, Myers, O'Neill, Orth,
Patterson, Plants, Rice Of Mass, Shellebar-
ger, Smith, Spalding, Francis Thomas,
Trowbridge, UpsOn, Van Aernam, Van Horn
Of No, Warner, Welker, Whaley, Williams.
Nays-Alley, Anc0Da, Baxter, Bergen,
Blaine, Boutwell,, Berry, Bromall, Chandler,
CohOrth Darling, Dawson, Dennison, Ed
ridge, Eliot, Finck, Glossbrenner, Grider,
Griswold, Harding of Kentucky, Harris,
Highly, Humphrey, Julian, Kelly, Kuyken-
dals, Lablond, Lynch, Marshal, McCulloch,
McRuer, Merrill, Morris, Newell, Niblaek.
Payne, Pike. Raymond, Rice Of blaine,
Ritter Ross, Rousseau, ShankIin, Stevens.
Stillwell, Strouse, Thornton, Washburne of
Illinois. Washburne of Indiana, Wilson Of
Iowa, Widom, Winfield, Woodbridge and
Wright.
John L. Thomas was paired with his col
league Phelps
Mr. ASHLEY, of ehio, reported back the
bill amendatory Of the organic act Of Wash
ington Territory, which was considered and
passed.
Mr.. RICE, Of Maine, reported back the
joint resolution 10 facilitate communication
with certain Territories.
After some debate the joint resolution was
passed. The following are its provisions;
That whenever any loyal citizen of tho
United States shall make and establish an
artesian well at places where water cannot
be procured by other m means, on the line Of
any mail route in New Mexico, Arizona and
Colorado, at least ten miles distant frOm
any spring or streams of living wa
ter upon such routes and like dis
tance from any well which may be es-
teblished by virtue hereof, he shall be
entitled TO one section Of public land, not
including mineral lands embracing such
we'll. Same will be marked out and desiguat-
ed in a compact form BY such citizen, and
upon filing with the Surveyor General a
sworn notice of the fact that such well has
been tablished. with particular descrip-
ton of the promises so marked out and des-
ignated, the same shall be. treated as re-
served land, and after the lapse of three
year from the date Of such establishment,
upon satisfactory proof made 70 said Sur
veyor General in conformity TO tho foregoing
stipulations and that pure water from such
well has been constantly furnished without
charge to the public travelling upon such
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