The New York herald., 1866-06-16

granting lands to aid in the construction Of railroad
and telegraph line from tho Columbia river 10 Lake
City, VIII ch ad twice aud referred 10 the Com.
mit,ee on the Pacific Railroad.
rin pAy DEPARTMENT sAvy.
On motion OF Mr. DARING, trrp) of \. y, tho Senate
bill regulate the appointment Of paymas,e's ~ tho
navy and explanatory OF an act or tho beter orgaa1
on OF tho pay department. of tho navy, was akea liv
the Speakers table read thnie times and passed.
REMOVAL OF suskes wsecKs ~ sEw ro1k HARhoa
Mr.. RAYMOND trcp.l e N. r., offered resolution,
which adopted insiructing tho Committee on Com.
incrce 10 inquire into the expedlcncy OF providing or
tho removal or destruction Of tho sanken wreck obsruc
ing navigation the Of New York hnrbor east
Of Sandy Hook He also presented memorial from
New York merchants on the same sahJcct
cosnnTrE.
Tho House proceeded to ID. regular business In ORDER
being tho call OF committees for reports Of private
character.
Mr. scl,rScK from the Committee on Military Anairs,
reported back With amend nents act 20 authorize no
Secretary Of War TO sell portion OF tho Fort Leaven-
worth military reservation To the city or lravenworth,
in tho state of Kansas, Tor public park Tho amend
ments change the ot lud fnm hundred acres
not exceeding one hu1drcd and sixty IN the
southeastern part aud change the price from that a,
which adjacent land was sold on tho 6ih day OF May,
1854 to not les than two hundred doars pr acre.
Tho amendments wer. agreed TO- and the b u passed
Also . bill 70 authorize the consmciion of horse
railway through The mli,sry aersa'lon Of Fort Leayon-
worth r,ad three times and pazsid
Also bill, FOR tho relief of Cathorias Walsh was read
three tunes and passed.
rIIE Rscos,rRrcnoS ArsSfmNr
Mr. BtSGuAn (rcp Of Ohio, asked leave 10 offer n
current resolution requcng tho Prcsdeoi Of the United
States TO transmit forthwith To the Executives ot tho
several States copies OF the articles Of ameninent pro-
posed by Congress 20 the State Leg sanres amend tho
constitution Of the tniiud states, passed june H. 1850,
TO the end that tho States may proceed TO ACT said
tcIes or amendment
Mr liz BLoSD, dem, OF Ohio, asked IA. Speaker
whether The concunen, resolution cume Ia by luminous
conscnt
The srs4krR stated his understanding that II was
ported from tho Committee ON Eeeonftruction, and
therefore privileged
MIR. BINGHAM corrected that and sad ho AK u uDani-
consent TO Introduce II a member.
Mr.. Is BLOND said, the has not been given.
The resolution is wrong lis fac. requests the TX.
ecutya To send corss ~ the proposed articles of amend
ment 10 tho different states, aud yot the time for the
Executive to approve reject the joint resolution pro.
posing thon has not yet elapsed. "a member in me
vicinity here sad something 70 him in whisperl ! am
told no continued that the Executive IL not required Ia
sign joint resolution proposing constitutional amend
ments.
Mr.. RAspAIa, tlem.l Of Pa, interrupted and inquired
of tho Speaker whether there Mas anything properly be-
fore the Houfe
The srgAKlR-If the gentleman from Ohio Mr. Blug-
han) makes The report from the Reconstruction Com.
mitec, Of which be IL member Il y before the House,
otherwise u is subject 20 objection by any member.
Mr. LIZ BioSp, without paying attention 10 tbs side
scene sad that Il had been the practice submit
luiiDns proposing constitutional amendments 10 the
Executive.
Mr. HSoa.s challenged him nay when that had been
Mr IT, RIoSp replied that IL was donc undcr Mr.
Bnchanan's Administration, and also under SIR. Lin.
coins.
mr BDau.s inquired whether the twelve amend.
mcnts reported by The Congress Of the United States
had over been submitted TO or approved by tn, Pre-
sdcnty
Mr. Lg BLOND said b. tbs, In the early hls-
tory Of the country ths record showed nothing tho
subject " did not show that constitutional amendments
either approy rejected by the President but
" fact ~hir gentlemen could not escape thst the
constitution made exception whatever 70 bills and
Joint rcsointhns requiring Va. s nature of the Pre-.
ridenl He denounced lhts ~ move 10 evads another
veto coming from the Executive sndsated that he should
object 10 tho introduction Al this time Of ~ concurrent
rcsointion,
rl,e srr,srs--H The gentleman makes tho pom, of
order that constitutional amendments must be- sub
miued 10 Tho President of The rni,cd states tho Chair
viii decide that poini.
NJ. u BtoNo--I did no. raise tai point of order.
want tllat proposition, when u dos- come before the
iiousr. 20 hc open l"r discussion.
Tho s,r.xEI- The cLsu ards ut gentlsman hav-
ing mad. the objection On tbs, syeea mound, also
guins ~ nni the char viii decide tlai objection lf
bared IN that ground is not good.
Mr. " II ihc Char So. proper To decide that
ihr srRsmR--Ibo gentlemen riIscd tho point aud
The Clair dsod's that thc olgeos1n - noi good The
Chair hss ID. authority of the srpfsms Couri ~ tho
ntcd stars for tisi decision anJ ha~ The precedenis
before Lin. No LsJ found u his dty 10 look into tho
question
Mr.. JonSs"s dem of Ps--Tr,e srron,s Court never
decicci question ot or'er 10 ih- Btl.e,
Tie s'rAgpg-Tte gen',oni1s 'rcri D rnnsylvana
tninv does NJ unde's and he dee'-n' - the chHir or
u. void not have H.,da tbe remark h. dG. Tho qJes-
ion "a ed disulcy q ls0i IN the senate % lis
iutcd s,eS u,sob that the then proposed amend
M fso3i he submitted To the President On motion
that tg Committee Enrolled blis he directed 10 pre-.
nj q Tho Frcsdeu, OF Tho Tinted states Tor hl. sIr0-
hltion the re-. ou,ion which he been paeysf ny both
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