Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-04
HOUSE.


sder the vote rejecting the Army bill, in order to
| Affairs.
Mr. CHANDLER renewed the motion, and called
for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. WRIGHT asked the Speaker whether the
success of that would not have the effect Of killing
The SPEAKER answered affrmatively, but said
that was matter for the House to determine
| The House refused TO order the and nays, aud
| the motion to lay on the table was lost
! The vote REJECTING the bill was reconsdered, =,
! Mr.. WRIGHT then moved to recOmmit the bill to
/ the committee on Military Affairs.
ri Mr. ROSS moved instructions to the committee to
report bill for an army of not more than $4,000
/ Mr. SCHENCK said that would turn adrift abb ut
! 5000 men of the present regular army. lie hoped
1 no lnstructions would be given.
! Mr.. ROSS motion was rejected and the bill was
| then recommitted and ordered to be printed as
amended.
/ Mr.. STEVENS asked leave to introduce the fol-
! ResoiTHi By he Senate and House or Reprsssnta-
! h0es IN Congress A8sen.bLed That the Congress Of
} the United States of America has learned with deep
regret the attempt made upon the life Of the Empe-
! ror OF Russia by an enemy of emancipation: The
Congress sends their greeting to His Imperial Majes-
W and to the Russian nation, and cOngratuates the
twenty millions Of sers upon the prOyidental escape
from danger Of the sovereign to whose head aud
heart they they owe the blessings Of their freedom
referred 70 the committee on FOreisn Affairs.
! Mr.. STEVENS said he would wthdraw it until
| one man in favor Of assassination could not OBJ
| Mr.. BOUTWELL, from the Reconstruction COM
mttee, reported testimony IN reference to the State
1 OF Georgia. and Mr.. COnkling from the same com
mittee reported testimony in eference to Viz iginia
| North and South Carolina. which were laid on the
| table and ordered to be printed. .-.
| Mr.. JULIAN offered resolution, which was
| adopted, requesting the President TO communicate
any information he has concerning Determinations
made by the so.called Maximillian Government Of
| Mexico against American commerce, or commerce
| from particular American ports.
| The SPEAKER presented a communication from
| the Secrerary of War transmitting, in compliance
| with resolution of April 18th. the report Of the
Judge Advocate General in relation to the murder Of
| Union soldiers belonging TO the first and second
North Carolina loyal infantry, which was laid on the
| table.
The. House proceeded to the consideration of re-
| ports from the committee on Territories.
Mr.. ASHLEY, of Ohio, from that committee. re-
ported substitute for the House bill to amend the
act OF May 26, 1854 providing Temporary Govern
ment for Montana. The first section authorizes tho
Governor oreapporiOn the territory and the second
section amends all the acts Of tho sO-cand Legisla
tive Assembly which met in the city OF Virginia on
the 9Th of March, 1866, and fOrbds the payment Of
| money to the members thereof. The substitute was
| agreed to and the bill as nended WAS passed.
Mr. ASHLEY also reported back the Senate bill
passed Marc l4th, en srgng the boundaries of the
State of Nevada by including part of Utah and
| Arizona.
| Mr.. ASHLEY reported an amendment providing
that all pOssessOry rights acquired by ctiz'ns Of the
United States to mining claims in the terrific adj
ded to Nevada, shall remain as valid sub'istng min
| ing clai ims. The amendment was agreed to-
Mr.. RICE, of Maine, offered an amendment to
str ke out the part adding portion Of Arizona ter
ritnry.
In response to a question by Mr.. Hooper. of Utah,
Mr.. Ashley stated that the bill took from Utah on
the east and west, leaving the State with S0,0nO
square miles instead of 100000 square miles. tie
aided that under the bill the area f the territories
would be, Nevada l04 600 square miles, Utah 5000
square miles, Arizona l2l 900 square miles, Colorado
MIR. HOOPER, of Utah, opposed the bill on the
ground that the transfer of people from Govern
| nent 10 another reduced them to mere serfS. lie
therefore entered his solemn protest against the bill
| The people Of Utah the first to make a path
from the Missouri river to the center of the CONT
MIR. GOODMAN, of Arizona. opposed that part of
| the bill affecting the territory of Arizona.
| Mr.. ASHLEY stated that Brigam Young told him
last summer that he had no objection to the proposed
dsmemberment OF Utah, a. there were but few, if
| any. Of his people living in that portion of it.
Mr.. ASHLEY, of Nevada, supported the bill, and
| said that the MOrmOrs aversp to mining and
that the citizens of Nevada had discovered aud
were working the mines in Utah, an did MT wish
to be under the control Of that teri tral govern
| ment.
TIE amendment, offered by Mr.. Ri was rejected
| and the bill passed
| Tho bill to admlt Colorado into ttUnion was
| then taken from the Speakers tab {. The House
refuse , by vote of 20 to lO9, to lay the table,
and refused t. commit it by vote o o74. The
| bill was then considered.
An amendment offered bv Mr. Washburne. Of Hi
nois providing that the act sh ud not take effect un
til the State of Colorado had struck the word white
Gus Of its situton, was rejected-yeas SO. nays
95. The Democrats voting nay. The bill to admit
| Colorado was then passed without amendment by
| majority of over 20. -
1EAs-Messrs. Ame., Anderson, Ashley Of Neva-
da. Ashley OF Ohio, Baker, Banks, Barker. Beaman.
BeDjamiP. Bd5Toll, bingham Blow, BTandsese Il;
| of Kansas, Cobb, COnklIng, CnilOm, Defrees. Dem
ing, Dixon Dodge, bonn, lly, Driegs, Dumont, Eek.
Hey Farqubar, Ferry, Ga field, Grnnell, Harding of
Illinois Hart, Henderson. Holmes Hotchkiss, Hub
bard Of Iudiana, Hubbard Of West Virginia, Hub
hell of Ohio, lngerso, Jenckes of Rhode Island.
| K.I., Ian. IaNl.
Of Penn, Lawrence of Ohio, Loan, Longyear, Mars
| ton, McClurg, Mckee, Mercer, Miller, MOOrehead.
Moulton, Myers, O,NeiI, 0rth. Patterson, Plants,
ing. Francis Thomas, Trowuridge, Epson. an Aer-
nan, Van Horn of Mo-, Wa,ner, Welker, Whaley,
Williamson.
h NAYs-Messrs. Alley, Ancona, Baxter, Bergen.
Blaine, Boutwell,, Boyer, Broomall, Chandler COf-
roth, Darling Dawson, DennisGn, Eldridge, Elliot,
Finck, Grossbrenner, Grider, GriswOld, Harding of
Ky.,, Harris, Highly, Humphrey, Julian, Kelley,
McRueEE, Merrill Norris, Newell, NibIack, Paine,
Shanklin, Stevens Stillwel. Straus Taylor, Thorn
ton, Washburne of Illinois, Washburne of Indiana,
Wilson OF Iowa, Window, Winfield, Woodbridge.
John j. Thomas was paired with his colleague
IMIpsI Mr.. ASHLEY, of Ohio reported back bill amen
datGry OF the organic act of Washington Territory,
which was COZ sidered and passed.
Mr.. RICE, of Maine, reported back joint resou-
ton to facilitate communication with certain Terri
tories. Utter some debate the j1nt resolution was
passed. The following are its provisions:
That whenever any loyal citizen of the United
States shall make and establish a-tesian well at
places where water cannot be procured by other
means on the line OF any mail route in New Mexico,
Arizona and Colorado, and the Colorado district Of
California, at least ten miles distant from any
spring or stream OF living water upon such route,
aud like distance from any we'll which may be
established thereon, by virtue thereof, shall
be entitled tn section of the public land not in
Guiding minerAI lands embracing such well, the
same to be marked out and designated IN compact
form by such citizen, and upon fling with the Sur
veyOr General swOrn notice Of the fact that such
well has been established, with particular iescrip-
tiOn of the premises so marke out md desg lated
the snail be treated as reserved land; after the
lapse of three years from the date Of such establish
ment. and upon satisfactory proof made by the said
Surveyor General, in conformity to tue foregoing
stipulation and that pure water from such well has
has been constantly furnished without charge to the
public travelling upon that route. the ncVptive right
Of the claimant shall be aft rmed. and upon the ex-
tension Of the lines Of the public survey tbs bound
aries of such section shall be adjusted accord ng to
the mes thereof.
SEC. . And be IL further resolued That the
eject shall be given the foregoing resolution by the
Commissioner of the General Land Once, who shall
have full power to revise and fna ly determine all
rights and claims arising under the same, and to
furnish evidence Of tite to such reserves,
by patent or otherwise, with such conditions
sary to perpetuate the purposes of the grant
provided that no than $40 shall be grant
in the case of any ewell; and provided further.
that grantee or beneficiary under this act shall be
allowed to enter any land under any homestead act
of the United States
The SPEAKER presented a message from the
President, in answer TO a resolution of the 23l OF
April, with a report from the Secretary of War
stating it to be incompatible with the public inter-
est to communicate the report by Gen. Smi h and
James L. Brady, OF their investigations at New Or
leans. 1t was laid on The table.
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