The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-20
WASHINGTON, June Is.

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HoUsE-Mr. Stevens asked unanimous
consent for the committee on public
lands to report bill granting public
land to aid in the construction of q
portage lake canal in the State of Mich
igan.
Mr.. Spaulding objected
Mr.. Bidwell from Committee on the
Pacific Railroad, reported back Senate
bill granting lands to aid in the con-
struction of the railroad and telegraph
line from the Central Pacific Railroad
in California, to Portland Oregon. The
bill went over until tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Elliott from Committee of Con.
ference on river and harbor Improve
ment bill, read areport which was agreed
to.
The committee on the Pacific Railroad
reported back Senate bill granting i.
for construction of a railroad and teio
graph line from folsom to Blairsvil'0'
California, with several amendments.
One of the amendments reduces the
right Of way from two hundred feet on
each side of the road through the public
domain to one hundred feet in width.
Another strikes out that part which per-
mlts the company to select alternate sec
tions at distance of not more than
twenty miles. Considerable debate
arose on the bill, which was participated
IL by Messrs. Price, Highly, Kasson, Hale,
Pike, Julian and LIE Blond.
Hale moved to amend OF repeal this
act
Price moved the previous question, but
the House refused to second the motion,
and then on motion of Mr.. Julian the
bill and amendments were referred to
the committee on public lands.
MIR. Garfield called up the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the bill to
establish a Department of Education
was on the Sth of June rejected, and
asked unanimous consent to amend the
bill by calling it a Bureau of Education
instead of Department of Education.
Randall OF Pennsylvania objected.
After discussion the vote rejecting the
bill was reconsidered and then the bill
passed. Yeas 80; nays 46
1t provides as follows:
SECTION lst. That there should be
established at the city of Washington, a
department of education for the pur-
pose of the collection of such statistics
andf acts as shall show the condition and
progress of education in the several
States and Territories, and of such infor-
nation respecting the organization and
management of schools. the school
system and method of teaching, as shall
aid the people of the States in the estab.
lishment and maintenance of the differ
ent school systems as otherwise can be
determined
SECTION A. That the Committee on
Public Buildings is hereby authorized
and directed to furnish proper offices for
the use of the department herein estab
lished.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the special order, it being
the bill reported 10y Mr. Schenck from the
Committee on Military Affairs, on the
l4th of June, to reorganizo and estab
lish the army of the United States.
Mr.. Schenck stated that the committee
had endeayored to conform to the views
expressed by the House when the former
army bill was under consideration.
The House proceeded to consider the
bill by sections for amendment the de-
bate beiug limited to five minutes. The
bill is very long and was extensively
discussed 1t was finally postponed and
the sections remaining, to be considered.
Mr.. Rogersprosented minority report
from the Committee on Reconstruction,
which was ordered to he printed.
The Speaker submitted q letter from
the Secretary of the Treasury in reply
to House resolution in relation to sales
of gold. Also a letter from the Clerk of
the House announcing that he had pre-
sented to the President certified copy
of the concurrent resolution requesting
him to forward to the Governors of
the several States the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution adopted by
CONGRESS