Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-03
XXXIxth CONGRESS- First Session
WASHINGTON. March 2, 1866.
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| Mr.. NESMITH presented a petition from the of
fcers OF the Pacific 20 adron asking for an increase
On molten Of MI. CHANDLER, leave of absence
| was granted 70 MIR. Howard for two weeks.
| NJ. SUMSER presented the petition Of leading
| international copyright law between the United
States and Great Britain which was referred to the
| committee on Foreign Relations.
| Mr.. LANE offered resolution inStructing the Ju
| dietary committee to inquire into and report upon
the expediency Of. passing law calling National
convention to consider amendments 10 the COnstitu
| tion, which was ordered 10 be prnte \.
>, Mr.. DO0LlTTLE rose to a pers9nal explanation.
| He noticed in The Washington Chronicle Of this
| morning. that Mr Doolittle was hssed at n meeting
| IN New. Haven for. disparaging Mr. sumner. Mr..
Doottle said that he did not disparags MIR. sumner,
! Mr.. BROW n called up the bill to grant lands in aid
Of the construction Of railr al from Springfield,
Mo-; to the PIchS; 'G whiGh wSs PsS. ISssea;
ny with the essential functions of body corp Jrate
aud polite, and authorizes it tocondnct railroad
and telegraph line fr nj Springfield Mo, via the
Canadian rver, at point between the 95th Pnd 9sth
meridian. the headquarters Of the Rio Pecas, near
| Antorchco, TO the town of Alburgua on the Del
| places to the headwaters Of the Colorado Chequti,
and thence along the 35th parable latitude to the
Colorado river, and thence by the most practicable
junction with the Canadian river the boundary line
| Of Arkansas near Van Buren,, is authorized. The
| lion shares Of 800 each. The first meeting Of the
\ Board Of Commissioners shall be held at the Tur-
nor Hall, in 81, Louis. January lst, lsG7, or
shall be d. termnei by the Commissioners. Notices
issuing patents for these lands as each twenty-five
stAptial and workmsn-ks manner. BY lection five
the road is required tn be built Of American iron,
equal in all respects to railroad iron Of the first Glass;
and the guago to be uniform and substantial tele
| graph line is required, which may not charge the
Government more than individuals for similar ser.
vice Sc on SIX alloys thG & eve vel s. see 81 ions the odd
and when oeredfUr sale the price is fixed at 81 so per
acre. Section seven regulates the purchase Of such
| additional lands as may be required for con-
structing or working the rjai. Section eight re-
| quires the commencement Of construction with
in two years, the completion of not less than
fifty miles each year, and the construction and eqiup
mcnt Of the whole line by the 4th of July. 1873
| Section nine authorizes Congress to do all things
necessary for its completion, II any Of these cOndi-
tiOns rem aims unfulhlled for one year. Section ten
| provides that all people Of the United States shall
rave the right to subscribe to the stuck until all the
capital shall be taken up. Section eleven, that Con-
| gress may regulate its use and compensation as 4
postal or military route. Section twelve that ac-
| ceptance Of these conditions shall be signiGed in
the directors TO make and publish annual report
| and designate their powers. Section fourteen re-
lates to duties of other officers and requires every
director 10 he sOckhOlder. Section fifteen that the
directors hold ofi;e for term not exceeding two
| years; seven shall constitute a quorum Section
sixteen that all payments after the first upon sub-
scriptiGns. may be designated by the directors
and all shares unpaid shall be forfeited =
Section seventeen authorizes the acceptance Of any
-,
lures or Indian tribes, and provides that grants from
Indians shallb subject to the approval of the Pres
iden Of the United States. Section eighteen au-
thoriZes the Southern Pac fic railroad of California
to connect with the Atlantic Pacific near the boun
Diary of California Section nineteen authorizes the
Northern Central railroad of Nevada to construct
railroad Section twenty provides that unless the
Atlantic ami Pacific railroad shall obtain bona fde
| subscriptions 10 its stock to the amount Of n million
dollars 10 per cent to be paid within two years. this
act shall be null and void. Section twenty-On au-
thorzes tue repeal or amendmcno Of this by Con-
Mr.. SUMNER presented the petition of .Iohn A
Andrew and others, asknI for Il change in the mode
of el,cting thN President Of the United States so as
tJabOlish the Electoral College system and elect by
the popular vote.
The House concurrent resolution refusing to admit
to seats the Senators and Representatives from the
Southern States until Congress shall declare such
states entitled to representation, was then taken up
Mr.. COW AN took tho floor against the proposition.
lie spoke at length against the proposition, when Mr.
Wilson rose to address the Senate but was inter-
rupted by MIR. COwan, who said that according TO ar
Ianaement all the time remaining till six o'clock was
to be occupied by the opposition.
After some remarks by Messrs Davis, Wilson,
Cowan and salisbury, MIR. Wilson was requested to
proceed, but declined.
Mr.. DAVIS then took the floor in opposition to the
concurrent resOl luton, denying it, constitutiOnalty
&C.. asserting that it was revolutionary in its char
acter, subvetsive Of the Government, and a dissou-
ton Of the Union by the two Houses If Congress.
Hewould sooner trust Southern Senators than those
who are for keeping them out.
| MIR DOULlTTLE said if there was one thing
more certain than another, it was that each houseis
the judge of the election and quail on of its
own members. Each house is independent of the 9TH
or. Independent OF the Executive, and Independent
of the Supreme Court. Can the House send Ser
geant Arms to put any one or take auy out of
the Senate? Can the Supreme Court send its marshal
to put any one out or take any one out of the Sem
ate? Certainly no. neither can the President do
ANYTHING of the kind ltis because believe the
Senate independent as body said Mr.. DoOlitte,
that oppose this resolution The concurrent resO-
luton is merely caucus resolution mere opinion,
not ssiqRHe act SGppPse We S get into war
districts. Suppose that Great Britain should cap
ture one district could the captured district elect
member of the House? Certainly not and the 9TH
er four districts certainly. Suppose the British
should capture majority of the legislative districts
of the State and prevents the election of Legisla
ture Suppose minority of the Legislator elected
in the districts not in pos ession Of the Br ish were
to elect Senator, would it not bo for the Senate to
ueSr0 Mr. SHERNAN desired f' e0iHn to ask Mr. Doote
whether, in the cases he supposed, Congress or the
Senate should decide when British supremacy
MIR. DOOLITTLE said that each House for itself
would determine the matter. The House would de-
termine as to each Congressional District and tho
Mr. BROWNIES to ask a question, aad said If he
was correct, the position OF Mr. Dolite was different
now from what it was year ago. He then voted to
exclude these States from the Electoral College.
Mr., DOOLITTLE said he did not yield the floor
for the purpose of having the journal of last year re-
ferred to He knew that he voted for the resolution
MIR. BROwN-And the resolution provides that
these States shall not eec representatives until
theyare authorized to d. so by an act of Congress-
Mr.. DU0LITTLE said that might have been right
and proper at the time
Mr.. SHERMAN said, suppose the House was con-
sdern2 TO the representation of certain districts
and the Senate was considering to certain States
would there he anything wrong in their entering into
joint investigation?
MIR. D0OLIfTLE-My friend from Ohio is putting
a very different question. This resolution speaks Oi
the right of the matter The Senator from Ohio
suggests something about the propriety of certain
action. MIR. Doottle then reiterated that neither
the Supreme Court nor the President, nor the House
of Representatives, could decide who were to be
members of tho Senate.
Mr.. DAVIS-Will the Senator yield to me mo-
| ment?
MIR. D0OLITTLE-Certainly sir ..
Mr.. DAYlS-Suppose the Senate was divided in
to two bodies. Don't you suppose the President of
the United States has the right to recognize which
is the Senate?
Mr.. D00LITrLE- is not supposabecase that
the Senator proposes. 1t would require resolution
| to accomplish it.
Mr.. .DANlS-But such cases have occurred in
q State Legislatures.
MIR. DOOLITTLE said if the Senate admitted
Senators from Canada the House could not Interfere
TO put them out
Mr.. .FESSENDEN-To admit three Senators from
each State would not be any worse than to admit
Senators from Canada. e.
Mr.. DO0LITTLE did not admit that the Senate
could rightfully admit Senators from Canada 1t