Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-20
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES,
CONGRESSIONAL.

W ASHINGTON, June lJ.-SENATE-Al
FESSENDEN, (Disunion) gave notice that
he would call up the tax bill tomorrow.
Mr.. HOWARD moved to take up the Pa
cific railroad bill, which was under discus
sion yesterday, the motion disagreed to.
On motion of Mr.. WILLIAMS, the bill
to grant land in aid of the construction of
railroad from Salt Lake to the Columbia
river in Oregon was taken up.
4 lengthy discussion took place on this
bill, lasting from 1870 to 4:3O P NJ, when
the bill was passed-veas 20, nays l.. The
Senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June l9.-HoUsE.-Alr.
STEVENS tDisunion) asked unanimous
consent for the Committee on Public Lands
to introduce bill to aid in the completion
of the Portage Lake canal, in the State of
Michigan.
Mr. SPAULDING objected.
Mr. PRICE, from the Committee on the
Pacific railroad, reported back the Senate
bill granting aid in the construction of
railroad and telegraph line from Folsom TO
Placervilie, California, with several amend
ments, one of which reduces the right of
way from two hundred feet in width on each
side of the road, through the public domain,
to one hundred feet in width. Another of
the amendments strikes out that part which
permits the company to select alternate sec
tons at distance OF not more than twenty
miles.
Considerable debate arose on the bill,
which was taken part in by Messrs. Price
Highly, Kasson, Hale, Pike, Julien, and
LeBlond.
Mr. HALE moved to amend or repeal
this act.
Mr.. PRICE Disunion) moved the pre-
vious question, but the House refused to
second the molten, and then,
On motion of Mr.. JULIEN, (DisuniOn)
the bill and pending amendments were re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. BIDWELL (Disunion) from the
Committee on the Pacific Railroad, reported
back Senate bill granting lands and aid in
the construction of a railroad and telegraph
line from the Central Pacific Railroad in
California, to Portland Oregon.
The bill went over until tomorrow morn
ing.
Mr.. ESTELL, from the Committee on
Conference made report on river and har-
Dor improvement, which was agreed to.
Mr.. GARFIELD called up the motion to
reconsider the vote bv which the bill to es-
tabIish Department of Education, which
was on the Sth of June rejected, and asked
unanimous consent to amend the bill by
calling it Bureau of Education instead of
a Department of Education.
Mr.. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania, OBJ
jected, and after a lengthy discussion on the
vote rejecting the bill, it was recommended,
and the bill then passed. Ayes so, noes II.
1t passed as follows:
SEC. l. That there shall be established in
the City of Washington a Department Of
Education for the purpose OF collecting such
statistics and facts as shall show the cOndi-
ton and progress of education in the sew
eral States and Territories; of ditiusing such
information as to the organization and man
agement of school systems and methods of
teaching as shall aid the people ofthe United
States in establishing and maintaining dit
ferent school systems, and otherwise pro-
mote the cause of education throughout the
country.
SEC. 2. That there shall be appointed by
the President by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate a Commissioner of
Education who shall be entrusted with the
management of the department herein es-
tablished, and who shall receive a salary of
s., 900 per annum, and who shall have au-
thority to appoint one chief clerk of his
department who shall receive a salary of
$4,000 per annum; one clerk who shall re-
ceive a salary of 81 800, and one clerk who
shall shall receive a salary of $1,000 per
annum, which said clerks shall be subject to
the appointing and removing power of the
Commissioner of Education.
SEC s. That it shall be the duty of the
Commissioner of Education to present an
nually to Congress a report embodying the
the results of his Investigations and labors,
together with q statement of such facts and
recommendations, as will in his judg-
ment, subserve the purpose for which this
department established. In the first report
made by the Commissioner of Education.
under this act, there should be presented
statement Of several grants of land made by
Congress to promote education, the manner
in which these several trusts have been
managed, amount of funds arising therefrom,
and the annual proceeds of the same, as
far as the same can be determined.
SEC f. The Commissioner of Public
Buildings is hereby authorized and directed
to furnish proper offices Tor the use of the
department herein established.
The House then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton OF special order, being the bill re-
ported by Mr.. SCHENCK from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, on the 18th of
June to organize and establish, the army of
the United States. Mr.. 'SHENCK stated
that the Committee mad endeavored to con-
form to the views expressed by the House
when the former army bill was under con-
sideration.
The House proceeded to consider the bill
by sections, for amendments, the debate be-
ing limited to five minute speeches.
The bill is very long, and was extensively
discussed. 1t was finally postponed, several
sections remaining to be considered
Mr.. ROGERS presented minority re-
port from the Committee on Reconstruction,
which was ordered to be printed.
The Speaker submitted letter from the
Secretary of the Treasury in reply toa House
resolution in regard to the state of gold, also
a letter Ifrom,the Clerk ofthe House annomc-
ing that he had forwarded to the Cover
nors of the several States the proposed
amendment of the committee adopted by
Congress. Adjourned.