The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-13
xxxlx C0NoREss---rlRsr SESSION
WARRINGTON, July II.


WAsHIsorox, July II.
HOUSE.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the Senate amendments to the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriations. The
bill, with recommendations Of the Committee
on Appropriations, in regard to the amend.
nients, was agreed to, and . Committee Of
Conference asked.
The question in reference to the printing
Of the majority and minority reports of the
Reconstruction Committee came UP.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, said he under
stood the matter was susceptible OF simple
explanation, and if the motion to refer to
Select Committee was Withdrawn the Chair
man Of the Committee on Printing would ex-
plain the matter satisfactorily.
tion to refer to Select Committee, express
ing his firm conviction that failure to print
the majority and minority reports together
was an electioneering dodge, because the
minority report was complete refutation Of
the majority report.
Mr.. Latin, Chairman of the Committee on
Printing, explained that the testimony taken
BY the Reconstruction Committee was that
5000 extrs ebpies being ordered printed on
the 18th Of March that Afterwards the re
port of the majority was handed in, and after
being printed Was sent, with testimony, 10 the
binder, and it was for ten or eleven days af-
ter that the minority report Vas sent in TO the
House; then ordered tho printing Of 100, 600
of these reports, to be bound, and the order
was now being carried out.
Mr.. LIE Blond inquired If the Chairman of
| the committee could inform the House
| whether the testimony and minority report
had been sent 20 the printer before the ma
jority report was received by the printer.
| Mr. Latin replied that he could not.
After considerable discussion, Mr.. Wash.
| burne, of Illinois, moved TO lay the whole
subject on the table. Carried.
Mr.. Ashley, from the Post Office commit
| tee. reported bill for the better protection of
international communication, which he said
was rendered necessary by the passage Of the
Telegraph bill. He moved the previous
| question. The bill provides that no lines of
magnetic telegraph from foreign shores shall
| be landed, maintained or operated in any way
ON the shore Of the United States without the
| special permission Of CONGRESS.
| Mr.. Hale asked to be allowed to suggest
| serious objections to the bill.
| Mr.. Alley said he presented the bill this
morning to every member of the committee
but nae. and they approved it.
| Mr.. Hale made point of argument that the
| bill was not the report Of the committee, II
never having been referred to the committee
or considered by It.
| The Speaker decided that the point was q
| good one, but made too late.
The point of order gave rise to . discus
sion, and finally NJ. Alley moved to commit
the bill to the Post Office committee.
Mr.. Washburne expressed the belief that
the bin should pass. He knew the question
would arise, and that was why be wanted the
bill amended.
| Mr.. Alley turned around sharply on Mr..
Washburne and said he (Mr. W. was in IA
vor Of the telegraph bill passing, and had told
| him so, but he had an ultimate object, which
| was to prevent the Post Office committee re-
| porting other bills, to which he tMr. w was
| opposed.
| Mr.. Washburne declared the gentleman
| from Massachusetts had no authority to make
an assertion Of that kind. He was in favo,
of the bill passed yesterday, if it could have
been amended in the particular which thisbil
proposed. After discussion the bill was re
committed.
Mr.. Alley reported back with amendment
the Senate bill authorizing the construction
Of certain bridges and post routes. Tht
! Senate bill authorizes the construction oil I
railroad bridge across the Mississippi q
Quincy. The amendment, reported by th'
committee, authorizes the construction of ,
railroad bridge across the Mississippi belo.
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and McGregor
Iowa, and especially reserves to Congress th'
right TO remove all obstacles Of machiner,
used by such bridges.
Mr. Kasson said be had introduced prop
osition, and had it referred TO the Post Ofic
committee. looking to such . law, but ha'
yielded his views TO the committee for tw,
reasons: lst, the authority to build bridg
at Keokuk, which he had in view, Vas beinI
attended to BY members from that district
and secondly, it might not be judcious 70
Congress to divest itself of control in the mat
ter Of bridging the Mississippi river.
Mr.. Wilson offered IN amendment author
izing the construction of railroad bridg
across the Mississippi river at Keokuk
Agreed to.
Mr.. Window offered an amendment author
izing the construction of . railroad bridg
at Winona, and moved the previous question
Messrs. Cobb and Washburne, Of Illinois
desired to debate the amendment, but wer
prevented by the House seconding the previ
GUS question. The amendment was agreed I
by 80 to 80. Without final action the bill
went over till the morning hour on Saturday
|, The House resumed the Fnller- Dawso
contested election case, from the 2lst Dis
trict, Pennsylvania, but finally the matte
went over until to morrow.
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