The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-18
CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, May l8.


Senate.
The Senate receded from its amendment to he
bill TO Tx a time and change the place of holding
United States Courts in Virginia, anu the bill was
passed.
authorizing the Chief Justice to call extra sessions
Of the Courts.
The special order OF the day. which was the con.
sideIatlon OF the bill from the Pension Committee
was taken up at O'Clock.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Donnel (Minn.) offered the following resolu
ton, which was agreed to-
ReSOUed In view of the a most complete absence
OF woOCf and forests IN the interior regions OF the
continent, and OF their paramount importance in
the sett ement aud occupancy OF the county that
the COMMITTEE PuOlic Lands be dir eced 10 oinuure
whether a system cannot be devised, VIII reOy the
planting of woods and forests may be encouraged in
regions destitute of timber, by liberal donations OF
public land in alternate sections to ndivldua
poIauons, and the reservation OF the adjoining sec.
tons by the Gov ernment at an increased prce as IN
the of railroad grants; the lands granted or
pToportiOnate part thereof to be planted with trees
6uapted to The climate and the needs OF the COM
muntv.
MIR. Burleigh (Dakota) introduced bill to provide
tOt the better pro ectOn OF the frontiers OF the
United States and the Territories thereof Read
twice ana referred to the Committee Military All
Mir. Wilson (Iowa) from the Committee ON the
judiciary reported back tie senate bill, passed on
the 18TH of FebruarS - prevent and punish Kdnap-
ping, which was consdereu and passed.
On motion oI Mr.. Hulburd IN. ID the Senate bill
passed yesterday rec 'gnzing as lawful structure
and post road, the railroad bridges across Lake
Champaln at Rouse's Point, connecting the Ogdens-
burg and Lake Champlain railroad with the Yer
mont and Canada Railroad vas taken from the
Speakers to Bile, and after explanation by Mr. Hull
burd and Mr. Alley, read three times aud passe
The House then proceeded, the regular business
in the morning hour, 10 the call of committees foI
reports OF private character, under which the bill
reported last Friday by MIR Bad win, to re.esablst
in The District of Columbia q reform school, came uI
| as unfinished business
| Mr. Baldwin Mass. addressed the House in ex-
| planatton and advocacy OF the bill.
Mr. Plants (Omo) represented that the bill came
! in conflict with the Guardian Society of the Dis
| trict which was in operation three or four years
| and which had expended some ten or twelve thou
| send dollars. He had understood Mr. Baldwin to
say that the bill was reported with the consent and
! agreement OF tho Guardian Society; but h under.
stood tnat was only dissatisfied persons for
mely connected with the society winch favored the
! blll.
| Mr. Baldwin explained that the Committee had
consultations with the Secretary of he Interior and
! officers of the Guardian Soc ETY., and that they ap
! proved OF the measure.
! MIR Welker (OmO) stated that there had beer
uuarrels in the management of the Guardian Society
! and that il was deemed teter that youthful crmi
nails should be consigned to a public rather than tC
| private institution.
After some further discussion, the bill was read
| third time and passed.