The national Republican., 1866-07-12
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.
Hxxr1fn cosoRHs.-r,ssr SESSION.
WEDNESDAY,, July IL, 1855. g
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xxxIxTH CONoRKss-FiRsT SESSION.
"A WEDNESDAY,, July II, 1885. 49,
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The Chair laid before ths Ssnats coueuslea.
ton from the Prssidsnt ssclosag report ffon Ne
sscrstary Of the Treasury, IN rsspsnss " Bsssts
resolution Of The Goth ul Of the amounts sxpsadsd
public works In the different States and Terrific
ries and Di.triot Of Columbia from 1850 to 1865.
Ordered 70 Be printed.
Mr.. Wilson pvss,ntsd The psti,ioa Il eitissns Of
Pennsylvania askins an incrsass of dutiss on im.
ported goods. Referred 10 COMMITTEES on Finance.
Mr.. Hove, from the Joint COMMITTEES on the L.
brary, reported Joint resolution authorizing tbs
use BY the Navy Department Of the engraved
plates Of the United States Exploring Expedition
under Commodore Wilkes; which vas passed. =
On motion Of MI. Ramsey, .ho hill siteuding the
time for the acoeptance BY the dihssnt States snd
Territories Of the public iands donated to such
States and Territories as shall provide colleges for
the benefit Of agriculture aud the mechanic arts
was taken up and passed. 49,
On motion Of NJ. wsde, the bill TO incorporate
tho Metropolitan Mining aud Manufacturing Com
pany Of the District. Of Columbis was taken up,
amended and passed. % ''l'.I
MI. Ns.mith ssbnittsd the following rssolstion,
which -ss adopted: 'i.a ny 10 n.l
Rs,oie.d. Th., tn. Secretary Of State and the
| Secretary Of War be requested 10 communicate to
the Senate any information they may have In ref,
10 the seizure Of property belonging to citi
sens Of the United States, residents Of Arisona
Territory the road from the Arisons line 10 The
post Of Guaymas. Sonora, Mer'co, BY armed bands
Of Mexicans; and u said bands were organised upon
United States territory and whsthsr any inform,-
tion in reference TO the alleged massacre Of Ame.
can ctissns At Hsrmosiilo, Mexico, BY armed Mex.
| leans. s
On motion Of Mr.. Nssmith- 'tIr... o. tii
| Resoipsd, That the Committes on Military A.
fairs be Instructed 70 inquire into the closing OF
the route from the Arifona line to the post Of
| Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, By the Liberal or By
the Imperial forces In Sonora, and into Its eject
upon the Industrial enterprise Of ArisonA and the
cost Of supplying the United states forces In that
Territory, and TO report thereon; and u any prao.
cal remedy can be dsvissd By which the routs can
be opened for transportation Of bulks and supplies
Mr.. Harris introduced the following resolution;
which was referred TO the Committee on Com
merce: a" ~. .Nf t' WV t
Re,olved, That the Americsu Atlantic TELEGRAPH
| Company or corporation, organised under the laws
Of New York for the purpose and With the infant TO
| establish telegraphic communication between the
United States and other nations, and to con-
struct, submerge, and operate cable or cables TO
be submerged in the Atlantic ocean between the
United States, Bermuda, Azores Islands. and Por-
| tugsl, and to receive, transmit, and deliver any
telegraph message or written Communication be.
| tween Europe and America, be, and are hereby,
vested with the right and privileges to the sxclu-
sive Of the Atlantic Of the United States
use VI tueiT chpie or ChDiob pofiOu OI
fry years from the passage Of this act.
Mr.. Guthrie introduced . bill To revive and con.
tinue in force the provisions Of ''An act granting
public lands in alternate sections to the State Of
Mississippi to aid in the construction Of railroads
In said State and for other purpoees," approved
| August Is, 1886. II was referred to the Commit.
tee on Pubiic Lands. y 's15F 80" f.t..|Ii 20
The grant referred 10 expires August II, 1885.
and thiS bill e1tsnds the time for ten years. as In
the original bill The grants about half million
acres. The road % designed to connect the Mis-
! opposite Ship Island.
Mr.. Morrill, from the District Of Columbia
COMMITTEES, reported without smendmsnt the bill
legasins marriages, and for other purpssss in the
District Of Columbia ,s,4.y -s u l,al. .a
bill to incorporate the Washington Land and Build.
ing Company in the District Of Columbia with an
amendment, which provides that the capital stock
shsll not be les than 500 000 ressrving 10 Con.
gress the right to alter and amend, eto. q ~
Mr., Poland, from the Judiciary Committee, re-
ported the bankrupt bill with few unimpsrtant
amendments. The appointment Of registers isgven
to the United States Dis Iict instead Of United
States Circuit judges Instead Of the selection Of
Eve commissioners by the Chief Justice to assist In
framing certain orders, he may select two Of his
associates One Of the exemptions also, is stricken
| execution BY State laws. Id. =. q, ....- ....
On motion Of Mr.. Clark, the bill to regulate the
tims and manner Of holding elections for Senators
In Congress was taken up. 90 .rf Il. .-,.:,..-.
Mr. Clark said the object Of the bill was to Sc
cure uniformity In the elect on Of Senators, and
thus escape the dficult questions which had some
times arisen here. ' ''-. Ni|at .. a.. "fi i.H
Mr.. Clark moved TO amend by providing that the
election for Senator shall take place on the second
Tuesday after the organisation Of Legislature.
Adopted. .u.,.-... l. 49, .'..s .
Mr.. Fessenden inquired as to the object and in
tentions Of the bill. a' u. - .'. .'' ..
Mr.. Trumbull said that the Judiciary COMMITTEES
had often discussed this subject during the eight or
ten years that bs had bsen !. membsr Of IL, and
suggestions had 20 era times been made to them to
report bill Of this kind. He thought Il was due
totheir constituents that the voting should bs piua
poee. -'- % o. ..'
Mr.. Fesssnden moved to amend by striking out
the pro, sion requiring the election 70 be v,va vons
Mr.. Williams thought the UiVa roce method was
preferable. There would then bs no chance Of
fraud In the election of United States Senator.
M. Saulsbury said that from 1857 up to the
present time no Inconvenience had been suffered BY
the present system Of sscting Senators. The States
hsd been lett 10 prescribe the mode for thsmsslves
and he was opposed to changing this unless there
was some good cause for II.
The amendment was then disagreed TO. g.
Mr.. Davis could zee no necessity for changing the
present system. .....a'a,. 10 ,5lg4 = :
Mr.. Sherman said it was very hard to pre.orib. I.
uniform rule for the Legislstures of thirty-six
States Many Inconvenience would result from
the bil and he thought 1t better to continue as we
had done for the last seventy years or more.
Mr.. Howe moved to amend, that IL no person
.hall receive majority on the frst day, the two
Houses shall meet in Joint convention, at noon, on
sach succeeding day, and take at least one vote
until Senator shall be elected. d .. I.I0l
Mr.. johnson opposed the bill and the amend.
ment. .s. e.
The amendment, as modified, was agreed to.
Mr.. Henderson said the bill would override the
constitution Of the State Of Missouri. He moved
to strike out the provision requiring msjorty Of
all the members elected to both Houses to be pres
ent and voting Disagreed to.
Mr.. Salisbury moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill. Disagreed to. . s.....
The bill was then passed, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Clark, Conness, Cragin,
Edmunds, Fessenden, Foster, Grimes, Harris, How
ard, Howe, Johnson, Pomeroy, Stewart, Sumner,
Trumbull. Wade, Wiley, and Wiiams-25 .'
Nays-Msssrs. Cowan, Davis, Doolittle, Guthrie,
Henderson, Norton, Riddle. Saulsbury, Sherman,
sprague, and Van winkle-ll.
As passed 1t is as follows:
First. That the Legislature Of any State next
preceding the expiration Of . senatorial term shall
elect, the second Tuesday after Its organization
a. successor Of the retiring Senator. The voting
shall be tipa poee and the name Of person rscsiv
log majority of the votes cast in such House sha
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