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ing public lands TO aid In the completion Of the Portage
Lake canal In the State a Michigan.
Mr. SpALnNd fran.l Of Ohio. ohlectad. M 4. !.


al AID CALIFORNIA RAuRoADa
Mr. PRIcx, trep) Of Iowa. from the COMMITTEES on The
Pacific Railroad reported back the Senate bill granting
aid in the construction Of railroad and Telegraph line
from Folsom TO Plscervlle California, with several
amendmcnta One Of the amendments reduces tho right
OF way from two hundred feet In width each lido Of
the road through the public domain, to one hundrd feet
In width; another strikes out that part which Icrms
the company 70 select alternate sections Il dnoe or
not moro than twenty miles
participated in by Messrs Price, Highly, Kasson Hale
Pike Julian and Le Blond N
Mr. HALE, (repI Of N r, moved 70 amend The thr-
at any time alter. amend or repeal this actn
Mr. PRICE moved the previous question, but the House
70 j ne od % ana ann ne on %oson
ments were referred 70 the Committee on Pubic Lands
Mr.. BDwnI, trep.l OF CAL, from the Committee On
ing lands 70 AID In the construction Of railroad and
telegraph line from the Central Pacific Railroad In Cafor
The morning hour having expired while the bill was
under discussion the bill went over until tomorrow in
the morning hour.
RIVER AND HARsoR xPnovEAExT BILL
Mr.. ELIOT rep) OF Mass, from the Committee Of Con
ference the River and Harbor Improvement BILL made
. report, which agreed to.
THE EDUCATIONAL BUREAU mI.
Mr.. GARFIELD, trepl OF Ohio called up the motion TO
reconsider the vote BY which the bill 20 establish De-
partment Of Education was, on the 8th Of June, re-
jeced and asked unanimous consent 70 amend the bill
by calling Bureau Of Education, instead Of De
partment OF EQuCauOn."
Mr.. RANDALL, (dem) Of Pa, objected.
Mr.. AScoNA, tdem., Of Pa, moved TO lay the motion
to reconsider the table, and demanded tho and
nays.
The motion wss lost by yeas 81, nays 7s
Mr. GArYrErD moved the previous question on recon.
Mr. RAmALI, or Pa, desired to have the bill recon.
mtted that the amendment which had been offered,
leaving tho matter 70 the Secretary Of the Interior
Mr. GARvIELD declined 10 withdraw the previous qucs-
ton, because If the bill were recommted j. could not
be reached again this session. but the blu could be
amended In the Senate to mako II simply provide
for Bureau Of Education
Mr. DAVE. trep OF Mass. expressed his inability to
how such change could Affect the efficiency Of the
bill The objection TO IL was a broader principle
While he was In favor Of such measure generally, he
could support this bill He suggested its
with authority for the committee 70 report At any time
Mr. GARFIELD declined to sccede TO the suggestion, and
expressed the hope that his political friends would no.
instincts led them 70 vote against Hs bin '''''
Mr. johnson and Mr. Randall, OF Pennsylvania desired
to be heard but the demand for the previous question
The previous question was seconded. The vote by
which The bill was rejected was reconsdcred BY yeas 10
nays 49,
The question then recurrsd on the passage Of the bin
which was passed by yeas SO, nays a. The following is
the vote -
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siroase, Tabor Taylor Thoinon Trmbie and " hSsd-s
1t provides as follows
collecting such si.scs and facts shall show the eond
ri.orss and Of dn.inS such formation respecting Ss
United state. ,he ..,.6sAnsn. and q az
education sSroi isSoas tss @ country. '''-'s - 80
ana hs .ac. and :Ss o. ~
:one of .no :h. e .s ne man
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SEC That Il shall b Ihs duty of the commisronsr Of
Education 70 present Annusby 20 Congress- reyorsmbody
statement Of such facts and rscomnrndStons As wi ia
n: :Ssse's s he 1 9t Ts % s & S
missioner o. Edues,on under ibis .e. there snail BE- pre-
Congress promote education. and the IN which
as.s aa,s s sssa q. %:.ssd ss s%sG9 q
same as far a. the same can be dsterminrd
hereby .sa Furnish sss p Ss r
tie use Of The department. herein established
REORGANIZATION oy rHg ARsr
The House then proceeded TO the sdersi or the
special order, being the bill reported by Mr. schenck,
from the Committee on Military Anars, the ilh ~
June 10 reorgze and establish the army Of the United
States
Mr. scnryx, trep) Of Ohio stated that the comm ltee
had endcavored TO conform ,o the views ctpre..ed by
sIderation. He proposed thai IN the dcusson members
sh2nld be limited " Ave minute speeches
Mr. DAVIS objected 20 that
Mr. srEsck intimated that unless hs proposition
acccded 10 no might, az the suggestion " members
around him. move the greveus question IN ne pas'se
the bill whole He did not wish 20 do that ~ 70
the previous question st AL unless asonsbly
protaced but he desired 10 have promp business a..
cusson
Mr. DAVE withdrew his opposition, BUD The House
proceeded to consider the hill by sections iw amendment
the debate beng limited TO ave minute speeches
The irsi section was read As follows
That the mill sry pace establishment VI the United state.
sha hereafter consist Of ye regiment. d artillery
.nd corps ~ cadets y ne tinted state. M,ay Heassmg.
such other shai be provided fsr 81 ths act
b. known as the Army OF the United statra
Mr. sruDixG, (repl Of OHIO, moved b increase the
cavalry iron aix 70 twelve regiments, which
Jecsed.
forytwo thousand, capable Of expanson TO eightytwo
thousand hundred this bill provided fof army of
thousand, and mois Of doing that was by making
the cavalry consist OF sr regiments only
Mr. Tn BLoSD, (dsm) Of ohio, moved 10 reduce tho
number OF infantry regiments from hf'y 10 forty.
Mr. SunScK explained that the ofiy Infantry rcgi.
ments composed Of the present ten infAntry
regiments u the old regular army, numbered from
TO ten twentytso regiments made up 81 the nsne nss
regiments " three bai,aons zach, ten exmsn of the
Veteran Reserve corps and eight reg ment Of oolored
troops. The House had expressed uself unmstakAbly
In favor of retaining ten regiments Of ths veteran Re
corps 70 be made up 81 wounded oncers and
taken Unfortunately from all of the gryice, and
the House had last ~ unm1takaby expressed Itself on
this question Of retaining eight regiments VI coiored
troops The COMMITTEES had. these questions, co.,
formed 70 the expressed viii Of the Hour.
Mr. Davr argued In favor Of q lsrrr cavalry force
than the bill provided Tor
Mr. scasx,x replied THAT underthe rfovisioos % the
bill the President might. a. any time n'oanisr nianiry
regiments
The amenfment Vas rejected
Mr. W0oDnKfDsx, rep 0C W, moved n amend by
making the cavalry consist Of ten regiments and tho IN
fsnsgy of forty rxmsuts. Hs argued that the
airy was the only arm Of the ervcs hat eicieni in
the extreme West He believed thai for SOME time II
least military force would be rqdFsd al the souih
and there might be danger cf complications sr-ns
out Of he about 70 bc conmsnced IN Europe.
war which would assume msgnltcde unparalleled
heretofore In the history % the world
The amendment rejected