Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-16
CONGRESSIONAL.

reau was made the special order for Tuesda,
| next
| The Senate then, in accordance with
resolution adopted yesterday, proceeded t,
| the consideration of bills from the Commit
! tee on the District of Columbia.
The Presidents Private Secretary entere,
the Senate chamber at half past two o'clock
| with a message from the President, return
ing with his objections the bill authorizing
the New York and Potomac Iron Mimi!
Company to purchase lands reserved from
sale, and not now in market.
The consideration of District Of Columbi;
business was resumed.
A number ofprivate and local bills wert
disposed of.
At o'clock Mr.. Sprague called for tn,
reading of the veto message.
The message was read and ordered to b.
printed.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to call up the bill re-
pealing the city charters of Washington anC
Georgetown, and providing for their govern
ment by Commissioners.
Mr.. Wilson moved to postpone the above
bill until the first Monday in December
He was in favor, he said, of the other prop
osition, which confirmed immersed suffrage
in this district.
The pending bill was made the special or.
der for Wednesday next at five o'clock.
The Senate went into extra session and
soon after adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-HoUsE.-Imme.
diately after the reading of the journal, Mr.
Spaulding offered the following preamble
and resolution, and moved the previou:
question:
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged in the public press
that Hon. Lowell Rousseau, heretofore a
member of this House from Kentucky, did
on the evening Of Thursday, the 14th, COM
NIT an assault upon the person of Hon. J
B. Grinnel, member of this House from the
State of Iowa, because of words spoken in
this House by the latter; and
WHEREAS, Said assault, if committed, was
breach of the privileges of this House OF
the member assaulted; therefore,
ReSOtUed, That select committee of five
be appointed to investigate the subject and
report the facts, with such resolutions in ref
erence thereto, as in their judgment may be
proper and necessary for the indications of
the privileges of the House, and the protec-
ton Ofits members, and that said committee
have power to send for persons and papers,
and examine witnesses on oath.
The previous question was seconded, and
the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Blaine, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported back the Senate Joint
resolution, to provide for the payment of
bounty to certain Indiana regiments, which
was read three times and passed.
Mr.. Henderson introduced bill granting
lands to aid in .he construction of railroad
line from the Columbia river to Salt Lake
City, which was read the second time and
referred to the Committee on Pacific Rail
road.
Mr.. Kirkwood, from the Conference Com
mittee, on the disagreeing votes on the Joint
resolution relative to the disposal of public
lands in the Southern States, made report,
which was conCurred in.
As passed. the resolution restricts the
amount of land to be entered by one per-
son to so acres, for two years, after which
$50 acres may be entered. Until January
next all who have taken part in the rebel
lion IRE excluded from the privileges of the
bill. After that this restriction is removed.
Mr.. Sherman rose 10 a personal explana-
ton. He found in the New York Tribune
an article in which he was alluded to as
the organ of the Treasury Department. This
was unjust to him. Two important bills
eminating from the Treasury Department
had been introduced into the Senate this
winter. He had prepared one of them and
favored the other He did not want the
Secretary of the Treasury to be held re-
sponsble for his errors, and he did not wish
to be held responsible for the errors of any
body but himself
A 10
of the report of the Board of Visitors to the
Naval Academy, for 1866, was reported from
the Committee on Printing, by Mr.. AnthO-
ny, and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the bill to con-
tinue in force the Freedmen's Bureau was
made the special order for Tuesday next at
l o'clock
Mr.. Grimes introduced aresolution, which
was adopted, calling on the Secretary of
War for a report of the board of officers on
the subject of coast defenses.
Mr.. Howard called up the bill authorizing
the Eastern Division of the Pacific railroad
to select their route, etc, published in the
proceedings of the Senate published day be-
fore yesterday, which was discussed and af-
terward postponed.
The joint resolution for the representation
of the United States at the Paris Exposition
was taken up.
The question was upon the amendment of
Mr.. Harris TO appropriate $4,000 coin for
the erection Of buildings for the display of
American articles.
The amendment was agreed to by yeas
IS; nays, II.
Mr.. Harris offered an amendment, max
ing it the duty of the agents appointed I'M
der this joint resolution to report such dis
bursements in detail to Congress, which was
adopted
Mr. Stewart demanded yeas and nays on
passage of the resolution as amended-yeas,
y; nays Is.
The resolution was passed and goes to the
House for concurrence in the amendments.
A bill to amend section of the act of
June 80, 1864. to increase the pay Of soldiers
of the United States army so as to authorize
payments to officers and soldiers for private
horses for the term of thirty days after the
passage of that act.
A bill in relation to claims for horses
turned over to the Government was passed.
A bill TO credit J. G. McTera, L. S. A.,
with Sl.265 for which he had enormously
receipted at Santa Fe, New Mexico, was
passed.
A bill for the relief of c. NJ. Keout,
ID regiment Pennsylvania Reserves, was
passed.
Bills were reported from the Committee
on Military Affairs and disposed OF.
Mr.. Beaman from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported a joint resolution author
izing the Secretary of the Interior to settle
the accounts of Vim. A. West, as Mashal of
the Territory of Nebraska, which was
passed.
The Speaker announced the special COM
mittee on the Grinnell affair as Messrs.
Spaulding, Banks, Hogan, Raymond and
Moorehead.
On motion of Mr.. Ward, leave Of absence
for one week was granted TO Mr.. Rousseau.
The bill reported two days since by Mr..
Myers, from the Committee on Patents, to
extend the patent of Jonathan Ball for coat
ing with cement inside of metallic water
pipes, came up next in order, and after a
long debate was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Raymond, it was or
dered that the proceedings tomorrow be
confined to general debate on the Presidents
annual message.
The House then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the bill TO provide for restoring
to the States lately in instruction their
political rights.
Mr. Randall, Of Pennsylvania, inquired
of the Speaker whether there was anything
properly before the House.
The Speaker.-If the gentleman from
Ohio (Mr. Bingham) makes the report OF