The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-07
CONGRE ESS.
WAsHINGToN, June 7.
senate.

WASHINGTON, June T.
Senate.
Mr.. Morgan IN. " presented the petition of
Union officers engaged in the cultivation of cot
ton, against the proposed tax on cotton. Re.
terred TO the Finance Committee.
At o'clock the Reconstruction resolution was
taken up.
MIR. Davis (Ky.l took the floor in opposition.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Ancona (Pa.) asked the consent of the
House to introduce Joint resolution authorizing
the President of the Senate and Speaker of the
House to close the present. session by adjourn
ing their respective Houses on Thursday, the
2Sth OF June, at IL o'clock,
Mr.. Kelley (Pa.) objected.
Mr.. Ancona asked the Speaker whether the
joint resolution is not privileged.
The Speaker replied chat it was If the House
was not engaged in other business, but the
House was constructIvely engaged in the up6n-
ished business OF yesterday, the Senate JOINT
resolution appropriating Sl2l, 1857 TO enable
the President to negotiate treaties with the In
dian tribes of the Upper Mississippi and the
Upper Platte rivers, after which the League
Island bill would come up as unfinished busi-
ness
Mr.. Raymond IN. W made several PROPOSE
tions as 10 the postponement of the Joint resolu-
ton in reference to Indian treaties, but as they
were not agreed to, he gave way to the previous
question on its passage.
The House refused to second the previous
question, when MIR. Burleigh (Dakotah Teri
moved to postpone the Joint resolution till Mon
Gay next, Wnen ne proposed TO SNOW tnat tue
money appropriated by it, and most of which
was actually spent was being squau dered by
the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs in violation
of law. The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Hubbard Uowa) introduced a bill to Sc
cure homesteads to actual settlers on the public
domains, and 10 encourage the planting OF forest
trees and the growth OF timber thereon. Read
twice, and referred TO the Committee on Public
Lands This bill gives one-quarter of a section
OF unapprCpTiated land destitute OF timber to
any person who will enter upon the same, and
! cultivate not less than ten acres, and plant
not less than ten acres more in forest trees, not
less than fifteen feet apart, and protect and
! preserve the same from fire and injury. Patent
| to be obtained at the end of five years.
Mr.. Window (Minn,) offered a resolution,
which was adopted, calling on the Secretary of
| War for information as to the amount expended
| for the suppression of Indian hostilities, and
| for the various military expeditions against
Indian tribes during the years lS64-5. He also
introduced bill granting to the State Of Iowa
lands in alternate sections, to aid ii the CON
struction of the ST. Louis and G"da- Ranids
kallr"sec. Company. Read twice, and referred
to the Committee on Public Lands
The House resumed the consideration of the
bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to
accept League Island, in the Delaware river, fol
naval purposes.
Mr.. Myers (Pa.) addressed the House in au
| hours speech, in advocacy OF the BILL CLAIMING
| for League Island all the advantages desired fol
an iron-clad station, and disproving those of New
| London.