New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
PORTAGE LAKE CANAL.


Mr. SPALDISG Ohio objected.
RAILROADS on THE PACIFIC COAST.
Mr.. PRICE lo,tai, from the Committee on the Pacific
Railroad reported back the Senate bill granting aid IN the
construction of a railroad and Telegraph line nom Fasom
10 Placerviile California with several amendments One
If the amendments reduces the right Of way from 2l feet
in width on each side Of the road through the public do
main 100 feet in wdth another strikes out that part
Which permits the Company TO select alternate sections at
distance OF not more than 20 miles.
Considerable debate on the b which was partl-
cipatod in by Mcssrs. PRICE, HIGBY KAssoS lowal,
HALE ~. HI PIKE (Me.l, JULIAN indl and LIZ BLOND
Ohio.
Mr.. HALE moved to amend the 18th Section by making
it simply read: Congress may at any time alter amend,
or repeal this act.'
Mr. PRICE moved the previous question, but the House
refused to second the notion and then on motion of Mr.
JULIAN the bill and pending amendments referred to
the Committee on Public Lands. .
Mr. BIDwEIL, from the Committee on the Pacific RMl-
road reported back the Senate bill granting lands TO aid
in tho construction of railroad and telegraph line from
the Central Pacific Railroad in California TO Portland IN
Oregon
The morning hour having expired while the bill
under discussion the bill went over until tomorrow III the
morning hour.
RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. ELIOT lMassD from the Committee Of Conference
Che River and liarbor Improvement DILL made report
which was agreed 10.
THE BUREAU OF EDUCATION BILL PASSED.
Mr.. GARFELD Ohio called mp the motion TO reconsider
the by which the bill TO establish Department Of
Edncation was on the Sh Of june rejected and asked
unanimous consent 10 amend the bill by calling Blu
Of Education instead of department of Edaea-
ton"
Mr. RANDALL pa objected.
Mr. ANooSA Pal moved TO lay the motion to reconsider
on the table, and demanded the Yeas and Nays.
The motion WAS lost by Yeas -, Nays76.
Mr. GAlFlELD moved the previous question on recon-
idcring the vote.
Mr. RAsDALL pa desired to have the bill recommtted,
20 hat the amendment which he bad offered, leaving tho
m Ter to the Secretary Of the Interior might be reported
~ GARFIELD declined to withdraw the previous ques-
tios because rho h recommitled It could not be
rec he'd egau this session: but the bill could be aneDdcd
in h 50 as 70 mako il simply provide for Bureau
~. ,srs f,nssl exp,osss. his insbsfv 10 "a. Low
su.hr.o sags c'd h.1ss tne efficiency Of the bill The
oj', 20 II q broader principle. While he was
10 .sor Of such measure generally he could not sup
Pc he bill IT, suggested Us recommittsl with author
ity for the Committee 70 report at any time.
M GArFnLD declined 10 accec TO the suggestion, and
exc Used tho hope that bis political friends would not be
ny with those the Democratic side, whose instincts
LED them Ia vote against the bill.
Nj JOHNSON and Mr. RAsDALL PENN desired TO BE-
heard but the demand for the previous question prevented
them.
The previous question was seconded.
The vote by which the bill was rejected was reconsid
cred by Yeas, 1G; Nays. 80.
The question then required on the passage of the BILL
which was passed by Yeas, So Nays, a, as follows
YrAs-Mcssr. Allison, Auc'; Ashley lNeyadaA Ashley
bingham Boutwell, Bromgel' BToomil Cobo Cook, Cullom
Davis. Dawes Dixon Dodge Don9eliyi briggs Dsnont
Hooper Hubbard Ge~a), hubbard (W " Hubbard Conn.,
Ks"HendeI Latham Longyear, Lynch. McClnrg Mckee
McRuer Moorhcad Morrill,. Morris, Mouiton Myers ONei
Rice Ms( Sawyer schenck shenDagc spaling Stevens
Francis Thomas John L. Thomas. IT,. Ir9w6rdge, Epson
Van Aernam. Van Horn MOI Washburne Qnd Washbdrne
(Msss) welker Wentworth Whaley Wilson QPal Window
and Woodbridge. n,
land Dawson Derces Dcnnson, Edrdge Finek Gossbrcn
ncr. Grider. Hale Harding QKyl Harding Qlll Holmes
L. Blond. Loan, Marshall Marston Mccullough Mercur
Nlback Nicholson Perham Pike Pomeroy Randall Spa.
Ritter Rogers Rollins Ross, Sigrelyes Slrouse Taber
Tsylor Thornton. Trimble and Winfield.
1t provides Is follows;
al he pzfah oil al
Washington Department Of Education for the purpose Of
collecting such statistics and facts shall show the condition
and education In the several States and Terrific
RES and of dlng such Information respecting the organ
zaon and management OF schools the school system ana
States 10 the establishment and maintenance of different
school systems and otherwise promote the cause OF education
SIC That there shall be appointed by the President by
and with The advice aud the Senate Commits
sionsr OF Education who shall be nirasted with the manage
OF the Department herein established and who shall
ity 10 appoint Chief Clerk OF bis Department who shall
receive salary Of $1,000 annum one Clerk who shall re-
ceye salary Of 500 annum, and one Clerk who shall
receive salary 81 60 per which said clerks shall
be subject the appointing and removing power OF the Com
SIC 3 That shall be the duty of the Commissioner of
Education present annually to Congress report embody
ing results Of his Investigations aud bors together with
statement Of such facts and recommendations as WILL In his
Judgment subserye the purpose for which THIS Department
established In the first report by the Commissioner OF
Education. under this act there sha De presented state
mote education and the manner which these
have been managed the amount OF unds arising thereom
SIC T. That the Commissioner of Public Buildings is
hereby authorized and directed to furnish proper offices for
the use Of the Department herein established.
THE ARMY BILL.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the
special order, being the bill reported by Mr. scHENCK,
from the Committee Military Affairs the i4th of
june cosanze and establish the Army Of the United
States.
Mr.. ScHEscK Ohio stated that the Committee had
dcavored conform to the views expressed by the House
when the former Army bill under consideration. lie
proposed that in the discussion members should be limited
to iye minute speeches.
Mr.. DAVIS IN. Y. objected to that
Mr. ScHENCK ntmatod that unless his proposition was
aoceded to- he might at the suggestion OF members around
him. move the previous question the passage of the bill
as whole. He did not wish To do that, or To move the
previous question az all, unless anreasonaby poiEacted
but be DIES red TO have prompt business discussion.
Mr.. DAVIS withdrew his objection, and the House pro-
ceeed TO consider the bill by sections for amendment the
debate being limited TO five minute speeches
The first section was read a. follows;
That the military peace establishment Of tho United States
Of cavalry v regiments OF infantry the professors or
corps Of cadets OF the United states Military Academy ana
sich other forces a be provided Tor by ths act to be
known as TIE army % the Uhited states.
Mr.. SPAIDiNG moved TO increase the cavar! rom SIX 70
twelve regiments, which was rejected.
Mr.. ScIENcK explained that instead OF an army OF
1000 capable Of expansion To S2bpJ inns Oil provided
for an of g. 600 capable Of expansion 10 OOO and
mode Of doing that By making the cavalry con-
sIst Of six re- giments only
Mr.. LELOSD moved TO reduce the number OF infantry
regiments from 30 10 49,
Mr. ScuIYcK explained that the fifty infantry regiments
were composed OF the present ten infantry regiments OF
the old Regular Army, numbered .rOm one TO ten, twenty
two regiments made up Of The nine regiments of three
hsttaious cach ten regiments OF the Veteran Reserve
Corps. and eight regiments OF cOlOed troops. Inc House
had expressed itself umstakdby On favor OF retaining
regiments Of the Veteran Reserve Corps, To be made
up of wounded officers and taken unfortunately
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