Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-21

!, Of the State, and that was a departure fr
n the rule of Congress. aii7 iG -- iii GER
Mr.. PRICE remarked that two years a
: Congress had given lands directly 10 col
pany's.
Mr.. WASHBURNE said that might
q so, but in earlier times Congress had I
! fused to make grants to company's but h
! given theH to the States. He was ava
that Congress had given away public Ian
, wildly but he hoped this House would n
follow that precedent. Iflands were TO
granted they should be given to States
there might be some responsibility SOM
where. This bill should not be hurried
the morning hour but full time should
granted for its discussion.
Mr.. STEVENS said he did not see VIII
there should be so much difficulty abor
giving away the public lands. Every 70,
OF the public lands was devoted 10 whoeyt
chose 10 go and take it, and the Governmer
did not profess to sell dollars worth.
Mr.. RANDALL, OF Pa, suggested thu
the bill should be referred TO the Commit
tee on Public Lands, to which it had bee
referred yesterday. Two other bills of
similar character, except this bill, wa
more sweeping in its provisions, Il wa
time Congress should cease this indiserim
mate appropriation of lands and this reck
ICES expenditure OF PUBIC money.
Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, inquired
as TO the number Of acres of lands granted
by this bill.
Mr.. BIDWELL replied about ten OF
twelve millions of acres.
Mr.. RANDALL moved to refer the the
bill to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. BlDWELL stated that if the bill was
so referred he should move TO abolish the
Pacific Railroad Committee, as he would
consider the reference an insult 10 that
committee.
Mr.. BANKS favored its recommittal 10
the COmmittee::en the Pacific Railroad.
After some discussion the bill was recon-
mitted to the Committee on the Pacific
Railroad.
Mr.. LOAN, from the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad, reported back a substi-
tute for the Senate bill, for grant Of lands
10 the State of Kansas to aid in the con-
struciiOn of the Northern Kansas Railroad
and Telegraph.
The morning hour having expired the
bill went over till tomorrow.
The SPEAKER presented eommunica.
ton from the Secretary of the Treasury in
reply to a resolution of the House in regard
to gold sold since February 1st, 1866, by
whom sold, &c. =.
Mr. WILSON offered resolution refer
ing communication to the COMMITTEES on
Banking, with instructions TO inquire fully
into all facts and statements made therein.
IN n rresI6TFRtIdnhNH I6TFRtI dnhNn i"~"i-~A ii-- IS
Mr.. WILSON remarked that there
had been for some time past charges in
newspapers in reference to the sale of gold.
If what had been alleged was true, it was
due to the Secretary that he should be made
known through report from the proper
committee ofthe House.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE asked what charges the
gentleman referred to.
Mr.. WILSON could not undertake 10 re-
port them. They had been contained in
many articles in the New York papers.
Mr.. LEBL0ND called for reading Of the
Secretarys letter.
Mr.. RANDALL expressed his desire TO
have all public officers held to strict &C
countability, and his belief that the Score
tary of the Treasury would not suffer from
investigation. He hoped the investigation
would be extended so as to reach other de-
partments of the Government, and par
ticularIy those persons who had been forag
ing in the South and buying cotton.
Mr.. WILSON said he was not alleging
anything against the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Mr.. LEBLOND expressed his opposition
10 Investigating every allegation made by
newspapers. He had himself been charged
recently with lodging the vote on the re-
solution 10 try jefferson Davis, whereas he
had been detained at New York by the
sickness of his wife, and would have voted
with his Democratic colleagues if he had
been present.
The resolution was agreed TO.
The House resolved itself into a commit
e l.. IL fka.
chair, the first bill on the calendar being
the Senate act to provide for the enlarge
ment of the WInnebagO reservations.
Mr.. BANKS moved that it be laid aside,
which was agreed to.
The Senate substitute 10 the Paris Exhibi
ton bill was taken up
Mr.. STEVENS moved that the bill be also
laid aside. (Laughter.)
On motion, the negative and substitute
was read, whereupOn, on motion Of Mr..
BANKS, the general debate on the bill was
closed.
Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, moved 10
strike out the appropriation of S25,OOO to
provide additional accommodations in the
Park, which was rejected.
He then moved to add to the third sec
tiOn the following provided this act
shall not take effect until the French troops
shall have been withdrawn from Mexico T"
SENATE.
Mr.. TRUMBULL, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported the following resOlu-
ton
Rcsolued, That the Secretary of State be
authorized to hire suitable building or
buildings for temporary accommodation Of
the Department of State, and that such sum
of money not exceeding $50,00O, towards
defraying the expense of euch hiring, the
transfer of the public archives and the
fitting of the buildings be and is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the
Treasury net otherwise appropriated.
Mr.. HARRIS presented four petitions for
the postponement of the 10 per cent tax on
bank circulation, and one remOnstranco
against such postponement, which were re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. HOWE, from the Committee on Lii
brary, reported a joint resolution to author
ize the distribution of surplus copies Of the
American State papers, recently passed BY
the House. Read three times and passed.
Mr.. MORRILL, offered q resolution call
ing upon the President for a detailed
statement of the amount expended for pub
lie buildings in the several States and Dis
tricts of California to the present time
Adopted.
Mr.. MANNING introduced a bill to
amend the several acts 10 indemnify the
States for expenses incurred by them IN de-
fence of the United States, which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
This bill authorizes the proper accounting
officers Of the Treasury, in executing the
acts Of the 18th and 27th Of July, 1851, and
other acts of like character, to allow and
refund to States all monies actually and
necessarily expended in enrolling substi-
tutes, clothing, supplying, arming, equip
ping, paying and transporting troops, hav-
ing respect 10 the laws enacted by the sew
ersI States on these subjects, and all Youch-
ers made in conformity with such laws shsl
be deemed sufficient. The decisions shall
be final .s r---
Mr.. HENDRICKS asked TO take up the
House resolution for the adjournment Of the
present session. The tax bill was now up,
and it could easily be told how long il
would take to pass it.
MT. EESSEN DEN-I would like the SEN
ator t0sdx the time it will take
Mr.. HENDRICKS said that he had seen
it stated in an influential newspaper that il
would take four days, He did not think il
would take more than a week ..-- .-
Mr.. FESSENDEN said that he cOneurred
in hls opinion. He noped, however, tbs
Senate would not pass the resolution, al
several important bills were unfinished.
The CHAIR stated that the resolution
had not been reported from the Gopmitte'