Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-23
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON. June 22.-SESATE-Th
Senate, on motion of Mr.. POMEROY,
concurred III the House amendment TO a bill
resuming a land grant to the Lansing and
Travarse Bay railroad, and the bill goes to
the President.
Mr.. EDMONDS, from the Commerce
Committee, reports adversely on a bill to
establish a railroad between Washington
and the Northwest, which recently came
from the House He sud it was the opinion
of the minority Of the committee that Con-
gress had no constitutional power to pass a
law authorizing the construction of a rail
road through a State without the consent of
that State. He felt it his duty to say he did
not agree in the opinion. He also reported
adversely on a bill of the House to author
ize the constructors of a railroad from
Pittsburg and Cleveland, and two reports
were read. As the committee was dis
charged from the further consideration of
these subjects, aud the bill TO grant lands in
aid of the X. and Washington railroad to
the Red river, was taken up, and after dis
Cussida passed
The tax bill was taken up at l o'clock,
and its reading resumed from the point
reached yesterday. A large number of pro-
visions were considered and adopted. Out
of 246 pages 233 we're acted upon. The
bill was then laid aside, and a message from
the President in relation to the removal of
Austrian troops from Mexico, and another
in relation to the recent constitutional
amendment, were read.
Mr.. HENDRICKS, in behalf of Mr..
JOHNSON who is absent, presented the
minority report of the Committee of Fifteen.
Mr.. TRUMBULL objected to the recep-
ton Of the minority report.
Mr.. TRUMBULL introduced a bill to en-
large the public grounds around the Capitol,
which was ordered to be printed.
At 5:15 P. NJ. the Seante adjourned.
The House took up and passed a number
of private bills from the Senate, most of
them for granting pensions.
On motion of Mr. WASHBURNE,of Hi
nos, Senate bill to amend the act Of April
10Th, 1866, authorizing the sale of marine
hospitals and several cutters.
Mr.. BRIGGS offered a resolution, which
vas adopted, instructing the Judiciary Com
mittee TO inquire into the expediency of re-
porting bill instructing the Judges and
Attorneys of the District Courts of the
United States in the States lately in rebel
lion to charge grand juries especially as TO
violation of the test oath by parties APP
pointed to and entering on the duties Of
office, who have been disqualified from hold
ing such office on account Of participation in
the late rebellion, contrary 70 the intent and
meaning of the act prescribing such oath.
The House then resolved itself into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union, Nr. RANDOLPH, Of Pennsylvania
in the chair, and proceeded 70 the consid era
ton of the special order Of the Indian APP
preparation bill.
WASHINGTON, June, 22.-SESATE.-Mr,
EDMONDS from committee on commerce
reported adversely on two House bills, one
authorizing the construction of a railroad
from Washington 10 the Northwest and the
other authorizing railroad from Pittsburg
to Cleveland. A bill providing for the sale
Of various hospitals, in which emily twenty