New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-17
XXXlXTm CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

SENATE. wAsHiNGToS. Jolly l6 iso6.
pREvET ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oP SOLDIERS.
Mr.. WILSON Mass from the Military Committee,
reported asked be discharged from further eonsdera
lion Of The resolution respecting BeVe promotions 10 officers
who serve in the field also asking 20 be discharged from the
further consideration OF the resolution 90 inquire into the
e.pedency OF providing Of education Tor soldiers
TIE IsTHMCs KoCTE TO CALIFORNIA.
NJ, CosSEss OCal) from the Committee PostOfces and
ror,sd hack Tho Communication Of the Suporn.
Of the Observatory on the Of the thmns route
TO California with Recommendation that be printed for
resolution to PRINT FIVE thousand extra copies the dOcu
rnent was referred 10 the Committee on Printing
MARINE HOSPITAL IN JAPAN
Abil for the erection Of q marine hospital OF iokohana
Japan was passed ~ EVENING SESSION.
On motion Of Mr. CLARK o. h 1t was ordered that the
Senate hold an Evening session tomoroW Tor Tue oobuea
tiop of bills from the Committee on CIams.
MONTANA SURVEYING DISTRICT.
sILw1n1 a0 Ssa hs tn Which wa.
VI A'A CUSTOMS
Mr. CHrsswEIL Md) called Joint resolution directing
sh p seSS to The next Congress all the laws regulating
Mr. HAERs IN Y) inquired If ,hs subject above named
was embraced in the bill recently passed to provide Tor
MI CREsswELL said there pressing necessity for the
codfcsiion Of the Treasury laws BY Themselves The general
i,ea debse MT sPSAoUs R - moved the
luton 70 Finance Committee. TO report IN December
This was disagreed 70.
The resolution then passed.
COINAGE AND wIIGHTs
Mr. SINNER Massl from the Select Committee on Coinage
and Weights Measures reported voraby the following
bills all without amendment - ,-,.--x.,. ,.-,
TO authorize the use Of the metric system of weights and
TO authorize the President TO appoint special
10 facilitate the adoption Of Uniform conae INC
~ Trsss"rv 10 furnish 10 each State set Of standard
weights and measures Of the metric system
THg CIVIL SERVICE.
Mr. ANTHONY R L. introduced bill TO regulate the Civil
service Of lie United States aud 70 promote the proficiency
sereof which w6 referred TO the Committee on the Judiciary
T iaentca with that Mr.. Jenckes Of the House and
BOrSTIEs TO coLoRRD SOLDIERS.
n, vusos from tLe Committee Military Anairs, re-
,red o;nt resolution amendaory OF joint resolution en-
titled resolution respecting oons' Sp heir. seproyed
AN is made relative to its administration In e
"A'A TIiR MISSISSIPPI BRIDGES
The Senate bill authorizing the construction 0, gIuge
antborrng the construction Of bridges at Prairie
da Chen Keokuk winora, and Dubuque was announced
Mr. TnrSBUlL m moved that the Senate concur in the
% moved to refer the amendments to the
Committee on Posi- Offices and Post Roads and 1t was SO re-
ferred. n.ryo,n
.,,oo m lie bll for the speedy completion OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad was taken up a ue usnn'Hea
Mr. HOWARD Mich) took the floor 10 reply to Mt Shcr'
mans argument Of Saturday last against lhe U ne
man principal objection was that the lie Howsr
was 70 be rival line 20 Union Pacific road ne
SS moi SO regard H. There OF not lees than 90
miles the two lines. The only rWuy ua eo9 pVs
sjlly exist between them rivalry ior tne East Ihds
trade The decree gone forth and could no 10
that Northern Pacific railroad shoua 9V %
second objection Of Mr. Sherman was ttst gave sIx
OF dollars TO the company without secuI ne thowatd)
could not upon what this statement was oasea;
MT SULLIVAN Ohio said he got the date from The oil itself
by actual The exact amount wes 1921 81 60
M HOWARD said that the estimate vas Upon the nssunp
ton that the Govtrnneu, 1 N pay interest upon the
stock for twenty years receive no<hng in return That
wis not fair suppoon The COMPANY would 9e compeheu
to the Government whatever they received on ahd
ing the south side Of this road.
Mr. SHERMAN spoke against he BILL celebrating the points
made by him on Saturday.
Mr. McDouoAL Cali PIE IN favor Of the bin
Mr. MORGAN (N - noped the bill would be feeommfeo
TO the COMMITTEES on ne Pacfc Railroad ,,,,,,,...
The debate W. further continued by Messrs wilism'
(Oregonl Crap an a. H. Ramsay (Minn) Salisbury (Del)
THE YREEpMES's BUREAU BILL.
PEI ding the discussion the Clerk OF the House announced
tn ,o,,ap ~ ths Hau,e in the Freedmen's Bureau bill
Mr.. WjxQs psYsd hst ~ HsSls R2lRSgS 8s RaeiaS