Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-26

VOL. XX---NO. 81.

of Claims, and to provide for the paymen
of certain demands for Quartermasier store
and Subsistence supplies furnished to tn,
army of the United States, which was reaC
twice and referred tc the Judiciary Com
mittee.
| Mr.. M0RRELL, from the Committee Oh
Ways and Means, reported bill TO amend
the Internal Revenue Act, which was reaC
twice and ordered printed and made thu
special order for tomorrow week and unit
disposed Of
| Mr.. RANDALL offered resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the Committee on
Commerce to enquire what legislation Ii
necessary to prevent vessels from foreign
ports from carrying passengers in an un-
due proportion to their ship accommoda-
tions, and whether any precautions
should be adopted to prevent the intro6uc-
ton Of cholera or other infectious diseasa IS
| in such vessels.
The SPEAKER presented report from
the COmmiOners of Public Buildings, stating
| that he had caused to be painted on two o.
the panels of the glass roof of the House the
| escuteheons of West Virginia and Nevada
The House then proceeded to the regular
order of business, which was the unfinished
| business of last evening, the bill to secure
the speedy construction of the Northern
Pacific Railroad and Telegraph line, the
| question being whether the report should
| be received.
| Mr.. WASHBURNE said he was assured
| by the Chairman of the Pacidc Railroad
| Committee, Mr.. Price, that he would allow
time for the discussion of the bill, and on
assurance he withdrew his objection to the
/ reception Of the report.
There being no objection offered, the
| report was received and the bill read twice.
A nA e !
it point of order that the bill now, as
modified, contained an appropriation and
must therefore go to the Committee of the
| Whole on the State of the Union.
The SPEAKER overruled the point Of
order on the ground that the bill, as now
reported, provided that no money could be
taken out of the Treasury under it, with
out further legislation and sustaining this
ruling by reference to decision, on like
point, made by the Speaker Of the House in
1868.
Mr.. PRICE then addressed the House,
explaining and defending the several pro-
visions of the bill.
BTessrs. WENTWORTH, DELANO and
lSPALDING spoke against, and Messrs-
HENDERSON and WOODBRIDGE in favor
Of the Northern Pacific Railroad bill.
Mr.. WENTWORTH opposed the Northern
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welI-known gentlemen, including that of
Gen. Grant, had been inserted as corporators
in the original charter without their really
having any interest in the matter or know
ing anything about it. He said that if re-
sponsible men were taken, one from each
State, and made coFporators, he would vote
for the bill, but he had in vain sought in
formation as to where the money was to 90,
Mr.. BINGHAM mentioned the fact that
his own name was put on the charter with
out his knowledge.
Mr. WOODBRIDGE mentioned the name
! of Mr.. John Gregory Smith, of Vermont, a
successful railroad man, as President of the
road.
Mr.. WENTWORTH-Does he know that
he is President? (Laughter.)
Mr.. BLAINE mentioned the names oftwo
responsible gentlemen in Maine who are
cOrpOrators.
Mr.. WENTWORTH-Do they know they
are? (Laughter)
Mr.. BLAINE replied that they did.
Mr. DELANO spoke in opposition to the
bill, saying that the names of prominent
persons had used in the charter for the pur-
| pose Of giving influence to what he regarded
from the beginning as a scheme Of public
plumber The persons who had originally
/ obtained the charter had disposed of their
interest in it, and a new swarm had come
to Congress for the privileges of the original
/ charter.
There had been granted to the company
| forty sections per mile for all the distance OF
the road through the territories, and twenty
/ sections per mile Tor all the distance of the
road through the States. The estimate value
of that land grant was $4,000 mile.
Mr.. PRICE gave notice that he would call
the previous question at two o'clock to-mor-
row.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. GRIMES presented petition asking
Congress to enact just and equal laws for
the interest of State Insurance Comps nies
Referred to Committee on Commerce.
| Mr.. SHERMAN, from the Committee on
| Agriculture, reported a resolution to print
| 10000 copies Of the communication of the
| Commissioner of Agriculture on the subject
/ Of rinderpest. He-said that the Committee on
/ Agriculture had considered the subject of
rindetpest but had come 10 no conclusion as
/ the best means of preventing its spread in
| this country. In England Parliament had
| ordered the seizure and slaughter OF all
| cattle in the infected districts. This he did
not believe could be done in this country
under our form of government. The Com
/ mittee had done nothing to preclude further
action on the subject, but could see nothing
/ better lust at present than to recommend
| the printing of the communication of the
Commis sioner of Agriculture. Resolution
/ adopted.
| MIR. HENDRICKS, from the Committee
on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the
petition of fifteen officers and twenty-six
seamen for prize money for captures at
| Island No. 10, reported that the evidence
| before the Committee was insufficient to
establish their claim, and asked that the
COMMITTEES be discharged. 1t was so or
dered.
Mr.. POMEROY introduced a bill to grant
| lands to aid in the construction Of the Kan
sas and Neosho Valley Railroad and extern
sion. Referred TO the Committee on Public
Lands.
Mr.. RAMSEY called up the bill to
! authorize the construction of a railroad
bridge across the Mississippi river at
Quincy, III.
Mr.. HENDERSON opposed the bill on
the ground that the construse1sn of draw
| bridges would impede the Navigation of
that river, but if a bridge was to be con-
structed at Quincy smother ought TO be con-
structed at Hannibal also, and offered an
amendment to this effect
Mr.. DOOLITTLE in speech defined his
position IN regard 70 tne NlscOAsln AeSls4a-
| ture asking him TO resign
Mr.. HOWE made speech animadVerting
on Mr.. DoOlittle's remarks.
Mr. D0OLITTLE said.
Mr.. President-I do not propose to go into
this question at present. l only say this
much, sir, because this Legislature, whose
members were elected upon platform,
which rejected as a party measure, the in
sisting upon negro suffrage at the South, as
a condition precedent to their being admit
/ was e1vy4uvII I-AAtarnuninI. This Legislature
could not have been elected WIvu5S.-l
This Legislature, which that Convention
ecting with me, put in power assume to
| instruct me because 1 do not follow their
bebest. Mr.. President, let me warn my
friends here as I warned my friends in Wis
consin. do it in all sincerity. 1t is rock
upon which you will split. If you fall
upon it you will be broken. Let it fall on you'
and it will grind you to powder: Try 1t on
lust as soon as you please. While INSIST
ted that it was wrong for the Federal GoY-
/ ernment to undertake to dictate TO states
who should exercise the right OF suffrage
within their borders, while was opposed
TO making negro suffrage part Of the plat
| f0rn in the creed of the Union party OF
/ I1T.-.,,,;,, 7 az an indi vidual did not object