New-York tribune., 1868-03-27


10 the Vote the rule forbiddng members to
was read at the request Of Mr HOLMAN Dem IndJ
BROWNIES REPORT uros OUR MINERAL RESOURCES.
MI IAFLIN Rep y. " reported resolutions for print
ing 1890 copies Of j. Ross Browh1s reports on our
les of the Report Commission Of Life saving nven-
tions for the use Of The Treasury Deeartne& H. ine q1s
Cavanagh the delegate from Montana, who styled IL
spurious report which slg,red oygT e he ds Cl
gate Idaho regarded ny as report when ihQngh II
GO LdHho or MONTANA Mr. Ashley of Nevada remarked
that Mr. Browne would not deal in hyperbole and non
sona1enaed the report ar very valuable and perfectly
Trustworthy aud Mr HIGBY took Ike view OF H. The
resoiuDO"' "IiS TXEcTTiyE Tf COMMUNICATIONS.
The Speaker presented various executive communities
Memorial nom ,hs COHysrSn 9. south Carolina fI
the removal Of POite@ a''ehue' NON 'oh' AN' N' " ''"
t Es.,ay l.' }.. m Jug, asS lsSra.ts ss s.G.
IN he House ciR iRspT,,entAt,es
Mr. WAsHBURNE rep, III called up tne motion motion
which MI washburn Of Wisconsin made On t1e 1o,n OF
be SECRETARY Of the Treasury relative to the Union Pa
cdc Railroad ordered % be printed ,oo pooro.,
TO be necessity The bill of 1854 was very Improperly
guarded bin, in which every RESTRICTION ior 'e Protec
1867 was wiped out. He saw by tins =, mornings hIag
Chronicle that another scheme was On 10 ,OSr Ssia and
SewMexIco aud he believed that TINS ana the e other
fSes 5 dSc HsTqaS Or Abiding to the scI City Kali
road he asked the gentleman from Minnesota ONT
Win3oml whether had consented 10 any change IN the
law by which that road was 10 buit III any o'e anner
than was provided in the act OF 1862 ..,o No., u..
MIR WINDOW (2ep, Mimi replied that ne had never
consented to any such alteration one q the CHIEF com,
nIants that he had had 10 make against he Iacnc
Railroad Company that II had by means unknown 70
h'H M PWLsHBtJRNE Rep. M said that after the de-
veIonnents touching the Union Pacific Railroad COM
nan as 10 the character Of the Company, the glgano
power which IL is beginning 10 exercise ana aier the
6scosnre OF the alleged illegal II not fraudulent issue
~ more than 81 OF Government Donds 10 enaDe
rvate Company 10 build railroad In the state Oh iowa,
m southeas direction, under the pretext OF Duuihg
Pacific railroad the question had become one OF Ma
onai importance and would attract general attention
Mr. Waslburne then entered into history OF tae pas
aa ~ the amended act Of the Pacific Railroad Com.
many in 1894 He alleged that all amendments were voted
down which proposed TO protect In any way tne pupnc
interest and the bill was carried thr9ngn ny lhe IN
ence of the gentleman from Iowa Mr Irlcel ana the
| nenteinan from Pennsylvania tMr eteyehsl. NO
n Who was in the House the night session IN whlch
,he nm was considered, In June, s64 cond ever forget
the remarkable scene then presented Inc Loudly mus
,nred i'm full force say nothing OF the aegauons OF
ernendfnres In confidential way. The scene was one
- tha most animated and exciting that ne had ever VII
messed i'm service OF nearly 10 years IN the ouse INC
iirss were packed with lobbyists OF Doth sexes ana
bv shysters and adventures hoping ior something 70
yyupnn The glded corridors Of the House were hed
1 with lobbyists, who broke uTeuah AL ru'os' ana