The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-26
THE FORTIETH CONGRESS.
Second Session.

WASHINGTON, July 2j, 1855.
The Senate met at ten O'Clock.
Mr.. DRAKE, Gep.) OF Mo-, called up the bin grant.
ing lands and right OF way over the public lands to
the Denver Paci1c Railway and Telegraph Company
After an hours discussion the bill was laid aside
informally.
MORE BOOKS FOR the sENATE.
Mr.. BuCKALEw, tdem.) OF Pa, offered resolution
authorizing the Secretary of the Senate to purchase
for the OF each Senator one copy Of the latest
edition or "Lanman's Dictionary of Congress- and
General government and one each for the Secre-
tary and sergeant and the Postmaster OF the
Senate. Referred 70 the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Buc1ALEw presented IA memorial on the sub
Ject OF ventilation OF the Capitol which was laid
over unll the next session.
THE NAVAJO INDIANs
Mr.. THAYER, trep) of Neb. from the Committee
Indian Affairs, reported iavoraby the bill relative
to the Navajo Indians.
Also the bll 10 transfer from the Treasury Depart
ment to the Interior Department the control of the
Cherokee Indians III North Carolina. IL was amended
and passed.
THE DENVER PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The consideration OF the bill relative to Denver
Pacific Railroad was resumed. After further debate
the Pacific Railroad Committees amendments were
agreed TO and the bin passed. tot.
The bill authorizes the company TO connect its road
with the Union Pacific Railroad AT Cheyenne, and
with the Eastern Division line Ut Denver acquiring
thereby the privileges except as to subsidy in bonds
and assuming the obligations OF the Union Pacific
Railroad and liz branches. rhe railroad from Den
yer TO Cheyenne shall be taken in lieu OF the
structon by the Eastern Division Company of that
portion Of it, line. The latter company authorized
TO mortgage that part OF its road between the me-
| rdian OF Cheyenne Wells and Denver CITY to the
amount OF $32,0 600 per mile. and the Denver Pacific
Railroad Company may mortgage its road 10 a like
amount. The act Is not To take effect until the East
ern Division Company shall have filed In the Depart
ment OF the Interior certificate that its board OF
directors have given their assent and the grants to
| the Denver company are made upon the condition
that its road and telegraph shall he completed by
| January /, 1870
PROTECTION 10 AMERICAN orTlzENs ABROAD
Mr. CoNSEss, trepl Of Cal. called for The special
order bill relative 10 the rights Of American citizens
| abroad.
| Mr.. HOWARD rep.A OF Mich. moved To iay aside
the special order for the purpose Of taking up the
Union Pacific Railroad bill.
| dr. FEssENDEN repl OF Me-, opposed taking up .
| rarc al bill now that VIII lead TO debate.
M. Towards motion was rejected ana the SPECIAL
The question was on the section as amended.
providing, That the President. in case of cit
| zen "rot gluiy lmprsOned uhder authority OF
| Foreign government aud % case o. refusal, TO use
any means not amounting 10 acts of wal, to effect
the release the fact To he communicated 10 CONGRESS
~ soon a. practicable Agreed too 10 lsas fo-
| lows
YEasTMesr' , Gs%slo5 'a @oea' ors, cag
Cresr Mcdonald Morgan Nyc ratt-rson Of fcan Ranse,
w M,SS h wbyie. Villain Wilson s i"'e esa "e
NAYsmM9,s,srs n1iso9N Coakn Ferry hesueea &c
| sumner, Trgmbull wade aud Wiley 10
| The bill then passed 10y the following vote
YrAs-Mcssn. Abbott, Ca,tel, cole, Contng, tonnes
henderson iiendricks Howe acdreery hcDoned Morgan
Nye Caborn Patterson o n H. Patterson rcun Pomeroy
Tbayer rp'on, yicters Made, why,e Wiley, wech WI
Srys Mes.rs. Fery fes.euoso, Fowler, Howard an,
| Van " inkle--5.
Present bui no; voting. Messrs. sumner and Trnm
| buii.
the following Is tsc oil a. amended aud passed.
whereas The right Of eNpatration natural nheren
right OF al people and Indispensable TO the enjoyment of tn
wherea. 70 he reeogni,ion Of this principle this gov
with the rights Of citizenship aud wherce
IL claimed that such American citizens with their decend
thereof and whereas necessary 70 the main
Sc g%SS se ns y as SS SsS%
BE u enacted &C, That any declaration, instruction
When denies r,, mSa r" Or Question. The s, Of
palraton ishereby be Inconsistent with the fun
SECTION And be further enacted, Tha, all ns.praliss
entitled to and sha from this government the
protection Of person and property that accorded to nav
sEo And be II further enacted, Tina, whenever
Of ns United states has been unjusily deprive
MS SeF sy or under ,hs authority o, ior,s
demand Of that government the for such imprison
to S sss :D IL srSn e ID
demand the release Of such citizen the release DE
duty President to use such u means 10, amounting
or sc sacb may nns and props, to oe,s
I'VE thereto shall ss soon as practicable be communicated b.
MI. fRELINGHUysEN called up the House bill u
establish uniform system Of bankruptcy through
out the United states, approved March 1851, which
| was passed, az follows IT..
the hyhd section o. sad s", .ba All NO, Apply
y January 10 c'nssp' and I'M ,. S
p e s 3. o. ss S S, ms Of said claus
and clause ~ .m me a a. aF ga
al processing. 10 bankruptcy commenced sf,si
whose assets shall not be equal 10 any per csnam o. Ss
The PRINCIPAL debtor unless Inc os -nIo Ne w sna os
"'''' :" number and value Of bic sscio~ S be 81