The Montana post., 1869-01-22
CONGRkSSIONAL.
a Bill lS Divide Utah.
Territorial election BaIl.
The Southern Pacific RallrOad
ETC.. Etc.. Etc.
Niagara ship Canal E8iIl.

Washington, Jan. l4.-SESATE-The Naval
Committee reported adversely on the memo
rial of Commodore Meade, that he be restored
| to the active list.
Morton introduced a bill giving pension
/ to the widow of President Lincoln. Sumner
SUI gested to make the pension five thousand
| dollars. Referred to committee on pensions.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
| the Sue Murphey bill. During the discussion
Wilson proposed the creation of a board con-
sisting of Generals Me,gs, Thomas, Howard
and Elkin to examine and report on the claims
of loyalists, and sit for two years from April
next.
without action the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-The Niagara ship canal bill Was
postponed till after the morning hour.
| Ashley of Ohio. from Committee on Terri
| tories. reported bill to dismember Utah,
and divide the greater part OF the Territory
| among Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and
Nevada. Ashley said the bill was not designed
i to interfere with the settled portion of Utah,
, but intended to take away SO much that there
/ would not be enough left To make n State.
lie consented to postpone the bill for two
weeks.
Ashley also reported a bill to secure the
purity of elections and To secure protection
against illegal voting and fraudulent returns.
Washburn of Illinois, desired the time 60
be fixed for taking vote on the bill. Con-
! siderable conversation on the subject ensued,
/ but no concluion was reached as to what
| time u vote would be taken.
, Adjourned.
, SESATs.-Wilson introduced bill to amend
| the Tenure of Office Act of March ID, 1857,
! which was referred to the joint committee on
, rptrenchmeut.
Kellogg introduced a bill incorporating
| n company under the name of the South
| Western Pacific railroad Co. with q capital
\ of one hundred millions, to construct "A rail-
| road and telegraph line from Fulton, Arkan-
sas, To the crossing of Trinity River, between
| the thlrty-second and thirty>third parallels.
| to FL Paso. on the Rio Grande: thence
| through New Mexico and Arizona to a point
on the Colorado near the south -eastern boun>
Diary of California; thence To San francisco,
| with branches tn some point near San Diego.
| The bill grants twenty sections per mile on
each side of the line and six per cent thirty
| year Government bonds to the amount Of
$40 900 per mile in New Mexico and Ari.o-
na, and 5000 per mile for the rest of the
line, secured by mortgages.
| Washington, Jan. l5.-Senate.-Stewart.
/ from judiciary Committee, reported the fol
lowing Constitutional amendment and asked
| that the Committee be discharged from furth-
| er consideration of the subject-article 18th :
! The right of citizens to vote and hold ofice
/! shall not be denied or abridged by the United
States, or any State, on account oil race,
| color, or previous seryitude.
| Sherman offered n resolution of inquiry OF
the Secretary of the Treasury, what amount
had been paid the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road for the transportation of men and sup
| PLIES each year during the war.
Yates introduced bill to enable the people
| Of Colorado to form a State Government.
| Referred TO Committee on Territories.
The cred entails of Senator Buckingham
| of Conn, were presented.
| Adjourned.
House.-After sundry unimportant business
| the House resumed consideration of the Nj
| agara ship canal bill Judd made a lengthy
speech IN support of the bill. Butler of
| Mass. also sdyocated the bill. He said gen
tlemen need feel NO apprehension on account
of the canal running through Canada coil,
| because, before the canal would be completed
that soil would be ours, not by conquest or
purchase but by the will and desire of ma
| jority of Its inhabitants.
Washburne opposed the bill on account of
| the financial condition of the country. Bal
lev, Spauiding, Mullins and Chandler also OPP
posed the bill. Allison, Logan, Barnes and
| Ingersoll favored it.
The motion To lay the bill on the table was
lost-76 year, SO nays. After further discus
zion the bill was defeated by reference to Com
mittee of the Whole-yeas, 81; nays, 60.
| Adjourned.