Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-10

A Proclamation by the President
Extra Session of the Senate-NOmI
nations
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The following
proclamation was issued this evening b.
the President:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, Objects of interest to th,
United States require that the Senate
should be convened at II O'Clock on the
18th day of April, 1869, to receive and
act upon such communication as may be
made 10 it on the part Of the Executive
Now, therefore, |, U. s. Grant, Presi-
dent of the United States, have consid-
cred it to be my duty to issue this my
proclamation, declaring that an extraors
binary occasion requires the Senate OF the
United States TO convene for the transact
tion OF business at the Capitol, in the
City Of Washington, on the 18th day of
April, 1869, at II O'Clock, noon, on that
day, Of which all who shall at that time
be entitled TO seats, as members of that
body, are hereby required to take notice.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the United States at Washington, the
Sth Of April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty nine,
of the independence Of the United States
Of America the ninety third.
U. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Sec'y of State.
The extra session is called to act upon
nominations.
General orders are Just reissued from
army headquarters announcing the fol-
lowing depots Of quartermaster's depart
ment as general depotS 8 New York,
Philadelphia and SchuylEell arsenals,
Washington AMI JetfersonviNe, indiana
The officers in charge will report direct
to the Quartermaster General. All other
depots are under orders of the command
ing Generals of military departments in
which they are situated By direction of
the Secretary of War.
The route oftravel to the Pacific coast
is fixed by the Pacific Railroad, and 5000
advance mileage will be paid to officers
under orders from the East TO California,
Oregon, etc, or vice versa upon applica-
ton to the QuartermSster General
There was full meeting of the House
Committee on the Pacific railroad this
morning, at which after a long and ani>
mated discussion it was agreed TO report
the following resolution to the House as
the blsis ola joint resolution to be passed
by the House and Senate:
Resolved, As the Judgment of this
committee, that pending the investigation
ordered by the House on the 29th day of
March last, as to the alleged illegal issue
of United States bonds to the Central
Pacific Railroad Company, of California,
on the 81 day Of March last, no more
bonds of the United States should be
issued TO said company for work done
ssst Of Monument Point, or until the
hnsl completion and acceptance of said
road by The government, and during the
pending Of this investigation no bonds Of
the United States should be issued to
the Union Pacific Railroad for work done
west Of Ogden, or until the final complies
ton and acceptance Of said Union Pacific
Railroad by the government; Provided,
That nothing contained in this resolution
shall be construed as bearing on the
questions involved in this investigation,
under the resolution of the House, as to
the location of the line of said road, or
any fraud alleged therein.
The committee also agreed to ask the
adoption Of the following resolution
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad or such sub com
mites as they may designate,
are hereby authorized TO sit during
vacation at such time and place as they
deem advisable, for the purpose of making
the investigation ordered March %; and
the ordinary and necessary expenses of
such committee and their clerk shall be
paid during the time they are engaged in
such examination