Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL,
WASHINGTON, January 19.
SENATE.

SENATE
The Presidents reply to the resolution
of inquiry relative to the amnesty procla-
nation was read. sd
Mr.. FERRY expressed regret that the
President confined himself to the giving of
precedents, giving no light upon the ques-
tion of the right of the Executive to grant
general amnesty.
On motion of Mr.. SUMNER, the COM
mittee on Foreign Affairs was discharged
from the consideration of the message OF
the President relative to affairs in Japan,
Ambassador, the act prohibiting our rep
resentatives abroad wearing diplomatic
costumes, the proposed amendment to the
law regulating the coolie trade, and a res
olution to inquire into the designs of for
eign powers, as to their Governmental in
stitutions, on people of this continent.
Mr.. CONKLING introduced a bill
amendatory of the act to protect the rights
OF actual settlers upon public lands. Re-
ferred to the committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. MORTON introduced bill for the
relief of the President and Directors of the
Terra Haute and Richland Railroad Com
pany. Referred to the Postoffice commit
tee. e+ss
Mr.. COLE introduced bill relative to
securities of National Banks. Referred. pF
Mr.. THAYER offered the following Joint
T6SOiutiOu dS Ill dlucuuulcub W IuC SOu-
stitution:
No male citizen of the United States,
twenty-one years of age and upwards,
shall be deprived OF the right to vote at
any election held by the people of the
United States, for National, State or .mu-
nicipal officers, or for Representatives in
Congress, unless guilty of crime of which
he has been duly convicted by law. The
resolution was laid on table. ,sr-s~,e s.e
o,I ~ck L
copper bill.
After some amendments the bill passed,
all Senators present voting in the affirma-
tive except the following: Messrs. Davis,
Dixon, Ferry, Fessenden. Grimes. McCree-
ry, Sumner, Trumbull, Van Wrinkle, Vick-
ers and White. --
Mr.. HOWARD moved to take up the
Central Branch of the Union Pacific rail-
road bill. ae7s s1p'
Mr.. EDMUNDS moved to take up his
resolution in regard to the payment of the
National debt.
Mr.. CONNESS moved an Executive
session, which was had at :45, and soon
after the Senate adjourned.
ROUSE.
The House resumed consideration of the
bill reported by Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, from
the committee of Territories, to preserve
G0e purify Vi cIeCliOuS III Gu0 several Or
ganized territories. r7J
Messrs. Cavanaugh, Burleigh, Chilicot
and Bashford argued in opposition to the
bill as being unnecessary and uncalled for.
z Mr.. ASHLEY, of Ohio, advocated and
defended it.
= Mr.. PHELPS offered an amendment,
providing for the representation of minori-
ties and arg gued in defense of the proposi-
ton. The amendment was rejected. The
= lnc fOr fbn a INF
ment of four Commissioners in each coun-
Gy, two from each political party, and
makes detailed provisions for the conduct
of elections.
The House then proceeded to business on
the Speakers table, and disposed thereof
as follows: est.f. tLE
Senate concurrent resolution, appointing
committee to revise and fix the pay OF
officers of both Houses. Passed. - .e
. Senate subst itute for House bill amenda-
tory of the act relating to habeas corpus,
and regulating judicial proceedings in GER
tain cases. The substitute provides for a
transfer from, the State to- the Federal
courts of suits brought against express.
railroad, steamship companies, etc., Tor the
loss of property in transitu, caused by the
late war. After discussion the subs titute
was agreed to.
Senate bill, granting lands and right of
l.
pany. An amendment to the bill was Of
fered in the shape of a new section, that
no subsidy in bonds be issued for greater
length of road than fifty-four miles from
the previously completed terminus of the
road, and nothing in it shall be construed
to authorize the eastern division company
t, operate or fix the rates of tariff tor the
Denver Pacific Railroad and Telegraph
Company. s5-s ,7i4.s--g ~ ataf
Mr.. MAYNARD inquired whether the
bill could be considered after the resolu-
tion passed yesterday on motion of Mr..
Holman. 4 tfEC--. trr EH4.
The SPEAKER said that was question
for the House and not for the Speaker.
Mr.. PRICE remarked that the House
might as well, on this bill as on any other,
fight the battle as to subsidies in bonds and
money. He presumed there was no OBJ
lection to letting the matter be fully dis
cussed. -..t
Mr.. WALKER offered an amend ment in
favor of making the point OF junction the
Cheyenne wells.
Mr.. of Ohio, offered an
amendment providing that the lands
granted should be sold only to actual set
tiers, in quantities not exceeding one
fourth section, and at not more than 81 so
per acre. 81 7 p
A long debate ensued on the propriety
of recommitting the bill, which terminated
in the refusal-32 to Is, to recommit.
Mr.. JULIAN offered an amendment to
the same effect. 5,-a az! a-t 1lis3 sss.,-
Mr.. LOGAN offered an amendment pro-
yiding that lands granted shall be subject
to entry at the Government land Office at
$3.50 per acre. the money to be deposited
in the treasury of the United States as a
sinking fund for redemption or purchase
of bonds of the Company; also, that instead
of the issue of bonds of the United States,
the United States guarantee interest on the
bonds of the Company to the amount OF
- dollars per mile, and that in the event
of the Company failing to pay the interest
when due, the Government shall have the
right to take possession OF the road.
Mr.. DELANO offered an amendment
that no subsidy in bond s shall be issued
under this act to the Union Pacific Company
Eastern division until the company shall
furnish evidence to the President of 1he
United States that it will within certain
period complete its line by way of Denver,
so as to form a connection with the Union
Pacific road near Cheyenne by the shortest
route.
The bill an amendments were ordered
Mr. PRICE, chairman of the Pacific
Railroad Committee, said he had been in
8 ructed by the committee to have the bill
put upon its passage, but he was himself
opposed to 1t. There was, however, one
good thing connected with it. The men, at
Denver were building the road from Dem
yer to make connection with the Union
Pacific railroad, and were doing it with
their money; and they asked by this bill
the transfer of lands granted for that pur-
pose to the Pacific railroad, Eastern di-
vision, but asked no subsidy. The item for
a subsidy had been, he was informed, put
in the bill In the Senate by those not really
interested in the construction Of the road.
The bill came from the Senate as double
ender. His friend, Mr.. Washburne, sug-
gested that one end be taken of. Ii the
subsidy was taken out it would be a mer-
itorious bill, but with it in, 1t was an ex-
ceedinglly oSjeetionna6Ie one. ,,,.a1..,a
dressed the House in opposition. He
claimed that in subsidy and q privilege
of issuing first mortgage bonus, the Union
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