, 1869-04-06
FORTY-FURET CONGRESS-

Win hia Ht6aeA.
FoRTY-FRsT CONGRESS
WELLINGTON. Apraa
SENATE 1
oA1u OF cTy5cK 10 EK TAKEE bF LATE R41L1A.
nj. TRuMTULL, nom the Committee % judi
ctxry Fcpor1ct without 8meudmeE: The blA pre-
ec11hlng the oath Of ot1cc to be taken ~ persons
who paJtctrztcd IN the Late rebellion, Uot "no arc
trenth Amendment to tho Constitution o1 me
United States 1t provides tnst Tnen @ eoca pe1,,
tfnst nr I,onf,r under the United Suites Govern
mcut, and shall not tc allie TO take the oatn pre-
the Istc rebellion they shau ID lien thereof, before
entering uJnn the duties Of ofnce, ta1e the oath |
prescribed In the set Of July ls$s, prescribing
whom legal disabilities shall hare been removed
ELL FOR TUE eAlE Or TIE HOT sFalsQs aEEKTA- |
Mr.. SHERMAN, from tie same committee, IT,
ported, with amendments, The bill f0t the sale ot
tic Hot Springs reservation In Arkansax-
1ATEHl"R fuK1s Or ENTRY. |
Mr. SCiItRZ introduced q hlll making St Louis |
aud Cincinnati por's of entry. Referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
saAvK oosTHacEA
MF. SUMNER introduced = bill preventing
Cnt.td States Courts from enforcing contracts
concerning concerning alasea. Referred 10 the Judlclary
committee
Mr. CHANDLER called up the bill authorizing
the New York, Newfoundland and Lon4Ior Tel
eerarh Company to lind III cable on he United
FAc1F1c RAILROAD RESOLUTION.
Mt sfOck7uSS amendment, G1ytn9 the kazne
m5nssn to any Sempany ena5tered b. ny sss.s
the morning hour expired and The Joint resolution
project the interests OF the United States In the
1Ssne Up IT, question
cernlng the junction Of the two roatlA, etc, Au-
thor7ztng the President Of the United States 70 nx
the point Of junction Of the Union Pacific and Cen
tIa Faclnc k11lroada, md Tor that purpose, If be
deems IT e1pcdieut, q heard Of eminent citizens,
not exceeding nve in number, 70 examine md re-
also IL regard to the CONDITION Of each road, and
Whist sum viii be required to complete It - nrzt-
clnss railroad according to law.
Mt. HOWARD opposed the amendment He I'D
not think wire to invest tho President with such
extraordinary discretion, nor did he believe the
President Hould be willing % exercise It. He con-
tended that the Secretary OF the Interior had cs-
tatlishcd = !tue between Monument Point nnd
Echo Summit upon which both companies we're
70 sad 1 Tspp e 1
north Of the line n1ed b. the Secretary of the In
terror, md now the two companies were con-
strnctinR their roads one eastward and the other
westward past each OTHER without forming q
junction fnis LEFT the rights Of the re-
epecuve companies to be settled either by
the courts or By Congress- and he greatly preferred
that Congress should settie The matter By law, BE-
cause lawzuit between the companies might re-
sn1t In dersS ;ne eopns'S q1 The esnes o.
yeark. lie, therefore, onered IN amendment Ap-
pointing Generals Sheridan, Thomna, Mcdowell
nalleef, and Thomas J. Crane, Board Of Com.
missioner, with authority To re-c.tnhl!sh the point
Of Junction, which shall be on the line already ap-
teUyed by the Secretary Of the Interior, the board
TO report such point to the Secretary Of the Into
| t1or.
Nj. SHERMAN agreed thss the point Of junction
must te n1ed on the general route contemplated
ihe 1 aendneni .! The senssor % om ai Mssisaa
| Cause It required the commission 70 teiect some
poln: On designated linc, y Y = linc haa been
vas moi the fact It Was well known to every
Senator that the r1nc clatmed to have been n1ed
~ the Secretary Of the Interior was in dlspote,
With It. and being investigated In the House Of
| Representatives. 1t WAS now necessary that the
| Point Of junction should be n1cd b5 some
overlapping each other- The Union rac11c Com.
panJ had already completed Its road thirty mllea
Ii. coSKL1Sa asked which mas the line n1ed
| bJ the Secretary Of the Interior.
hit. SHERMAN said that Was one Of the disputed
points, but, however that might b, the rcsponsi
ai1cr al, rest On the President Of the Un1tet
Ststea, and be tsherznan) thcsefotc thought l,
% tie President Il % once, and and let hEm seieet 1t co @
| mtssoners, than for Congress to undertake TO -
lccs army oflecss and scnd them away from shell
| important official duties TO do this
Nj. WILLIAMS suggested To Mi. Sherman Al
amendment 10 his amendment to direct the P1ea1
= 1a 9 asSSns to
| Tra GI.1r..ioH -. rn1.,rrat - t.r-A =,
nn 1Inas ~ n1r 1,t
PIT rin 1tE ~ NY ~ Ann. @ ~ I'LL -
tween the Central and Union Facldc Ronds, as t,
n.Js 80 th it =, % ~ + . ~ r. ttto ~ ~ -, - ~
~ e. S.- 1 " ~ 4' " 1oA p LAG oAaen s%1a
4. o.ccc, m Ssnat. ,.itho,+ ,r,,or ,x.,
,,tn .e,,tio ~ s.ssIar rt n,tns,nIa1t1 ~
jouzued
House OF Representatives..
:
IS IL H. EIAMTo oug nror,de for the printing Of Cor
crrs1sion,i In 1eronis P'"'1as a'' NAo r. 'As " ~0A
~ Nr .iESrEEs tn csts,,}F.h A nenaytneu
| oY Jnst.cc,
Hy M. EEGr Reducing the nu1nhkr Of arm
o1 " y, 1.wRrScr- -rst,h,.htnc a 1.w IT,
nsriment for rrcserrfnr tie nurty Of e,ectious an
fnr 1t1ht nf frer tsisca,s ssInn in nnrsronstructr
staiese
By Nj. -Arproprat!ng 100000 70
| r,,sfom IInnsr rosf ntncr X IN Psdnenh Ey
%nr poInoaH wtih :, nSs
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rnr 99,nsfo11 I1n,se snn Ioft ntTirs 81 Ncmnhia
~ ~ Nj I'M f1ENsttnv Fost Cuifnm 1nittta,
resery ntion Colora.i0 suttect to uro-etuptiop K
~ III JT1nD- Amending the Danktuutcy net
, II MI. .Mf1sORMICK-OuIt,tugcc certain lsad tit1
: | In Misspun
1T MI. Observation-Disclosures the Portage 1a)
9 | and River Improvement Company.
HJ MT. .6ANfER-9ranttnx lAnaa % Menlea'
:. n Nj. WILKISSOS-E Extending land s1ants
II 1onn IL IL iatAnF9Tsn .Rr,.,,rr to IN. nou,hr
ls boundaf3 q Colofado: a4sos sciAu'e ~ Aa@aoa
u ana T. IT, EErs con.,,ne thc E,ght-y1o
y | Labor Law to pAT full wages.