Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-19
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, March lS-Senate. The
joint resolution TO sell the Chattanooga
Rolling Mills, was passed.
Mr.. Nye introduced a bill to construct
military road from Galveston to Fort
| Gibson, with branch to Little Rock.
Referred to the Committee on Post
Roads.
Mr.. Ramsey, from the Committee on
Postoffiees and Post Roads, reported
without amendments the bill to encour,
age and facilitate telegraphlo COMMUNE
cation with Europe 1t authorizes the
American Atlantic Cable Company Of
New York to take any route for laying
their cable to Europe. Also, with the
amendments, the bill to declare post
road, the railroad and bridges Of the New
Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga rail-
road, TO be constructed westward from
New 0rlesns.
ConkIing introduced bill to regulate
the naturalization of sliens Referred
TO the Judiciary Committee Il is sub
stantially the same as the bill reported
from the committee last session.
Mr.. Kellogg introduced bill to pro-
vide for the construction Of railroad
and telegraph line near the 23i parallel
TO the Pacific coast, incorporates the
Mississippi, III Psss and Pacific railroad
company, and authorizes it to construct
a line from Fulton, Arkansas, via Ell
Paso aud the southeastern boundary of
California, 10 San Francisco, with
branches TO San Diego, aud ia aid of it
grants twenty seetious per mile on each
aide. and guarantees the payment OF the
interest on the bonds Of the company to
the amount OF go. 900, 900 ia bonds.
The bill for the relief OF Orlando Brown
passed.
On the motion Of Mr.. Sherman. the
bill supplemental 70 the act TO provide a
national currency, secured By pledges Of
United States bonds, was taken up.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment,
which was read, but the expiration Of the
morning hour pat the bill over, and
brought up the bill to repeal the Tenure
of-Ofice act
Mr. Brownlow obtained the floor. he
was too feeble TO read his remarks; 70
they were read by the Secretary. The
passage Of the Teuure-of-Office act, he
said, marked an important era in the his
tory Of our Gcge:nment 1t has imposed
a long-needed check upon the Esurpstion
Of power By the Executive, aud ;he adj
vantage thus gained should not on any
account be yielded up; and he was there
fore opposed to the repeal OF the law,
although willing that il should be modi-
fed 30 far as Congress might think it
expedient. The chief reason given for
the repeal seemed 10 be the confidence OF
Congress and the people in President
Grant, but that seemed to him 10 be no
reason at all No one within or without
the chamber had higher estimate than
be OF Grants character, but in consider
ing such proposition az that now pend
ing, he could net, nor should the Senate,
be governed BY anything so unreliable as
individual character, or eVanescent IS
Individuality
Mr.. Scott next took the aoor, bot ina.
mediately yielded to q motion to ad-
journ.
Mr.. Trumbull announced that be
would press vote before adjourning
tomorrow.
And then the Senate adjourned.
House. The Speaker announced that
he had appointed Messrs. Walker. jerks
and Niblaok COMMITTEES Of conferences
on the concurrent resolution for the ap-
poinlneut Of q joint committee on re.
trenchmeRt.
Mr.. Hooper, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a bill o
amend the act OF July 20, 1858, imposing