, 1869-04-10


1nentA designed to remove antiquities on the
original bill Agreed to-
" melton o. NJ EpMESDA ne n1ta - d secaond
until the action Of the Legislature all 1aws that he
mar deem unjust and oppressive. waa struck
ont ..
III. EDAUSDs then offered an additional sec-
ton, which waa adopted, declaring that the pro-
ceedtnga Of any Of the s1ld Statea shall not be
until taes T aet!on shaii b approved By Congress.
Mr. DAVIS sstd, understanding that the people
Of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas werc willing to
accept the bill p2sSed By the House, he h2d not
Intended to SAT anything against 1t, although op
posed to it: but he could not lot that most uncon-
st!tuionl and outrageous addition to tha blu pass
Ar. SAWYE offered N amendment to the dIss
eecsiou, which VAS agreed to, striking oct the
ss sse ro soie o ssa
Nj. STOCKTON dcclarcd himself opposed 70
arnsndmcnt Of the senator from 1ndIana, which
wAs not only unconstitutional and An outrage
cens cens7sss1ons sas pss recons;ruci,eas ns % '''
vi: bAYAIsp opposed and denounced the b!ll
on the 6Ame ground
the passage Of the bill As 1t hati come from the
House, because that WAS simply compliance with
the express recommendation OF the President IN
bis late ucAsaSe, but he felt bound to oppose, IN
the only why he could, the harsh, unjust and un-
| callcI-foE amendment offered ~ the Senator from
! Indtana- lie hal the authority Of Il least Two
| that amendment as = shameful breach OF faith on
the part Of the Congress Of the United States; and
from bis 1nowledRe Of the character Of the Amer
lcan people, be felt yeEJ confident that my party
th2t rcHostel to auch means to susialn Itself IN
power, would sooner or Inter be sternly and eject
Tic iii Then passed by vote Of (. seas to .
nays all the Senators present voting in the a1lm-
! atlFe, except the following:
| Bayard, Fowler, SpFasue,
| CassetlJ, AelTeetJ, Stockton,
Davis, Norton. Thus1uAn
RIL1 70 FIX TIE srITCs or 1UpdK ADVOCATE or
The unfinished business Of yesterlay, the bill to
| declare and nx the status Of the Judge Advocate
.! ; :ths Army. came up and was anenaea anu
| uyA eE&1oS oH 111K EESATk
The President pro tssa- laid before the Senate the
President proclamation calling for "A ext!a -.
| sion Of tho Senate beginning On Monday NEXT Tor
the Transaction Of executive business
| CLAM RHt-
| The IN rros!dln9 tor eompenssting tae tossl
| ernmcut during the waz was taken mp and dis.
cussed until A:+A when the Scnate went Into e1-
9cut1vt session.
EVENING SESSION.
| TACTIC RAILROAD H1tI-
Mr. HOWARD called up the bill to secure the
road, md sid the Central ana Cnlon Pacinc Rat
| road Companies had come to A agreement ns Z
| their poInf Of meeting. He ofeFca d substitute
for the QfBt and second sections OF the amend
t ment offered By hin to tho House bm the oiae1
III. DAVIS complained that there vas moi. :
Democrat on the Committee on Pacific RAliIoaas
and sald be felt les. dclicacy about making com
plain, because he WAS not himself uenoe1as
Nj. THURMAN admitted that the complain
VA BOT Without cause, and expressed the hop
mat the cause would Be removed as TIC next ses
Mr. ANTHONY said It wss formerly the psactio'
N ING Renate for the majority to asstGn ther owl
member. to the seserA committcea leaving II
eash vaeaacy Or vacancies to be died by N
Rf f~zu4 Alf<4E -
~ tound necessary to depart from that p7cttot
N me ease Of the Committee on Military AlAtra
1se oa sast is at an 'eas # no
Mt rreeftandGt, Of he present senior nom en
With the military secrets of the government
MI. HOWARD moved to stI1ke out tue nrs
! eeren lines Of seeston : md insert instead hi
amendment offered when the bill was laxt up
banning the Officers Who should constitute III
: comm1aton 70 examine the ruah. Lost
offered by Mr.. Davis, adopted the other day, di
rcctinQ the Attorney General 70 inyestsKa,
whether the ehastes Of the Union Pse.nc Railsos.
NJ: CAssERLr offered an amendment to SEE
! aon : .hIeh vas agreed 10 The bill then pass,
In r Re = !onoEtas o1s form; . =, IT,
= union faetnc Railroad Company, Il = meeting t
r. held o. the I'D day of April isss, in The c;sy
ess ss !, e. msoe. e,' is, 10 as n
as.So! <hortzed to establish the!
S once u such plAce In the Unitcd States
tney naS elect II naid .aes,tnR provided the pss:
:. ARe Of thit rcsoluuon shall not confer an1 tt,hr
, ehs On nes naa nnion p.esoc Railroad Company tia
relnqulsh or waive any rights Of the ifnttet st,,
y p tafe .dvaatags Of my Ac, Or neSlec: Of esj
= Union Pacific Railroad compsnJ hereto1n,
r done or permitted whereby tne e4an
\ Of the Genead Government have been Q, NAV I
y psejudteed: I4prded, That ths cnrn1nc
II terminus & ahe Union Pacific R11t!oad. and ~
Central Pac1ac Railroad shall be at Of near Orle,
and the Union Pac!nc Railroad shall bulln xnd t,
Ccot1x} Pacific Railroad Company sha1l mar 4
t. md own the railroad from the terminus aforesa
to lromoutorJ Summit, II which point the ri
shall meet and connect and form one corunuo1
d tine
d BEc 1 .4ad b Il fHrtar stAo1red, Thst TO =
certain the condition Of the Union Pacific R4Ilroi
J md tbs Central Pae1nc Railroad, the President
Q thu Cnlted States u hereby authorized to aPpol