The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-22
FORTK-FIRST CONGRESS-.
( Reported Expressly tor the Argus. ]

Reported Expressly tor the argus
WAsHAGIOH, teb. 2I.-SENArE-The
resolution, recently roduced by MIR. How
ard, looking to the acquisition OF the British
North American possessions west of Hud-
sons Bay, was referred TO the committee on
Foreign Relation.
Several bills were introduced and re-
ferred.
Mr.. Corbets, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported a bill giving national
charter for the construction of the Cincinnati
i Southern Railroad.
Mr.. Rices bill for q new Judicial District
in Western Arkansas, was discussed and
defeated. Ayes q, nays "a.
The bill providing for Solicitor
for the Department of the Interior, was
passed.
Unfinished business was then proceeded
with, and Mr.. Cssserly continued his argu-
ment against the increase of the approprlo-
sion to the Bureau of Education.
After further discussion Mr.. Casserly's
amendment to strike out this provision was
voted dowa.
An amendment by Mr.. Williams to in
crease the saleries OF Comptrollers and Au-
ditors of the Treasury and Interior Depart
ments, the Assistant Postmaster General
Land Commissioners, and Commissioners
of Customs and Pensions to $1,000 per
anpum, was adopted.
| Pit.sburg and Mobile were added to the
bills as places to which goods in bond may
be transported under the new iaw of last
session.
| The bill then passed.
Adjourned.
| HoUsE.-The Speaker stated the business
before the House TO be on suspendlng the
rules for the passage of the resolution offer
&C by Mr.. Dawes, as follows
Resolved, That the rules be suspended,
that the committee of the Whole be dis
charged from further consideration of the
several regular appropriation bills, and that
they be considered in the House as Com
mittee of the Whole in the order therein as
reported from the committee on Appropria-
tions, and that after o'clock to-day they
take precedence of all other orders until
disposed OF.
Mr.. Wheeler, from Pacific Railroad Com.
mittee, reported back the Senate bill en-
titled "An act to incorporate the Texas
Pacific Railroad Company aud to aid in the
construction of the road and for other pur
posest with an amendment.
Mr.. Randall called for the reading of the
original bill which contains the names o
John c. Fremont, Marshall ORoberts
Thomas 4. Scott, and Williams Rosecrens
as corporators. The amendment proposed
By Mr.. Wheeler was next read. 1t changes
some OF the names of the corporators
changes the name of the company to South
Pacific Railroad Company, and reduces the
capital from $1,000 900 to S50,000, 600
Mr.. Wheeler explained the amendment
reported by him from the Committee. In
reply to inquiries of Mr.. Garfield, Mr.
Wheeler said the bill was not complicated
with any branch or side road; that it did no
J call for q dollar IN bonds or money, RnG
( that according to the best ability of th'
Committee, the bill was so drawn that th'
men to whom the grant was made shal
build the road and not sell valuable fran
, chises.
Mr.. Allison objected to the fourth section
which proposed that the company snoul
, purchase and consolidate ell railroad com
. pRnes, not only those which now exist bu
those which may thereafter be chartered
This latter part he proposed to strike out
Mr.. Wheeler moved the previous question
an declined to yield the floor,
The demand was seconded, when Mr.
Beatty moved, but the House refused tt
adjourn.
Mr.. Allisons amendment was then agreed
to, ss was also Mr.. Wheeler's smsndmen
to the Senate bill, and the latter then passed
yeas 1874, navs 10.
i Mr.. Churchill from the Committee oil
Elections, submitted report in the case o
the contested, election; Shields against Val
Horn. giving the seat to the latter, aud pay
ing Shields $4,000 for expenses of the con
test. The report was adopted.
Adjourned.