Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-10
More Land Subsidies for Rail-
roads.
House Bill to Moderate nIoieties,
Landaulets and Wives.
Butler Discovers that George
Washington was an
Aristocrat.
Continued Debate on Free Bank
ing.
The Bill Postponed until Tues
day Next.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Mr. ingalls,,
from the Committee on Pensions, reported,
with amendments, House bill to increase
the pensions of soldiers and sailors totally
disabled. Placed on the calendar.
Idle Prfnting.
Mr.. Anthony called attention to the prac-
tice of the Senate in ordering bills 20 be
printed when introduced. He said bills Of
a private nature were frequently printed
two or three times: first upon their intro
duction, again when reported from the COM
mittee, and after having passed, and prob.
ably were never read by any one. He
hoped hereafter Senators would not ask to
have private bills printed upon introducing
them, but wait until they should be re-
ported from committees.
Mr.. Window moved to take up the bill
to enable the Mennonites of Russia to make
a permanent settlement on public lands of
the United States.
Mr.. Edmunds objected and the bill went
over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Pratt, from the Committee on Pen
sions, reported unfayorably on a resolution
from the Minnesota Legislature, asking in
vestigation into the affairs of the Pension
Office. Laid on the table.
Icelandic.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen introduced a bill TO
authorize the Librarian of Congress TO send
books to the Governor of Iceland. Re
ferred. ~
The following bills upon the calendar
were passed:
House bill for the inspection of the dis
barsements of appropriations made by Of
fcers of the army.
Senate bill to authorize the issue of 4
sspply of arms TO the authorities of the
State of Nebraska was discussed until the
expiration of the morning hour, when it
went over.
More Public Lands for More Rail-
roads.
Unfinished business, being Senate bill to
provide for the incorporation and regula-
lion of railroad companies in the Terrific
ries of the United States, was taken up,
the pending question being on the motion
of Mr.. Wright to recommit the bill. Mr..
Wright withdrew the motion and offered
several verbal amendments, which were ac-
cepted by the chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Wright then moved TO strike out sec
ton p of the bill, giving the right of way
TO railroad companies, organized under the
act, through the unoccupied public lands of
the United States, in any State, to the eX-
tent of one hundred feet in width on each
side of the centre of such railroad, with
authority to take from such public lands
materials for the construction and mainte-
nance of the road land ground for station
buildings, depots and shops, not 10 exceed
forty acres for each ten miles of road.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Bayard moved to strike out the 14th
section of the bill which authorizes any
corporation organized under the act to iGc-
quire by purchase or gift any lands in the
vicinity of its road or through which the
same may pass and convey the same in
such manner as the directors may prescribe.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Pratt moved to amend the eighth
section of the bill so as tc grant ten acres
of public lands in the territories for station
buildings and shops for every ten miles of
road, instead of 40 acres as proposed by the
committee. Agreed to.
Mr.. Clayton moved an amendment re-
quiring every road organized under the act
10 maintain at some point on the line of its
road an office where books shall be kept
and open at all times for inspection. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Hager moved to amend the first sec
tion so as to provide that the provisions of
the bill shall not apply to the District of
Columbia. Agreed to.
Mr.. Buckingham moved an amendment
foTbidding the construction of any road
across an Indian reservation.
Mr.: Sargent moved a substitute therefor,
so as to provide that road should not cross
an Indian reservation, unless the written
permission of the Secretary Of the Interior
be first obtained.
Pending discussion the Senate went into
Executive session and soon after
Adjourned.