Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-10
EVENING STAR.
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sENATE.-After our report closed
The m finished business. being the bin 70 p-,-
vide for the Incorporation and regulation Of
railroad comPsnIes IN the Territories OF the
On ted a'es-the pending question being on
the motion OF Mr.. Wright % recOmmit the BILL
vas taken up.
Mr.. Wright withdre~ his motion an1 offered
anumber OF amendments, designed % perfect
tne bal, which were adopted.
nj. wright moved 10 strike out the 2lst sec
,s Sh o. me ean giyins the right OF way ~ any
.IOsd company. organized under the act.
through the nnoccupied public lands In sny
state 20 the extent OF 100 feet In width on esSk
~ ~ ~ 49,, We g n.er OF such railroad, with suthor
me construction and maintenance OF the rosd
49, sna ground for station buildings, depOts aaf
,.sip. 30 ~ excel tcrty acres Tor each ten
Mr.. Bayard moved 70 strike out the isth soc.
non' which authorizes any corporation organ
gift any lands in the vicinity OF H. r,.I a.
through which the same may psss and copyey
the same In such manner a. the directors rasy
IrSecribe. Agreed 90.
MIR. Pratt moved 70 amend the eighth section
OF the bill 80 - 60 grant ten acres OF. public
lands In territories for station buildings depots
Of forty acre., - proposed by the COMMITTEES.
Agreed %.
SIr. Clayton moved an amendment providing
that every road Organized under the act shall
where the books shall be kept. and open At ali
times for inspection. Adopted.
GLIDING the District Of Columbia nom the bene-
ut OF IL Provisions. Agreed %.
MT. Buckingham moved an amend ment for
oloalng the building Of q road across an Indian
Mr.. Sargent moved A. a substitute for the
amendment that rOsf should not cross "a
Indian reservation without nrst obtaining the
terror.
Pending the discussion otthe amendment. the
Senate went into executive session, aud thea Ad
JOurned.
hOUSE.-After our report closed
Debate was continued on the banking AMI
currency ball till $50 =. m, when Mr.. MAYNARD,
who had charge OF the BAH, was rec lgnized, ana
proposed amendments 20 the bill, the nrst of
which was TO insert q clause At the end OF the
second repeating the act OF March 3, ls6s,
amendstory OF the national banking act, ana re-
enactng the 2lst section OF the act OF Is6t:
which Was agreed TO.
The next, which wa. agreed to, was ts amend
The third section by making 10 the duty OF the
Treasurer and Assistant rressurers OF the
United STATS, instead OF the Secretary of tha
Treasury and the Assistant Treasurer At New
York, the officers to whom national bank notes
shall be presented for exchange for greenbacks
Mr.. Butler MAS then moved the postpone
mentor the further consideration OF the ball un-
III 50 O'Clock on Tuesday next, and said he
did itwith a view OF moving then 20 90 % the
Speakers table and take up the Senate bll
Several members.-"DO Il now"
Mr.. Garfield appealed to Mr.. Butler not II
allow the subject 70 break into next week aud
put on the appropriation bills.
M. Butler.-Nery well, we will take IL mp
now.
ON vote by tellers on the question of post
ponement the ayes were l17 and the noes 100.
The yeas and nays were demanded, aud the
vote reSulted-yeAs 1873, nays l2I.
Mr. Maynard changed his vote for the pur-
pose OF moving reconsideration and voted IN
the afirmatiye.l
Mr.. Butler (Mass.) moved 90 reconsider ths
vote just taken, and to lay the latter motion . a
the table.
MIR. Maynard demanded the yeas ana NAYS,
ard they were ordered.
Pending a vote, on motion Of Mt. Cox N. W
by yea aud nav --,te ot Ia 90 -. the House,
: a. 20 70. m sdiourped