The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-09
DEBATING THE ARMY BILL.
SPEECHES qfItr TIfE PEoPLE HrLL NOT
EJND PLEts.iNr RE.IDIN0.

Benstor- ASKING Que. tions-The Pacific RAFT
road--Isc House In Committee or the
\ Whole Why some GcntIcincn Opposc ANY
u Keducti"n OF tn. Army No Vote Reached
WAsuISoToN. Nov. Sin the Senate Q
number of petitions were presented and bills
introduced and referred. including Mr.. Stanley
Natthcws's tlNcp., OhiOl financial bill.
Mr.. Chaffoo uiap.. COLI submitted the follow
lng:
fS,1 b,ne an ac, ,nu led An act to aid IN the con,
srsction vi a rniitoad nd Telegraph line from The MIS-
so.r Ter to- N, Pnr,nr ,ecnn aud ...ur, 4, t,, DIV
erninent the use OF tue sanc Tor uo-,ai military, and
Q lsGi Narch . i,el. aud June ~. is7i aurulatory
hcie.i that sad raroad aud branches should he ops T.
ami u,u.l anon 50 TAI the pubic Government
noss oi auS other saii curan.cs or adverse To
The road or hu.incss. any q the uthers and upon
such tasi' aud contac, WIN said nlroad COMPANY and
IT, branches d grant To the sMd Union iacinc Railroad
.omgenl anr v,1n,n Sosrnle, arg. snn'Sis ~ bcnas
In the construction VI said roads TO be operated
w1s1eus The said Union Pacific Railroad Company and
IT, bran, II conn anics t,irp ir Kansas Poetic Com
81 CALIFORNIA the Burlington and Missouri River Com.
Pany, and tie sioux cay branch, have heretofore neg
roads In accordance with said acts OF Congress but have
wo .ton OF tic same and
W. el ~ reason OF said defaults and on account of
public hs,e been aud stu arr bcN. damaged aud de.
ulaied. defined aud agreed IN said acts aorc.
saii, therefor, he 1t
is,,~t That prcsidcn, Of the United saics be and
he hereby requested to inform the what legal
smn e & any, s sS', ws WIZ Re tn % iron 'sS
.epicd and the arrcemont mad, by sal Union Pacific
Railroad Company and branches with United States,
a. stipulated aud agreed upon in the several acts afore
Mr. Chafree gave notice that he would call the
resolution up early next week and make a
speech.
Mr. Thurman Dem. Ohio suggested that tn
Benator from Colorado (Mr. Chafleei modify the
! preamble.
Mr.. Chuffce said he preferred 1t should be
J printed as submitted by him. Any amendment
could be made hereafter
1t was ordered that the preamble and res olu-
lion be printed and lie oyer.
MIR. Edmunds (liep.. VII submitted a resolu-
ton instructing the Committee on the judiciary
W inQuire and report whether any legislation is
necessary in order to authorize the payment OF
any money received from tn" Republic OF
Mexico. or otherwise to American claimants
Agreed To.
Mr.. Maxey tDem.. Tex called up his resolu.
ton requesting Mr.. Hayes to communicate e
the Senate all the facts in his possession re-
garding the rescue OF prisoners from the starr
band from VI Xico. Agreed to.
Mr.. Mitchell rep. Or called up his resolu.
ton directing the de facto Secretary OF the In
terror Ia give the senate all the information IN
his possession as to the Northern Pacific Rail
rond Company. Agreed 10.
Mr.. Edmunds Introduced n bill to grant Mary
Kirby Smith Eaton. widow Of the late Gen
Amos B Eaton. u pension OF 500 per month
Referred.
On motion Of Mr. Hamlin rep. Me- William
A, Wheeler WAS authorized To- tlll the vacancy on
by the death of Mr.. Morton, and, on motion ol
Mr.. Mitchell. 10 I'll the vacancies on the Com.
mitteos on Privileges and Elections and on
Railroads.
The senate then went into executive session