.TXXIXth congress—First Session.
Le - LOBE OF
SENATE.—Mr. Brown (Ma.) introduced a
bill to aid in the construction of the Kansas
and Neosho Valley Railroad,conneoting th e
Great Fakes , lowa, Missouri and Kansas
with Texas and the Gulf of Mekico, and to
secure to the Government the.' use of the
same for military, postal and other pur
poses. Referred to the Committee on Pub
lic Lands.
The bill authorizes the above road to con
strict a road and telegraph line from the
eastern terminus of the Union Pacific Rail
road, eastern division, at the mouth of Kan
sas river, through the eastern tier of ooun
'ties, to Red river, to connect with the rail
ways from Galveston to Preston, , with a
branch to Fort Smith, and gives the right of
way, for two hundred feet in width, and
needed materials from public lands. It ex
tends the original grant of land threnigh the
entire route, subject to the same conditions,
and 'erlpbwera the comp - any to negotiate
with Indian tribes for the lands granted
through Indian:reservations. • ,
It authorizes the issue of construction
bonds' of one thousand 'dollars 'each, and
g,uararttees the interest upon twentS , of said
bonds for twenty years by the Goyernnient.
The guarantee be on condition that the
company pity the bonds' at maturity and
Jeep the road'in repair, and that - all Govern
ment , use of the road - shall be applied in
satisfaction ;'of., the interest. In default of
sockfulfillment the - Secretary of the Tree-.
miry May take possession of the road. The
patents of the laids shall be issued upon the,
completion of each twenty miles of the
road. • The 'United StatesG-overnrnent must
extinguish ? ' israpidly as, is compatible with
public' Policy, the title of the Indians to
lands granted by this' act. A connection
is authorized by,any other road chartered
by thellnited States, or *by any, State, with
this road.
Mr. Ramsey (Minn.) presented the memo
rial of the 'Minnesota Legislature, asking
an apPrtipriation for the utprovement of
harbors - on Lake Superior; also, for the
establishment of a port of entry at the head
of Lake Superior. Referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce. , '
Mr. Sumner (Mass.) presented the peti
tiou of colored citizens of Virginia for equal
rights. Also, the petition of citizens of
Pennsylvania, 'asking that the Constitution
be amended so as to prohibit any State from
making distinctions in civilrights on ac
count of color. Referred to the Committee
on geconstiuction.
Fessenden (Maine) presented the
petition of New York dressmakers, for
relief from the burdens of the present tax
on their business. Referred to the Coin
mittee on Finance.
Mr. Conway (Penn.) presented two peti
tions for a protective tariff, numerously
signed, which were referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Mr. Cowan (Penn.) presented the petition
of assistant assessors for an increase of pay,
which was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Mr. Anthony (B. I.) from the Commit tee
on Printing, to whom was referred a reso
lution of inquiry as to what legislation was
necessary for the publication of the statutes
of the United States, reported a joint reso
lution that the Secretary of State be author
ized to renew the contract with Little,
Brown .sz, Co., who shall be required to pub
lish the statutes within seventy days of the
adjournment of Congress,
and the cost to
the United States shall not exceed the
actual expenditures of Little, Brown & Co.,
for printing, editing, etc., and five per
cent. added. The resolution was adopted.
Mr; Pomeroy (Kansas) called up the
Senate bill to grant land to the State of
Kansas to aid in the construction of the
Northern Kansas Railroad, which was
passed.
The foll Owing bill was called up by Mr.
Poland (Vt.), and passed;
A bill more effectually to provide for the
punishment of certain crimes against the
United States.
SECTION 1. That if any person or persons
falsely make, alter, forge, or counter
feit, or cause, or procure to be fAlsely made,
altered, forged, or counterfeited,or willinglo
'aid or assist in the false making, altering,
forging, or counterfeiting any bond, bid,
proposal, gharantee, security, official bond,
public record, affidavit or other writing, for
the purpose of defrauding the United States,
or shall utter or publish as true, or cause to
be uttered or published as trne,itny such
false, forged, altered, or counterfeited bond,
bid, proposal, guarantee, security, official
bond, public record, affidavit or other
writing, for the purpose of defrauding the
United States, knowing the same to be false,
forged, altered or counterfeited, or shall
transmit to or present at, or cause or pro
cure to be transmitted to or presented at the
office of the United Slates, any such false,
forged, or counterfeited bond, bid, proposal,
guarantee, security, official bond, public
rec.:lrd, affidavit or other writing, know
ing the same to be false, forged, altered or
counterfeited, for the purpose of defrauding
the United States, every such nerson shall
be deemed and adjudged guilty ,of felony,
and being thereof duly convicted, shall be
sentenced to be imprisoned and.kept at hard
labor for a period not exceeding ten years,
or be fined not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, or both of said punishments, at'the
discretionof the Court.
SEC: 2. That if any offence shall be com
mitted in any place which has been, or shall
be hereafter, ceded to and is"under the juris
diction of the United States, which offence
is not prohibited,or the punishment whereof
is not specially provided for by any law of
the United States, such offender shall, upon
conviction in any Comrt of the United States
having cognizance thereof, be liable to and
receive the same painishment as the laws of
the State in which such place is or may be
situated now in force, provide for the life
offence when committed within the jurisdi
tion of such State, and no subsequent reps
of any such State law shall affect any pro
secution for such, offence in any •of the
Courts of the United States.-
Mr. Harris (Md.) rePorted from the Judi
ciary Committee, without amendment, the
bill concerning appeals, writs of errors and
injunction.`
Mr. Stewart (Nevada) reported from the
Committee on the Judiciary the bill to pro
vide for reports of decisions of the Supreme
Court, with an amendment striking out all
after the enacting clause and inserting a
provision for extending the term of six
months allowed for the publication of, re
ports to eight.months.
Mr. Wilson (Mass.) offered a rasolittion
tendering the use of, the Senate Chamber to
Mr. M. C. Walling, a refagee from Texas,
for the purpose of delivering a lecture; on
Tuesday .evening next.
Mr. , Grimes (Iowa) said that as thisVas
establishing a precedent for the futhre, he
would call the yeas and nays on the adop-,
Mr.ltiddle (Del;) objected to the resolu
tion, an d. it, goes over.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the unfinished business of yesterday;which
was the bill , to authorize the establishment
of telegraphic communication between the
United States and the West Indies, was
takennp;the pending question being.upon
Mr. Sherman's amendment to the last sec
tion, authorizing Congress to fix the rate to
be charged by the company.
Mr. Chandler (Mich.) said the ComMittee
on Commerce had bestowed more care. on
the pending bill than upon any bill before
imthis session. Ile regarded it as the most
portant hilt before the. Senate. I n t h e
British Parliament, said. he,.all• their bills
are prepared in committee; and when they
are reported those who know nothing must
take the advice;of those.who do. 4ewished
that Was practised here.. - • • • ,
Mr. -Fessenden (Maine) said, when. the
* proper, tine came, he Attended to ,offersta
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amendment' striking otltf i the provision
giving, a sole privilege to this Company,
and inserting in lieu of it a provision that
no company shall beauthorized to establish
telegraphic communication between the
coast of the 'United States and any foreign
country through the waters of the United
States without the consent of Congress.
This, he thought, would be sufficient. If
another company proposed to build a line,
Congress could take into consideration the
question whether it would be just to the
existing company to do so.
Mr.. Harris (N. Y.) Was persuaded that,
no injury could result to• the country; even
from the great monopoly which Mr, Fes
sended thought it was. The risk was great
and the expenditure was such as to justify
a monoply t'or the term of years specified in
the bill.
The yeas and nays were demanded on
Mr. Sherman's amendment, which was
disapproved of, yeas 17, nays 21, as follows:
YEAS—Messrs. Brown, Buekalew, 'Clark,
Doolittle, Fessenden, Henderaon, Hen
dricks, Howe;.Kirkwood, Lane (Inc.), Lane
(Kansas); Sherman, Sprague,,Trtnbull, Van
Winkle, Willey, and Yates-17.:
NAYS—Messrs. Chandler, Cowan, Cragin,
Creswell; Davis, Guthrie, Harris, Johnson,
Morgan, Morrill, Nestaitli, Norton, Nye,
Poland, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Saulsbury,
Stewart, Sumner, Wade, and Wilson-21.
Mr. Rime (Wis.) moved to amend by re
qfiiring the completion of, the work in three,
years instead of five, 'in the bill origi
nally. :
The amendment was adopted.
The question then recurred on striking out
the word ,"sole"- before the word "privilege"
in ate section granting to the company the
privilege of establishing the line.
Theaniendment was disagreed to. Yeas
13. nays ' •
Mr. Cowan (Penn;) said he proposed to
vote for the bill, though he did not know
that Congress bad jurisdiction' except over
the marine league. He believed that the ju
risdiction belonged to one of the States.
Mr. Harris (N. Y.) said Congress had ex
clusive jurisdiction over the marine league.
The company would have to get authority
also from the State of Florida, for jurisdic
tion• over the territory between high and low
water.
The bill was then a third time read and
passed.
Mr. Chandler (Mich.) called up a bill for
the - relief of Thomas F. Wilson, United
States Consul at Bahia, Brazil. It gives to
Mr. Wilson fifteen hundred dollars to com
pensate him for loss sustained by a mob at
the place named on the occasion of the cap
ture of the rebel pirate fFlorida. The bill
was passed.
Mr. Chandler called up' a House resolu
tion authorizing the Secretary of War and
of the Navy to place the hulks of certain
United. States vessels at the disposal of the
Commissioners of the Quarantine, in the
ports of the United States, to aid in en
forcing quarantine regulations.l
Mr. Grimes (Iowa) said this resolution
was intended for the port of New York
alone. He moved to strike out the words
"Secretary of the Navy," so as to have it
applicable only to the "Secretary of War,"
who, he said, had three or four vessels at
his disposal, which he (Mr. Grimes) was
willing should be used for the purpose
named. He did not believe there were any
vessels in the navy that could be used for
the purpose.
Mr. Chandler(Mich.) said the Secretary
of the Navy had told him that the North'
Carolina was a condemned vessel.
Mr. Grimes said the North Carolina was
in use as a receiving ship.
Mr. Nye (Cal.) spoke in favor of the reso
lution. He did not believe the navy of the
United States could be better engaged than
in protecting the lives of the citizens of the
United States. It was onlyasked that hulks
be appropriated, and it was generally ad
mitted that there were hulks enough in the
navy. [Laughter.] There were many ves
sels in the navy that would not be safe even
for cholera patients. . [Laughter.]
Mr. Riddle (Del.) believed that the Secre
tary was inviting the cholera here by talk
ing about It. The discussion was calculated
to.excite the fears of the people, and iu or
der to bring it to a close he moved to lay the
whole subject on the table.
Mr. Chandler(Mich.) inquired if Mr.
Riddle meant to lay cholera and all on the
table? [Laughter.]
Mr. Cresswell (Md.) said if Mr. Riddle's
motion carried the cholera with it he would
vote for it. [Laughter.]
Mr. Riddle's motion was disagreed to.
• The question recurring on the amend
ment of Mr. Grimes, it was disagreed to—
yeas 11, nays 17.
Mr. Buckalew (Pa.) moved a proviso that
this resolution shall continue in force one
year after its passage. Adopted.
The resolution was then passed. As
amended by Mr. Buckalew, it goes back
to the House for concurrence in the amend
ment.
Mr. Chandler (Mich.) gave notice that he
would at an early day call up the bill
to regulate the commerce between the
several States.
The House bill relating habeas corpus was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Nesmith (Oregon) called up a bill au
thorizing and requiring the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue to Goldsmith Brothers, of
California and Oregon, five thousand dol
lars in seven-thirty bonds, in lieu of a like
amount lost at eea.
Mr. Fessenden (Me.) had no objections to
the bill,but he thought it ought to contain the
clause providing that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall first be satisfied of the
actual loss of the bonds. He suggested to
the chairman of the Committee on Claims if
it would not be better to pass a general law
covering such cases, many of which were
now pending.
Mr. Clark. (N. H.) said the Committee
on Claims took great care in examining
those cases- to obtain all the information
possible before coming to any conclusion.
They were careful not to report in favor of
the re-issue of the bonds until they were
satisfied of the loss.
He moved to strike out the words "and
required" from the bill. The Secretary of
the Treasury would then be simply an
thorized to make good the loss, and would,
undoubtedly, do so, when satisfied that it
was; ctually.incurred as stated.
The amendment was agreed to, and the
:bill was then passed.
Mr. Morrill. (Me.) called up-the bill to in
corporate the National Mutual Protection
Homestead Company. - >lt incorporates cer
tain parties under the name and style of the
National Mutual Protection Homestead
Company, for the encouragement of settle=
melds and - the organization of industry in
the American States,. with a capital of three
million dollars.
The first three sections name the corpo
rotors and provide for the election of of
ficers.
SEC: •I provides that the capital stock shall
be 'called in, and paid in such installments
and proportions, and at such times and
place as the president and directors for the
time being may require and designate, who
shall give fifteen days notice thereof' in two
or more daily papers in the city of k Wash
ington, and if any stockholder, subscriber,
their assignee or transferee, shall refuse .or
neglect to pay such proportion or install
ment at the time and place appointed, such
stockholder subscriber, transferee or as
signee shall ' at the option of the president,
and directors' forfeit to • the, use of the com
pany all his, her or their right, title and in
terest in and to every share on which such
installment has not been duly paid, and
fresh subscriptions may be opened for the
same in such manner as the by-laws may
prescribe. Or the " president ox directors
may at their own option'commence suit for
the mune, and recover against the holder of,
• the said stock for the amount of the install
nitnt or proportion so unpaid.. .Provided,
that aq eteekbalder or isubeeriber shall be
THE DAILY EVENI NG BULLETIN; PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1866.
Permittedto vote at any election for direc
tors,oritt any general or special meeting of
thetompany, on whose shares any install
nients or arrearages may be due, more than
fifteen - days previous thereto. '
SEe. 5. That the president and, direotorit
'for the time being shall have power to or
,
dain, establish and put in execution such,
rules, regulations, ordinances and by-laws
as they may deem essential for the well
government of the institution not contrary
to the Constitution of the United States, or
of this act, or to the constitution and laws
of the State in which tbesame is located,
and - generally to do and perform all acts,
matters and things which a corporation
may or can lawfully do.
SEC. 6. That the president and directors
are hereby empowered and fully authorized,
on behalf of the company, to lease or pur
chase and hold lands, and sublet or sell
and convey the same for use,
settlement
and cultivation, and may also lend money
on mortgage of lands or pledgei of growing
crops, with a view to promote the reor
ganization of labor on the basis of freedom,
and to promote the'obtaining of homesteads
by the landless; provided, that all, leases
given or taken by said company, shall pro
vide that the lessee may purchase the lauds
leased at a price stipulated in the lease, at
any time within the term thereof, which
shall not in any case exceed the time when
this corporation will expire by virtue of
this act.
SEC. 7, That before, said corporation com
mences business, the president, treasurer,
and a majority of the directors, shall sign,
swear to and , publish 'three times in some
newspaper printed in the District of Co
lumbia, and record in the office of the regis
ter of deeds for said District a certificate
setting forth the amount of the Capital stock,
and the amount actually paid in,and within
thirty days after the payment of any.install
ment called for by the directors, a certifi
cate thereof shall, in like'manner,be signed,
sworn to, published, and recorded.
SEC. 8. That in the month of January of
each year the president and treasurer, and
a majority of the directors shall sign, swear
to and publish three times in each of two
newspapers printed in the District of Co
lumbia a full statement of the amount of
capital stock actually paid in, the amount
invested in real estate, and the amount of
existing demands against said corporation.
SEC. 9. That the president and directors
shall make a yearly dividend of so mach of
the profits of said company as to them may
appear advisable,
first deducting all ex
penses, and pay the same to the respective
stockholders, or their agents, duly empow
ered, within ten days after such dividend
shall have been declared.
SEC. 10. That the stock of the said com
pany shall be transferred to the books of
the company in such manner as the by-laws
of the company shall direct.
SEc. H. That nothing in this act shall be
construed as making it perpetual; but the
same shall terminate and cease at the ex
piration of ten years from the organization
of said company, and may at any time be
amended, altered or repealed by Con
gress.
Mr. Johnson (Md.) called attention to the
privileges granted by the bill to go into
any State under a charter granted by Con •
gress. He believed Congress had the right
to charter corporations in the District, but
not for operation in the States.
Mr. Clark (N. H.) said the bill proposed
to erect a :grand land speculating coin
pany., It was proposed, under a law of
Congress, for a party of gentlemen to go
into the several States to speculate iu
lands.
Mr. Morrill (Me.) spoke in favor of the
bill, advocating it as a commendable mea
sure, and believing that, under the cor
porators named its effects would be , good.
Mr. Conness (Cal.) said the corporation
might pass out of the hands of the corpo
rators named in less than a year, and it
might pass into the hands of men who
would use it in such a way as to produce
results quite different from what appeared
on the face of the bill.
Mr. Cresswell (Md.) objected to the bill
as an attempt to authorize land specula
tions. This he delared to be its avowed
object.
Mr. Clark said it was proposed for the
company to operate in the District. There
was no pretence that there were lands here
to sell. It was designed to create a company
and authorize it to go into any of the
States to buy and sell lands. It was better
to leave it for the States to grant charters,
if hey desired to do so.
On motion of Mr. Clark, the further con
sideration of the bill was postp..;ned until
to-morrow.
Mr. Doolittle (Wis.) called up a bill t.
x,arry into effect the fourth article of the
treaty of Washington, concluded between
Great Britain and the United States on the
9th of August, 1842, which was passed.
It provides, for the purpose of executing
the, fourth article of the treaty between the
United States and Great Britain, concluded
at Washington on the 9th of August, 1842,
that the Secretary of the Treasury be and he
is hereby directed to pay, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to the State of Massachusetts the sum of $32,-
688, and to the State of Maine the sum of
$113,908, being at the rate of $1 25 per acre,
for the amount of the public lands of these
two States in the possession of the classes of
persons described in said fourth article of
said treaty, as ascertained by a joint com
mittee instituted by Massachusetts and
I , ..laine in 1842, and by a commission institu
ed by Maine in 1854, the said money to be.
Paid as soon as the State of Maine shall, by
resolutions of the Legislature thereof, agree
to quiet, by good and sufficient releases, all
the occupants of the public lands of Massa-
Chusettes and Maine, whether holding un
der grants from New Brunswick, or hold
ing by possessory, or equitable possessory,
titles according to the reports of the afore
said Commissions, so far as they have not
been already quieted by such releases; and
shall further undertake at its own expense,
to quiet in like manner anyother possessory
rights under said fourth article of said treaty
which may hereafter be discovered to exist
upon the public lands of said State of Maine.
Provided, That the Secretary of tile Treasury
May, at his discretion, make the payments
directed by this section in any of the six
per centnm securities of the United States
which are or may be authorized by law.
Mr: Sumner kMass.) called up a joint res
elution authorizing Commodore William
Radford to accept a decoration from the
Ring of Italy, which was passed. It pro
vides that the/assent of Congress be and the
same is hereby given to Commodore Wil
liam Radford, of the Navy of the United
States, to accept a decoration from the King
o f Italy as a reward for the assistance ren
• esed by him to the Italian frigate Re
'ltalia when she got ashore near Long
ranch. .
Mr. Brown (Mo.) called up the bill to an
t•orize the construction of a bridge across
the Mississippi at St. Louis, but
on the consideration to gave way
Mr. Wilson . , who moved an Executive
session,
The Senate went into Executive session,
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.—The !louse proceeded to the
consideration of the act to facilitate com
mercial, postal • and military communica
tion with the several States which had been
referred to the Judiciary. Committee, for
such amendment as would prevent land
grants to railroads, such as the Illinois Cen
tral, from receiving ,pay from the govern
ment.,.,,.;
I Mr. O'Neill (Pa.) desired to have a pro
viso inserted . to the effect that the - law
should not be so construed as to give rail
s ad companies the right to make comma
dons with railroads hi other States without
the consent of their Legislatures. ,
Mr. -Wilson• (Iowa) declined to consent to
suChteu amendment being offered, but he .
Would eAusent to an amendment being of-
fered by the gentlemanifrom Ohio,(Mr.Gar
field,) to secure to railroad companies ,
,the
right to make .connections at the -boundar
ies of States,, so that- there should be no
break in 'transportation • • •
Mr.O'Neill thought that the bill had better
be'again postpone and time'alloWedf or its
consideration.- Re i did not suppose that the
gentleman from lowa. (Mr. Wilson) intend,
ed that States' separated by broad rivers
should have railroad connection except un
der State legislation. Years ago the great
Pennsylvania Railroad had , to wait,several
years before it was permitted to make con
nections across the "Panhatidle," in the
State of Virginia. '
Mr Wilson (lowa)—Yes, and the State
of lowa does not want connections made
now between roadssimilarly circumstanced
Mr. O'Neill—The people of Pennsylvania
do pot want their interests flestroyed by
such legislation as this. '
Mr.' Wilson—That was the objection made
by the people of Virginia, . , and now the
gentleman is on the other side 'or that ques
tion. I move the previous question.
Mr. Rogers—My , State- is-the only State
interested in this bill, and I desire to say a
word. ,
Mr. Wilson, (Iowa) —lt is not interested
at all. I yield to the gentleman from Ohio
to offer an amendment. ' _
Mr. Garfield offered an amendment to in
sert as follows: "And to connect with roads
of other States so as to form continuous
lines for the transportation of the same to
the place of destination."
Mr. Garfield explained the object of his
amendment, saying all it meant was that
where roads met at a State line theresLauld
be -no law forbidding them to connect.
There were several instances where laws
had been attempted to be got through Legis
latures, hnd some where such laws had
been got through, preventing railroad com
panies making connections with the com
panies of other States, and necessitating the
transhipment' of freight from the cars
of the one to the cars of the other.
There was an instance of that kind in, the
case of a road which ran through his own
district to a neighboring State. H' is amend
ment provided that connections might be
made across the line of a State.
Mr. Farnsworth inquired whether the
amendment compelled railroad companies
to make connections.
Mr. Garfield replied that it did not, but it
gave them permission to do so, that a State
law could not prevent them.
The previous question was renewed and
seconded, and then
Mr. Wilson (Iowa), who was entitled to
the floor, yielded to
Mr. Thayer (Penna.) who said that if the
object of the amendment was what it was
alleged to be, it was very skilfullY worded.
He was opposed to any legislation that
would step outside of a fair construction of
the constitutional power under which it wa,
proposed to pass this law. He was not in
favor of Congress taking under the protec
tion of Congress the whole railway system
of the United States. He would not say
whether or not he would vote for the bill as
it came from the committee, but he would
say most emphatically that! he would not
vote for the amendment offered by the gen
tleman from Ohio, and if that amendment
were adopted it would transcend the powers
of Congress.
Mr. Wilson (Iowa) then yielded five
minutes to Mr. Rogers.
Mr. Rogers said it was well known thst
the original bill-on this subject was intended
to apply only to the State of ,New Jersey.
It was to authorize to rajlroads in that
State, incorporated to do local business, to
override their chniter, and connect their
roads so as to do business between Phila
delphia and New York. He appealed to
the H ouse to wait until the termination of
the charter granted to the Camden and Am
boy Railroad Company, which would be in
18t9. If this bill were passed now the State
of New Jersey would be deprived of an
annual tax of over two hundred thousand
dollars which that corporation now paid for
its exclusive privileges. This bill could
have no application to any other State in
the Union. There were two small corpora
tions—the Camden and Atlantic and the
Delaware and Raritan Bay—asking for this
legislation, so as to authorize them to do in
the State of New Jersey what they had,
under their charters, no authority to do.
He protested against any I Pgislatiou giving
the general government the p-wer to enter a
State and undertake to control railroad
communication.
Mr. Wilson (Iowa) stated that the clues.-
don which the gentleman from New Jerseti•
had been discussing had been pronounced
upon by the House when it granted the bill
originally. He would therefore occupy no
time in discussing it.
The proviso reported by the Judiciary
Committee was agreed to.
The question recurred on Mr. Garrield's
amendment, on which Mr. Thayer de
manded the yeas and nays.
The vote was taken, and resulted yeas 73,
nays 62; so the amendment was agreed to.
The question was then taken on the pas
sage of the bill, on which Mr. Rogers de
manded the yeas and nays, and it resulted
in a vote of yeas 79, nays 46; so the bill was
passed.
The following is the vote in detail:
Y kas—.llessrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson,
(ably (Ohio), Baker, Banks, Barker, Baxter, Beaman
Bldwell, Ihngham, Blow, Boutwell, Bramwell. Buck
land,Clarke (Ohio), Conkling, Cook, Cullom, Delano,
Dumont. Fggleston, Elliott, Farnsworth, Garfield,
Grinnell, Hale, Harding (III.). Hart, eases, Bender
s, n, Iligby, H ill, Holmes, Hubbard (Iowa), Hubbard
(Conn.), t übbell (Ohio), James Humphrey, Ingerso
Jenckes, Julian, Kelley, Kelso, Kuykendall,
Lawrence (Ohio), Loan. Lynch, McClurg, McKee.
Mcßuer.Elorrifi, Moulton. Paine, Perham, Plants,
Price, Raymond. Sawyer, Scofield, Sheliabarger.
Sloan, Smolt, Spaulding, Stevens. Stillwell. Traw
-1 ridge, Upson. Van Aernem. Van Horn (N. Y.). Van
Horn (.310 ), Ward. Warner, Wnshborne (III.) Welker,
Wentworth, Wilton (Iowa), and Windom-79.
Nays—Messra. Ancona. Baldwin, Bergen Boyer,
Brooks, Broomall, Collrt th. Davis, Dawes, Dawson
Dennison, Eldriage, Glossbrenner, Goodyear, Gridor,
Hard InS (KY). Hubba Marshal ). Hubbe'l (N. V.),
Jones, .K err, Le Blond,. McCullough. Mercur.
Miller, Moorhead Myers, Newell. Nicholson, Noell,
O'Neill, Randall (Pa.) Ritter, R. - gers, Itass.SitAreaves.
Strome, Taber, Taylor, Thayer, Thornton, Trimble,
W holey, William sCWinfleld—P3.
The bill as passed reads as follows:
Whereas, The Constitution of the United
States confers upon Congress, in express
terms, the . power to • regulate commerce
among the several States, to establish post
roads, and to raise and support armies;
therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representative of--the United States of
America, in Congress assembled,Thatevery
rail roadcompany in the United States,whose
road is , operated by swain, its successors
and assignees, be and is hereby authorized
to carry upon and over its road connections,
boats, bridges and ferries, all passengers,
troops, government supplies, mails, freight
and property on their way from any. State
to anoth.er. State, and to receive compensa
tion therefor, and to' connect with roads of
other. States, so as to form continuous lines
for the transportation of the same to the
place,of destination; provided, that this act
shall not. affect any stipulation between the
government of the United States and any
rallyoad company for transportation or fares
without compensation,. nor impair nor
change conditions imposed by the terms of
any act granting lands to any such company
to aid in the construction of its road.
Reports from Committees , being next in
order during the morning hour, Mr. Wash
burn (Mass. ),from the Committee on-Claims,
presented a number f- adverse reports,
which were laid on the table.
Mr.-Giinnell (Iowa); from the Committee
on Agricultural, reported back the , House
'resolution to encourage education in agri
cultttre and the mechanic arts, with.'a re
commendation that it, be indefinitely post
poned. It was so ordered.
Mr. Bidwell (Cal.), from the same com
mittee, reported bank a resolution of
inquiry as to seeds to be distributed ''among
farmers; and asked that the committee be
discharged .from its further coesitieMtiiM.
Bo ordered. - ••• • • . -
Mr. Bidwell, also from the same commit
tee, reported back, with a substitute, a bill
'to — amend the Agridultural: College bill,
which was ordered to, be printed, and its
consideration postponed until to-morrow.
The morning hour having expired, Mr.
Stevens (Pa.),from the Committee on Appro
priations, reported the Senate amendments
to the Deficiency bpl, and asked for. their
consideration. .
Me. Washburne (III.) suggested that, as
some of the amendments were very import
ant, they ought to be printed.
Mr. Stevens admitted that the sugges
tion was a reasonable one, and he assented
to it.
The amendments were ordered to be
printed, and postponed till to-morrow, after
the morning hour.
Mr. Smith (Ky.) offered a resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the Commit
tee on Military. Affairs to inquire into the
propriety of making an appropriation to
complete the work inaugurated. by Major
General Thomas, commanding the Military
Division of the Tennessee, and other officers
commanding divisions and departments, of
disinterring; and , gathering into national
cemeteries the soldiers who gave their lives
for the salvatioh oftlie Union, with.power to
send for persons and papers. -
.Mr. Raymond (N. Y.) presented - the peti
tion of 'Walter' W. Price and others, of .New
York, for a reduction of the' duty on im
ported barley. - 'Referredto the Committee
on ways and Means.
Mi.! Loftin (N. Y.) from the Committee on
Printing, reported back a resolution for the
printing of tbe Annual Report of the Com
missioner of Patents for_ the year 1865, to
gether with the illustrations, one thousand
extra copies for the use of the Commis
sioner of Patents and five thousand extra
copies for the use of the• House,and idirect
ing that the orders heretofore given for the
printing of the , reports of 1863 and 1864, yet
unfilled be tnitde. to correspond in amount
with this order for the report of 1865.
Mr. Laflin proceeded to explain at length
the object of the resolution. He said that
it referred to the mechanical report, not to
the agridultural. He referred to the im
mense amount of work performed at the
public printing office, and to that now wait
ing to be executed. As an illustration of it
he mentioned the fact that the paper con
sumed by the government last year was
one-thirteenth of all the paper made in the
United States, according to the census of
1860. The governthent was the greatest
publishing house in the world. There was
not an establishment in Europe that began
to compare with it. The government had
paid for printing alone, last year, one
twelfth of the cost of all the publications of
the United States in 1860, including news
papers and pamphle',,s and all. The resolu
tion reported contetrplated a saving of
$127,128, and be wished that a similar econo
my would be practised by the Departments.
Mr. Grinnell (Iowa) said that he sub
scribed to every word and sentiment ut
tered by the Chairman of the Committee on
Printing.
Mr. Kelley (Pa.) advocated a more liberal
policy in printing these mechanical works
for the benefit of the rising genius of the
country in the mechanic arts.
Mr. Vashburne (I 11.) moved to amend the
resolution so as to make it read ten thousand
copies for the House and five thousand for
the Commissioner.
The amendment was agreed to, and the
resolution as amended was adopted.
Mr. Morrill,from the Committee on Ways
and Means, made a,report in answer to the
resolution of the House of the 26th of Feb
ruary, asking for certain information in re
lation to clerks of committees. The report
states that the clerk to that committee is in
dispensable, and itrefers the House as to the
other matters inquired of to the letter of the
clerk.
Mr. Basset's letter was rend, and the re
port and letter were ordered to be printed.
,Ir. Banks (Mass.) stated that the work
ing men of Lyons, France, had manufac
tured a flag of the United States, in memory
of the late President Lincoln. He asked
leave to submit a letter from the Secretary
of State, transmitting the correspondence,
and he moved that it be printed and refer
red to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
It was so ordered,
Mr. Banks also presented a letter from
Commodore Radford, asking permission to
receive a decoration from the King of Italy
and a letter from Admiral Paulding on the
same subject, which were referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
r. Latham (Cal.) asked leave to intro
duce a preamb!e and resolution reciting
that it is the z.ed , e or the House that the
pecple of the State : Cennessee are in
condition entitling them to be represented in
the House of Representatives, and resolving
that the Committee on Reconstruction be
relieved frem the further consideration of
all matters pertaining to the representation
of Tennessee in this House.
Mr. Ashley (Ohio) objected.
Mr. Price (Iowa) asked leave to introduce
a resolution that, until otherwise ordered,
the evening sessions shall be held on Tues
day and Thursday evenings of each week,
for the purpose of allowing committees to
report in their regular order.
Mr. Wash burne (lii.) objected, saying that
the House was getting along so well that it
wss far ahead of the Senate in its business.
Mr. Lawrence (Ohio )offered a resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the Com
mittee on Military Affairs to inquire into
the expediency of authorizing the Secretary
of War to purchase for the use of the army
a certain number of copies of a work on in
fantry tactics prepared by Colonel James
Dugan.
' On motion of Mr. Henderson the Senate
bill to grant the right of way to the Cascade
gailroad Company through a military re
servation in Washington Territory was
taken from the Speaker's table, read twice
and referred to the. Committee on Military
Affairs. •
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr.
Washburn, of Illinois, 'in the chair, and
took up as a special order the bill reported
on the 7th of March from the Committee on
Appropriations, to reirdip the State of
Pennsylvania for moneys a vaned the go
vernment for war plkposes.
The bill enacts that, to supply deficiencies
in paying the army under the act, and to
reimburse the State of Pennsylvania for
money advanced at the request of the go
verment, for the payment of troops in the
service of the United States, under an ex
press promise` of repayment, the sum of nine
hundred thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby ap
propriated o7lt of any money in the trea
sury not otherwise appropriated. Provided,
That before the same is paid, the claim of
the said State shall be again examined and
settled by the Secretary of War.
Mr. Stevens (Pa.) moved to amend by re
ducing the amount to $BOO,OOO. The amend
ment was agreed to.
Mr. Stevens explained the object of the
bill. He said that at the time of the inva
sion up the valley the States of New Jersey
and New York sent a large number of troops
to operate in .repelling that invasion. who
were, placed under command of United
States officers. After the battle of Gettys
burg and after the„withdrawal of the troops
the government wanted to settle the accounts
of the States for the sums expended in rais
ing and supplying these troops. A sum of
fifteen `millions had been appropriated for
the purpose, of settling all such claims by
the act of 25th February, 1862. 'The claims
of New York and New Jersey absorbed all
that amount, Pennsyliania having agreed
to wait till the others should be paid. The
President then telegraPhed to the Governor,
of Pennsylvania . , asking him to raise the
money to pay the troops, of that State, and
stating that ' he would recommend to`Ciao,'
green to make an appropriation forits rein.
burseinent. The Governor 'went to . Phila=
`delphia' and there raised about s7oo,ooo,:and
the troops were paid. The account had since
been settled in the departrrient, and the total
amount was $671,476 43. It was that amount.
with the interest due which had since been
paid by the State of Pennsylvania, that,
this appropriation wasnow intended to pay. ,
Mr. Blame (Me.) moved to amend
Stevens' bill, by substituting his bill to re
imburse the loyal States for advances made
and expenses incurred in supporting the
war for the Union.
Mr. Blaine's bill proposes to reimburse
twenty five per cent. of the war expenses of
the States, the amount to be distributed in,
five per cent. bonds of the United States, in,
proportion to the number of soldiers fur
nished by the States respectively, fifty-fiver
dollars for each man furnished, the laonds ,
not to be: negotiable for twenty years from,
date. The total amount embraced in the
bill is $118,000,000.
Mr. Blain stated, that the precedents its
history wi)re all on the face of the action
proposed in his bill. He cites the cause of
the first Congress in assuming the war debt.
of the revolution, quoting from Mr. Ham
ilton's celebrated treasury report, and from
the speeches of the leading statesmen of the
day. He also recited at some )length the
course of Congress in regard to the State ,
debts growing out of the war of 1812, and
also out of the Mexican war, contending
that, without exception, the precedents
were on the face of the bill now under dis
cussion. He further argued that expediency
and' justice called for the support o the bill
as strongly as precedent justified it. The.
-amount expended by the States wax for the.
benefit of the whole. Union, and it should,.
so far as practicable, be fairly and impar
)ally shared between them. The eleven
seceded States and the forty new States yet
to be added to . the Union, were as
much benefitted by the result of
he contest as -were the twenty-five
loyal States that proceeded to .a triumphant
conclusion. Why, then, should not each
and every State contribute in due propor
tion to the cost of saving the common go
vernment of all. His bill would nominally
and not really add to the national debt, for
the local and State debt would - be relieved,
in a proportionate degree, and the local
debt was the most oppressive of all, for it
called for a direct tax on real and personal
property to pay both interest and principal;
and this direct tax was all the more oppres
sive on the agricultural community, from
the fact that so large a proportion of the
personal property had sought investment
'government bonds, which were specially
exempt from State and municipal taxation.
The general government had, moreover ab
sorbed all the indirect and ready available
channels of taxation, and had thus taken
from the States all the easy modes of raising
revenue, and having thus taken away from
the State the power to bear the burden of
debt entailed by the war, common justice
d mand cd that the burden should be taken
away also.
A further reason for passing this bill was .
that the uncertainty in regard to the amount
that ought to be assumed by the States•
would tend to injure the National credit,.
If the subject were left open and unadjusted,
it might in the future become complicated.
and coalesced with gigantic schemes for
paying the Southern States for losses en
tailed upon them in consequence of the war.
Pass the pending bill, and you close then
door against all opportunity for a dangerous.
combination of this kind. Give one hun
dred and eighteen millions now, and you
avoid the risk of paying twelve hundred
millions at some future day. The subject
was one whose eminent justice commended
it to Congress and the country, and, to quote
the language of Mr. Hamilton used in re
gard to the revolutionary debt of 1790, "Jus-
Lice is not completely fulfilled until the en
tire debt of every State contracted in sup
port of the war is embraced in• one general
and comprehensive plan of payment."
Mr. Stevens raised the point of order that
the amendment was an original law on ano
ther subject altogether.
The Chairman overruled the point of or
der on precedents set by this House, al
though he said that es an original question
he would have decided the amendment out
of order.
Mr. Myers (Pa.' raised another point of
order that the lull was an appropriation
in pursuance of an existing law, while
the substitute was an unliquidated assess
ment.
The chair did not think that that changed
the prinutple of his decision, and overruled
the point of order,
sir, Myers inquired whether the gentle
man from Maine, after making hits speech,
could not withdraw his amendment?'
Mr. Ka:tie—By no means.
Mr. :Myers said he was half inclined to ,
think that the gentleman had only °tiered,
his amettiment in order to be able to make
his sr e.ch. The proposition which le. (Mr..
Blaine had submitted would pay Pennsyl—
vania, $14,715,690, while all that Pennsylva
nia my, asked was ;:. , .. - 700,000. When the
gentleman's proposition would come before
the H( Lse in a lair and proper manner he
r. Myers, would be in favor °fit: but now
it was an attempt to engraft a general law
upon a special act. He was opposed to it,
and if it was °tiered as a bribe to Pennsyl
vania, he spurned it.
A discussion sprung up in reference to.
whether the volunteers raised in Pennsyl—
vania, to whom the bill referred, were or
were not credited to the quota of that State,
and in reference to other details of the
question.
The debate was participated in by Messrs..
Myers, Delano, Blaine, Wilson(lowa), Ran
dall (Pa.), Rogers, Stevens, Yirentworth and
Hale. Without disposing of the bill or
amendment the committee rose, and•the-
Hoose adjourned.
IWEfbiAIL2 101 UT1CEft.
1 N THE ORPHANS' COURT FOR. THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF PHT MIELPHLA.—Estate of
FRANCIS SRrLiON, deceased.—Notice is hereby
given that LOUISA KEII.IOIC, the widow of the de
ceaent, has Pled in said Court an appraisement and her
petition claiming to receive and retain personal and
real property, to the amount of 8300. out of said estate
under the act of AssemblT of the 14th of April, 1851, and
the supplements thereto, and. that the same Will be ,
approved by the Court on FRIDAY, April 6th, 1866,-
unless eaceptibas be filed thereto.
JOHN P. O'NEILL,
Attortey for Petitioner.
mhls-tb,s.4t•
lIN 'IRE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYL VA
NIA, EASTERN DISTRICT.—JOSEPH STONE,.
A dmiaist' r of Daniel Stone, dec'd vs. ISAA.O B. TRIM
BLE. In Equity. January Term, 1864: No. 54. In the'
matter of the account of JOHN E. SHAW, Receiver.
The Master appointed by the Court to report distribu
tion of the balance in the hands of said Receiver, will
meet all parties interested at his office, 623 wA.l.."Nist"
Street,on MONDAY. March 26th, !Mat 4 o'clock P.M,
mill,s4h.s.tu,st* ROBERT N. WILSON, Master.
1.78TA1 E OF JAM &S FULTON. DECitIASWII.—.
L Letters testamentary having been granted to the'
undersigned upon the Estate of JAMES FULTON,_
deceased, all persois indebted to the same will make ,
payment. and th e having claims against the said
e tate will present them without delay to GEOROM
EfF.NDERSON, Executor. No. 412 'Market street:
REBECCA J. FULTON, Executrix, No. 703 Walnut'.
street. felsth6t*
TSIATE OF ELIZABETH SLACK, dec'd.—LTE
TEBS TESTAMEN TARY upon the Estate of Eli.
zabeth Slack, deceased, having been granted to the un--
dersigned, all persons Indebted to said estate are re•
quested to make payment, and those having claims.:
against the same, to_preseht• them without delay -
JOHN B. HAWK, Executor; ESTHER. BIN CKER,.:.
Execntirx, Richmond street, above Ann. rata-that*?
ESTATE OF CHARLES A. POULSON, .deceased. -
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY having been duly -
granted to the undersiggned On the Estate of said dece
dent; all persons having claims against the same'
are requested to present them, and t, - hose thereto in--
debted to make payment,' to CHAS. G.- POULSON, .
Franklin, Venango ; JOHN HOSKINS
Fprit g Garden street; Z. rouisoN DOBSON, 12H -
chestnut street, Executors. or at 735 Walnut street.
fe22411,8t*
ESTATE 't3r WILLY Akt B. H. &ZELL, DECD.--
Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of WiiiisAp
B. Hazell. deceased, having been granted to the under
signed, all persons indebted to said Estate are requested
to make payment, and those hav,lng thump t o mgke
known the same without delay , to JOHN G. WILSON,
Executor. No. 1405 Hanover street, onto his Attorney,.
THOMAHJ. DLEHL, sao Walnut street.; rattl-that
TNDIA RUBBER MILOHINE. BELTEDIG—STELIi
1 2,4% CHINO. HOSE, &a
_Engineers and dealers wilt find a'FIrLLASSORT
MENT OF GOODYEAMS_FATRiqrr vuLoAzt rzu - IT)
IttlßßEat BELTING,'.PAOKING ; HOSE, cfcc., nt ,the-
Manufacturer's Headquarters,
GOODY - MIMS,
308 Chestnut street,
- 4 South side.
B We have a_EW and CHEAP or"
GARpEN and PANNT HOSE. very [cheap, to
which.E.S.VE the attention et the public is called.., •
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