The New York Herald Newspaper, June 16, 1866, Page 1

“ WHOLE NO. 10,882. WASHINGTON. Veto of the New York and Montana Iron Mining Company Bill. $217,000. The three make an aggregate expense of $817,000 for 1,962,000 cubic yards. ‘The General states that at prosent prices the crops of eotton im the alluvial region above Red river in 1860 would amount to $105,000,000, and that the pro- ducts of the sugar region below at present prices was equivalent to $50,000,000, He estimates that the com- plete and permanent repair of all the levees of tho river would requiro $1,200,000 for the State of Ar- kansas, $1,500,000 for Mississippi and $1,200,000 for: Louisiana; a total of $3,900,000. It appears that the repairs made last winter upon the levees in Louisiana amounted to seven hundred thousand square yards. He refers to statements im hia report of @ former examination of the levee system, which assume that the cost of all the levees of the river, if none were then in existence, and a complete and sufficient protection should be secured, would amount to $26,000,000, and to Perfect those already in existence would require $17,000,000, He estimates the alluvial lands of the Missiasipph at 317,000 square miles, of which 123,000 square miles below the Hed river lie in the sugar rogion, of which one-third might be brought under cultivation, This would open a million and ao half of acres of sugar lands in addition to the million acres now open to cultivation, Of the re- mainder, sixteen thousand square miles are cotton lands and aro‘of the most fertile character, two-thirds of which should be made available to culture, This would give soven million acres of cultivated land, capable of grow- ing a bale of cotton per acre, or about double the whole cotton crop of the United States in 1800, THE TRIAL OP PAYMASTER PAULDING. The trial of Paymaster Paulding was concluded to-day. ‘Tt was shown in evidence that during the war he dis- Duraed $140,000,000 in the Department of Washington, besides large sums in the South. Nothing was ever said against his official acta until he deposited large sums in the Merchants’ Bank, just before the failure of that in- stitut‘on, for which he was arraigned on the charge of violation of orders; but none of the evidence shows cor- Tupt motives. His good character is fully sustained, PERSONAL. Among the rocent arrivals bere is that of Brigadier General J. F. Rusling, General Inspector Quartermaster’s Department, who for several months past has been on & tour South, looking after the Quartermaster's affairs. He speake favorably of the department there in geueral, and says heavy reductions in expenses are taking place everywhere, This is good news for taxpayers, CONFIRMATIONS BY THE SENATE. The Senate, in executive session to-day, confirmed the nomination of Franklin W. Oakley to be Postmaster at Beloit, Wis., and George J. Stanard to bo Collector of Customs for the district of Vermont. PAYMENT FOR CAVALRY HORSES. A bill that has been looked forward to with much anxiety by those interested passed the House to-day, providing for the payment of horses furnished by caval- rymen on entering the service and afterwards turned ‘over to the government. SERIOUS ILLNESS OF JOHN ROSS. Jolin Ross, Chief the Cherokees, is worse to-day, and but little hope is entertained of his recovery. Our Wa A Committee Appointed in the louse to Inves- tigate the Rousseau-Grinnell Affair. tm Relation te Transfer Orders and ' Practlonal Currency. Sensational Report of the Assassination of Judge Underwood. &c. &c. &eC. Wasuunctox, June 15, 1866, ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL VETO. ‘The President’s veto of the New York and Montana ‘Mimng Company bill to-day receives the approval of mearly every onc, excepting those iterested. It was @laperoned through the Senate by Mr. Wade, and gave @xelusive right 1» the corporation to enter upon and ‘Pre-empt alternate sections of mining lands at a dollar @ada quarter per acre, in advance of its survey or being thrown into market, The object of the bill was manifestly to enfich the corporators at government ex- pense. THS ROUSSEAU-GRINNELL AFFAIR, Contrary to general expectation there was no action taken in the House to-day concerning the Rousseau- ‘Mr, Grinnell was on the floor early in the day, although met in his seat, appearing little the worse for his en- @cunter, The blow on his cheek abraded the skin for ‘two or throe inches, in addition to raising an ugly welt. General Rousseau asked and obtained Icave of absence fer one week. THE TARIFF AMD TAX BILLS. ton Correspondence. Wasmixetox, June 12, 1866. ‘Washtpgton has put on its midsummer looks all of a sudden. No levées, no receptions, po assemblies. Every- thing distinctively characteristic of “the season’? has today been asmessinated in Alexandria, Va, by Dr. Maddox; bute telegram from Alexandria, received this evening in reply to a question, says:—“ Judge Under- ‘Weed fis alive in his houge. He hes not beon shot, and ‘Wa, Maddox is in Richmond.’” ‘been long over, and even the halls of Congress have for wasasuny TRANSFER ORDBKS—FRACTIONAL CUR- some time ceased to be attractive. On a field day—as the < RENCY. oocasion of a debate by firet class mon is callod—the gal- Jeries present scarcely a leas beggarly account of empty ‘boxes than at ordinary times, Hotels are depopulated; in ‘their drawing rooms, once filled with politicians, busting dowagers, beaus and belles, a lounger may be met only here and there—-‘like a brotherlens hermit, the last of hia raco."’ There has been an exodus of all ‘transient sojourners who are not compelled to stay. ‘Visitors, therefore, who look for their enjoyment to Jevées, balls, receptions hotel hops and the reunions in the ladies’ galleries of both houses, naturally find ennui creeping over them through the long sunny hours and thesbort nights of June. But to us Washingtonians there is no dulness; au contraire, there is a far deeper, Af more quiet, enjoyment of society within the resident circles, We have closed up our different columns and drawn nearer to each other; and the inner life of tho settled population (I refer not to the fashionables alone, Mt i rf i [r Geasafer order shall have boon directed” vo be made, and | ugh they are not excluded) was never more agreoable ativered to the Adams Company or stu agent, | than at this time, mone other than United Staten notes or the notes of na- | It is due to the diplomatic element of our metropolt- Genel banks. When a doposiiory prefers to make pay- " hich, T ‘ ee engten enters 0 aslo wlan tan sosiety to express the obiizations which, I am per. tome Newt fork or Philadelphia, or at another office in the | saadet, are generally felt fora very larxe share of our ‘where the delivery 1s to be made, the of the in sammer time, The British and French cab taanvs tara: stassiweae paps continue to take the lead among the distin- te the order of Adams Express Company, on either diplomate in dispensing a generous and refined ‘said named cities where its funds ‘or on the Last week, for instance, the diplomatic where such de! “is to be made, for amoont | divner of tho Minister of France and the Marquis de 10 be in manner, giving a conditional could not be surpassed oy pee veesipt for draft. To be when i shall have Ag regards tho elecance and finish of all tue appoint. Been collected such drafts are not to be put in ments and accessories of the ewinence aud sound (al- package or envelope, but must be delivercd open di- | entsof the guesta It was the highest style of Paris Beotly to the express 80 a8 to be receipted for | transferred to Lata square, With the French the and condi The proceeds of such is delighted by @ gay and gorgeous banquet, par- i on @ pome than the place named in mn with moderation, geniality and an entire absence fbe oruer where deli was directed to be | Of all tbat fevers the biood—an Indulzence only in what made by said order, shall be callectod by the express Bay excite the mind and warm the heart. Your readers @eompany and deposited with the Assistant Treasurer oF easily imavine how enjoyable must be the careor regular diner out ina city where such entertain- thove approaching indefiuitely near to them, fl fe payable, means uncommon. of the transfer PLRARURER OUT OF GRABS, ‘amount of the remainder they know of Washington who fancy that ite Ume be delivered ona depends upon whut is called “the season." bem im tho manner In reality some of the most sumptuous houses are still qnses the drafis, whether accessibility under these — starlit, he transfer order, must ae always ope a, ere payabie ia United — os eel its singularly evenings. bow window of the hoapitabie d ! May 28, 1864, in relation to the reim- of Senator Harris still invites th ored Dursement of depositories for postage or irectional cur. | Aa! iué to paloons where beauty, laste intellectnal go modified that the depusiwury may, | culture shed their mingled The home of the ino r, be roimpburved therefor by fractional | Secretary of the Treasury is the home of hearts and @msrency forwarded from thin office, Fractional cur. | minds, and thither resort naturally the mon of highest ‘Will Le farmushed to a depository on the receipt of | mark among the commercial and political leaders of eertificate of deposit ‘that an amount to | national opinion from every section of our common oho of currency which must 7 ‘all | country. Seon ploced with sald deponttory to the ‘crodh ‘st the | But there is ho. more" ngrorable. piace im Wasi to the no more le m ington The United Suen, Preccional Coneety to ie than the Red Parlor of the Exe: fie ‘emounis will be furnished Storer as eas oon ee a the Treasurer po en United states. enses will be borve by the eat remitting parcels of United fis re belders im accordance with Circular No. 2 from Chis office, ‘81, 1466, witl make such parcels into | a comtaiuing as near one thousand dollars a maultiple ty Ph ‘write upon I aE , "te ap Ont rorat, be taken to. remit | mach less t ; i THE PCRIC LANs ty THE SOUTITERS fraTES Mr, Kinawoon, (rep) of lows, trow the Committee of Conference on the segreeing votes on the joint resolu. to eighty seres for two years, weered end ish erres be entored. Cott! January next all who have ‘9 the re bellion are exetided from the privileges of the till, after that this restriction is removed. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 18 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF VIATORS TO THR NAVAL ACADEMY. ‘A resolution to print one thousand copies of the Teport of the board of visitors to the Naval Academy for 1466 was reported from the Comuniiteo on Printing by Mr, Au- sony, and ‘TUB FREEDMBN’S BUREAU HILL On motion of Mr, Witson, (rep.) of diuss., the bill to continue in force the Freedmen's Bureau was made the special order for Tuesday next, at one o'clock. THB COAcT DEFENCES, Mr. Grines, (rep.) of Iowa, introduced a resolution, which was pe My calling ee the Secretary of War for a report of the board of on the subject ef coast defences, Mr. Hi i ep) or Mich. call edt the bill author. fr. Howanp, (rep.) o! ., called up - izing the Eastern Division of the Pacific Raliroad to se- leet their route, &¢., published in the proceedings of the Senate day before yesterday, which was discussed and afterwards postponed, ‘THE PARIS BXHINITION, The joint resolution for tho representation of tho United States at the Paris Exposition was take up. The question was upon the amendment of Mr. Harrie, to appropriate twenty live thousand dotiars in cola for the erection of buildings for the display of American articles, The amendment was agreed to—ycas 18, nays 1%, lke following is the vote in detail :— Yuas—Moasrs. Abibeoy, Cragin, Creswell, Doolittle, Fa- fe Harry ude. aun, Johason, Mor Me Ramsay, Sprague, Van Winkle, Wiltiarns juckalew. Chandler, Cowan, Davia i oN rn Yate: Navs—Menara. Grimes, Hendricks, Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane Pomevoy, Saulsoury, stewart, Trumbull, rr. his, (rep.) of N. Y., offered an amendm making it the duty of agents distributing money under this ey resolution to report such disbursements in detail to which was adopted. Mr. Stewart, (rep.) of Nevada, demanded the yeas and nays on the passage of the resolution as amence !— yeas 21, nays 13. So the resolution was passed, aud it 008 to the House for concurrence tn the amendments THE ADJOCRNNENT. On motion of Mr. Doouririx, (rep.) of Wis., it was re- solved that when the Senate adjouru to-day it adjourn to meet on dionday next, D'STRIGE OF COLUMBIA BILLS. The Senate then, in accordance with the resolntion adopted yesterday, proceeded to the consideration of bills from the Committee on the District of Columbia. A number of private and local bills were disposed of, VETO OF TH NEW YORK AND MONTANA IKON MINING COMPANY BILL. Tho President's private secr tary entered the Senate Chamber at hali-past two with a message from the Presi- dont, returning with his objections the bill authorizing the New York and Montana Iron Minng Company to purchaso certain lands reserved from sule and not now to market. At four o'clock Mr. Srnaavy, (rep) of R. L, called for the reading of the veto message. The message waa read and ordered to be printed. The following is the VETO MESSAGE. ‘Tho bill entitled “An act to enable the New York and Montana Iron Mining and Manufacturing Company to purchaze a certain amount of the public lands no: now in the market” is herewith returnod to the Senate, in which it originated, with the objections which induco me to withhold my approval, By the terms of this bill tho Now York and Montana Tron Manufacturing Company are authorized at any time within six years after the date of approval to preempt two tracts of and in the Territory of Montana, not ox- ceeding in the aggregate twenty sections, and not in- cluded im any Indian reservation or in any government Feservation for military or other purposes, Three of these sections may be selected from lands containing tron ore and coal, and the remainder from timber land ‘ade and lying near thereto, These selections are to be made under regulations from the focretury of the Interior and be sutyect to his approval The compeny, on the selection of the lands, may acquire immediate possession by permanently marking the boundaries and publishing descriptions ther Any twd newspapers of general circulation in tho tory of Montana, Jatents are to bo issued on periorm- ance within two years of the following conditions :— First—-The lands to be surveyed at the expense of the company, and each tract lo be “as pearly in a square form as may be practicabie.”’ Second—The company to furnish evidence satisfactory to the 8 cretury of the Iu- terior that they have erected and have in operation in ‘one or more places on gaid land. iron works capable of manufacturing at least fifteen bundred tous per anni Third—The company to have paid for said lands the min: mum price of one doliar and twenty five cunts por acre. tts Provided that the “patents shall convey no tide to bes f wineral lands except iron and coal, or to any lands held by right of possession or by any other title except Indian title valid at the time of the selection of the lands.” The company are to have the prividecas of orainary pre-emptions and be subject to th same restrictions as such pre-emptioniate with rotreoce to wood and timber on the lands, with tne exception of so much as may be necessarily used in the erection of buildings and in the legitimate business of manufactur. ‘ing iron. parties upon whom thee privileges are conferred are designated in the bili as the New York and Montana Iron Mining nt) actnring Company. Their names and residences not being d sclosed, It mast be inferred that this company is a corporation wh ic under color of corporate powers deri od frou: some Bate or Territorial legislative authority, proposes to carry on the bustuess of m ning and inanutacturing tron, ‘to accomplish these ends, seeks this grant of pablic lund in Montana. Two questions thas arise, viz Whether the privileges the bill would confer should be granted to any pereon or persons; and seondly, whether, M anodjoctionable in other respects, they sould be con. ferred dpon a corporation. ‘The public domain fs a national truet set apart and held for the general welfare upon principles of oy al Justice, and not to be bestowed as a spec al pri Upon a favored clase. | The propcr rules for te dispoenl poblic land have, from the earlicst period, boeu the bject of earaeat uiry, grave discussion und deli rate judgment, The purpose of direct revenue was the firet object, this was att: yp ghest bilder, and subs quoutly by t rivate parcbaso at a fixed minimum. ” Tt wa overed that the vurest aud most speedy means of promoting the wealth and Prosperity of the country was by encouraging actual set tement and occupation; and hence a syetem of pre emption rights, resulting most beneficially fn all tho Wesiern Territories. By progressive stops it has od. vanced to the homestead principle, securing t every head of a family, widow, and single man twenty-one ears of age, and every soldier who has borne arm) for ix country, ded estate sufficient, with indurt.y, for the pu dependent support W: the system of pre-emption laws through the ug it is suiflejent to observe it rests upon certain just plain principles firmiy catablished in all our legivia- ti on. ‘The object of these li of population and the development of agricultural in terests, and hence they @ been invariably restricted to settlers. Actual residence and culllvatin aro made Indispensable condition=, and, to guard the privilece from abuses of specutation or monopoly the taw is rigid fs to the mode of establishing claims by adequate te iti mony, with penalties for perjury. Mining, trading, or auy pursuit other than culture of the soi! te interdictod, mineral lands being expressly excluded froin pre-emption Privilege, exeapting those containing eval, ehich, in quantities pot exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, fro restricted to individuals in actual possession, aud commence with au enhanced rainimum of twenty dol lara per acre. For a quarter of @ contury the quantity of land subject to agricultural preemption bas be limited, #0 as not to exceed a quarter section, or one hondred and sixty acres, and still further to guard against monopoly, the privilege of pre-emption is not allowed t any person who epne three Lundred and jenty acres of land in any State or Territory of the United ftates; nor is any person entitled to more than & preemption right; nor tw it extended to land to which the Indian osufruct has not been extiaguished, to encouras: To restrict the privilege within reasonable limite, credit pre-emption on offered lands i ‘not ex to the ortinas vended upon unofered territory "the time for payme to the day of public offering, dowiznated by proclamation Of the President; while to prevent depreciation of tho land by waste of destruction of what may constitute its vaine, enactinents be 0 been made for the punish. persons deprodatin i ic timber, Now, supposing the New ork nod Montane tron Mining and Manufactoring Company to be entitled to all the pre-emption rights which it has been found jst and expedient to bestow apon nataral pereons, it wil he seen ‘conferred by the bill in ees in ibs ~ to the disposal of the ie lande, The mn confers rhs. to tomeral lands, whieh, om lends a any @n banced §=miosmum, fore, have heretof: | teen ae been carefully exciaded objet eighty ordinary pre-emption rights The timber te not grovectes, bat, on the coetrery, t# devoted to ependy Jeary etion forever, Before the consummation of title the company aro allowed to consume whatever may be Bocessary in the erection of buildings aud the business a ufacturiog tron. conti vention the tana policy of «9 many years, the company are required to pay only the minimum price of | eee per acre, OF one-srteenth of the established min- jum, and are 1 containing iron ore apd coal, Tho ect passed om Ist of Jaty, 1564, made it inwful for the President to tracts coal in bets or coal fields to be at otered pablic Ta outente legal subdiv: be te'h het ber ltr ps nt a of a Naan thas to ageiba Set of Maroh 8, $988, the right of See at ere soe 7 j i and sixty acres, to embrace his improvements and min- ing premises, Under these acts the minimum of three sections of coal lands would bo» thirty-cigist ‘thousand four hundred dollars. By the bill now in question, three sections containing coal and iron aro bestowed on this company at the nominal price of one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, or twenty-four hundred, dol thus making a gratuity or gift to tho New York and Montana Iron Mining and Manufacturing Company of thirty-six thousand dollara, On G #round can such a gratuity to this company be justitied, especially at a time ween the burdens of taxation bear 60 heavily on all classes of the people? Less than two years ago it appears to have been the detiberate Judgment of Congress that tracts of land containing coal beds or coal fields should be sold alter three months’ notice to the bidder at public auction who would give the highest price over twenty dollars per acre, and that a citizen engaged in the ‘business of actual coal mining on the public domain should only secure a tract of one hundred and sixty acres at private eutry upon payment of twenty dollars an acre and formal and satis actory proof that he in ail respects comes within the meaning of the statute, It cannot be that the coal flelda of Montana havo depreciated nearly twonty-fold In vaiue since July, 1864 80 complete @ revolution i the land policy as is manifested by the act can only be ascribed therefore, to an inadvertence, which Congress will, trust, promptly correct, Belioving that the pre emption policy #0 deliberately adopted, 0 long practised, so carefully guarded, with ® view to the disposal of the public lands in a manner that would promote tho population and prosperity of the country, sieaid not be perverted to the purpores contem- plated by the bill, L would be strained to withnold my sanction, even if this company were as antural persons entitled to the privilege of niunary pre-emptions for a corporation, as and absence of any doesigoation of would denote, the measure before me is liable to another fatal objection. Why should incorporated companies have the privileges of individual pre-emption? What principle of justice requires snch a policy? What mo- tive of public policy can fail to condemn (i? Lands bold by corporations were regarded by ancient lawa as held in mortmain or by dead haw derogation of public policy and common. right omption fs itself a xpectal privilege, only authorized by its supposed public benefit in. promoting the settlement and cultivation of vacant territory, and in rewarding the enterprise of the persons upon whom the privilege 13 bestowed. —“Pre-emption right as declared by tho Supreme Court of the * United States, are founded in an. enlightened public potiey, rendered necnesary by the enterprise of onr eitizons, Tho adventurous plonver, who ia fonnd in advance of onr Settiements, eucounters mavy hardships and not unfre- quently dangers from savage incursions, Ho is generally poor, and it [4 fit that bis coterprise should be rewarded, by the privilege of purchasing the spot selected by him, not to exceed one hundred and sixty acres, It may bo sald that this company before they obtain a patent inast prove that within two years they have ereoted and have m operation one or more places on the said lands iron works, with a caparity for manufactaring at least fifteen hundred tons of iron per annum. Ou the other hand they are to have possession for two years of more than tweive thonsand acres of the ehoive lands of the Territory, of which nearly two thangand acres are to contain tron ore and coal, and over ten thousand acres to bo of timber land, selected by the ‘They will thus have the first executtve force: in fact, they are the ouly parties who at this time would ha whatever in the way of obtai Inasmuch ax Montana has not district the general With such exclusive and extraordinary privileges, how many companios would be willing to undertake furnaces that would produce five tons per day in much jeas than two years? It is plain that the preconded consideration on which the patent is to terte bears anjust ing pone to that of the ordinary pro-emptor, and that this Dill l# but tho precursor of a aystem of land distribution to a privileged class, unequal, ought net to receive the xanction of “amoent. Many thousand p.oneers baye turned th: «the Weate ritortex, s jog with thet an aris to be acquired by aturdy industry . ph laws, On their arrival thoy abould not find the od tand# aud the tra t# containing iron already surveyed and claimed by corporate co favored by special legieiation of Conzre-s. boundaries fixed even in advance of (he pubis r a departure from the salutary provision requiring a etiler upon unsarveyed lauds to lin t the boandaries of his claims to the linea of the poblie worvey. After they #hall have been esabliced he a ‘Hitte only fo a bee vinbon, big residence aed improveaents. The survey of the courpany may not accord with tha’ wheel goverment, wh le the will hereafter be wade by 1? patent tesued will Le deworiptiv io given limite of the liues of their roads, This pc inated in the belief ty fucuiition aforded by reaching the parts of the remote from the great cenines of population would axpe- dite the settlement ant sale of the publie domatu, These incidental advantages were secured without fur- ther pecuniory loon government by reason of the reserved sections, whiet a ain Min nv and imanulectarh we “ been distin inp rations. fom feet only prt« wit and for persone) ben that ratirowd crap! it is plain w with the pernicto doubtful expediency to 1 all competition with getyal wettiers by w me purchasers of pi fands in the Lerr.uries ¥ purpose, and particularly wher clothed with th special benefits of tie For myzeif, Pam esnei that the privileges of wn ordinary pre-eroptor + : to extend to incurporated cormpanies, A third objection may he mentioned, a€ it ox ‘ the spirit in whien spceial privileges’ are thy m corporated companies Land subject ty India alwaya boow # ed cy haw pul: asly xu °. mont until the fudian tities hart rib section of this act, n title are excepted from ys to be thawed 1 the New ¥« and Montene fron Mout d Manufacturing Gorm The bill provides that the patent “shail convey no ttle to any taineral laude except iron and enal, or ty any lands hold by right Of possession of by any other titis, yt Indian title, valid at (ve time of che selection of aid lands.” Tt will be seen that by the firet section Jands fn “Indian reservatios are excladed from indi vidual preemption right; but, by the fourth section, the over wny Indian Utie except @ renervation, nay bo the nature of the Indian title, unless It be a roservaiion, it is unprotected from the privilege conceded by this bill Without iurther prenaing the . tut heid by T nat the paten ject T return the bill to the Henate wehout my rignature, and with the follow ing a prominent objections to its 1K ® LAW Firt—That it gives to the New York and Moutans Tron Mining and Manufacturing Company pre ctapuon privileges to tron and coal lands on a large seule, and at the ordinary minimum—a privilge denied to ordinary pre-emptors It bestows upon the company large tracts of coal lands at one-sixteenth of the minimnam price re- quired from preemptors. It aleo retieves the company from restrictions Imposed upon ordinary pre-emptor im respect to Umber lands, allows double the time for pay- ment granted to pre etmpisrs on offered lands, and these privileges are for parposes not heretofore wathorized by the pre-emption lawa, but for trade and toanufseturing. s reemp'ion rights on such a reale, to private corporations, are unequal and hostile to ie polley and principles whieh sane Third——The Will rion of tand, ose it and aeqnire pi the Indian title is extinggished, and thus violates the good faith of the government toward the aboriginal tribes, ANDREW JOHNSON, Waeurxorox, D.C, Jane 15, 1504. FARMINGTON AND GEORGETOWN CITY CHARTER, Mr. Monnst. moved to call up the bill repealing the city charter of Washington and Georgotown, and provid. ing for their government by commiasioners Mr. Whaoy moved & postpone the above bill tii the 1st Monday in December. je wae in favor, be emid, of the other proposition, wich couferred universal euffrage on the Dhatrict, The pending bill was made the special order for Wednesday vert. BIROUTIVE REAL" At five o'clock the Senate went into executive sonsion and enon after adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wasmsetow, Jane 16, 1908 ‘ THE DORAL ORIEVELL 401 ath mmediatoly afvr the reading of the HraLoina, (rep.) of Ohio, offered the toltewlng pres aud resolution, and moved the “previous question" leged in the public prese that Men. Lovell member of this Hoow frm the state of 414, 00 (he evening of Tharetey, the 16h inetent, (¢ mit £0 assault wpon the person of i rine « member of this Ilouse from the Seate of lows, beeavee onda a. in jie Howse by the latier: aod whereas eal] eseam)t, {f conmmitie?. was a breach of the Roe of this House and of ihe mewber sssuulind, jaretare Heantved, That @ ariart commition of fre te appointe! the #pesker to im gate the» San conte re 4 with eaeh resold ment may be prey granting lands to aid in the construction of a riiroad and telegraph line from the Columbia river to ralt Lake City, whch was rad twice abd referred ww the Com- mittee on the Pacitic Railroad. THR PAY DEPARTMENT OF TTR Navy. On motion of Mr, Danitna, (tep.) of N. ¥., the Senate | bill to regulate the appointment of geet ora im the | navy and explanatory of act for, the Wor organ ci | tion of the pay department of the navy, Was takea (rom the Speaker's table, read three times REMOVAL OF SUNKEN WRECKS IN NRW YORK IARPOR, Mr, Raruono, (rep.) of N, ¥., Offered a@ resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Committee on Cow. | 1 merce to inquire into the expediency of providing for the removal or destruction of the sunken wreck obatruct- ing navigation at the entrance of New York harbor east of Sandy Hook. Ho also presented # memorial from Now York morchanis on the sare aabhject, RMPORTS PROM THY MILITARY GOMMIPTER, The House proceeded to the regular basiness in order, being the call of commitices for reports of a private character, HENCK, from the Committee on Military Affater, reported back, with amend:o°nts, an act to authorize ‘ho Secretary of War to sell a portion of the Fort L worth military reservation to the elty of L in the Stato of Kansas, fora public park. The am ments change the exient of laud from one hundred acres to not exceeding one haudred and sixty aeres in the southeastern part, aud change the price from “that at which adjacent lind was sold on tho 6.) day of May, to not les than two hundred dolla por acre. The amendments were agreed t 1 the bl passed. Also a bill 10 authorize the construction of a horee y Wwaerva'lon of Bort Leaven- nit passed f Cathoriue Walsh was read A three timos and passer. THB RECONSTRUCTION AYENIM sr. Mr. Brxauast, (rep ) of Obto, asked leave Co offer a con. corrent resolution requesting bie Prosideat of the United States to trausinit Jorthwith to the Executives of the several States copies of the articles of amendinent pro- posed by Congross to the State Legslatures to tthe constitution of the Umitod paeted Jone 15, 1466, to the end that tho Sites may proceed to act on maid ar ticles of umendinent Mr. Le Buoxn, (dem) of Ohio, asked the Speaker whether the concurrent resolution came ta by unanimous consent, ‘The Sreaken stat ported from the therefore privileged Ar, BixcHas corrected that, and raid ho weked upant- mous consent to introduce it as a member Mr. 1s Buoxp sald, the conseut has ne is w on its fi Ty requ tive Lo #oud copies of the proposed artic ut to tho different States, and yor th Executive to approve or reject the joint reel posing them has not yet elapsed, (A member in vielnity here said # y hin ina whisper.) 1 h tive Is not required int resulution proposing constitutional amend- his understanding that it was re. | nittoe on Recongwruction, and been given, te the Ex. ‘The resolut ee ments. Mr. Raspatt, (lem Speaker’ whet! @ the House, The sreaken—If the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Bing- makes (he report from the Recopstruction Com. mitteo, of which be isa member, It is bofore the Hou otherwise it by subject to objection by any member, Mr. La Brown, without paying attention to t seene, naid that i had been the practice ta submit re lubons proposing conrtitutional amendments wo the Executive Mr. Hixevane the practi e, Mr, Le Brae repliod of Pa., interrupted, and rtherd was anything halienged him to say when that had beeu that it wae done under Mr, Buchanan's adminixiration, and aly under Mr. Lin coin's My Hosa inquired whether twelve amend. United States f heen «ulwitted to oF approved by thy Pre mente reported by the first Congres® had eve sident? Mr. Lx Broxn sald he wax aware that to the early biv- tory of the country the reeord showed nothing on the rabject. Tt did not show that constitutional amendments wore either approved or rejceted by the President; tut it wow a fact which gentlemen could not escape that the constitotion made no exception whatever as to bills and revolotions requiring the sixwature of the Pre He denouuord Uhts as a move to evade another plated that he should 0 of Ue concurrent ubjeet to the roeolution, i make@ the mot walt ts mut be wab- mitted w the President ofthe United States the Chair will decide that point ' Mr, Le Boosb=L did got raise that polnt of order, 1 Wautthat proposition, when it de cone before the | Hoase, to be open fv if vontloman as hav- bs roan , aleo ar tat an @bjection, if ihe SyraK ue u fog made th andt eeing it tae onthe geptiomen. mised the point and < the wbjection ts hot good. The | he Seopreme Cor & decision, Tall before Lira, ashe Lea fount Whis dt question, Mr, Jonxsom, idem ) of Pa —The # oy a quest ho tis Bh The #eraKen—Th naylwanie cer | talaly does mot and the Chair or ‘ bot bave The quea- | Hon sas ta ced die w 1503 In the Renate of the Vinited Sates on a motion that the then p invat -hasld be submited to the Preskient. On mation that 4 be directed to pre ty the Fr tod States, for bis appro: | on, the re D posed by both Congress pro Come that th thn propor rowed by bir saine qnestion ea be Suprome Court of the United stat ' the w nt to the constitution propos d in asidtod that the amendm ax not valid, not | t approved by ¢ t of the United | Mr. Lee. ty J, in reply to thee | arcutment, eid: — Huw couree been pur pied relat'ye to ail mente that have polley oF s a qualified nega tive on tions of gre The Conrt, speaking thromgh Me Chase (Justice), ob nerves, there can yorely be no necew that ‘argument oot only canon 0 nothing not ame "i with propoaitie linents to the constitution i r constitutional amendment was Mir Lincoln, it wax eent back by tim with bat, ae it wee it, und @ reset tio mittee ou the ary In the Senate apd adopted with out a diviaton, #taling that that was dene through inad- vertence, ant the 'y wee directed not to notify the Houle of the Senate's having recerved notion t the President had signed the cons'itational amendme In debating that qnewton the Senator from Maryland (Reverdy Jotinson) sad:—Now the propomition is that no proporal by Congress of an amendment to the ean. receiving the weppert of two-thirds rem, i (0 be submiteed to 0 jent shall approve it That lw mot min the other mode of prope being (wu tno los—one mode is on the cae Has Congrem anything to do with that? All will admit that their engle duty, then, lean imperntive duty to call econvention, so Wat the whole object of the lause, ae « neeme to ine, IX merely to begins tnede by whieh the people shail by an opportenity of deviding whether the constitution shall be amended of not; but when, sa ly vtated by the honorable chairman of the Judielary Committes, every atendment whieh has been adoptet haa Lorn snbmitied to the States withoot having osea approved by (he President, and when the Bopreme Coert, eta time when it eoed ae high ae it hae ever stond ab an: wnee \t6 Organization, refused even to hear en argh iment on the rabpert, euppering Ht to be too coer for dincumcon, it would seem to me tet mag! to con ae weuled The Kensie #0 voted. state in reply to the remark of moan from Penexyivania (Mr Johneon) that thie le @ pertlement pon ot fe 8 question a to whether the Chair rball @irect the Jolrt resale ion propewing @n einendment to the con " to be presented by the Committee ob Karol ted Livile of thie Hane to te Prowdent of (ie United Staten the Chair hae decided that fe net lo ateortance h (he Constitution or with the onifortn gangs, with ception alinded to aa occurring im the leat nation, net 1 sty tien bo hie em The the gen Abe presented, The objee J con to th rent reed ot het nee) Me. Le owe all def renee te the inion A he Chair, and Ur the enthoriies cited, eald The queetion whiel the Chair har prewaled @ am entirely pew one, and pot the ope he mate The otjeotion thet he made tee in the Introduction of the Will ab thie Une The hresxen. The pentiomnan from Obie now objerts Jo the introdurtion of (he Coucerrent feetution; amd it be pet betwe the Howse Mr Le Hin That ie the only objection f mate. Mr Vowman them gave netive that be woolt \ntreteoe Lue coo arreet relation «@ Monsey morning Meer armor me A camber of vitie were (hea reperted from committees “For the reed 0€ W lam Dh hich Tor the relia of Captein A. fh ated - we i be Sim te sora, Se0t, ate a . ted riod. The ie ibe Fore ett inte Repo a ihe PRICE FOUR CEN Relating to acting Lav! ou the table, ering the names of First Liouteoants Edward ud others to be placed and borne on the muster na fa tho army. atant surge army, Taid on the table For the relief of Joseph Parkivs, allowing him $18 Per percts for sone delivered by him at the Rock Ising} Sreaual, instead of hm contract price, — Passed For the relief of members of the Thirty ment of lawa vol Laid on t A Mr. ALston uurth United Staten from the service. cera of the Signal Corps eng Laid oo the table rehef of certain ofleers of the volunteer who failed to mak: * revarns of stores and o » amen section of the act of Jone 20, 1864, to incroas of soldiors of the United Btalew army, 6 08 to authorize payment to officers and soldiers for privais lores for the term of thirty days after the po f that act. 0% bille and petitions 00 the kame #ubject were laid on \ A bill for the relet of Exekiel the table, A bill for the retier of Fi camp to Brign A With tn relatic the covernment, A Wilt to eredit John ©, MeFe with $1,265, for whieh he ta: New Mexico, Passe table Moulton, Laid on late Alde a Passed. rot ed. M. Btout, Sevond regimens For the relief of Charles Penngylvania reserve, Parsed Thile were reported from the Comuitice on Naval Afiairs, and disposed of ax follow Directine the Committee on Naval Attain naider the expedioney of wecounting pilovs ax oh tthe navy, aod giving them exim pay amd allowance Laid on the table For the reliet of Captain John Faunce. Laid on the thorizing the restoration of Com y. Pad Elisha W. Dunn, Pay the. pay Hart, Naval Constructor, ¢ 4 (gun elevating screw invented by hit w of Bal » of ef of Captain John J, Young, United States og him the pay oF capt: the retired lat, from Augest, 1834, to Maret, 1865. I's vd. For tae relief of the beiry of Lieutenant Joshaa Todd, lato United States Army. Paaved F tho relief of Joho KR, Hickey, Acting Apsistant Enginwor United States Navy. Laid on the table. (rep.) Of Max, from the Comuittes on Mr. Baxne, Z Aft reported w bill for the payment to J, United States Consul at Cyprus, of three for the expensey of bis “ 1. DeAMAN, (rop.) of M Committes om Territories, reported a jornt rose) thortaing the Secretary of the La to wetile the accounts of Wan. A. West, as Sarehai of the Territory of Nebraska, Passed, Mr. Buexaasen, (rep.) of Ma, the Committee om Tnvaiid Mary Me Manu vm Of Philac the Bixty winth jafontry. Vaned. Avo a bill for the relief of Samuel Donahue, Laid on the table, IAL COMMITIEE OX THE ROO KAU-GPTTNFLL APFAUM SreakeM announced the spe: ial committee thie at Monere Spaulding, A Morediew UAV ANTED TA Mi On motion of Mr, Wann, leave of abmence was granted to Mr. Roussean * KXPRSMON UF PATENT RESHOTED. ADI ort two days since by Me. Myers, frou Comat emls, to extend the patent Jon mn Hall & cement Lhe inside of metalle water pipe xtin ordor, and, alter @ long debate, WHAKING OW MATURDAT. Raven it wax ordered that the w be confined w general debate on moonage. MATION HITE 0 the eonederation of the bill 0 Staten lately 1a insurree feline 1 the floor, yielded to Mr. Onvm, that he shoud addrons the House iy Mr Heise, (rep.) of N. Y., offered the following amend- mont the bill>— Vrovidet, however, That this art shall nat be construed to deny the right of each hawen of Congress to be Lie ) get vnlet athe of Teluros and qualiiestions. of Wa own f Gf (0 probiblt the admiesion by either house of any duly Cloeted and qualiOed, op taking the required aie, ak any tie Mr: Our, (rop.) of Ind., marie a epeceh In rapport of he Oil), afer which it Wout orer Until Mundy next LAS» ORAST IN ALD OF A Hal ho Mr Dowwaay, (rep } of Minn., from the Committes on Public Laude, reported back the Menate Joint reste don parsed yenterday, esplaneiery of and in add tion te the a tof May 5, 186b, granting lands to ald Ln ihe con. etroetion of certain raitroads in Wiscontin, Read « third Ume ant passed, The Benate bi 1 MILI Rey eRERD * comfirming the title of Alex od in Broome county, Wisconsin, and pension to Mrs, Margaret Fallon, and to detne number aud regulate the appointm ot of officers of Avy, were taken (rom the Spoaker's table, read twioe aud appropriately referred. HDR GRATIN OFFIOR IN TH NAVY DeranrwenT, Mr Kien, (rep) of Mase, from the Commitee on Naval Allaits, reported back the henate bill pansed Apri hee In the Navy Depart Pierretes with on Clalina, rep Vovted mt tary amendment to appel cue, The amendment was agreed (o and Use bill paneed, KECOR! FROM THR COMMITTEE OF INVALID PENmONE Mr. Coreworm, (dem.) of Va, from th 2 yrted back adversely the petit Tovaid Peasions, re for a pension W Henrietia 0. 6 offlcer in the ot bin duty, The adverse report war bare! on the cply that the revenue service ls part of the civil eer for « are WA allowed. Me Howe egalnet the report, aed m petition be re oma wirwotic Afver and the Laren Committers of The peution of Je the tab! The Renate Jonathan W Gorden, nto \alantey, wbiel the teltef of Captain Cains, L. Hocketay, which bill pasmed May 1 Jas may of the BS was paned The Jobn H. Crowell, Asistant Qoartermaster United Slates Army. VPanwed. JeMnen 10 peCKonn meno Introd tutlon direct tn note incumion it was, on motion of Mr Wi ommitien oe Military Affaire COREA TORINO AT Om Mr, Moorhead was excased frum service on the Mons. sea Grinnell commilies aod Mr Thayer appointed im his place. Mr Meas, (rep) of Pa, prow Henry K. Kalotwowek!, asking an appropriation of twa Uvvamand Ove hundred dotiars Uy parclaee and poy tor @ bunt of oral Kastner Polaek), & lied at Pavaouals during the Hevolationsry war, which but was rerouted » Keunders, of Fiviadeipbia, a the Livrary Commitee of the Usirty~ {orth Congrom, aa s companion to ibat of Kosctusko, porhased from bie by Congress At four o chock (he Howse adjourned. fom of United Mates Senator I Ham pe Comcome, BTL, Jane V6, Usea, The rte for Uoltet Mates Seuster to the Howse of Reproseotative: Wo-day reruied a follows —Jomes W, Petiercom, 190, Ire A Kastinen, 110, Denies Clark, & In the Bewale te vole soot —Patlerern, 9; Kastan, 3. Mr Vetiorsom was warmy congreiuisied im ead oat of the rate House o@ Lis election Moveme of General Sherman. Goraavem, GW, Jane is, 100 Major Generel fherman arrived here thin ar the United Mates revequs cutter Joba A. fir vee rel and sal wore invited wp town bry (ie Mayer aed euteraiee’ ats hetal, afer Which they i! for Deine - ag Sewe from Gan Vraneiees. Has Vearcwer, June 14, 1808 Gewerel Halleck tariet north jpreertay oe war nervy pected, 1)! oe remwnme the by the late Henry request of ihe v eee. | ” ne peck en wae éryerimett Ro bart Poutone hee rived, ring 16,000 tage of wes quite ot Howe Kong & from ry ry ileal MATON DeT weer writ wD sonm penny roe ON® THO » DOLL bee —COLD vuwar ren - ’ A bibard match for one thovenn4 dotiere, @fleee bum. tret powwts ep. wae played lem wight et (he Cooper ritote, between Willem Goldthwatt, of Boston, Jone Deory, of thie cay, The gems wen venstifelly tasted 08 00 f Kovenagh & Deckers fell ee puna tables, ond wes won by Guisihosh are teat A lows bare the erove steading 6 the tween 1,000 we beery 0 ),20b