The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-02
CONGREssIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.


mittee on the Judiciary, reported an act
to continue cases pending i'll the Terri
torial courts of Nevada TO courts formed
under the new State Government. Ii
was ordered TO be printed
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military commit
tee, reported back the House resolution
of thanksto General Sheridan, which was
passed unanimously
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance conf
mittee, reported the genei al appropria-
tion bill for the fiscal year 1866.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance CON-
mittee, reported adversely on the bill TO
increase the salaries of members of Con-
gress. Agreed to.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported the House resolution de,
claring the States of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Fforl-
da, Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana, Tex
as, Arkansas and Tennessee not entitled
to representation in the Electoral Col
lege for the choice eff President and Vice
President for the term Of office commenc-
ing on the 4th of March next, with an
amendment, to insert in the preamble al
ter the words 'rebelied against the Gov
ernment of the United States the words
"and were in such state of rebellion on
the 9th of November, 1864, and Novem-
ber election tor electors for President and
Vice President of the United States, ac-
cording to the Constitution and laws
thereof was held in said States on SAID
day" The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Ten Eyck moved to amend by
4. . 4 a "
planned that that State had formed a
State government, and had ordered an
election for Presidential electors.
Further consideration OF the subject
was postponed, to give way for the Of
fering, by Mr. Conness, OF the credentials
of Messrs. James II. Nye aud VIM. n.
Stewart Senators elect from the State OF
Nevada.
Mr.. Davis objected to the swearing in
of these Senators to-day. He urged that
Congress had passed no law admitting
Nevada into the Union.
Mr.. Trumbnll said Nevada had been
admitted into the Union by the Presl-
dents proclamation, and that an ena-
bling act had been passed authorizing
such admission 1t was not necessary To
pass any act of Congress on the sebJect
Mr. johnson said the question was not
a new one. Missouri and Michigan had
been admitted to the Union on an en-
abling act and proclamation of the
President. No act of Congress further
than an enabling act, was necessary. Ii
was very clear that when the ground OF
precedent and the ground of authority,
that the Senators from Nevada were en-
titled to their seats.
The question of postponing the admis-
sion of the Senators from Nevada was
then put and lost.
Messrs Stewart and Nye were then du-
ly sworn into office by Vice-Presldent
Hamlin
Mr. sherman, from the committee on
Finan 90, reported bill supplementary
to an act entitled an act to adopt provl-
sional currency, secured by pledge of
United States bonds, and to provide for
the circulation and redemption thereof,
which provides tina no national banking
association organized under the act to
which this is supplementary shall at any
time hereafter pay out OH loans or dis
counts, or in purchasing bills of exchange,
or in payment of deposits, or any other
mode directly or indirectly pay out. or
put i'm circulation the notes of any bank
or banking association not organized I'M
der the provisions of this act.
Mr.. Foote offered IA resolution, which
was adopted, for the classification of the
two Senator'S from Nevada, that two
slips of paper be placed IN a box, the
figure one to be OH one of them, and the
figure three ON the other; the drawer OF
number one to serve until 1869, and the
drawer of number three until 1867. This
was done, and Mr.. Stewart drew the long
term, end Mr.. Dye the short term.
The Senate resumed consideration OF
the resolution offered by Mr Trumbull.
Mr. Trumbull was opposed to Mi. Ten
Eyck's motion 10 exempt Louisiana from
the provisions of the resolution. Ihe
Judiciary committee, i'll session on this
subject, has avoided al expression OF
opinion as to whether Louisiana was or
was not in the Union.
At two O'Clock the Senate went into
executive session and soon after adjourn
ed.
HoUsE.-Mr Cresswell Otfere d the fol-
lowing resolution, and asked unalnmou
consent; but objection was made by Mr..
Norris of New York:
ResOlred, That the Secretary OF War
be directed to report to the House what
compensation, if any, has been award
ed in each of the several slave
States represented in Congress, to loyal
persons to whom colored volunteers at
the time of their enlistment owed ser
vice or labor. and if 10 compensation or
only partial compensation has been
made, that he further report the reason
or reasons why the act approved Febru-
ary 23d, 1864, 50 far as it relates to such
coiored volunteers, has not been exc
cuted
The House proceeded to the consldera-
ton of the improvement, and for remov-
ing the natural distractions TO trade be-
tween the East and West.
Mr.. Arnold made a speech especially In
support of the construction of the Michi-
pan and Illinois canal, without which the
Niagara ship canal would be of no use to
the Western States. Both should be
adopted as parts of the same system OF
defence and commerce.
Mr.. James c. Allen advocated a ready,
reasonable and certain means OF trans
portation for the products of the West to
the Atlantic coast.
Mr.. Strouse, in a few words, advocated
the Niagara ship canal.
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