The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-03
Congregational Proceeding.
WASHINGTON, July 2

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! WASHINGTON, July 2
| Mr.. Clark from Special Committee to
| take into consideration the condition OF
| the Mississippi levees, made report ac-
companied by bill making appropria-
rions for the repair of the same.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in re.
ply to q resolution Of Friday last, states
| in communication to the Senate, that
the Treasury Department had informa-
tion at the time of the appointment of
| Thomas ElmOre as Collector of Customs
| at Mobile, that ElmOre had never held
office under the late Rebel Government,
but had been opposed to the rebellion
from its commencement.
| Mr.. Nye introduced joint resolu
for the representation Of the mining in
terests of this country at tue Paris exhi-
| bition in 1867. Referred to the commit.
tee on Mines.
| Mr.. Conness called up the bill to on
quire into the title to certain lands in
Benicia, California, which was passed
| A bill to pay certain volunteers called
into the service at Cincinnati to repel
| the Kirby Smith invasion i'll 1862. was
passed.
| Mr.. Harris. from the committee of
| Conference Oh the disagreeing votes of
| the two Houses, on resolution for the
representation of the United States at
the Paris Exposition, reported that the
| cOmmitte had struck out the words ia
coin" after the amounts appropriated,
and thus amended the resolution goas
| to the President
| 'rba N;oora Shin Canal hill NUaa naA r
poued without discussion, until to-mor-
row. .....
! Mr.. Harris introduced a bill for the
| removal of cases involving five hundred
| dollars in which the defendant is an
| alien or citizen of another State Also a
| bill to amend an act establishing the
Judicial Court
Mr.. Clark introduced bill appropri-
ating 81 500, 900 as follows: S595 900 in
Louisiana, $655 900 10 Mississippi and
$3.50 900 in Arkansas. 1t requires the
Secretary of the Treasury to make re
port to the next session OF Congress,
showing how much of the money has
been expended, how expended and by
whom the particular levees repaired
| their condition, the area protected by
| them and the amount of money remain.
ing uneXpended.
| Mr.. Nye introduced Il resolution au-
| thorizing the Secretary of State to ap-
point committe of scientific men most
competent to attend an exhibition of
foreign machinery, and appropriating
$4,000 therefor Referred,
MIR. Brown, from the Military Commit
tee, reported joint resolution for the
relief of certain Missouri volunteers who
served during the war.
| The Senate, on motion Of Mr.. Stewart,
concurred in the House amendments to
a bill granting lands in Minnesota for
railroad purposes
| Mr.. Wilson called up II Joint resolu
tion for the appointment OF ii committee
to investigate and settle the Iowa war
claim, which was passed.
| The bill to amend the organizes acts of
| the Territories OF Nebraska, Colorado,
Dakota, Montana, Washington, Arizonia,
Idaho, Utah and New Mexico, was taken
up. The question was upon MIR Bucka.
lows amendment To strike out the bill
forbidding discrimination on account of
color in the bestOwal of the elective tran
chise
Mr.. Salisbury spoke in favor of the
amendment He said if anything oc-
Cured to make it essential to the wei
| fare of the white men. that the negroes
in these territories shonld be granted
the right of suffrage. If so, it might be
known to the Senate. Mr.. Salisbury
spoke at great length, referring to the
| origin and prosecution of the war.
Mr.. Conness moved postponement.
Mr.. Hendricks hoped that the bill
would not be postponed. If it was the
intention to pass it it might as well be
passed to-day as at any other time.
and the bill was postponed until to-
morrow.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on
conference on the disagreeing votes on
the FreedmeA's Bureau bill, made re-
port The report sustains the Senates
proposition relative to South Carolina
lands occupied by the freedmen
Mr.. Conness called up bill to SO amend
the bill establishing mail service be-
tween the United States and China, so
as to relieve the steamship company
from the obligation of touching at
Honolulu.
| Mr.. Conuess explained the necessity OF
the provision, as it would save six OF
seven days time in trip to China.
Mr.. Grimes opposed the bill on the pro
test of Naval Offices stationed at Sand
wich Islands. 1t was the most impor
tont part of the mail contract to take
care of American matters on the Sand
wich Islands.
Mr.. Fessenden spoke against the bill
Mr.. Wilson offered as an amendment q
substitute, authorizing the Pacific Mai
Steamship Company to establish a
monthly steamship line between San
Francisco and the Sandwich Islands, in
stead of touching at Honolulu, as requir
| ed by law, with their steamers engaged
in carving the mail between the United
States and China.
Mr. Nye hoped Mr.. Wilson's substitut,
would not be adopted, and spoke
against it. ~ 49,
After further debate in which Messrs
Grimes, Fessenden and Stewart particl
pated. the Senate went into executive
session and soon after adjourned.
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