The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-11

q lI WAsaINGToN, July 10,

SENATE.-Mr. Stewart, of Nevada,
submitted a resolution, request
ing the President to interpose the
good offices of the United States to pro-
cure the release of persons held as prls-
oners in Canada and elsewhere fol. parti-
cipation in the Fenian movement, which
was laid over until to morrow.
Mr.. Poland introduced bill to extend
the time of the Alabama and Florida
Railroad for the payment Of duty on
railroad iron, which was referred to the
Financial Committee.
Mr.. Trumbpll called up House bill to
fix the number of Judges of the Suprems
Court of the United States and tt
change certain Judicial courts. The biz
was passed 1t pr p1fET IS that no vacancy
in the Office pf Associate Judge shall bt
filled until the number of Associate JUS
tices shall be reduced to six, and makes
certain changes in the places for holding
the Circuit Courts of the United States
The bill to enlarge the public gronnd'
arouud the Capite. was taken up.
MIR. Wade called up the bill to repea
the act retroceedihg the city and county
Of Alexandria to the State of Virginia
which was discussed by Messrs. Wade
Henderson, Stewart, Saulsbury, Howard
and Harris, after which it was postponed
until tomorrow at o'clock.
Mr.. Conness called up bill to quit lant
title in the State Of California, for tn.
purpose of concurring in all but one q
the House amendments. The Senate
concurred in the last amendment of tina
House.
Mr.. Howard called up the joint reso-
luton giving the right OF way to the
Uuion Pacific Railroad and its branches
through the Nevada reservations. 1t
was on motion of Mr.. Grimes referred to
the Military Committee.
The Senate went into executive se
sion, and short time after adjourned,
WASHINGTON, July 10.
HoUsE-The tariff bill came first as
the unfinished business of, yesterday.
Mr. Wentworth addressed the House
in an hours speech, in favor of protec-
tion against Foreign Competition.
Mr.. Morrill, addressed the House, de-
Tending the bill generally. but asserting
that the demand for higher tariff came
less from New England than from other
quarters. The bill, if Objectionable Ia
points, could be amended in the Senate.
At all events, Congress it is believed,
would not adjourn until some tariff bill
was passed, even if it had to sit till
December next.
After considerable debate Mr.. Morrell
moved to fill the blank left in the section
taxing cotton, with the word three, so as
to make the duty on cotton, raw or man.
ufactured, three cents per pound. This
was agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, offered an
amendment to reduce the duty on rail.
road iron from l cent per hundred to ]
cent per hundred.
Mr. Farquaher moved to amend the
amendment by reducing to so cents per
hundred.
Mr. Price moved to reduce the dnty on
salt in packages from AZ to 20 cents, ana
on salt in bulk from 80 to "a cents per
100 pounds.
These amendments having been offer
ed, tho previous question was moved aud
seconded on all pending amendments.
thus preventing any others from being
offered.
Separate votes were taken on amend
ments reported from the Committee OF
the Whole of the state of the Union, as
follows: For increasing the duty on pig
iron from nine to ten dollars per ton,
was disagreed to without division