The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
wAsHrNeToN, March IA, 1865.

preparation for the civil expenses OF the
government for the current fiscal year.
Among other amendments were the
following: striking out the appropria-
ton for rebuilding the outer range
light house in Sandusky bay; striking
out the proviso that cnrpeting for the
public buildings shall be of Dorcester
manufacture; and reducing the item
for expenses in detecting counterfeiting
of United States notes from Sl90,0O to
$4,000. Among others the report
strikes out an item for the expenses OF
the census of AriZonia in 1864: for the
compilation of laws of the United States
relating to commerce and navigation.
1t adds an item of $40, 600 for deticien-
cies in funds for sick and disabled sea-
men; it provides salary for the Treas
urer Mt San Francisco 81 500 additional
rs Assistant Treasurer OF the United
States, and for the Assistant Treasu-
rers at Boston and st. Louis s., 600 each.
Mr.. Williams presented the memorial
of the Oregon Legislature against the
taxation of mining end mining claims.
Referred to the Committee on Mines
and Mining.
Mr.. Morgan presented the petition OF
the Adams Express Company for the
issue of United States notes in lieu of
like notes destroyed by fire, which was
referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, to whom was referred
the civil rights bill with the House
amendments, reported that the commits
tee had agreed to the House amend
Grafton of the bill for the purpose of
concurling.
Mr.. Davis therein objected, and the
bill lies over.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion and subsequently adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Wilson, ofIowa, from the Judicf-
ary Committee, reported back the Sen
ate bill in relation to the Court oil
Claims with the following amendment
as an additional sections: "That ut the
end of each of the Court of Claims the
Clerk of said Court shall transmit a
COPY of the decisions thereof to the
heads of departments, the Solicitor,
Comptroller, and Auditors of the Trea-
sury, the Commissioner of the General
Land Offices, and of Indian Anmrs,
the Chiefs of Bureaus and other officers
charged with adjusting claims against
the United States" The amendment
was agreed to, and the bill 80 amended,
was passed. r1.s. 2
Mr.. Spalding obtained leave to make
n personal explanation. He observed
by the report in the Globe that the
Joint resolution which he had intro
duced last Monday touching the tax
alton of the national currency, had
been characterized by the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Nfr. Stevens,) as
rank population. Nothing could be
farther from his Mr.. Spalding's) mind
than to infringe on the national credit.
He regarded it as he did the apple of his
eve: the object of his resolution was
simply to permit greenbacks to be tax
ed in his State Just as State bank notes
have heretofore been taxed there; he
did not intend his joint resolution to
apply to the interest bearing bonds OF
the government.
Mr.. Stevens confessed that when he
made the remark he was not aware of
the object of the joint resolution, and
had only followed the lead of the dis
tinEuished gentleman from Illinois, MIR.
Wentworth, whom he was always hap
ply to follow-(laughter.) He found,
however, that the resolution was en-
tirely different from what he thought 1t
was, and of course his remark was en-
tirely misapplied.
Mr.. .Donnelly, of Minnesota, by unan-
imous consent, introduced bill grant
ing land to Minnesota for. the es-
tnblishment for the reliefof disabled
soldiers and sailors, which was read
twice and referred to the committee on
public lands.
The. House resumed, as the business
of the morning hour, the bill reported
yesterday by Mr.. Cook, from the Judi
ciary Committee, amendatory of the
act of March Sd, 1868, relating to the
habeas corpus, and regulating judicial
proceedings in certain cases. Inc SUD-
stitute reported by the committee pro-
poses to exact that any search, seizure,
arrest or imprisonment made, or other
trespass or wrong done or committed,
or any acts admitted to be done during
the rebellion by any officer or person,
under and by virtue of any order writ
ten or verbal general or special, issued
by any military officer of the United
States, holding the command of the de-
pnrtment, district or place, within
which such seizures. search, arrest or
imprisonment was made, done or COM
mitted, or any acts were so admitted to
be done, either by the person or officer
to whom the order is addressed, or by
any other person aiding or assisting
him therein, shall be held and are de-
clared to come within the parview OF
the act to which this is amendatory,
and within the purview of the 4th, 9Th
and 9Th sections of said act, for all the
purposes of defense, transfer, appeal,
error or Limitation provided therein
Other sections of the bill relate to the
defence to be made in 'such judicial
proceeding.
the bill. 1t embraced, he said, princi-
pies which were also embraced intthe
habeas corpus act of 1888, approved and
signed by President Jackson. They
were,
l. That the United States shall pro-
tect its officers in executing its laws
and maintaining its authority. And
.. That the question whether an OH
Ger was acting under the authority oil
the United States.
These Two principles he ,conceived
could not DO surrendered without sur
rendering the power of the American
government. He moved TO reconsider
the bill.
Mr.. Harding, of Kentucky, opposed
the bill, and made n speech to show
how it could be used to protect the
most desperate and outrageous acts Of
the United States officers and soldiers
Tho morning hour having expired
before the close of the remarks of Mr.,
Harding, the bill went over until to-
morrow.
Mr., Pike, of Maine, asked leave to in
troduce the following resolution:
WHEREAS the Governors of the sew
eral British provinces have publicly
warned our fishing fleets off the fishing
ground adjacent to their coast, and
have thus indicated n design to renew
unreasonable claims made by them
prior to the negotiation of the recipro-
city treaty and to annoy our principal
commerce. Therefore,
ResoLUed, That the Secretary of the
Navy be requested to send "a naval force
to the fishing grounds to protect oul
citizens in the enjoyment of their rights
as recognized by the treaty of 1875.
Mr.. Banks, of Mass.-1 have no OBJ.
iectfons to The resolution being referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Pike-I wish The action of the
House upon the resolution.
Messrs. Banks, Wentworth and 9th
ers objected to this.