The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsnINeToN, March 6, 1s66.

Mr.. Morrell, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a bill to establish
telegraphic communication between
New York and the West Indies. =
Mr.. CONFESS, of CAL, moved to take
up the bill to extend the time for with
drawing goods from public stores.
Mr.. Brown, of No., desired to call up
the bill for the reimbursement of the
State of Missouri for expenses in equip
ping and paying the militia OF that
State.
Mr.. CONFESS appealed to. Mr.. Brown
to let the bill named by him be called
up.
Mr.. Brown said he would do so if it
would not lead to discussion.
Mr.. Sprague, of r. L, said he intend
ed to discuss the bill named by MIR.
CONFESS.
The bill moved by Mr.. Brown was
taken up and passed.
The bill to extend the time for with
drawing goods from public stores was
taken up, the pending motion being to
reconsider the vote by which 1t was
passed.
AT the expiration of the morning
hour the joint resolution to amend tile
constitution, on the subject of repre-
sentation, was taken up.
Mr.. Salisbury, of DEL, addressed the
Senate in opposition to it.
Mr.. Clark, of N. H., called up the
Joint Resolution to give the consent of
Congress to the annexation of the coun=
ties of Berkeley and Jefferson, belong
ing to the State of West Virginia.
Mr.. Riddle, of Del, moved to amend
by adding a proViso that the question
be determined by vote of the people
of the counties. s
Mr.. Clark said the people of those
counties had already voted in favor OF
annexation.
Mr.. Riddle said that out of sixteen
hundred voters in one of the counties,
only thirty voted. There were thirteen
hundred voters in the county now, and
out of them twelve hundred were in ta-
vor of the proposition which he Rid
dle) had presented.
Mr.. Clark said it did not appear that
there were any means adopted to pre-
vent a full vote from being taken when
twas taken. The men who were abb
sent in the rebel army ought not to
have an opportunity to vote now.
Mr.. Riddle said n great many who
went into the rebel army were there
because they were forced in.
Mr.. Clark said if that WAS so he was
anxious to put them into State in
which. they would be less apt to be
forced into rebel army hereafter. The
rebels ought to be thankful enough to
be permitted to live under the Govern
ment, without attempting to control 1t.
Mr.. Pomeroy asked MIR. Riddle If he
would accept as an amendment to his
proviso that it be submitted to the peo-
pie without distinction of color.
Mr.. Riddle said he would not.
Mr.. Riddles proviso was not adopted.
The joint resolution was then passed
by vote of 80 yeas against nays.
at O'Clock the Senate, on motion of
Mr.. Grimes, went into executive ses-
sion, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Loan, the Senate
bill granting land to aid in the con-
of railroad and telegraph
line from the States of Missouri and
Arkansas to the Pacific coast, was taken
from the speakers table, read and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Pacific
Raiirond.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from Joint Committee
on Reconstruction, reported in part, ev-
idence relating to the States of Arkan-
sas, Missouri, Georgia and Alabama,
and asked that it be printed. It was SO
ordered.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pa, introduced n bill
compensation to MANNED sol
diers and sailors who are entitled by
law to artificial limbs, in lieu of such
limbs, whichwas read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
The House reconsidered its order in
reference to the military academy bill,
so that Mr.. Schenck might offer again
his amendment, which he did as fol-
lows: And provided further that no
part of the money appropriated by this
or any other act shall be applied to pay
or subsistence of any credit from any
State declared to be in rebellion against
the Government of the United States,
n ta,. fI,a n 11f div Of .TnnnnFV.
1866, until such State shall have been
returned to its original relations to the
Union, under and by virtue of an act
or Joint resolution OF Congress for that
case is made and provided.
Mr.. Blaine, of Me-, offered an amend
ment and sent it to the clerks desk and
had it read; substitute which he pro-
nosed to offer to the amendment, as fol-
lows: That no part of the money here
by appropriated shall be applied to the
support or pay of any cadets hereafter
not in conformity with the
express provisions of law regulating
the appointment of cadets at West
Point Academy.
Mr.. Blnine stated that his substitute
was verbaetm ct literatim taken from
the West Point appropriation bill, APP
proved April 30th, 1864, designed to cure
the evils of foisLing upon Southern.
districts boys from Northern States.
or forty Northern boys
had been sent to West Point, colonized
as if appointed from Southern districts
sent there in violation of law. There
were not vacancies now for one-third
of the Southern districts; their places
had been filed by Northern boys, APP
pointed as il from the South, and would
remain filled till 1867 or 1868. The
President had authority to make ten
annually, and the adop-
ton of this amendment would be say
ing TO the President, in substance: We
cannot trust you to aPPQinta single ca; a.
Diet from the South. If you desire to
nominate the son of Gov. Brownlow or
of John Minor Bolts you cannot do 1t.
This amendment would cut oil from
the President the power to appoint
boy from the South, even though MS
father and all his male relatives had
fallen in the service of the country
Mr.. Conkling inquired whether the
amendment or substitute suggested
would disturb the boys whom the gem
tleman from Maine describes as having
Mr.. Biaine-No, sir, neither amend
ment affects them. My substitute
merely prevents any further colonial
ton from the South, and leaves the
question just AS the law leaves it to-day.
NEW ORLEANS, March 5.-The fire
mems demonstration yesterday was one
of the finest ever in the city, and the
engines were beautifully and tastefuily
decorated. The day passed of pleas
antly, with exception of the temporary
arrest of a band, numbering thirteen,
for playing the "BOnnie Blue Flag"
md other Southern airs.
The steamer Mary keene, OF Shreve-
port, for New Orleans, was burned on
1ha 02fI IN Rod River with fO0 bales