The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-15
CONGREssIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March IA.

| amendment TO Ine blIl 60 supply the de-
ficiency in the appropriations for the
civil expenses of the government for the
current fiscal year -
Among the amendments intro duced
are the following
HStriking out the appropriation for re.
building the Outer Range Light House,
in Sandusky Bay. -
Striking out the proviso that carpets
for the public buildings shall be of do
mestic manufacture
Reducing the item for expenses in de-
tecting the counterfeiting of the United
States notes from one hundred, to fifty
thousand dollars.
Among others the report strikes out
| the item for the expenses OF the census
| of Arizonia in 1864
. For compilation of the laws OF the
United States in relation to the revenue
commerce and navigation
| 1t adds an item of $4,000 for def
| cheney in funds for the sick and disabled
seamen.
Itprovides for a salary for the Treas
urer at San Francisco of 81 500 addition
al as Assistant Treasurer of the United
States, and for the Assistant Treasurer
at Boston and st. Louis five thousand
| dollars each.
Mr.. Williams presented the memorial
of the Oregan Legislature against the
| taxation of mining claims. Referred
to the committee Oh Mines and Mining.
Mr. Morgan presented the petition of
| the Adams Express Co, for the issue of
United Strtes notes in lieu of like notes
destroyed by fire. Referred to the com
mittee on Claims.
Mr. Trumbull, from the Judiciary com
mittee, to whom was referred the civil
rights bill. with the House amend
ments, reported that the committee had
agreed to the House amendments, and
asked the immediate consideration of
the bill for the purpose of concurrng.
Mr. Davis objected, aud the bill lies
over.
RThe Senate went into executive se5-
sion, and subsequently adjourned
HoUsE.-Mr Wilson, of Indiana, from
the judiciary Committee, reported back
Senate bill in relation to the Court of
Claims, with the following apenoment
as an additional section; That at the
end of each session of the Court of
| SldIIuS, UuO CiClh VI COuib SHALL
| transmit copy of the decisions thereof
ctor, comptroller and auditor of the
| treasury; the commissioners of the gene
raj land office aud of Indian affairs; the
chiefs of bureaus, ana other officers
charged with adjusting claims against
the United States. The amendment was
agreed to, and the bill, so amended,
passed.
Mr. Spaulding obtained leave to make
la personal explanation. He observed
by the report in the Globe that tue joint
resolution which he had introduced last
Monday touching the taxation ofNation-
al Currency had been characterized by
the gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr.
Stevens as rank reputation. Nothing
could be further from his (Mr Spaul.
ding's) mind than to infringe on the ma
tional credit, which he regarded as he
did the apple of his eye. The object of
his resolution was simply to permit
| greenbacks to be taxed in his State just
| as bank notes have been heretofore
taxed there He did not intend his
joint resolution to apply to tn einterest,
bearing bonds of the government.
Mr.. Stevens confessed that when he
made the remark complained of he was
not aware of the object of the Joint reso.
luton, and had only followed the lead of
the distinguished gentleman from Hi.
nois, (Mr. Wentworth } whom lie always
was happy to follow Qaughter). He found
| however that the resolution was entirely
| different from what he thought it was,
and of course his remarks was entirely
inapplicable.
Mr.. Donnelly, of Minnesota, by unan-
imous consent introduced bill granting
lands to the state of MinnessOta for the
establishment for the relief of disabled
soldiers and sailors, which was read
twice Referred to the committee on
public lands.
The House resumed, as the business of
the morning hour, the bill reported yes.
terday by Mr. Cook, rom the Judiciary
Committee, amendatory OF the act of
March 3D. 1868, relating to the habeas
corpus and regulating judicial proceed
| ings in certain cases The substitute re
ported by the committee proposes to en-
act that any search seizure, arrest OF
imprisonment made. or other trespass or
| wrong done or committed or any acts
omitted to be done, during the rebellion,
| by any officer or person under and by
virtue of any order, written Or verbal.
| general or special, issued by any military
| officer of the United States, holding the
command of the department, district or
plantation in which such seizure search,
arrest or imprisonment was made, done
or committed, or any acts were so omit
| ted to be done, either by the person or
| officer to whom the order was addressed
or by any other person aiding or assist
| ing him therein shall be held and are
declared to come within the puryiew OF
the act to which this is amendatory, and
| within the purview of the oath, 25th and
26th sections of said act, for all the pur
poses of defense, transfer, appeal, error
or limitation provided therein Other
sections of the bill relate to the defense
to be made in such judicial proceedings
Mr. Cook explained and advocated the
bill. 1t embraced, he said, two princi.
pies, in which were also embraced in the
habeas corpus act of 1893, approved and
signed by President Jackson They
were first, that the United States shall
protect its officers in executing its laws,
and second, that the question whether
an officer was acting under the authority
of the United States These two princi-
pies he considered could not be surren.
dered without surrendering the power
of the American Government
Mr.. Harding, of Kentucky, opposed