The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-25
COMMITTEES on Elections, which motion

Committee on Elections, which motion
| now make.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania called
for division of the House.. The ques-
ton being divided, the first part of the
motion, discharging the Reconstruction
Committee from the further considera-
ton OF the credentials of the members
from Tennessee, was agreed to. The
second part of the motion being on the
reference of credentials to the Commit
mittee on Elections. Mr.. LIE Blond
| called for the yeas and nays, which
was ordered. The vote was, yeas So,
nays %, the Democrats voting in the
negative, in order that the Tennessee
members might be sworn in at once.
Mr.. Bingham enquired of the Speak
er whether the President had returned
the joint resolution with his approval,
The Speaker replied that the Presi-
dent when he approves bill does not
send it to Congress but to the State De-
partment, it was therefore not return
ed to the House.
Mr.. Kasson, from the Committee of
Conference on the Indian appropria-
ton bill, made report which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Hotchkiss, from the Committee
on Claims, reported a bill auth 0rizing
the payment of the rewards offered by
the President and War Department for
the capture of JEFF Davis and the as
sasians of President Lincoln. Read
twice and postponed till tomorrow. It
divides the money as follows: For the
capture of Booth and Harold-L. G.
Baker 81, 800; E. ]. Conger 81, 800;
Luther B. Baker s., 600; Jas. r. O'Brien
81, 600; Lit. Edwin p. Doherty late 10th
New York cavalry, g, 800; Serg't Cor
bitt, and each Sergeant, Corporal and
Private of the party that captured
Booth 81 900. For the capture Of JEFF
IlaNy1e IT rriunS 70 Liant Col pFfFnhoV
$4,000; each of the Captains ST27. 80;
each of the Lieutenants $555. IS; each OF
the LIST Sergeants $250.15; each Sergeant
S26s.45; each Corporal Sls7.6l; each Pri-
vate Sl66.76.
The following sums were allowed for
w. Smith 81 900, Richard G. Morgan,
Ely Derry, G. B. Roach, Thos. Samp-
son, VIM. Mermenkisck, Jno. w. KIM
BILE and P. NJ. Clark $500 each, and Su-
san Jackson, and Mary Ann Griffith,
$3.50 each. For the capture OF Atzerott,
to Major Arkman, $4,000; q. w. Grim
nell $ 900, James w. Pierdam $1,000,
Bender, Samuel j. Williams. Geo. w.
Young and James Longaire $1,000 ,66
each.
Mr.. DAVIS, from the Committee on
Elections, made report in the case of
the member elect from Tennessee, stat
dentials in due form, and recommend
ed that they be now sworn.
Mr.. LIE Blond while concurring in he
report of the committee, found IL hard
to understand how they arrived at that
conclusion, because, If the State of
Tennessee had been out of the Union,
and only restored to-day, valid cleo
ton for representatives could not have
been had in August, 1865.
Mr.. Davis said that after the EXPOSE
ton of the member from Ohio, he would
ask the House for a vote.
The report of the Committee of Elec-
lions was agreed to, and the Speaker
invited the members from Tennessee to
come forward and take the oath, in re-
Spouse to the invation Messrs. Maynard
and Stokes, representing the second
and third districts of Tennessee, and
Mr.. Taylor, representing the first dis
trict, advanced amid much applause
and clapping of hands from members
by the side of the Speakers chair, and
then, with uplifted right hands, took
the oath sOlemnly administered by the
Speaker. The perfect silence which
was observed while the oath was being
administered, was followed by repe-
tition of applause. When the ceremo-
ny was concluded the Speaker stepped
down and shook hands with the newly
indicted members, who were then con-
graduated by groups of members.
The bill reported by Mr.. Hooper, from
the Committee on Banking and Cnrren-
cy, to amend the national currency act
came up as the next business in order.
Mr.. Hooper made a short speech in
explanation.
The House proceeded to the consider
alton by sections for the amendment,
pending action upon 1t the House at4X
o'clock took recess until 7:1O P. NJ.