The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-24
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
wAsHINoroN, April %.

| The bill to provide for the better or
ganization of the pay department o.
the Navy was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Wade introduced bill to repeal
the act to cede the county of AleXan-
dria, in District of Columbia, to the
State of Virginia. Referred to the Com
mittee on District of Columbia.
Mr.. CONFESS offered a resolution,
which was adopted, instructiIg the
Committee on Commerce to inquire
the expediency of providing against
the importation, transportation, sale or
manufacture of nitro-glycerine in the
United States.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Washburn, of Illinois, inquired
the object of having session to-mor-
row evening.
Mr.. Price responded, saying that the
not been called for two months, and
to all appearances, would not be called
for two months longer. It had very
important bills to report, and by the
means suggested it would not interfere
with any other business.
Mr.. Washburn thought it would be
giving an undue preference to that COM
mite over other committees. The Com
mittee on Commerce had also very i'm
| portant bills to report, and all commit
tees had to take their regular turn; be-
sides bill involving such vast appro.
priations as the bills to be reported
| from the Pacific Railroad Committee,
were not to be disposed of in an even
ing session. He demanded the yeas
and nays on the motion to lay it on the
table. The vote having been taken, re-
suited, yeas 81; nays 40. So the motion
to reconsider was laid on the table,
leaving the resolution adopted.
Mr.. HIgly offered resolution in
structing the Committee on expendi-
lures to Investigate certain alleged COM
| prises of frauds on the revenue in Bos-
ton and New York, the investigation to
take place during recess; laid over till
Monday next.
A resolution was adopted to inquire
| into the subject of storage and trans
portation of combustible and explosive
materials, and to report what measures
were necessary to secure better protec-
ton to life and property; also instruct
| ting the agricultural committee to as
certain-the money value of the seeds
and plants distributed by the agricul-
turaf department, and whether a large
amount could not be procured for the
same money from gardeners and nur-
| sery men of this country by contract,
and what steps are necessary to increase
| the efficiency of the agricultural de-
| partment.
resolutions: Whereas, the Committee
on Reconstruction has reported that
the people of Tennessee are found to be
in a condition to exercise the functions
of State within the Union; and where
| as by the information received through
the Investigation of said committee and
through other channels, it is the sense
of this House that the people of the
said State are entitled to representation
herein. Therefore,
Resolved By the House, the Senate con-
earring, That the Committee on Recon-
struction be, and the same is hereby,
relieved from the further consideration
of all matters pertaining to the repre-
sentation of the State of Tennessee in
this House.
ReSoLUed, That the credentials of the
representatives elect from the said State
be, and the same are hereby, referred
to the Committee on Elections,
with leave to report at any
time and with instructions to re-
port as soon as practicable upon
the election returns and qualifications
of each of said representatives elect.
The point having been raised whether
the resolutions must not go to the Com
mittee on Reconstruction without de-
bate, the Speaker decided that the first
resolution was in order, but the second
was not in order.
MIR. Latham thereupon withdrew the
second resolution.
Mr.. Conkling raised the point of or
der that the first resolution was not in
order, inasmuch as the question OF the
admission of Tennessee was now be-
fore the Reconstruction Committee. 1t
having reported it to the House, the
Speaker sustained the point of order,
Mr.. Price inquired whether the sub
iect had not been recommitted to the
Reconstruction Committee.
The Speaker replied that it had been,
but that there was n motion to recon
- IL Of tN6 u6
mission of Tennessee, which was not
before the Committee on Reconstruc-
ton, aud therefore the resolutions were
outof order.
The call of States being completed
the next business in order was the con-
sideration of a resolution offered by
Mr.. Julian on the 29th of January,
which then went over under the rule,
declaring that it is the deliberate Judg-
ment of this House that the speedy trinl
of ,Jefferson,Da by civil or lnil1ta-
nv tribunal, for the crime of treason,
and his prompt execution If fount
guilty, are imperatively demanded by
the people of the United States, IN ORDER
that treason may be adequately brand
ed by the nation as traitors, and the
repetition of their crimes, as far as posi-
BILE, be prevented.
Mr.. Julian moved the previous ques-
ton on the resolution.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, appealed to Mr..
Julian to let the resolution be referred
to the Judiciary Committee, which now
had the subject under consideration.
Mr.. Julian declined to do SO and the
House demanded the previous and or
dered the main question to put.
Mr.. Chandler moved to lay the reso-
LUTON on the table.
modify his resolution by striking out
the words tor military tribunal,n but
Mr.. Julian declined to do so.
Mr.. Bingham appealed to Mr.. Chand-
Ter to withdraw his motion to lay on
the table, SO he might move to recon-
slider the vote ordering the main ques-
ton and then move to refer the reSolu-
ton to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Chandler assented to that and
withdrew his motion.
The House then on motion of Mr..
Bingham, reconsidered the vote order
ing The main question. The morning
hour having expired the resolution
went over until Monday. ~
Mr.. Wilson, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, made an adverse report on the
proposition of the President to modify
the test oath and the committee was dis
charged from further consideration, the
report laid on the table and ordered to
be printed.
treasury and Postmaster General was
ordered printed.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported joint resolution
authorizing the President to carry into
effect such orders and regulations as he
NAV deemed necessary and proper to
aid the State or Municipal authorities
to guard against the introduction of
cholera into the ports of the United
States; also to empower military and
narnI Commander in ports and places