The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-27
CONVERSATIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHINGToN, April %.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April %.
SENATE.
Mr.. Sumner presented petition for
the expulsion of Garrett Davis, Senator
from kentucky, for having said that
should the Civil Rights bill become q
law he would feel compelled to regard
himself as an enemy of the govern
meut.
Mr.. Davis said that the language at,
tributed to him was correct, but that ii
ought to have been taken with the con-
text, otherwise it was a garbled state
! ment. The petition was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
The bill totregulate commercial, mill
! tary and postal communication be
tween States was taken upat 10 o'clock
Mr.. Morrill, spoke at length again ST
the bill.
Mr.. Clark introduced bill to provide
| for the payment to loyal citizens for
quartermaster and subsistence stores
! furnished to the army. Referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
| Mr.. Sherman introduced joint reso-
luton, which passed, aPpropriating
| $4,000 TO pay the expenses of collect
| ing revenue from customs.
a message from the House announced
the passage of the bill TO encourage tele-
graphic communication with Cuba with
amendments. The bill was laid aside.
HOUSE.
The Senate bill to refund certain du-
ties paid on produce started for n port
| of the United States prior to the eXpira-
! ton of the reciprocity treaty, but de-
tanned by ice, was passed. Also Senate
bill to facilitate the settlement of the
Treasurer's accounts.
Mr.. Eliot, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported back, with amend
ments, Senate bill to encourage tele-
graph communication between the
United States and the Island of Cuba,
the other West India Islands and the
Bahamas. The first amendment was
to strike out of the section the words
Gin time of war;" so that it will read
"at all times" The second amendment
was to insert after the words Consular
Agents." the words ''and the said Com
pany shall keep all its lines open to the
public for transmission for daily publ
cation of markets and commercial in
telligenCe and all messages, dispatches
and Communications shall be forwarded
in the order in which they shall be re-
ceived, and the said company shall not
be permitted to charge or collect for
messages transmitted through any of
its submarine cables more than at the
rate of So so for message of ten words"
| The amendments were agreed to and
the bill, as amended, was passed.
MI EoCntllChy lIOllt lut SOiIlllllllcG bll
Military Affairs, reported II substitute
for the bill for the relief of Paymasters
of the Army. The substitutes directs
the accounting officer to put it to the
credit of paynlaSterS or assistant pay
masters, all sums of money paid by
them to officers, soldiers or employees
connected with the military service OF
the United States, provided such pay
ment shall be shown to have been nctu-
ally made in good faith without fraud
ulent practice or intent, and when the
erroneous payment was not the result
of gross negligence or Carelessness.
The substitute was agreed to and the
bill rs amended passed.
On motion of Mr.. Schenck the Com
mittee on Military Affairs was discharg-
ed from further consideration of the
Senate bill authorizing The Secretary
of War to settle the claims of the State
of Kansas for the services of the mill
tia called out on the reQuisitiOn of Maj.
Gen. Curtis. 1t was referred to the
! Committee on the War Debt.
Mr.. Ingersall, from the committee for
the District of Columbia, reported n bill
placing 900 at the service of the
Commissioner of Public Buildings, for
the purpose of cleaning and purifying
the city in view of the danger from
cholera and other epidemics, and asked
to have it put upon its passage.
but suggested its reference to the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state of the
Union.
Mr.. Harding suggested an amend
ment looking to making the hall of the
House healthy and comfortable. He
had been nearly perishing since he
came here for want of fresh air; it re-
minded him of the black hole of Cal
cutta. The bill was referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. AnaCOna, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported back the bill
to extend the jurisdiction of the Court
of Claims, with sub for the first sec
ton. The sub provides that the Court
hear and determine claims on any pay
master or Committee of subsistence
and other disbursing officers of the
United States, or of his administrators
or executors, for relief from all re-
sponSibility on account of loss by cap
ture or otherwise, while in the line
of duty of the government.
Mr.. Delano introduced Il bill decla-
ring certain obligations of the United
States and National bank currency
subject to taxation under State author
lty. 1t was read twice and referred to
| the Committee on Banks.
Mr.. Darling offered resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the
Committee on Commerce to inquire
into, and report upon the eNpediency
of establishing Daboll's fog trumpet at
| Sandy Hook, port of New York.
| The House resumed the unfinished
business of yesterday, being the North
ern Pacific Railroad bill.
Mr.. Kelly spoke in favor of the bill
and Mr.. Fnrnsworth opposed.