The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-15
WHEELING. w. v, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH Is, 1866.

| no objections to the resolution being re-
ferred to the committee on foreign af-
| fairs.
Mr.. Pike,-l wish the action of the
House upon the resolution.
| Mr. Banks and others objected to this
Mr. Pike,-Then l withdraw it for the
present.
The Speaker laid before the House
| communication from the Secretary of
the Treasury transmitting a special re-
port of the revenue collected on the vio-
lators of our foreign trade and our do.
| mestic industry and internal revenue,
also report of proprietary and other
medicine, perfumery, &C., as source
of national revenue. The reports were
referred to the COMMITTEES on ways and
means.
The Speaker also presented the joint
resolutions of the Oregon legislature in
regard to imposing tax on the mining
claim, which was referred to the Com
mittee on mines and mining Also
Joint resolution of the same legislature,
in reference to the annexation of Walla-
walla county Referred to the Commit
tee on Territories
Mr.. Whaley, of West Va, asked leave
to introduce resolutions reducing the
hours of work in the public printing
offices to eight hours, which was OBJ
jected to.
The House then went into q Commit
tee of the Whole, Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa,
in the chair, and resumed the considera-
tion of the JOINT resolution in reference
to the Paris exposition.
Mr.. Washburne opposed the resolu-
tions on financial grounds and on
grounds of our political relations with
Europe, every country of which except
one, had scorned and spit on and insulted
us during our late war. He could not
forget the darkest hour of our trial.
France had stabbed us in the most vital
part and planted her troops as constant
and continual menace to the neighboring
republic of Mexico. He could not for
get she had placed an Austrian adventu-
rer on the throne of Mexico 1t had
struck him with surprise yesterdayto
hear the gentleman from Massachusetts,
say Napoleon desired war with this
country He could not believe it; if that
were so he conld be accommodated in the
smallest possible space of time Instead
of sending our plain republican uniforms,
bloodstained ON so many battle fields, to
be sneered at by hunkies in Europe, he
would put them on our noble soldiers
and let them march to the Halls of Mon
teZuma.
Mr.. Chandler spoke in favor of the
resolution ~
Mr. Grinnell also supported the reso-
luton, but gave notice of an amend
ment to reduce the number of Scientific
Commissioners from ten to five.
Mr.. Woodbridge severely criticized
the remarks of Mr. Washburne. He de-
MED we had been insulted by France
This nation was not in the habit of sub
mitting to insult from any nation great
or small Different policies had been
pursued by European nations bnt not
nation had dared at any poiut in our
great contest to Insult the flag of the
United States on sea or land. and the
time was far distant when any one
of them would venture to do it We
had had difficulties with France and
with England, and our. complaints were
on file against them We had summon
ed them to correct the injustice done us.
Mr.. Rice, of Massachusetts, spoke in
favor Of the resolution.
Mr.. Conkling offered an amendment
restricting the period of service of the
principal agent of the Exposition in the
United States to one year.
Mr Harding moved to restrict to three
months, and spoke i'll favor of the MeXi'
can Republic, aud said, instead of send
ing our soldiers uniforms TO be laughed
at by the republicans and royal families
of Europe, he would much prefer to see
our soldiers in live OF battle in and
around Mexico.
Mr.. Banks opposed the amendment
Mr. IIarding's amendment was reject
ed and Mr.. Conklings agreed to
The House theu took n recess till half
past seven.