The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-15
Congressional Proceedings.
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pany, in California, which was read
twice and referred to the committee on
Public Lands.
Mr.. Bidwell introduced bill for the
relief of the securities of Brig. Gen. Geo
Wright, of the United States army,
which was read twice and referred to
the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Bidwell also introduced bill to
quit the title to the public lands in the
town of Santa Barbara, which was read
twice and referred to the committee on
public Lands.
Mr.. Donnelly introduced a bill to
amend the Agricultural bill so as to ex-
tend its benefits to States lately in re.
bellion on condition that the grants of
land should be confined to the lands in
their own States, and that the proceeds
thereof should be applied to the support
of Public Schools instead of Agricultur-
al and Scientific Colleges 1t was read
twice and referred to the Committee on
Public Lands
Mr. Clark, of Kansas, introduced bill
to amend the act Of July lst, 1862, to
aid in the construction OF railroad and
telegraph line from the Missouri river to
the Pacific ocean. 1t was read twice
and referred to the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Cullom introduced bill to pro-
vide for the constitution of the Indian
tribes and to establish civil government
in the Indian Territory, which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on
Territories
Mr. Stevens introduced a Joint Reso
luton authorizing the appointment of
an additional Secretary of the Navy for
six montbs from the first of June next
He explained that the Assistant Secreta
ry of the Navy was about to proceed to
Europe to examine the various Navy
Yards, and that an additional assistant
would be required during his absence.
Some opposition having been manifested,
the Joint Resolution was on motion Of
Mr.. Stevens, referred to the Committee
on Naval Affairs
Mr.. Williams, OF Pennsylvania, intro
duced a resolution, which was adopted,
instructing the Committee on the Ju-
dietary to inquire into the expediency
of altering laws so as to abrogate the
tenure of Office at the pleasure of the
appointing power, and to make all of
fetal trusts to be terminated at certain
times, subject only to the condition of
coed behavior
Mr.. Stevens offered the following
Resolved, That committee of three
members be appointed by the Speaker,
whose duty it shall he 10 proceed, with
out unnecessary delay to Memphis, in
the State of Tennessee, to make an inyes-
tigation into all the matters connected
with the recent bloody riot in that city,
which begun on the 1st inst, and par
ticularly to inquire into the origin and
purpose Of the riotous proceedings, the
names of the parties engaged in them,
the acts of atrocity perpetrated by them,
the number Of killed and wounded, the
amount and character of the property
destroyed, and report all the facts to
the House, and stenographer of the
House is directed TO accompany the said
committee. All the expenses of the in
vestigation shall be paid out of the con
tingent funds of the House. The said
committee shall have power to send for
persons and papers, and to examine
witnesses under oath
Mr.. Harding desired to amend the
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| ton to Chattanooga.
| @Mr. Chandler, of New York, desired to
extend it to tho recent massacre by the
Indians in Fort Goodwin, Arizona.
Neither of the two last propositions
were passed, and the resolution as offered
was adopted, by yeas 81 nays p.
Mr.. Chandler offered the following:
Rcsolred That the independent, patri-
otic and constitutional course of the
President of the United States in seek
ing to protect by the veto power the
rights of the people of this Union,
against the wicked and revolutionary
acts Of few malignant and mischievous
| men, meets with the approval of this
House, and deserves tho cordial support
| of all loyal citizens Of the United States.
Resolved, That this House believes
the Freedman's Bureau unnecessary and
unconstitutional, and hereby directs the
| Chairman of the Committee having
charge of the Bureau, to bring bill to
repeal all acts or parts OF acts inconsIst'
ent with this resolution.
Mr. Schenck raised the question of
orGer, that the first resolution contained
an insulting attack on Congress for
which the member offering it deserved
to he dealt with by the House
The Speaker decided that the resolu'
ton could not he ruled out of order on
that ground. 1t was a question for the
House to decide, whether the resolution
should or should not be considered or
adopted. The argument of the gentle
man from Ohio was an argument to the
House, but did not touch the question
of parliamentary law.
Mr.. Stevens raised the question of the
| reception of the resolution.
The Speaker stated that the question
came under the forty.first rule of the
House. and that the question would be,
shall the resolutions be received and
| considered.
Mr.. Rogers moved that the resolutions
be laid on the table.
The Speaker stated that the resolutions
were not before the House.
The question was taken and the
House refused to receive the resolutions.
Yeas 20; pays 81.
Mr.. Schenck gave notice that as soon
as the morning should expire he would
move a resolution of censure against
Mr.. Chandler. -
Mr.. Chandler retorted, that he would
like to offer a resolution censuring Mr..
Schenck.
Mr.. Davis offered a resolution direct
ting the Committee on Banks and Bank
ing to inquire into the expediency of
repeating in whole or in part the tax