The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March

| SENATE MIR. Sumner presented the
petition OF white aud colored citizen:
of Pennsy ylvania asking Congress to Ell
force the guarantee of republican
form of government in the lately rebel
lions States. 1t was referred to the cOm
mittee on Reconstruction
| Mr Yates, Of Illinois, at his own re
quest, was relieved from further duty
on the committee on pensions.
Mr. Clark presented the petition of the
officers of Savings Bank in Manchester
New Hampshire asking that deposits in
such bank be exempted from taxation
| Mr. Anthony. from the committee Oh
| Printing, reported without amendment
the resolution for printing i've thousand
| copies of the special report of the Rev,
enue Commissioner
Mr. !IIendrick asked if the minority re
port of the Commissioner had been
| printed.
Mr.. Sherman said il had not Mr.
Hayes, of Chicago, had made report in
favor of taxing United States securities
and sealing the national debt aud they
had not been printed. 1t was very
bad report but it might be we'll enough
to print it.
On motion of Mr.. Hendricks, the reso.
luton was SO amended as to include Mr..
Hayes report, which passed.
Mr. Howe, from the Committee OH the
Library, reported bill to transfer the
library of the Smithsonian Institute
to the library Of Congress, aud asked
for its immediate consideration. At the
request.ot Mr.. Sumner, it was laid over
for the present, and ordered to be
printed
Mr. Sumner introduced resolution
instructing the Committee on Finance
to inquire into the expediency of SO
amending the Internal Revenue Act as
to permit disabled soldiers of the Union
army to peddle without paying the
license now required by law The reso-
luton was adopted.
Mr. Wilson caledinp the resolution in
troduced yesterday to grant the use of
the Senate Chamber to Mrs. McCrilling,
refugee from Texas, for the delivering
of a lecture next Tuesday evening. The
Senate refused to take it up.
Mr.. Harris called up the bill to abolish
the southern judicial districts of the
State of California; and the western ju.
dicial districts of Louisiana. The bill
passed.
Mr. Brown called up the bill to author
ize the construction of bridge across
the Mississippi river at st. Louis. which
was passed
Mr. Nye, from the committee on Naval
Affairs, reported bill for the relief of
certain contractors for the construction
of vessels of wsr and steam machinery.
1t makes an appropriation for deficiencies
to cover awards to such contractors in
addition to the payments provided Tor
in the contracts
Mr.. Poland reported a oill rroa, the
committee OF fhe Judiciary to provide
for the payment ror QGartermaster' S
stores aud subsistence supplies furnish
ed to the army Of the United States II
provides that all such claims OF loyal
persons exceeding five hundred dollars
in amount, for stores actually furnished
and properly receipted for, or taken by
the proper officers, or taken without re-
ceipts, may be submitted to the Quarter
master General with such proofs as may
be had if the claims allowed be correct
HOUsE.-The Speaker presented II
port of the national academy Of science
for the year 1868, which was laid on the
table and ordered to he printed
On motion of Mr.. Washbnrne, the
House proceeded to the consideration Of
business on the Speakers table
The House then took mp the Senate
amendment to the act to authorize the
sale of marine hospitals and revenue cut
ters, and on motion of Mr.. Washburne
non. concurred therein.
The Senate amendments to the naval
appropriation bill were referred 10 the
committee on appropriations.
The Senate amendments to the Joint
resolution authorizing the Secretaries of
War and the Navy to place hulEs and
vessels at the disposal Of tbs COmmis-
siuners of quarantine or other proper
authorities at ports Of the United States.
was concurred in
The Senate bill to authorize telegraph
communication between the United
States and the island vi Cuba, and other
West India Islands WAS taken from the
| Speakers table and read twice
Nj Washbnrne stated that the Cnm
mittee on Commerce had the subject
under discussion, and had fully consd,
cred it, The point he had insisted on 10
| the committee was that there shonld be
| condition in the bill that the gov
ernment should have the free use Ofthe
lines at all time, as well III peace
as in war. If the friends OF the bill
| Would agree to an amendment 10 that
effect. lie would appeal 10 the House to
| put the bill Oh its passage
Mr Baldwin, ut Massachusetts, thonght
there should be sOme provision in the
bill to guard against such private use OF
th telegraph as wOuld allow monopo,
ly of commercial Intelligence from Cuba
aud from South America Such mon.
opoly wonld allow the owners of this
telegraph line to carry on very gigantic
speculations 1t was privilege for
which men would pay very heavily
A motion that the Pension Committee
consider the expediency Of placing to.
| tally disabled volunteer officers on the
army retired list was adopted
A resolution providing toI the appoint
ment, by the Surgeon General, Of a Med.
| ical Commission TO visit ConstautuOple
to inquire the best means to prevent the
spread Of the cholera was referred 10 the
Foreign Committee.
Adjourned.
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