The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-27

gathered, nor till after compensation
shall have been paid to the occupant for
Improvement.
Sec. II. The commissioner shall
have power to seize, hold or sell lands
and buildings formerly owned or claim
ed by the so-called Confederate States,
and not heretofore disposed of by the
United States, the proceeds thereof to
be appropriated to the education OF
freed people, and when the bureau shall
have been Withdrawn, the States which
have made provisions for the education
of citizens without distinction of color,
shall receive the sum remaining uneS-
pended, the distribution to be made for
educational purposes in proportion To
to the population.
l HOUSE. Et
Mr.. Bingham, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported n bill for
the payment of the 9th, Sth and 18th
regiments of the Ohio volunteer militia
of Cincinnati, and Bard's company of
Cavalry and Paulsen's Battery during
the time they were in the service of the
United States, which was passed.
Mr.. Allison called up the motion to
reconsider the vote whereby some days
since bill to pay bounties to the 37th
Iowa Volunteer Infantry known as the
"Grey Beard Regiment" was on the
report of the Military Committee laid
on tne table. Alter ulScuSSlOu Tue Dill
was passed.
Mr.. Price, from the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad, reported back the
Senate bill to aid in the construction of
a railroad and telegraph line from the
States of Missouri and Arkansas to the
Pacific coast, with amendments, which
was ordered to be printed and recon-
mitted.
Mr.. Faruuhar, from the Conference
fNnTD Itfna infnt FnEnlntinn1 tho
relief of Messrs. Goodrich and Cornish,
for carrying U. S. Mails from Boise city
to Idaho city, in theterritory of Idaho,
made report reducing the amount
from $50, 0O0to $4,000, which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Eliot, from the Committee of
Conference, reported back the Senate
bill to regulate the transportation of
with amendments, eX-
tending the provisions to nitrate leum,
or blasting oil or nitrate oil, or powder
mixed with any such oil or substitute,
changing the penalty from $500 TO not
less than 81, 900, nor more than $4,000,
and requiring substitutes be surround
ed by plaster of Paris, or other material
that will be non-eXplosive when satu-
rated with such oil or substitutes. The
amendments were agreed to, and the
bill as amended was passed.
Mr.. Eliot, from the same Committee,
reported II Dill ueCluFaIOry OF IQe act OF
February 18th, 1866, as authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue reg
listers to vessels in certain cases, which
was read three times and PASSED.
Also bill making the town of White
hall, New York, post of delivery
within the collection district of Cham
plain, which was read three times and
passed.
Also bill constituting Omaha and
Nebraska, in the Territory of Nebras-
ka, and st. Paul, in the State of Mime
sofa, posts of delivery, which was read
three times and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Eliot, the Com
mittee on Commerce was discharged
from the further consideration of the
letter of the Secretary of the Treasury
in reference to the pay of inspectors of
customs, and the same was referred to
the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Eliot, from the Committee on
Conference, reported back, with suudry
amendments, chiefly technical, the SEN
ate bill further to prevent smuggling,
and for other purposes.
Mr.. Humphreys offered some amend
ments, which he was discussing when
the morning hour expired, and the bill
went over till tomorrow.
The Speaker presented memorial
from the Philadelphia Board of Trade
to Congress, praying for the abolition
was referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
The House proceeded to business on
the Speakers table and disposed there
of as follows:
The Senate's amendment, 665 in num-
Der, to the Internal Revenue bill.
Mr.. Morrill, said if he thought the
House would agree to it he would move
u concurrence with all the amendments
of the Senate, but not suppOsing that
the motion would meet with the APP
proval of the House he would move to
refer the amendments to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Pike expressed that Mr.. Morrill,
would move to non-concur and ask for
a committee of conference,
Mr.. Morrill, moved the reference of
the amendments to the Committee on
Ways and Means, and they were re-
ferred.
The Senate bill to amend an act of
July 18th, 1862, to aid in the construc-
of railroad and telegraph line from
the Missouri river to the Pacific coast
was taken up. A long and excited dis
cussion arose on the bill, participated
in by Messrs. Stevens, Wilson, of Iowa,
Dawes, Highly and Rasson. Mr.. Ste
vens explained that the object of the
first section was simply to extend till
December, 1866, the time in which the
Union Pacific railroad, eastern branch,
could till its map and designate the
general route; and the object of the
second section was to correct a fraud
in copying the report of n
Conference Committee Of last Congress,
by which the California Company was
prohibited from extending its part of
the work more than $50 miles beyond
the eastern boundary of the State. The
House seconded the previous question,
and the bill was passed. Yeas 96,
nays SO.
The next business on the Speakers
table WAS the Senate Act TO amend the
Act of March Sd, 1868, granting land to
Kansas, in alternate sections, to aid in
the construction OF railroads. The bill
allows three sections per mile to each
section of road, and n steam traction
engine road from Atcheson to Santa
Fe, each train to be capable of moving
so tons or 200 passengers six miles an
hour.
Mr.. Trowbridge spoke in support of
the bill.
Messrs. Julian and Thayer, and Ran
dali, of Pa, advocated its reference to
the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Trowbridge finally consented,
and the bill was SO referred.
The Senate joint resolution to author
ize the hiring of building or build
ings for the temporary accommodation
from the Speakers table. On motion
of Mr.. Ford, the appropriation was re-
duced from $4,000 to $500, and the
joint resolution as SO amended, was
passed.
At four o'clock the House adjourned.
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