The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
CousressionaI Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, April l6

| WASHINGTON, April 10.
| uo,rsr-The first business in order
uas the call of States for bills and joint
| resolutions.
Mr.. Hill, of Indiana, introduced a
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, in the apportionment of Repre-
sentatives according to the number Of
votes in the several States, which was
read twice and referred to the Committee
on Reconstruction
Mr. Jencks- of Rhode Island, intro.
duced a bill providing for the election of
members of Congress, which was refer
red to the Committee on Reconstruc-
ton. "
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa introduced bill
authorizing non-residents to have deeds
recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the
United States District and Circuit
Courts, which was read twice and refer
red to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Paine, of Wisconsin, introduced a
bill to provide for the transportation OF
vessels around the falls of Niagara,
which was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Roads. '.'..,
Mr.. Donnelly, of Minnesota, intro
duced bill making grant of lands to
the State of Minnesota, to aid in the con-
struction of the Hastings, Minnesota
River and Red River, the north Railroad,
which was read twice and referred to
the committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Hitchcock, of Nebraska, intro
duced a bill to provide for the erection
of a penitentiary in the Territory of Ne
| braska, which was read twice and re-
ferred to the committee on Territories,
Mr.. Hitchcock also introduced a bill
to remove the Office of the Surveyor Gen
eral of the States of Iowa and Wiscon-
sin to Portsmouth, Nebraska, which was
read twice and referred to the commit
tee on Public Lands.
Mr.. MKee offered a resolution to com
municate to the House any correspond
ence with the French government
in regard to the withdrawal of its forces
from Mexico which may have been ex-
changed since the correspondence com
municated to the House with the Presi-
dents message, on the 5th of January
1866, ana whether-that correspondence
has been published by the French gov
ernment among its official documents
or not; and especially any correspond
ence in regard to specific promise from
the french Emperor to put stop to the
proceedings in the Mexican Republic
Mr.. Paine offered a resolution instruct
ing the committee on Rules to inquire
into the expediency Of providing by an
amendment to the rules that when the
House shall have under consideration
a bill or resolution returned BY the Pres
ident with his objections, neither mo-
ton to lay it on the table, nor motion
to postpone it indefinitely shall be in
order.
Mr.. Eldridge moved 10 lay the resolu-
ton on the table, which vas lost bJ
vote of az yeas against 8 nays The
resolution was then adopted
Mr.. IngersoH offered 4 resolution IN
struct;ng the committee on the District
of Columbia to enquire into the c1pedi-
e,Icy Of establishing By law the eight
hour system, rs it is called, as constitu-
ting 4 days work IN the District Of Co
lumbia.
Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa, suggested that
proposition Oh the subject OF the gov
ernment employees in the District Of
Columbia was before the committee on
the Judiciary and that the committee
had taken action on il
Mr. Ingersoll said he was aware CT
that. but the resolutions went further
and proposed to establish By law regu-
lation of hours Of labor il the District
for ali laboring classes.
Mr. Farnesvorth moved 10 lay The
resolutions on the table. which vas lost
bv 1G yeas to 81 nays.
The morning hour ha-inC expired the
resolution went over until next Monday
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration Of the business on tie Speak
er's table when the concurrent resolu-
ton prohibiting the sale Of spirituous
or other liquors in the capitol building
and ground was taken up. The Senate
having disagreed to the amendment Of
the House, extending the resolution to
the other public buildings and grounds
in the District, on motion of Mr.. Went
worth the House insisted on its amend
ment. and asks for a Committee OF
Conference.
Mr.. Stevens asked leave to offer the
following resolution
WHEREAS, 1t is important that our
legation abroad shall be kept truly ad-
vised of the state of the country; there
fore be it
Resolved by the House (the Senate
concurring). That the Clerk Of the House
be directed to furnish three copies Of
the Washington Chronicle to each of Our
foreign legation, consular agents and
commercial agents, for the use of said
legation and attaches, and that he pay
the same ont Of the contingent fund OF
the House
Mr. Rogers objected
Mr. Hale made a question OF order
This was proposition to devote part 81
the contingent fund of the House to
purpose. entirely outside otthe organiza-
ton AID duties of the House
The Speaker overruled the point OF
order He said that a sum was to be
appropriated aud set aside for the contin-
gent expensts Of the House, and it was
] for the House itself to determine how
that sum should be disbursed.
Mr.. Stevens moved to suspend the
rules to enable him to offer the resoiu-
ton.
The House refused TO suspend the rules
by q vote Of &C yeas to 10 nays not two
thirds
A personal explanation was made by
Mr. Whaley in reference to an article in