The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-13

affirmative by Messrs. Fessenden and
Sherman, and in the negative by Messrs
Howe and Howard. - ~
| Without disposing of the bill the
Senate went into executive session, and
soon after adjourned. faa
| WASHINGTON. July II.
/ HoUsE-The House resumed the con.
sideratiOn of the Senate amendments to
the legislative, executive and Judicial
appropriation bill, when the recOmmen.
dation of the Committee on Appropria-
tions in regard to the amendments was
agreed to, and a Committee of Confer
ence asked. -E ~ ri sIs, -E
The question in reference to the print.
ing of the majority and minority reports
of the RcconstructioR Committee came
up. "a sggaYG- -..f4TJ
Mr.. WashburHe, of Illinois, said that
he understood the matter was suscepti-
BILE OF simple explanation, and if the
motion to refer to q select; committee
was withdrawn, the chairman of the
Committee on Printing would explain
the matter satisfactorily.
Mr.. LeBlond thereupon withdrew the
motion to refer to a select committee
Mr. Latin, chairman of the Commit
tee on Printing, explained that the testi-
mony taken by the Reconstruction Com
mittee was handed in and ordered to be
printed, $4,000 extra copies being ordered
on the 18th of March. Afterwards the
report of the majority was handed in,
and after being printed was sent with
| the testimony tn the hinder, and thab IL
| was not for ten or eleven days after wards
that the minority report was handed IN.
The House then ordered the printing
of one hundred thousand extra copies
of these reports to be bound together,
and that the order was being carried out.
Mr.. LIE Blond inquired if the Chair
man of the Committee on Printing conld
| inform the House whether the testimony
and majority reports had been sent to
the printer before the minority report
was received by the printer. Lgli,.t
Mr.; Latin replied that he could not
After considerable discussion, Mr..
Washburne, of Illinois, moved to lay the
whole subject on the table. The motion
was carried by "a to %. Zsa' = }
Mr. Alley, from the Post Office Com
mittee, reported q bill for the better pro-
l lection of internal communication,
which he said was rendered necessary by
the passage of the telegraph bill yester.
day. He moved the previous question.
The bill provides that no lines of mag
netic telegraph from foreign shores shall
be landed, maintained or operated upon
any coast or shore of the United States
without special permission of Congress.
| After some considerable discussion, the
bill was recommitted.
Mr.. Alley then reported, A6ck with
amendments, the Senate bill spthorizlng
the construction certain bridges and
the establishment of post roads, and the
Senate bill authorizing the construction
OF railroad bridge across the Mississip
nj river between Prairie Du Chem, Wis
consin, and North Madison, Iowa, Con
gress res srviug the right to remove all
material obstacles to the navigation of
the river crossed by such bridge.
Mr.. Allison argued against the policy
of granting this special favor to partic-
ular roads, instead of having general
law on the subject
Mr.. Kasson said he had introduced q
proposition, and had it referred to the
| Post Office Committee, looking to the
enactment of such law. '-a --e-..-
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, offered an amend
ment,. authorizing the construction of o
railroad bridge across the Mississippi
river mt Keokuk, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amenument au
thorizipg the construction Of railroad
bridge across the Mississippi river at
Winona, and moved the previous ques,
tion.
Mr.. Cobb and Mr.. Washburne, of Hi.
nois, desired to debate the amendment,
but they were prevented So the House
seconding the previous question, the
amendment was agreed to by yeas co.
nays "a. Without taking final action
on the bill the merning hour expired
and the bill went over until the morning
hour on Saturday
The House then resumed the contested
election case of Fuller against Dawes,
from the 2Ist Congressional district OF
till tomorrow. - 7s ~ r.s
Mr.. Latin, from the Committee on
Printing, reported resolution, which
was adopted, for the printing of 10000
copies of the internal tax law as it shall
stand after the incorporation of the pro
visions of the act recently passed, SO
that as far as practicable the prOvitioDs
Of the different laws on the same matter
shall be printed in connection.
j Mr.. Wilson introduced joint resolH.
tion to place at the disposal of Portland
tents, hospital furniture and clothing fol
the use of the families rendered houseless
by, the late fire, which was passed.
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on
Printing, reported a resolution to print
$4,000 copies of the minority report.
MIR. Sumner moved that the resolution
of Mr.. Trumbull declaring that the Sen
ate, on receiving the report, did moi
commit itself to the endorsement OF The
right OF minority, and make report
to be presented with the majority report
II Mr.. Summers motion, approving o
Mr Authony's amendment, was adopted
sOn motion of Mr.. Rice, of Maine, tn,
, Senate joint resolution just receive:
from that body, authorizing the Presl