The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, June o.
CHM

SENATE.
Mr.. Edwards, from the Committee OF
Commerce, reported adversely to two
House bills, one authorizing the con-
strIcton ola railroad from washington
to the Northwest, and the other author
iZing railroad from Pittsburgh tc
Cleveland.
A bill providing for the sale of the
marine hospitals at which only twenty
patients per diem are received, was
passed.
The bill to grant lands to aid in the
construction of the Kansas q Nebraska
Valley railroad, was passed.
The tax bill was taken up at one
o'clock.
Two messages.fnom the PRECEDENT, one
in relation to the withdrawal of the
Austrian troops from Mexico, and
another in relation to the recent Con
stitutional amendment, were read.
Mr. Hendricks, in behalf of MI. John
son who is absent, presented the min
ority report of the,Committee of 10.
Mr.. Trumbull, of Illinois, objected t.
the reception of the minority report as
a violation of the practice and prece'
dent of the Senate.
Mr.. TrumbulI introduced bill to en-
large the public grounds around the
capitol, which was ordered to be
printed.
LAO 0SHdLO at Os4O8 Z tASJSNAHSAs
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Defrees the Com.
mittee on Roads and Canals was dis
charged from further consideration Of
the bill to provide for the Improvement
of the wagon road from Nebraska &c
Virginia City, and the bill was laid on
the table.
Mr.. schenck, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported a substitute
for the Senate bill making further pro-
vision for the establishment of an arm
DRY and arsenal of construction, deposit
and repair in Rock Island, Ill, and
made a statement explanatory of the
object of the bill. After discussion the
bill, which provides for bridging the
Mississippi, was amended so as to pro-
vides against obstructing the river and
then passed. The House then proceed
ed to the consideration of the report
upon private bills.
Mr.. Perham reported adversely upon
the House bill, granting pensions to
soldiers of the war of 1872. Discussion
then ensued occupying the morning
hour and the bill went over till next
Friday. During motion to recommit
with instruction to report bill, made
by Mr.. Miller, pending the discussion,
Mr.. Perham stated that such bill
would involve an annual expenditure
to the government of Sl0,O0O,0OO.
The Speaker presented "A message
from the President in reference to
the joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution, stat
ing that it had been communicated
by the Secretary of State to the govern
ments of various States on the 10th OF
June, but that was a ministerial act
and not to be considered as involving
the assent of the Executive to the pro-
posed amendment.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, moved n refer
ence of the message to the Judiciary
Committee, but at the suggestion OF
Mr.. Banks, and others, he amended
the motion and moved its reference to
the Reconstruction Committee, which
was agreed to.
The House took up and passed a
number of private bills from the Sen
ate, the most of them for granting PEN
SionS.
Mr.. Briggs offered resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the judiciary
Committee to inquire into the eXpedi-
ency of reporting n bill directing the
Judges and attorneys of District Courts
of the United States in the States lately
in rebellion, to charge the jury and es-
pecIally to inquire as to the violation
of the test oath by parties appointed to
and entering on the duties of officers
who have been disqualified from hold
ing SUCH Ol1CeSS Oh dCCOuul Vi phEllCl-
patton in the late rebellion, contrary to
the intent and meaning of the act pre-
scribing such oath.
The House resolved itself into Com
mtttee of the Whole on the state of the
Union.
Mr.. Randall, of Pa, being in the
chair, the House proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Indian appropriation
bill.
MIR. Kasson, from the Committee on
reported an amend
ment transferring the control of the
Indians from the Interior to the War
Department, superseding the Indian
superintendents and agents, and re-
quiring the duties of those offices to be
discharged by officers of the army as
signed TO them.
Mr.. Window made the point that the
was not in order, being in
legislation.
The Chairman sustained the point of
order, and Mr.. Kasson acquiesced in
the correctness of the decision.
The committee rose and the bill was
reported to the House and passed.
Mr.. Woodbridge, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back the Senate
bill to provide for the revision and con-
solidation of the statute of the United
States, which was read three times, and
passed.
Mr.. RoSseau, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, asked leave to report
back the bill directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to pay Ellen Saunderson,
widow of Col. Saunderson, Provost
Marshall General of Missouri, $4,000
as n compensation for special labor and
services of her late husband, in detect
ing and exposing an organized con-
spiracy in the loyal States against the
government of the United States. He
made IA statement explanatory of the
bill.
Mr.. Benjamin objected to the bill be-
ing reported this time.
Mr.. Donnally introduced n reso-
luton TO enable discharged soldiers
to change their homestead selection in
certain cases, which was read the first
time and referred to the Committee on
Public Lands. 1t provides that where
soldiers have made selections of home
steads while in the service of the Uni
ted States through an agent, and when
the selections are found on examination
not to be satisfactory, that they may
have their first selections cancelled and
apply the fees already paid upon new
selection. The House at 4 o'clock ad-
journed.
Collision.
DETROIT, MICH, June ga collision
occurred early this morning at the
mouth of the Detroit river, between the
propeller Cleveland, of the Northern