The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-09

cease as legal tender when due.
Mr.. Williams, of Pa, offered resOlu-
tion which was passed by "a against 81,
declaring as the sense of the House OF
Representatives that troops should not
| be withdrawn from the late seceeded
States until Congress shall have ascer-
tained and declared their further pres
| ence there unnecessary.
On motion, a resolution was adopted,
calling on the President tor information
as to what steps, if any, have been taken
to restore Mrs. Iturside's child, taken by
the usurper Macmillan, under pretence
OF making it Prince.
The House went into committee OF
the whole.
Mr.. Latham, of West Virginia, made a
speech controverting the doctrine that
the late rebellious States were out of the
Union.
Mr.. Shellabarger, of Ohio, made a
speech arguing that the late rebellious
States lost their property as States by
their late rebellion.
Mr.. Rice, of Maine, introduced bill
for the disposition OF the public lands
as homesteads, in the States of Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Florida, which was referred to the COM
mittee on Public Lands
Mr.. Elliott, from the committee on
Freedlnen's Affairs, reported a bill to
amend the act to establish bureau for
the relief of freedmen and refugees.
Mr.. Raymond, of New York, introdu-
ced a bill to amend the several acts of
Congress relative to naturalization, and
for other purposes, which was referred
tn the committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Mallory, of Pennsylvania, intro
duced bill which was referred, granting
pensions to soldiers of the war of 1Sl2
with Great Britain.
| On mott on of Mr. Orth, it was
Resolved, That the committee on Com
merce inquire into the expediency of
making al appropriation by Congress for
the completion of the harbor at Michigan
City, Indiana.
Mr.. Orth presented resolutions of the
State of Indiana, in reference to the in
reference of European Powers in the
affairs of the Republic of Mexico, which
was referred to the committee on Foreign
Affairs.
On motion of Mr. Ahrona, of Pennsyl-
vania, it was
Resolved, That the committee on Bank
ing and Currency be requested to inquire
into the expediency of providing by law
for theredemption OF mutilated, defaced
and worn out fractional currency by
United States Internal Revenue Collec-
tors, or other financial agents of the Gov
ernment in the several collection districts
of the country.
Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, intro
duced bill authorizing the building of
military and postal railroad from Wash
ington to New York.
Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, also introduced
bill for the establishment of u railroad
between Washington and New York and
to constitute the same military high
way and postal route. They were both
referred to the select committee on that
subject.
Mr. Hogan, of Missouri, introduced
bill for the protection of navigation of
the Missouri river and its tributaries,
which was referred to the committee on
Roads and Canals. 4, = ..
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa. introduced bill,
which was referred to the committee on
Judiciary, to secure the benefit of the
writ Of habeaS corpus to persons held IN
servitude contrary to the constitution OF
the Uuited States.
Mr.. Smith offered the following resolu-
ton, which was agreed to- Resolved,
That the President communicate to this
House, if, in his opinion, not incompati-
ble with public interest, any correspon-
dence in possession of the govern
ment in regard to the kidnapping of
child of an American lady in the City of
Mexico by the usurper of that Republic,
and so called Emperor, under the pretext
of making such child a Prince, and
whether the United States have been
asked to interfere with view to have
the child restored to its parents, and
what action, if any, has been taken on
the subject.
The House passed the bill heretofore
offered by Mr.. Ward, denouncing polyg-
amy and declaring that it was the twin
sister of slavery, and that it should be
expelled from the territories of the Re-
public, if it should require the whole
power of the government to do so, and
directing that inquiry be made into the
conduct of certain government officials
in Utah.
The House resolved itself into a special
committee on the State of the Union,
when Mr.. Latham made speech, ar
guing that the rebellion was never limi-
ted by State lines, but its authority was
extended only as far as its power could
reach.
The House adjourned.
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