The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-04
WASHINGTON, May 8.

move its recOmmittal TO the Committed
on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Chandler renewed the motion an6
called for the yeas and nays
Mr.. Wright asked the Speaker wheth
er the success of that motion would not
have the effect of killing the bill.
The Speaker answered affrmatively
but said that was matter for the house
to determine.
The House refused to order the yeas
and nays, and the motion to lay on The
table was lost, and the vote rejecting
the bill was reconsidered.
Mr.. Wright then moved to recommit
the bill to the committee on Military
Affairs
Mr.. Ross moved that the committee
be instructed to report a bill for an army
not exceeding $4,000 men.
Mr.. Schenck said that he would turn
adrift about eight thousand men of the
present regular army. He hoped no in
struction would be given.
Mr.. Ross objection was rejected, aud
the bill was then recommitted and or.
dered to be printed.
Mr. Stevens asked leave to introduce
the following joint resolution:
Resolved, by the Senate and House OF
Representatives in Congress assembled,
| That the Congress of the United States
of America has learned with deep regret,
the attempt made upon the life of the
Emperor of Russia by an enemy OF
emancipation. The Congress sends their
greeting to his Imperial Majesty, and to
| the Russian nation, and congratulates
the twenty million of serts upon the
providential escape from danger of the
sovereign to whose head and heart they
owe the blessings of their freedom.
Mr.. Ross objected unless the resolution
was referred to the Committee on For
eign Affairs.
Mr.. Stevens said he would withdraw
it until one man in favor Of assassna'
ton could not object.
Mr.. Boutwell, from the Reconstruction
Committee, reported the testimony IN
reference to the State Of Georgia, and
Mr.. COnkling from the same committee
reported the testimony in reference to
| Virginia, North and South Carolina,
| which were laid on the table aud ordered
printed
Mr.. Julian offered resolution which
! was adopted, requesting the President to
communicate any information he has
concerning the discrimination made by
the so-called Maximillian Government
| of Mexico against American commerce,
or commerce from any particular Ameri-
can ports.
The Speaker presented IL cOmmunica
tion from the Secretary of War, trans
mittinp i'm compliance with resolution
| - L.. ,I,st ,,it n m iffl
Advocate General, III relation TO the
murder of certain Union soldiers belong
ing to the first and second North Carolina
infantry, which was laid on the table.
The House proceeded to the consider a.
ton of reports from the committee on
Territories
Mr.. Ashland, of Ohio, from that com
mittee. reported substitute for the
House bill to amend the act of May %,
1864, providing Il temporary government
| for Montana The first section author
ICES the government to reapportlon the
Territory, and thesecond section amends
all the acts of the so-Called Legislative
assembly which met in the city OF
Virginia. on the 9TH of March, 1866, and
forbids the payment of money TO the
members thereof. The substitute was
agreed to, and the bill as amended was
passed.
Nh. Ashley also reported back the
Senate bill passed March l4th, enlarging
the boundaries of the State Of Nevada
by including portion Of Utah and
Arizona.
Mr.. Ashley reported an amendment
providing that all POssessory rights nc
quired by citizens of the United States
10 mining claims in territory added to
Nevada, shall remain as valid substan'
tial mining claims. The amendment
was agreed TO.
Mr. Rice, of Maine, offered an amend.
ment to strike out the part adding por-
tiOn of Arizonia Territory.
In response to question by Mr..
Hooper, of Utah, Mr.. Ashley stated that
the bill took from Utah east and west,
leaving Utah still with eighty-eight
thousand square miles, instead of one
hundred and thirty-SiX thousand square
miles He added that under the bill the
area OF the territories would be: Nevada
l64 900 square miles, Utah, $4,000 square
miles; AriZonia, l2l 900 square miles
| New Mexico, l2l 900 square miles; Col
orado, l04 900 square miles.
Mr.. Hooper opposed the bill or the
ground that the transfer of people from
one government TO another reduced
them to mere serfs; be therefore entered
his solemn protest against the bill. The
people of Utah were the first to make u
path from the Missouri river to the cen
tire of the continent.
Mr. Goodwin, of ArizOnia, opposed
that part of the bill affecting the terri,
tory of Arizopia.
Mr.. Ashley stated that Brigham Young
told him last summer that he had nc
objection to the proposed diSmember
ment of Utah, as there were few II any
of his people living in that portion OF IT
Mr.. Ahsley, of Nevada, supported the
bill and said that Mormons were opposed
to mining, and that the citizens OF Nc
Nada had discovered and were working
IN the mines in Utah, and did not wish
10 be under the control of that terrltorlaI
= government. The amendment offered by
: 3 'it. nice was rejected and the bill passed
Inc bill to admit Colorado into the
= Union was then taken from the Speakers
aa sa.te 100 ine house refused, by vote Of
/, - W !u', W lay II en- the table, and re
luse9 ~ oonl'nlt IT, by vote of 81 to "a
< The bill was then considered.
8 An amendment offered by Mr. Wash.
burne, of Illinois, PROVIDING tbot tbe
act should not take effect until the Stat
of Colorado had stricken the worf
white out of its constitution, was re
| iacfa1 Yeas 3f. nays Q5-tha na,,e