The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-14

: WASHINGTON, July Is,

SENATE-Mr. Guthrie from Committee
on-F Finance reported the Joint resolution
respecting tho payment of the interest
upon war debt due to the several States,
with an amendment, it being in the
second section as follows iIa4
SectionE2. The said accounting Of
fcers shall in like manner, report
the claim Of each State for interest on
moneys borrowed and actually expend.
/ ed for the use of the United States
Iduring the rebellion, and that the same
ru les shall be observed which are pre-
scribed in the State Of Maryland, for
interest on moneys expended by her fol
the benefit of the United States during
the late war with Great Britain, and
ohapter 392, acts Of the nineteenth Con-
gress, first session, 1926. zi Ga9zoI- i
Mr.. Wilson introduced the following,
which was objected to by Mr.. Johnson
and goes over: 700 % ia s.Q.
ReSolyed. That the President Of the
United States be requested TO present TO
the Senate the record OF the Court VI
Inquiry upon the murder ,'ot twenty.
three United States soldiers at klngsten,
North Carolina, in 1885,, by the rebel Gen.
erals Hoke and Pickett, under charge of
being deserters frem the rebel army, to.
eether with the finding of said Court OF
Inquiry and the action, If any taken
therein. sN r,4.a,r... s...-.e, ..sai
Mr.. Wilson reported the bill respecting
three months extra pay OF volunteers
when mustered out Of service and dis
charged. :, - =
Mr.. Wilson reported, without amend
ment, from the committee, the bill to
amend the providing for the payment OF
horses and other property lost IN the
United States service.
Mr.. Guthrie, from the Finance COM
mittee reported the bill to amend sew
eral acts to indemnify States for ex.
penses incurred by them in defence of
the nited States, and amendment,
Mr.. Howard reported from the Military
Committee joint resolution giving to
the Union Pacific Rrilroad the right Of
way through military reservations,
which was passed.
Mr.. Poland, from the committee ON
Public Lands, reported bill to revive,
for the benefit of certain Southern States,
an act granting public lands to construct
railroads, which was read and ordered
printed.
Mr.. Williams opposed motion to re.
consider the vote on the bill to re-annex
Alexandria to the District of Columbia,
which was defeated in the Senate on
Tuesday last.
The Niagara Ship Canal Bill was ta-
ken up, at the expiration of the morn
ing hour, the pending question being On
the motion of Mr.. Morrill, to postpone
the bill until December next.
Mr.. Harris spoke in favor of the mo
ton to postpone ry
Mr. Trumbull spoke against postpone.
ment. He spoke Of the great National
Importance Of the proposed work as
sufficient to urge the immediate passage
of the bill.
Mr.. Hendricks hoped the bill would be
postponed; he did not believe it's passage
at the present session would accom-
plish any good; he was in favor of post
ponement for this and other pending
measures of Importance. 1t was time for
adjournment; there were issues enough
already and ought to go before the
country. Congress had neglected its
most important duty-that Of restoring
harmony between the two sections by
admitting Southern States to representa-
tion in Congress.
The bill was then postponed by yeas,
"a, and nays, ii.
MIR. Wiley introduced bill to provide
for restoring to the States lately in in
surrection their full political rights,
which, after reciting in preamble the
last constitutional amendment, reads as
follows: .l,
Resolved, That whenever any State
lately in insurreotion shall have satisfied
the above recited constitutional amend
ment the Senators and Representatives
from said State, if found duly elected and
qualified, may, after having taken the
REQUIRED oath Of office, be admitted into
Congress as such.
It was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Fessenden offered joint resolu.
ton authorizing the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue to suspend the collec'
tion of internal taxes due prior to July,
1866, in the lst Congressional District OF
Maine, from persons owning property or
,leing business in the burnt district OF
Portland, until the close of the next ses.
sion of Congress-. The resolution passed.
Mr.. Williams moved that the Senate
take up the bill to secure speedy COM
ple..as, Of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Nj. Sherman said this was bill to
guarantee about hundred millions of
stock for this road. He hoped the Senate
would not take it up. The bill was
taken up by the following vote-yeas
80, nays 10.
Without further consideration of the
bill the Senate adjourned after execu-
tive session.