The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
wAsn1NoroN, April 8.

for such a modification of the revenue
laws as will exempt savings of the poor
from taxation. The petition was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finunces.
MIR. Lane, of Kansas, offered joint
resolution for the admission of the
States lately in rebellion to representa-
,Iion in Congress, on condition of their
repudiating the rebel debt, endorsing
the federal debt, annulling all ordi-
.hances of secession and granting the
right of suffrage to all who can read, or
who own and pay taxes on $3.50 worth
of property.
Mr.. Lane spoke of the necessity for
Immediate action on the subject of re-
construction, to save the Republican
party from crumbling to pieces. The
resolution was ordered to lie upon the
table for the present.
At ten o'clock the message of the
President vetoing the civil rights bill
was taken up.
Mr.. Fessenden introduce a bill
amending the national currency act
by pledging United States bonds. Re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle, of West Va, re-
ported, with amendments, the bill sup
Elementary to several acts relating to
pensions, an additional section of the
act of July 18th, 1862, entities any one
to two pensions at the same time. An
other section repeats the authorization
to detail clerks of n pension office and
empowers the Secretary of the Interior
to detail clerks for the purpose of said
section, or to secure the more etfectual
execution of the pension laws.
Mr. Wade commended against the pol
icy ofth President.
Mr.. Lane responded to some personal
remarks of Mr.. Wade.
Mr.. DoOlittle wished the civil rights
bill could be placed in charge of the
Judiciary Committee, to frame one I'M
Objectionable to members of Congress
and the President, as he (Doolittle)
was DESTROYS of preserving amicable re-
lations between Congress and the E&-
ecvtive, although he had received in
structions from his legislature to vote
for the bill, he should not do SO.
Mr.. Davis opposed the bill favoring
the veto.
Mr.. Salisbury said he should consid-
er the passage of the bill us the inau-
guration of rebellion, and would lead
to bloOdshed, war and disunion.
march forward in the performance of
their duty, and to do it now and here
after. The vote was then taken, shall
the bill pass, the Presidents veto to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
YEAS Messrs. Anthony, Brown,
Chandler, Clark, CONFESS, CrIgin, Cres-
we'll, Edmunds, Fessenden, Foster,
Howe, Kirkwood, Lane of Indiana,
Morgan, Morrill,, Eye, Pollard, Pome-
roy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Stew
art, Sumner. Trumbull, Wade, Wiley,
Williams, Wilson and Yates-33.
NAYs-Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan,
Davis, Doolittle, Guthrie, Hendricks,
johnson, Lane, of Kansas, McDougal,
Nesmith, Norton, Riddle, Salisbury,
Van Wrinkle and Wright-15. Absent
Mr.. Dixon. When Mr.. Morgan res
cinded his vote in the affirmative the
galleries applauded very loudly. The
Chair announced amid great applause
that the bill having received two
thirds vote had become law, but sub
sequently corrected himself. and said
it had passed the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull, the clerk
of the Senate was ordered to cOmmunl-
cate to the House a copy of The veto
message, together with the vote on the
above us given. The Senate adjourned
at $3.50 p. IN. to meet on Monday next.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Paine, of Wis, presented the res
solutions adopted by the Chamber of
Commerce of Milwaukee in regard to
the Bankrupt Law, which was referred
to the Select Committee on that sub
ject.
The regular order of business being
the call of Committees for reports of Il
DrlVdLc ndluEeg htSSISs 44dlhIuSt "a
Ky, Taylor, Sawyer, Lawrence, of Pa,
SiilIweIl and Van Aernam, from the
Committee of Invalid Pensions, made
a large number of reports, which were
acted upon as recommended by the
Committee. One of the bills to grant
u pension of seventeen dollars per
month to the widow of Col. Pickell, of
New York, provided in case Of death or
marriage of the widow, the pension
should revert TO minor children of Col.
Pickett. This being a new principle of
pension bills gave rise to some debate;
The bill passed. Other billssrepOrted
and passed, contained "a similar provis-
ion.
hour the House resumed consideration
of the contested election case of Dodge
against Brooks.
Mr.. Brooks resumed his argument
an additional hour having been grant
ed lin.
Passage of the Civil Rights Bill over
the Veto Orthe President.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The Senate
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