The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March 9.

| the House bill to declare the meaning
| of certain parts of the internal Revenue
act of January 30th, 1864. The amend
ment, which was to substitute the word
wherever" for whenever" was con
Cured in.
| Mr.. Farnsworth, of Illinois, ON leave,
introduced bill containing settle
ment of accounts of army Paymasters,
which read twice and referred to the com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Ross, of Illinois, offered resolu,
tion which was adopted, directing the
Secretary of War to report how many
| volunteers whose term of service has
expired are still retained in the service,
and why the 25th Illinois Veteran Vol
| unteers are still kept in the service at
Brownsville, Texas.
Mr.. Woodbridge, Of Vermont, on leave,
introduced bill regulating the salaries
| of Judges of Supreme Court of the Dis
| trict of Columbia, which was read twice
| and referred to the committee on Judi
ciary.
Mr. Schenck, of Ohio, desired to make
personal explanation, in justice to the
| Speaker When he asked for the letters
yesterday on the soldiers claim bill, and
| when the Speaker stated that only six
teen members stood up to order them, he
| (Schenck) had remarked that there were
| more, than sixteen members standing.
He did not, however, see that the remark
had been reported, but he called atten-
| tion to it because he saw the Speaker
was n little nattlad at tha mnmant. 40 no
certainly should be, and he Mr.. Schenck) }
coI Oft rI hot ha hal
spoken too abruptly, He wished now to
say that it was furthest from his purpose
to reflect on the veracity or fairness of an
officer in whom he had the greatest con-
fidence.
The Speaker-The chair is very much
obliged to the gentleman. The chair al
ways endeavors to count with strict ac-
curacy.
The House then took up the Senate bill
to protect all persons in their civil rights.
on which the main question was ordered
yesterday.
Ny. Wilson having the right to close
| the debate, yielded the floor to Mr. Brig
ham, who spoke against the bill as being
| tional.
Mr.. Shellabarger spoke five minutes
in support OF the bill
Mr.. Wilson followed in closing
speech.
Mr.. Elbridge moved to lay the whole
subject on the table which was lost;
yeas 80; nays lls. No Republican voted
in the affirmative, except Mr.. Rosseau.
The vote was next taken on Mr.. Brig.
hams amendment and it was rejected,
yeas 81; nays ia. A vote was taken on
the motion to recommit the bill to the
Judiciary committee, which Mr.. Wilson
desired to withdraw, but could not. The
previous qTestion having been seconded
| the bill was recommitted; yeas 81, nays
20.
Mr.. Raymond asked Mr.. Morrill, if the
| Committee on Ways and Means were
ready to speak on the subject of internal
revenue taxation.
Mr. Morrill, replied that that commit
| tee did expect to make an early report,
embracing the subject of tax on cot
| ton. and tax on incomes with some re-
duction. They had hoped to report ere
| the House went into committee on the
reciprocity bill
The Speaker presented letter from
the Secretary of War transmitting the
| Chief Engineers report of estimate in
regard to clearing the entrance to Lake
| Superior harbor. 1t was referred to the
| Committee on Commerce.
| Mr.. Stevens, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the Senate
| bill to reimburse the State of Missouri
for money expended for the United
States in enrolling, equiping and pro-
visioning a militia force to aid in the
suppression of the rebellion. 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole
and postponed until fortnight from to-
day.
| Mr.. Stevens asked consent to offer a
resolution to be referred to the commit
| tee on Printing, to print ten thousand
copies of the evidence taken by the COM
mittee on Reconstruction.
Mr. LIE Bloud objected.
| The House, on motion of Mr.. Morrill,,
went into committee of the Whole, Mr.
Raymond in the chair, and returned to
| the consideration of the bill regulating
trade with the British North American
Possessions, on which the House had or.
dered general debate to terminate in
| twenty minutes Mr.. Allison said he
| did not know that he should support the
bill, as reported from the committee on
| Ways and Means There were many
objections to it which he hoped might
be removed. He had been surprised,
however, at many of the objections
made to it, and especially at the argu-
ment of the gentleman from Pennsyl,
vania, Mr.. Kelley, in reference to coal ;
who denounced the bill as false in prin.
ciple and false in detail He (Mr. ALI,
SOM thought that the representative OF
the coal interest had no reasen to com.
plain. The importation of coal from
Canada, 3I3, 900 tons last year, could not
materially affect the price of the seven,
teen million produced in this country.
Mr.. Kelly stated that the amount Of
coal imported from British provinces and
Great Britain into the States east OF
Pennsylvania, was more than the
amount of American coal consumed
there. -.
Mr.. Allison stated that his proposltl0r
simply was that the importation OF 3lS,
600 tons of coal from Canada, IN 1900
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