The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-04
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
cr....;ounI Proceedings.
! .EIT " WASHINGTON, July 8.

| SpN.TE-Mr. Wilson from the Military
Committee, the regular army bill recent,
" introduced by him, also House joint
resolution in relation to bounties tecol.
ored soldiers. lrs D s.5sF F.eIf a -
A iolnt resolution for the purchase, at
| $4,000, of the law library of the late
James NJ. Pettigrew, of South Carolina,
was passed.
1t was then, ordered, that when the
Senate adjourn to-day, it be to meet on
Thursday next.
The Indian Appropriation bill was
taken up, and the question being on the
Senate Finance Committee and amend
ment to attach the Indian Bureau to the
War department. The resolution was
disagreed to. ,-..-,. (. =
Mi. DoolittIe offered in behalf OF the
Iudian Commission, several amendments
! for additional appropriations which
were agreed to. Among them, one ap..
propriating $500,0O0 for the relief OF
destitute Indians of Southern superin-
| tending. ,, "a
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the
House joint resolution for the appoint
ment Of committee on retrenchment,
was referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
| Mr.. Chandler from the Committee on
the bill to prevent smuggling, made a
report, and the Senate agreed to allow
the House the amendments. The report
! was agreed to, and the bill goes to the
| President.
| Mr.. Grimes offered au amendment that
every loyal person or citizen OF the
| United States of good moral character
| NAV trade with any Indian tribe by Civ
| ing bonds in penal sum of not less then
| 5000 dollars or more then 10000 for OBJ
seryance of the regulations and laws for
| the Government of the Indian tribes.
| Agreed to. Bill was then passed 1t goes
| back to the house for concurrence in the
amendments.
Mr.. Wilson from the Military Coms
sion reported Joint resolution for the
| appointment of Commission to audit
the account of the State of Massachusetts,
for her expenses in coast defences
The House joint resolutions rendered
the thanks of Congress to the working
men Of Lyons, France, fol the presenta
ton OF flag designed for the late cere
monies on the death of President Lin
coin, was taken up and passed. ..
Mr. Clark called up the bill and report
| on the subject of repairs on Mississippi
| levees, which was read and postponed
for the present
The Senate then, at four O'Clock, went
into executive session and soon thereai
ter adjourned to meet on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, July 3.
HoUsE-The bill explanatory to the
Pacific Railroad act introduced yester-
day, and made the special order for to
day, was postponed.
| Mr.. Elliott, from the Committee OH the
Freedmen's Bureau Bill, submitted re-
| port similar to the one submitted to the
SeDate yesterday, .Ft
Mr.. Fink moved to lay the report on
the table. Lost, by 25 to l02.
The report was then agreed to- so the.
bill is passed by both Houses
Mr.. Raymond offered the following con
current resolution, which was adopted.
That the thanks Of Congress be, and
are hereby rendered to the workingmen
! of Lyons, France, who have presented
silken flag, prepared at their instance,
| by the Weayer's Association of that city,
in memory of the late President Lincoln,
and intended to be displayed at the
ceremonies of Congress, on the 18th OF
February last, and that the flag be de-
posted in the State Department.
The Chair voted aye and the amend
mendment was adopted.
Mr.. Pike moved to reduce the duty Oh
coal from 81 80 to 81, 90 per ton, which
was rejected by 40 against 81.
Mr. Johnson moved to add new para
| l. b elo .,n
roofing states, 60 per cent. ad valorem,
and slate pencils S0per cent, which was
agreed to
Mr.. Rice moved to add new para
graph taxing roofing slate 40 per cent adj
valorem, which was agreed to.
| The subject of wines being reached,
| Mr. Price moved to increase the duty
| of high priced wines from Sl,25 to 81 10
per gallon. Lost.
Mr.. Larimer, of Ohio, moved to in
crease the duty on wines valued at over
25 cents per gallon. The motion was
lost, when the committee passed to the
subject Of cigars.
MIR. ONiele moved to reduce duties
from 50 to 80 per pound.
Mr. Kerr, from the Committee on Ac-
counts, reported resolution which was
adopted, requiring accounts for services
&c, to lie verified under oath.
The Senate bill to grant land titles
in California was taken up, discussed,
and amended, when the morning hour
expired, and the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the tariff bill.
The debate on coal was further con-
timed by Messrs Stevens, Kelly, Miller,
Latham and Coffroth, against the pro.
vision in the bill discriminating in favor
of Nova Scotia, and by Messrs. Marston,
Boutwell, and Morrill, in favor of 1T at
length. The debate was closed, and the
Committee came to vote on Mr.. Ihom
ass amendment to strike out words
making such discrimination, and result
ing, ayes 50, nays, 81. ..r
| Mr.. Schenck opposed the amendment
and it was rejected,
The paragraph in relation to brown
earthern ware, and common stone ware
was, on motion of Mr.. Spalding, increas
ed from 25 to So per cent.
Mr.. Myers moved to make the duty OIL
glass vials, bottles &c, except those
made of flint glass, cents per pound
Without taking action, the Committee
rose
Mr. Latin reported back adversely th'
resolution for printing OF 25,OOo extrt
copies of the Agricultural Report 10
1864 and moved that the resolution D.