The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL
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The bill to regulate the duties of the
House was passed.
Messrs. Buckalew, Hendricks, Mes
NTH, Patterson and Salisbury SPOKE
against it asia party measure. Sd. "a 4
The bankrupt. bill was taken np, the
question being Or the afnendmen0- "a
the Judiciary committee to strike out
from the list of exceptions from the OPP
eratiops of The bffthe following words:
lttandasnch other property not included
~ tbe foregoing exceptions as is ex,
amn,sd from levy and sale iipoh %xetsf
tt;onslby the laws of the State in which
tbe bankrupt has his domicile at the
time of the commencement of proceed
ings in bankruptcy, TO amount not ex-
ceeding' that allowed by such exemp-
ton laws in force in 1864" ~, ' siol
Messrs. Doolittle,i Howard, CONFESS,
and Others opposed the amendment
, Messrs. ,Trumbull, Hendricks, john
son and others favoredit. 1'5sg{a -
Mr.. Wade, while his %opiDnion favored
a bankrupt law, would feel compelled
under instructions from the Ohio begis-
lature, to vote against the biI.rC
Mr.. Wilson moved aa amendment by
substituting nand a homestead and
other property not exceeding in value
S5,O80,ii for words proposed TO he strickj-
en- ont. l g l-- soda. 3suI 'iLuLr 2!
The House bill relative to the Smith
sonian Institute was on leave called up
and passed. - lal.
The Bankrupt hill was resumed with
ont action. ..'' '
!, The Senate went into executive ses-
sion and soon after adjourned. raH
. HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Ferry the Secretary
of War was directed to transmit the re
ports and estimates for improvements OF
harbors, pentwater and peremar4uette
on Lake Michigan. To-
On motion OF Mr.. Darling the COM
mittee on Ways and Means were in
struct ed to inquire into the expediency
of amending the internal revenue law
so rs to cause the destruction of all cop
per stills confscated to the United
States and the sale of the same as old
copper. !,
Senate bill to regulate the tenure OF
certain civil offices was debated. ~
Mr.. Finck opposed the bill as being
an encroaelfmenttIpOn the eOnstltutlon-
oil rights of the Executive.
Mt. Williams sustained the bill. =
Mr.. Woodbridge advocated the Senate
bill, opposing the amendments OF the
House. . =
Mr.. Donnelfy spoke in favor Of the
bill, and offered an amendment proyid-
ing that no vacancy shall be held to
have happened during tho recess Of the
Senate if the incumbent of office was
in the exercise of its duty on the day
Congress convened, and that in such
case the person holding the office shall
continue to hold it until his successor
is confirmed by the Senate.
Mr.. Hise argued against the bill rs
unconstitutional.
Mr.. Stevens favored his proposition
to declare all persons nominated and re-
jected by the Senate incapable of hold.
ing any public Office for one year-and
made snch motion. III X
Mr.. Baker supported the bill.
The House, ut half past three o'clock,
seconded the previous question.
MI. Hale made the closing argument
in favor of the bill, and opposing all
amendments.
Mr.. Williams amendment to strike
from the LIST section the words Except
ing the Secretaries of State, Treasury,
War Department, and Interior, Post
master General and Attorney General,
was rejected-76 against 80.
The other amendments, offered by
Messrs. Williams, Donnelly and Ste
vens, were severnlly rejected; the latter
by u vote of to liz.
Mr.. Farquhar moved to reconsider
the vote rejecting Mr.. Williams amend
ment.
MI. Hale moved to table the motion
to reconsider. Negatived by vote of
81 against "a. -
Before proceeding further, a move
ment was made for an adjournment.
Mr.. Ketchum was instructed to en-
quire into the propriety of removing
the internal revenue tax from straw
wrapping paper, and placing it OH the
free list.
The Speaker presented Communlca-
lions from the President, transmitting
the report of the Secretary of the State
in answer to the resolutions of the 4th
and 18th of December, asking iaforma-
ton on the present condition of affairs
in Mexico, and on the subject of the
evacuation of Mexico by the French
troops. Referred to committee OH For
eign Affairs, transmitting the reports
from heads of the several Executive
Departments, with information to re-
gard the appointment to office called
for by the House. The resolution OF
the 9th of December was referred to
the select committee on Civil Service.
Mr.. Moorchead presented a remon-
STRANGE from the Presidents Of National
Banks of Pittsburg, against changes in
the national law.
Adjourned.