The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-28
XLth CONGRESS-. LIST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Mar


! sent to have read telegram from the
! general manager of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, from Omaha, to the
! effect that the work was progressing
rapidly, and will be pushed on at the
rate of two miles per day for the next
hundred days.
! The joint resolution transferring $50
900 from the funds of the Freedmen's
Bureau to the Department of Agricul-
ture, for the purchase of seeds for the
citizens oft rebel States, was passed.
| Mr.. Henderson, from the Committee
on Fin ance, reported a bill TO guaran-
tee to the State of Louisiana $4,000 900,
for the construction of levees on the
Mississippi, which was Ordred 10 be
! printed.
Mr.. Thayer, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported the bill iptto-
duced by the House few days ago to
| prohibit the removal of Indian tribes
or the expenditure of the funds held by
the United States for the Indians, with
out special provision of laws or treaty.
! Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, from the COM.
mittee on Appropriations, reported a
bill to supply the deficiencies in the ap-
/ preparations for the contingent fund of
] the Senate.
The question was on concurring in the
House amendment. The House had
stricken out the section of the bill pro-
| hibiting the payment to a Washington
]
| publishing the laws of Congress than
| IS paid to newspapers elsewhere. The
Senate refused to strike this out.
! The House amended the bill by giving
I to its Clerk the designation of papers in
I the Northern States to publish the law,
/ and increasing the compensation from
one TO two dollars per page. By an act
of last session the compensation was
! increased for the Southern States, and
/ the Clerk OF the House authorized to
designate the papers.
/ On motion of Mr.. Sherman the
amendment was amended by providing
that the compensation for publishing
the laws in the Northern States be not
! increased. He was willing to let the
( Clerk of the House designate the papers.
Amendment agreed to.
| Mr.. Henderson offered an amend
ment, aPpropriating S51, 600 to pay the
expenses of the Indian delegations now
l on a visit to Washington.
! Mr.. Sherman moved to smend, by
| providing that hereafter neither the
| President nor the Secretary of the Int
rior shall make treaties with the In
dams, until express, appropriations for
the purpose are made by law. Agreed
to, and the amendment as amended
was adopted.
Mr.. Sherman moved an amendment
placing the funds heretofore controll-
ed by the Commissioners of Public
] bulAStluSS NJ me OlSpOSdl Oh the S1leI
Engineer of the army or an officer to
be designated by him. Agreed to, the
bill passed, and goes to the House.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary
/ Committee, reported on the testimony
concerning Messrs. Doolittle and Pat
terson in regard to the New York Gus
tom House. The Committee declare
there is no evidence whatever, impli-
eating Messrs. Doolittle and Patterson.
Mr.. Conkling made a minority re-
port generating MessrS. Doolittle and
Patterson, but reviewing the report of
the House Committee, to show that Mr..
Smythe had from time to time stated
his intention to give money to these
gentlemen, although there is no evil
dence showing that they ever heard of
such intentions.
Mr.. johnson wished it understood
that while Mr.. Conkling had mad e a
minority report, the committee was
unanimous on the question of the entire
innocence of Messrs. Doolittle and Pat
terson.
Pending its consideration the Senate
went into executive session and soon
after adjourned
HOUSE.
The Senate bill to incorporate the
Lincoln Monument Association was
passed.
Mr.. Poland introduced a bill to re-
peal the provision OF the Internal Rev
enue law of last session to the effect
that no Court shall interfere by injunc-
ton, TO restrain the assessment or col
lection ofany tax under that law.
The Speaker presented a message
from the Senate, communicating its ac-
ton on the adjournment of Congress,
which was to close the session at twelve
tomorrow.
Mr.. Schenck offered an amendment
to the amendment, which was a modifi-
cation oft, his graduated adjournment
proposition, the two intermediate steps
being the first Wednesday in June and
first Wednesday in September.
Messrs. Schenck and Logan addressed
the House in support of this plan, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Banks, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported the joint reso-
luton in regard TO claims by foreign
governments against the United States
for property destroyed by the army OF
the United States. Passed.
Mr. Banks also reported Joint reso-
luton declaring that the people of the
United States cannot regard the pro-
posed confederation Of provinces on the
northern frontier of this country with
out extreme solicitude; that a confed-
Grafton OF States on the continent, ex-
tending from ocean to ocean, without
consulting the people of the provinces,
and founded on mouarchial principles,
cannot be declared otherwise than in
contrayention OF the traditions and
constitutionally declared principles OF
this Government, endangering the most
. important interests and Tending to in
crease and perpetuate the embarrass-
ments already existing between the
two governments. After some discus
sion, the joint resolution was passed,
without division.
} Mr.. Banks also reported a resolution
declaring that this House extends its
sympathies to the. people of Ireland
and Gambia in all their lust efforts TO
maintain the Independence ofStates. TO
. elevate the people and extend and par-
petuate principles of liberty.
Mr.. Robinson, a member of the com-
mittee, sustained the resolution. BE
expected 10 introduce into this Congress
resolution recognizing the beIligerent
rights of Ireland.
Mr.. Pile also spoke in favor OF Ire
land.
Mr.. washburne, of Wisconsin, offer
ed an amendment and additional reso-
f. luton declaring that while sympathiZ-
ing with the people of Ireland, the
House believed that the present Fenian
movement must prove entirely inoper-
alive, and any encouragement to il
: by a resolution unaccompanied by
; force, could only result in involving