The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-17
CONGRESSIONA
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.

| various p0titlOnS were preSeuleu,
including one from citizens of Detroit
against reduction of currency; one
from loyal citizens of North Carolina
asking the passage of Stevens bill fol
the reconstruction of that State.
A memorial from the Oregon Legisia'
ture for the establishment of branch
line, was presented and tabled.
! A bill to admit Nebraska, as amended
by the House.
Mr.. Wade moved a concurrence there
in.
i Mr.. Etlmunds hoped the Senate would
not concur. Congress had the right to
impose the condition of universal suf-
frare. or il must be left to the people OF
that territory for decision. There was
10 middle ground. g.
! Mr.. johnson expressed his agreement
with Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Hendricks was opposed TO all the
conditions mentioned, but if any were
to be imposed they should be left to the
people OF the State to comply with.
4-Yhe question was further discussed
by Messrs. Henderson, Morrill, and
Others, when the morning hour expired,
and in regular order of business, the
bill to regulate the tenure of Office was
called for.
On motion of Mr.. Wade the regular
order was suspended by vote of "a to
II.
Hendricks offered as q substitute for
the House amendment, what was known
as the Brown amendment, when was
disagreed tO-lS against Il.
The House amendment was then con-
Cured in-2S againss Ia.
The Navs are Messrs. Buckalew, Cow
an, Dixon, Doolittle, Edmunds, Foster,
Harris, Hendricks, johnson: Nesm1th,
Norton, Patterson, Riddle, and Sauls-
bury.
The bill to admit Colorado was taken
The House amendment was concurred
in and the bill goes to the President.
Mr.. Morrcll, from committee on DIS
trict of Columbia, reported Dill 10 pro
tect the rights of married women III inc
District, with amendments substltu-
ting a new bill, changing to some ex,
tent the provisions OF the oriSih"i
measure of last week.
Sumner. from committee ON Foreign
Relations, reported n resolution similar
to the one proposed III the House on
Monday, relative to the coolle traae'
which passed unanimously.
CONFESS introduced u resolution au-
thorizinr the ocean mail service from
San Francisco to Portland continue
ton of service from New York to Pana-
ma. Mt 4 cost not exceeding S25,OO0 an
nuually.
Mr.. Grimes introduced Il bill to amend
certain acts in reference to the navy;
making certain changes III the regnla-
lions as to rank in conformity to acts
already passed: repeating the law re-
ouirinr flat cadet engineers shall be
under IL wears of age when appointed,
and been employed two years IN the
fabrication of steel machinery; author
ling the payment to enlisted persons
who served in the navy or marine corps
for ~ pears without misconduct, when
discharged for age, infirmity or dlsabili-
~ in lien of a home in the Philadelphia
Naval ASYLUM the sum equal to half the
amount of their rating, &c. The bill
was referred to the Naval committee.
Mr.. Howard moved To take up his
resolution of enquiry by the Foreign
committee into Mexican Affairs.
Mr.. Williams hoped the Senate would
consider in the regular order the bill
to regulate the tenure Of office.
Mr. Sumner had no objections TO pass
any of Towards resolutions provided 1t
was amended SO as to leave 1t TO the
discretion of the committee tn report
if cxucdi2nt. He deemed the enquiry
altogether unnecessary, as there was
every cvidense that the French troops
were now leaving Mexico: he had Off
cisl information of the fact.
Howard did not believe all these ru-
mors obout the departure OF the French
troops: at any rate, he would like to
have a report from the committee.
Towards motion was disagreed to.
Fcsscnden announced that he would
call MP the tariff bill on Monday, and
expected to keep it before the Senate
until disposed of.
The bill to regulate the tenure of
Office was taken up. The question was
on Summers amendment, which was
discussed ut some length by Howe,
Sumner. Fessenden and others.
Mv. Cuwan said the whole number OF
removals by the President was 4l6, OF
which 35. had been sent to the Senate
and acted upon. No man had been re-
moved who refrained from improper and
disrcspectful language towards the
President in the last campaign. Mr.
Sumner could not think of IA single
prominent officer of the Government in
his State who had not been removed for
political purposes, without action.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Spaldiug asked leave to offer n reso-
luton that the committee on Judiciary
put to the House an opinion i'll writing
respecting the necessity Of obtaining
any further sanction of the Constitu-
tional amendment, than three-fOurths
of the States actually represented in
Congress.
Finck objected, and the resolution
was not received.
On motion of Allison, the Secretary
of the Treasury was directed to furnish
the House information in reference to
the disposal of United States bonds,
&C., us required by act of April II, 1862.
Referred.
The House considered. Stevens bill
for the reconstruction of the rebel
States.
Paine spoke at length in opposition
thereto. lie denounced the present.
State Governments. which 10 this time
had rested on souls of Andrew johnson
and his Northern and Southern safe
lites, but would hencefortl rest on the
soul of the rash young gentleman from
Pennsylvania. 1t would really seem as
if lie (Stevess) sometimes longed for the
! Presidential bread and water.
Mr.. bingham opposed the measure be-
cauSe he recognized the right of the
people to establish guarantees and safe
guards. ...............
The House went into committee Of
the whole on the Legislative appropri-
alton bill, and after some time spent
they adjourned.
New Hampshire Democratic Conven-
ventioh.