The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-16
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Z The Senate concurredi in the resolution
to amend one of the joint resolutions
prohibiting the sale or introduction
Of malt or spirituous Liquors INTO tae
Capitol building. Adopted. ~ 1
Mr.. Chandler reported from the com,
mittee on, Commerce, q blH''to amend
the OH section of an act to protect the
lives on STEAMBOATS, &C., so as to exempt
steamboafs- from being compelled $ TO
carry friction matches In iron sales.
Passed.
Mr.. Henderson askedthat the commits
tee to investigate the conduct of the
Printing Bureau of the Treasury De-
partment, consist Of five, instead OF
three members.
Mr.. Sherman spoke in favor OF joint
.committee. He was authorized to say
there had been no duplication of United
States bonds. In all cases Of presumed
duplication, nothing was discovered
bnt erroneous stamping, the same num-
beers having been placed on two bonds;
the amount thus enormously stamped
was SAG, ZOO. Pending -tae- considera-
ton of the motion, the morning hour
expired. - - 90 q 60
Mr. Cole introduced bill providing
that in lieu of the appointment of spe-
cial agents of the postoffice department
for the Pacific States and territories,
there shall be appointed superintend-
emit of postal affairs for that district,
who shall superintend the postal affairs
of the same.
Mr.. Morgan introduced bill provid.
ing that nothing contained i'll the act
for the preservation of the neutral rela.
tiops of the United States be construed
to render it Illegal to sell or charter any
vessel bnilt within the United States
and purchased nUm tho United Statoo
to any government then at peace with
the United States or to any subject
thereof. though such vessel be prepared
for war, provided that such sale or CHAR
ter be O commercial transaction and no
intent on the part of sale to participate
in any hostile act of purchase. 1t pro-
yides that all penalties incurred under
the act referred to shall be disposed OF
in accordance With the act regulating
the disposition of the penalties incurred
under the laws relating to customs, ap'
proved February %, 1867. Referred t.
the committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Morton offered Joint resolution
TO pay Indiana for quartermaster and
commissary stores furnished to the mi
litia of that State when called out to re.
mel invasion. Referred TO the Military
committee.
The supplementary reconstruction
bill was taken up.
The question was OH Mr.. brakes
amendment, which was modified so as
to read that the Constitutions of the
States referred to shall provide that all
voting for State, county and municipal
officers shall be by ballot. Amendment
disagreed to-!
4 Mr.. Fessenden moved an amendment,
the effect of which he explained yester-
day to be that "A loyal convention to
form Constitution shall be called only
upon legal expression in favor OF so
doing, transmitted from the Provisional
Governor to the commanding General.
He moved to strike from the LIST sec. the
words: THAT before the LIST day of
September, 1s67, the commanding Cen
eral in each district, defined by an act
of Congress for the more efficient gov
eminent of the rebel States, approved
March I'd. 1867. shall cause registra-
tion," &C., and insert in lieu thereG; the
following:
That before the convention shall be
held for the purpose of framing State
Constitution under and by virtue of the
act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel States, APPROX
cd March I'd, 1867, the commanding
General in each district defined in said
act shall cause n registration, etc. Also,
to strike from the ID section the follow
ing words: THAT after the completion
of the registration hereby provided for
any State, ut such time and place there
in as the commanding General shall APP
point and direct, of which ut least thir-
ty days public notice shall be given for
the purpose, a constitutional and civil
government for such State loyal to the
Union" and insert in lieu thereof pro-
vision that after the completion of the
registration herein provided for in any
State. the commanding General shall
furnish certified copy thereof to the
Provisional Governor of the State tor
which the same was made; and when
ever thereafter the Provisional Cover
nor of the said State shall, by legal
enactment, provide for convention
to be called for the purpose of form
ing a constitutional. and civil govern
ment, and they shall furnish certified
copy thereof to the commanding Gener-
al, he shall direct that n convention
shall be held, and shall appoint the
time and place for holding them.
This gave rise to discussion which
took wide range and was generally
participated in, lasting from to p.
NJ, when a vote was taken on the first
amendment. Disagreed to.
Mr.. Fessenden said that. regarding
this as test vote, and his second amend
ment being dependent upon the first, he
should withdraw it.
Mr.. Buckalew moved an executive
session.
Mr.. Trumbull hoped not He hoped
the Senators in favor of this bill would
continue the consideration of it until it
passed. If it was carried over from day
to day it was hard to tell when the result
would be reached.
The debate of yesterday had been re-
peatnd to-day and would be tomorrow
if the bill was kept before the Senate.
Ii one amendment each day was to be
offered and voted ON with amendments,
as were understood ready to be offered,
he could not tell when the bill would
he passed.
Mr.. Sherman interrupted the discus
sion to offer a joint resolution to re-
move the disability to hold Office from
Robert N. Cation, of Alabama, and
Joseph +. Brown, of Georgia, which
was referred to the Judiciary committee.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion, after which the resolution for re-
cess was rescinded and the Senate adj
journed.
HOUSE.
Several amendments to the rules OF
the House were adopted, none of them
important.
Mr.. Boutwell,, by leave, introduced
q joint resolution relative to claims
against the Government. Referred to
committee on Foreign Affairs.