The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-22
] COMPRESSION
awAsnrNoroN, Marcb.2l, 1867

| TET q fit SENATE. 20 E,Too- .
I The Joint resolution exemptin9 wrap
ping paper, from Mr.. Wood, on conf
mittee of internal revenue, was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, O tax OF
ten per cent. was imposed on oil State,
municipal or corporation notes or scrip
issued by any National Bank. Amended
and passcd.sy s'FY9sP nr. 's-sjLa.s
H A letter from the Secretary OF the
Treasury was previously read, showing
National Banks in New Orleans ,were
issuing scrip as currency.
The Bill to sell certain stocks held IN
trust for the Chiekasav and Choc taw
Indians, was passed.
Mr.. Trumbull called up q joint reso-
luton to suspend further proceedings
under act to appoint commissioner to
pay loyal slaye-owners for slaves en-
listed in the army. .-i'. = o.
Messrs. Davis and salisbury opposed
the resolution, which then passed.
Adjourned. f0i,.''4 go
III ,frgaa HOUSE. ygI
Mr.. Hurlburd, chairman Of the COM
mittee on Public Expenditures. stated
that the committee had taken testimony
which apparently inculpated one or
more members Of the Senate, and the
committee declared it proper to report
it to the House, so such action might
be taken as comported with courtesy
due from one House to the other. He
offered the following resolution: That
the House, having been informed by
one of its committees that testimony
had been brought to knowledge by said
committee which testimony apparently
implicated one OF more members of the
Senate, the House therefore directs that
all such testimony be transmitted to
the Senate for its information.
Mr.. Spalding Inquired whether the
resolution contemplated any further
continuance of this session.
Mr.. Hurlburd replied that it did not.
Mr.. Taber stated that as one of the
minority of the committee he did not
agree to the report; the evidence was,
to his mind, entirely insufficient to base
such resolution on, and he asked that
it be read to the House.
Mr.. Hurlburd stated that the report
Just submitted was based on the testi.:
mony taken by the committee last ses-
sion, together with the evidence of one
witness who appeared before the COM
mittee of tho present Congress, and if
the House should require the reading
Of all the testimony, it would probably
occupy six days after the debate The
resolution passed.
Mr.. Hurlburd reported the following
resolution:
Resolred, That it is the sense of this
House that Henry A. Smythe should be
Immediately removed from the Office of
coll sctor of the port of New York, and
that the Clerk of the House cause GER
titled copy of this resolution to be laid
before the President of the United
States. - 81
Mr.. Butler opposed the resolution.
There was one way by which this House
should demand the removal of high
officer; that was by impeachment; there
was no other way.
Mr.. Randall expressed the opinion
that the resolution was unusual and I'M
called for. ~
Mr.. Butler asked Mr.. Randall what
should be done if the President refuses
to remove Smythe.
Mr.. Randall replied that if he did
what was right he would tell the House
to mind its own business. He was
of the opinion that Smythe should be
removed, if not for maifeasance, for I'M
fitness.
The morning hour having expired,
the resolution went over.
The House went into committee of
the Whole, (Mr. Blaine in the Chair)
and resumed the consideration of the
Senate joint resolution appropriating
one million dollars for the relief of tho
destitute people of the South. 80
General debate being in order, il
closed in few minutes.
Messrs. Banks and Bingham with
drew their pending amendments.
Mr.. Bingham offered an amendment
to strike out of the joint resolution
the words, "appropriating one million
dollars" and inserting the words "and
to that end the Secretary of Warts here
by authorized and directed through the
Commissioners of the Freedmens Bureau
to apply so much as he may deem neces-
sary for the purpose, of unexpended
money provided to supply the freedmen
and refugees with rations."
Mr.. Butler made . speech against the
and joint resolution, de-
elaring it was intended to aid the able
bodied white rebels who were loafing
around corner groceries and refusing
TO work.