The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-21
CONGRESSIONAL
WASHINGTON, March 30.

gard to sex or color.
Mr.. Sumner, from the committee OF
Foreign Relations, reported the follow
ing joint resolution: .. y Eua -. -
,Resolred, That all persons in the dip
lomatic service of the United States be
prohibited from wearing any uniform
or. official costume not previously pre-
scribed by Congress.
The Joint resolution passed. ,.slS
Mr.. Yates, from the committee OF
Territories, reported favorably a bill
fer the. admission of Colorado.
Mr.. Pomeroy called the joint resolu
ton for the sales of certain stocks held
in trust for the Choctaw and Cherokee
Indians, and offered, an amendment
that no stocks are to be sold for less
than par value, which was adopted.
Mr.. Corbett offered an an amendment
that the amount of money raised by the
sale of these stocks be invested IN
United State stocks. Adopted.
Mr.. Doolittle offered as substitute
for the proposition before the Senate.
resolution appropriating $3.50, 900 to pay
the claims Of the Choctaw Indians, pro.
vidsd that in the future adjustment OF
claims of the 'Choctaws, that said
amount shall be charged against them;
and further, that none of this money
shall be paid on such claims unless the
Secretary of the Interior shall first ex-
anime and approve the same.
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment as
proviso, that the said amount of $780,.
600 shall be in full satisfactian OF all
claims Of said Indians. o. &,
Mr.. Doolittle said the claims amount
ed to total of 81, 100000.
! Pending the discussion, MIR. Wilson
called up the bill for an appropriation
not to exceed S500,O00 to defray the ex'
penses of carrying the reconstruction
bills into effect. Passed.
The discussion on the Indian bill was
resumed. and continued until 2:45 7. NJ,
when the Senate went into executive
session and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Shanks, the reso
luton was adopted, instrhchng the
com mittee on Foreign Affairs to inves'
tigate the facts connected with the I'M
prisonnent IN Canada Of the Rev. John
Mcmahon, q citizen of Anderson, Indi'
ana, and pastor of the Catholic Church
at that place; and what action should
be taken for his release.
Mr.. Logan offered resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the commit
tee on Foreign Affairs to enquire why
claims of American citizens against the
British Government, commencing with
those reported by the President in 1859,
and including all since that date that
have not been paid, and report what
ought to be'dOne'to secure the speedy
attachment of such claims.
Mr.. Jacob Benton, member-elect from
New Hampshire, presented himself, had
the oath administered, and took his
seat.
Mr.. Baker offered resolution, re-
citing that, in. view of the greater Hb.
erty andlarger recognition of manhood
which had followed the suppression of
the rebellion, it was eminently lifting
that the Government should be placed
in better relations to the working peo-
pie of the country, and instructing the
committee on Rules to inquire into the
expediency of constituting standing
committee on Labor. Adopted.
Mr., Kelly introduced bill to amend
the act of February 26, 1853, to regulate
the fees and costs of clerks, marshals
and attorneys of the United States Cir
cult and District Courts. Referred to
Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Allison introduced q joint resOlu-
ton enacting that any object OF art
imported for presentation as a gift to
the United States, or any State or city,
the Government shall be admitted to the
duty under such regulations Is the Sec
rotary of the Treasury may prescribe.
MIR. Logan introduced a joint resolu-
ton instrncting the Second Auditor to
audit and settle the accounts Of line
officers of the army to the extent of their
pay. in all cases where they make afh-
dayit of their inability to make their
reports VI returns by reason
of their having been imprisoned by any
or by any casualty OF war,
and unable to account for property In
their possession. Passed.
Mr.. Hooper, Of Vermont, presented
from the Legislative assembly
of Deseret, for admission as State in
to the Union. Referred TO the commit
tee on Territories.
The contested election case from Col
orado was taken up. After an hours
the resolution Of the ma
jority was adopted, referring the papers
and evidence Of Chillicott and Hunt to
the Election committee; in the meap-
time, Chillicott to be sworn in as the
sitting delegate.
Mr.. Chillicott was then sworn in.
A resolution, passed authorizing the
Secretary of War to pay the sum equiv
alent to the contract price of artificial
limbs to such disabled soldiers as may
prefer st. ., ...,n ...,s. Ia.
The House vent into committee of
the Whole on the joint resolution ap-
propriating a million dollars for the re-
lief of the destitute at the South.
Mr.. Miller withdrew his amendment
to Banks amendment, and Mr.. Bingham
offered an amendment to the joint reso-
luton by inserting provision direct
ing the Secretary of War to apply the
unexpended appropriations for the
Freedmen's Bureau to the purpose of
this appropriation. tsl
Mr.. .Bingham's amendment was de
cidcd not in order.
Mr.. Van Trump opposed the PROPOSE
ton. He said what the people of the
South wanted was not bread but chart
ty; let them have oil their rights as cit
zens, and they can take care of them
selves, and neither receive nor solicit
aims.
Mfr. Fernando Wood opposed the reso-
luton. - s -
Mr.. Bingham moved to add to the
proviso offered by Mr.. Banks, directing
that $4,000 of the amount shall be
used for the purchase and distribution
of seeds, and an additional .proviso,
that no part of the money appropriated
in the joint resolution shall be used
until the .unexpended Sapprepriatisns
heretofore made for food by the existing
laws for the use of the Freedmen's Blu
aeau, shall be first applied to the pur-
chase specified under the direction Of
the commissioners. of the Bureau.
A running debate took place between
Messrs. Bingham, Stevens, Logan, Gar
field, Schenck, Boutwell,, and Others,
in which Messrs. Schenck and Stevens
agreed that the Freedmen,s Bureau had
now sufficient authority TO relieve dis