The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-17
xXXIXth CONGRESS. nd SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. To-

49, n
A memorial from the Oregon Legisla- a
ture for the establishment OF branch
line of the Pacific railroad was present. !
ed and tabled.
ed bv the House was taken up.
Mr.. Wade moved concurrence thefe-
Mr.. Edmunds hoped the Senate wonld
pon-concur therein. Either Congress
had the right to impose conditions OF
universal suffrage, or it must De let 70
the people of the territories tor thelr oe-
| cision. There was no middle ground.
| Mr.. johnson expressed MS asreeilien'
with Mr.. EdmundS.
Mr.. Hendricks was opposed to all the
conditions mentioned, but II any were
imposed they should be left to the peo-
ole of the State to comply with:
The question was further discussed
nv Henderson, Morrill,, and others.
When the morning hour expired ana
the regular order of business, the Dill 10
regulate the tenure of office, was called
up. ,u.ao tho recuIar
order was suspended by vote of "A to
IL. -,..,,.,,.
Mr.. Hendricks offered as a substitute
| for the House amendment what was
known as the Brown amendment DIS
Z agreed to, Is against II.
THE House amendment was then
concurred in-2S against IA. The nays
orc RnckaleW 'GOnness, Dixon, DOC
, little, Edmunds, Foster, Harris: Hon
bricks, johnson, Nesmlth, Norton'
patterson. Riddle, and Salisbury.
The bill to admit Colorado came up
: and the House amendment was con-
Cured in and the bill goes to the Presl-
dent. ,,.,..,, -,
9 the District of Columbia, reported a
= hill to protect the rights of married
women in the District, With amend
ments substituting new bill changing
IL to some extent the provisions OF the
l. original measure of last week
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee on
, Foreign Relations, reported resolu-
J. ton similar to that of the House on
Monday, relative to the Coone traoe'
le which passed unanimously
% Mr. CONFESS introduced resolution
authorizing the Ocean Mail service
s. from San francisco to Portland, Ore
gop. in continuation ofthe service from
New York for Panama at a cost not
to exceed 81, 900 annually.
OIL Mr., Grimes introduced a Dill 70
" amend certain acts with reference 10 the
ct navy making certain changes IN tne
" regulations as to rank IN conformity ~
* the acts already passed repeating the
s- law requiring that cadet engineers shai,
be under Is years when appointed. anu
te been employed two years IN the laprl'
ia cation of steel machinery; and author
TO ling the payment to enlisted person:
is who served in the navy or marine corp
NO for 90 wears without misconduct, wneI
discharged for age, intirmity or disa6ll
ON itv in lieu of home in the Phlla
x deilphia Naval Asylum, the sum equa
to half the amount of their rating, &c
of The bill was referred to the NaVa
lis, Committee.
MT. Howard moved to take up hi
,ch resolution of enquiry, by the torelS'
81 Committee, into Mexican affairs.
ite' Mr.. Williams hoped the Senate woui
M consider the regular order; tire Dill
seCi regulate the tenure OF office.
lso Mr. Sumner had no objection 10 IN
ant massage of Mr.. Howard's resolution
to provided it was amended SO as 10 ieaN
re- it to the discretion of the committee !
will report if expedient. He deemed u
son enquiry altogether unnecessary, !
he there was every evidence that Il
, oil French troops were now leaving Me:
,lso leo. He had official Information OF u
ion fact.
uld Mr.. Howard dld not pelleNe az !. ~ Il
s of rumors about the departure OF u
French troops. At any rate he won
lent like to have a report from the col
has mittee. .,.au.-o
in Mr.. hoWarus Lhotloh ""S
the Mr.. Fessenden announced that
gIes would call up the tariff bill on Mond
next, and expected to keep it before
,oat. Senate until it was disposed OF.
RING The bill to regulate the tenure OF
ives fee came up. The question was on \
hem Summers amendment, which was d
bean cussed at some length by Messrs. HOY
the Sumner, Fessenden and others.
and Mr., Cowan said the whole number
II ia removals by the President was 446
,arn- which 357 have been sent to the Sent
ne of and acted upon. No man has been
NOV moved who RETAINED from impro
YIN and disrespectful language towards
President in the Inst campaign.
1ree- Mr.. Sumner could not think OF
SEN gle prominent officea ofthe goVernm
who had not been removed for politl
ere is purposes.
Sourt Without action, the Senate adjourn
HOUSE.
Vii Mr.. Spalding asked leave to ole
fovor resolution that the Committee on
;non- Judiciary report to the House an Of
ion in writing respecting the neces
n hoe of obtaining any further sanction OF
Constitutional Amendment than tn
10 no fourths of the States actually repres
! will ed in Congress.
!, a. ton was not read.
On motion OF Mr.. Allison, the Sc
want tary of the Treasury was directed
baa1 furnish the House Information IN re
urt of ence 10 Tue ulsPosa a;o1 ~ 10 90
to the ponus, @ 60 90 ~. IoTrt ~ a~chs
"a made or money borrowed under /
,,,;s,o- whom and on what terms the amt
$50 and character of the indebtedness
"a coll tired under II; with uetaiLeo .
!" ment of the expense of making
loans and exchanges.
3 Mr.. Julian, on leave, Introduce
20 ~ " bill to extend the provisions of tn
j with of August 4, 1854, granting the rig Is
=, w. ~ way for all rail and plank roads 10
~ a o. wears. Referred
cry The House considered Mr.. Stew
;r,tor bill for the reconstruction of the
nnSer- States.
III Ter Mr.. Paine spoke at length in op
y ~ ton thereto. He denounced the
eInens emit State governments as piratical
'oo o, as ernments, which to this time had r
. sieP on the souls of Andrew johnson
1sit non; his northern and southern safe
l le - a. but would henceforth rest on the
-. ~ of the rash young gentlemen
raoon Pennsylvania Mr.. Stevens.) II
really seem as if he (Stevens) hf
some time longed for the Preside
bread and butter.
Mr.. Bingham opposed the me
ence of because he recognized the right {
yet, was people to establish guarantees an
rho car Guards He believed the safety c
,t-book, people depended upon the incor
,r valu- lion into the Constitution of the
lie. amendment proposed by the I
n Case, struction Committee that IT d
ty, was prevent further constitutional lie
lear his ton, but this bill neither stood wi
a assas- constitutional amendment, nor thu
= tn tYiya dine protect