The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-11
XXXIXth CONGRESS, Id SESSION.
SENATE.

rails. were referred to committees.
The bill for refunding $500 duty on
railroad iron to the Winona & ST. Pe-
ter's Railroad was passed.
Mr.. Poland called up the House Dill
to fix the time for the regular meeting
of Congress.
Mr.. Hendricks thought there was no
necessity for such legislation. If II was
a party measure he had nothing to say,
but if it was claimed to be required by
the interests of the country, he would
ike to have it explained. He believed
the country had got along very wen
without a continual session heretofore.
II it was simply designed to hold the
President in check, the country ought
to know it; if it was for strictly party
purposes, the country ought to know
1t. He believed the passage OF the Dill
had been determined on in the caucus,
but he thought the Senator having the
bill in charge ought to explain 1t.
Mr.. Edwards said he had only taken
charge of the bill at the request of Sen
ators who were absent,and VI members
| of the House. So far as he knew the
reasons that procured the passage of
| the bill in the House, the principal one
was to provide an additional officer for
the succession to the Presidency in the
event of the death of the President.
The bill would give us permanent
Sneaker of the House, which we would
not have without il. How much pollt-
icaI significance there might be in the
bill he did not know. He was not pre-
pared to say that the unfortunate dr.
ferences between the President and
Congress had not contributed to the
passage of the bill, though how much
he could not say.
Mr.. Hendricks offered an amend
ment to the second section to add the
following words, "unless there be a re-
cess in such session OF more than thirty
NoT- fNf
former Congress shall receive mileage"
The amendment was disagreed to.
The bill was then read a third time
and passed-yeas 26, nays Z.
YEAs-Anthony, Chandler, Corners,
; Cragin, Criswell, Edwards, Fessenden,
Fogg, Foster, Grimes, Henderson
Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane, Nor
gan, Morrill,, Poland, Ramsey, Sher-
man, Stewart, Sumner, Van Wrinkle
: Wade, Wiley, Williams-26.
NAYs-Buckalew, Hendricks, John,
son, Norton, Patterson, Riddle anc
As passed by the Senate and sent t.
, the House for concurrence in thu
1 amendment the bill is as follows:
{ An Act to fix the time for the regular
:. meetings of Congress.
= Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senat
= and House of Representatives of tn
United States of America, in Congress
assembled, that in addition to the regu
o lar times of meeting of Congress, Their
q shall be meeting of the Fortteth Con
!, gress of the United States, and OF eac
succeeding Congress thereafter, at i
o'clock NJ. on the 4th of March, the da
D on which the term begins for which tn
IT Congress is elected, except that whe
+ the 4th of March occurs on Sunday
= then the meetings shall take place q
s. the same time on the next succeedin
l. day. ,-., nm.
l. no person who was member of Il
n previous Congress shall receive an
i'd COMPENSATION as mileage for going I
d or retu rning from the additional Sc
n sion, provided FOR by the foregoing Sc
m ton.
7e Mr.. Chandler presented resolution
oil from the Buffalo, Detroit, and ToleC
TX Boards of Trade, recommending q
IL plan proposed to the Secretary OF W.
through the engineer department,
&c making a straight canal through t
Us ST. Clair flats instead of further e:
penditures of money in dredging {
"a. existing channel and praying Congre
y, to make the necessary appropriate
re- therefor. Referred to the Committee
Ne- Commerce.
MT. Wade called up the bill
amend the organic acts of the terri
ries of the UnitedIStates by prohibit
IN. the denial of civil or political rights
mt account of color, and offered the f
at lowing substitute:
its EtThat from and after the passage
he this act, there shall be no denial of
snt elective franchise in any of the Ter
lso tories of the United States viii
re- are now or may hereafter be organic
lrd to any citizen thereof on account
ng race, color or previous condition
rt- servitude, and all acts or parts of n
In either of Congress or of the legislat
Sth assemblies of said Territories, incC
Is; sistent with the provisions of this G
are hereby declared null and void"
in Adopted as a substitute and passet
the yeas "a, nays 9.
ks HOUSE.
of A resolution WAS introduced reaue