The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
SENATE.

gers of the National asylum for disabled
! soldiers, the barracks and other Govern
ment property at Camp Chase, Ohio.
Passed. Ea
Mr.. Howard, from Military commit
tee, reported, without amendment, the
bill to regulate the distribution OF
awards for the capture of JEFF Davis,
and recommended its passagA
Mr.. Pomeroy introduced a bill amend
atory to an act to aid i'll the con-
struction of 4 railroad from the Missou-
ri river to the Pacific ocean, approved
July, 1862, providing that the road
shall be so constructed, that when COM
pleted it shall have connection with
| the branch road to Sioux city, and
continuous road communication between
the Union Pacific railroad and head OF
lake Superior. which was referred To
committee on Pacific railroad. :
Mr.. Cole introduced bill to tnrther
fdetine the qualifications of members OF
Congress, which provides that no per.
son Shall be eligible to either House OF
Congress who has voluntarily borne
arms against the United States, while q
citizen thereof, or who has voluntarily
given aid, countenance, counsel or en-
couragement to persons engaged in arm
ed hostility thereto, or who has sought
or accepted, or attempted to exercise
the functions of any office, whatever,
under any authority or pretended iau-
thority, power or constitution within the
United States, hostile thereto. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee, and or
dered 10 be printed.
| The supplementary reconstruction
bill was received from the House, and
of motion of Mr.. Trumbull, the Sem
ate insisted and agreed to q committee
on conference. Messrs. Trumb,sl, Will
son and Buckalew were appointed COM
mittce on the part of the Senate.
The House resolution correcting tie
error in the enrolment tariff bill was
taken up and passed.
Mr.. Watson called up the bill direct
ing the Secretary of War to furnish
clothing to invalid soldiers, and II was
passed.
Mr.. johnson said he had been re-
ouested by his colleague, Mr.. Thomas,
since the charges made against him
YESTERDAY, to move the reference oil his
credentials to the Judiciary committee,
that full investigation might be made.
; Agreed to without debate.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion, and after some time thus spent,
the doors were reOpened.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the conference
committee on the supplementary recon-
struction bill, made n report. The con-
ference committee agreed to Senate
proposition that State Constitution
Shall be ratified by a majority of the
votes cast, provided it shall appear that
majority of the registered voters
voted on the question of ratification.
A clause is added that Congress must
be satisfied that all the registered voters
had an opportunity to vote freely and
fairly, without any fear or Interruption,
and that the Constitution meets the ap--
prevail of majority of the qualified
voters. The report was agreed to.
The doors were again closed, and
after the transaction of further cxccu-
tive business, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bingham introduced q Joint reSo-
luton to correct an error in the enroll
ment of the bill of last session increas-
! ing the duty on wool and woolcns. The
error was an omission in the enrolled
bill ofrthe words Canada long wools,"
! which were in the engrosscd bills. The
Joint resolution was passed.
/ Mr.. Julian asked leave 10 report
Joint resolution relative to the issue of
agricultural college Scrips, prohibiting
! the further issue or delivery of said
scrip to any State lately i'll rebellion,
except Tennessee, or to render acccpta-
BILE such scrip, or any heretofore issued,
until those States are fully restored to
! their rights as States by Congress.
I Mr.. Burr objected, but the rules were
suspended, and under the operation of
the previous question the resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Judd, on leave, introduced bill
10 exempt wooden ladders from taxa
ton, which after short discussion
passed.
The Speaker presented to the House
! the disagreement of the Senate to House
amendment supplementary to Recon-
struction bill.
The House refused to recede, and on
motion of Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, insisted
and asked for committee of confer
ence.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Will
son, of Iowa, Boutwell, and Marshall
Il committee on the part of the House.
Mr.. Stevens called up the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the bill in
| troduced by him on the 18th of March
vas referred to committee of the Whole,
being the bill to contiscate all public
lands in the lately rebellious States,
! aud confiscate and condemn all such
property belonging to belligerent en-
envy as is is declared contiscated by the
act of July II, 1862.
Mr.. Stevens proceeded to address the
House at length in support of the bill.
He had not read more than four pas
sageS of the speech when it besame
painfully evident from the weak con-
dition of his health that he could not
make himself heard by the House; he
therefore requested Mr.. Mcpherson,
| Clerk of the House, to read the speech
for him, which Mr.. Mcpherson proceed
ed to do from the Clerks desk. The
reading occupied about an hour and a
quarter
Mr.. Chanlcr obtained the floor but
Yielded to Mr.. Stevens, who moved that
the bill be postponed until the second
Tuesday in December next, which was
agreed TO.
| The House went into committee of
the Whole, and proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Senate Bill appropria-
ting 81 ,000, 900 for the relief of the des-
titute in the South.
Mr.. Butler proposed to offer a substi-
! tute for his substitute offered last
week, by providing that the several
district commanders under the act of
March I'd, shall have power to assess
and collect by military power, ratably
on all persons within their districts
owning more than 100 acres of land, OF
who have an income of more than $500
per year, such sum or sums as such COM
mander may deem necessary to relieve
restitution and pauperism Of the white
people there.
The Chairman informed Mr.. Butler
that he had the right to modify his first
substitute by substituting another for
it, but Mr.. Butler desiring to have both
pending, withdrew the latter, whereup-
on Mr.. Schenck offered it as An amend
mant to fha snhefsfufa ~ 2