The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-21
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Tie bA was considered to provide
for the annual inspection of Indian Al
fairs, upon which the question was upon
agreeing to the substitute passed by the
House transferring the Indian bureau
to the War Department. e
.lS evclockfth Clerk Of the House
Announced the action Of the House on
the reconstruction bill. ,,
Mr., WiHisfns meved the postpone.
sMerit of the Indian bill for the purpose
of taking up the reconstruction bill.
The amendments of the sHouAe were
fead.
Mr.. Williams moved that the Senate
concur. 20
After debate the Senate took q recess.
LOO EVENING SESSION. m
The House joint resolution, authoriz-
ing the employment of national vessels
to transport food and clothing to the
destitute people South. Passed. -,
The reconstruction bill wasthen taken
up.
Mr.. Doolittle offered ar amendment
to the House amendments, as follows
To addto the last Section the following
proyiso Provided, that nothing IN this
act contained shall be construed to dis
franchise any person in either of said
States from voting or holding office who
have received pardon or any amnesty IN
accordance with the Constitution and
laws Mr.. Doolittle supported his
amendment.
Mr.. Sherman said if the House amend
ments were too harsh, the Southern peo-
pie had the Democrats in the House To
thank for it, A minority OF the Union
party assisted byeyery Democrats helped
to defeat the acceptance OF tins Propo-
sition in the house, and left 1t open To
further amendment with the result nov
before the Senate.
Mr.. Hendricks defended the action OF
the Democrats in the House. They
could not have voted differently with
out placing themselves on record as In
favor of the bill, to which they were OPP
posed in every respect.
HOUSE.
After some unimportant business, the
House proceeded to consider the bill to
provide more sfaciest government ior
the rSbeI States.y Ef'l Ls n
III. Blaine Withdrew his motion to
recede from the disagreement to the
Senate amendment, and moved the pre-
vious question.
Mr.. Wilson. of Iowa, moved to nom
concur with the Senate amendment,
and moved an amendment to the oth
section as autographed yesterday. The
House refused to second it.
Mr.. Shellabarger moved the follow
ing amendment to the amendment, to
come in as a new section -,
And be il further enacted, That until
the people of said rebel States shall, by
law, be admitted to representation in
the Congress of the United States, civil
governments that may exist therein
shall be deemed provisional only aud
shall be in all respects subject to the
paramount authority of the United
States. which shall ut any time abolish,
modify, control and supercede the same,
andin all elections to any office under
smell provisional governments all per-
sons shall be entitled to vote-and none
others-who are entitled to vote under
the provision of the 5th section OF this
article, and no person shall be eligible
to any office under such provisional gov
ernments who would be disqualified
IRON holding Office under the provisions
of the Sd article of said constitutional
amendment.
The previous question was moved and
seconded.
Mr.. Boyer moved to table the bill.
Mr. shellabarger's amendment was
n'r g.
Mr.. Wilson'S motion. to concur in the
Senate amendment, as amended on mo-
ton of Mr.. Shellabarger, was agreed to.
The bill was then sent to the Senate.
The House Bill to render applicable
to seamen in the United States Navy
and marines, was taken up.
The provision relating to pensions In
the approximation bill of July. 1856, was
The House then went into q commit
tee of the Whole on the tax bill.
: The tax on cigarettes, cheroots and
of all descriptions was fixed ut
five dollars a thousand. The line taxing
grape brandy at fifty cents n gallon was
out, leaving the tax ut W dol
lars. /.
RECESS till 40.