The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-08
HOUSE..

MI. flke, from the cOHmlttoc Ou va
val Affairs, reported q joint resolution
requesting the President 10 send sui
ticlent number of vessels of war to the
fishing grounds in the Gulf of st. Law
reIce, adjacent to the British provinces,
for the purpose of protecting American
vessels in exercise of their rights as rec.
ognized in the treaty of 1868, outside OF
one marine league of the shore line as 1t
follows the indentations OF the coast,
and also for the purpose OF taking care
that valuable property in shipping sba u
not be confiscated for alleged intrac
tions of Provincial rights to the fishing
grounds, and that whatever punish
nIent for tresspass is inflicted, shall be
in proposition 10 the peculiar injury &C.
casion by the offence.
Mr.. Pike advocated the resolution,
which grew from the fact that the Can
adam government proposes to tax Amer
lean. fishing vessels four dollars per ton
and to send vessels of war to enforce
the tax. .... ..-.-...-..
In reply to inquiry, Mr.. Pike said the
President already has the power, and
this was but request to use 1t.
Mr.. Butler favored the resolution.
The President does not propose To in
terfeTe. Unless there was some express
sion Of opinion on the part of Congress
there would be no trouble arising out
OF it. r. .'sf.f-... t.'r
Messrs. Washburne and Chandler OPP
posed the resolution.
After further debate, Mr.. Pike moved
the previous question. -., .ss
Mr.. Spalding moved to amend 50 as
to make the resolution read that the
President be requested to send q sutfi-
Gent number of vessels of war to the
fishing grounds in the Gulf of st. Law
renee, adjacent to the British Provin-
ces, for the purpose of protecting the
American vessels in the exercise OF
their rights as indicated in the existing
treaties. .. u.. e.F.,5.s.
The previous question was seconded,
Mr.. BENJAMIN moved to table the res
olution, aud the amendment was re-
jected.
Mr.. Pike spoke an hour in favor of
the resolution, when MIR. SpauldiDg's
amendment was agreed to, and the joint
resolution as modified, passed.
Mr.. GriswOld was eXcuOed from ser
vice Oh the WashburBe-D DOM ely inves-
tigation committee. Subsequently the
Speaker announced that he had appoint
ed Messrs Jenckes and Poneroy on the
committee, vice Banks and Griswold.
Mr.. Robinson, as question of privi-
| lege, offered resolution that the re-
solve adopted by the House on the oath
of February last, that Andrew Johnson,
| President of the United States, be i'm
peached of high crimes and misdemean-
Ors in office, be eXpunged from the
| Journal of the Hsuse, because the pass
ace OF said resolution was strictly par
ty measure of evil example, &c.
The Speaker said the resolution was
not question of privilege rs the priv
ilege 10 amend the Journal ceased with
the expiration of the day when the
Journal was made up.
Mr. Robinson said he would bring It
up again and it would be adopted,
either by this House or the next one. 1t
is mere matter of time.
Mr.. Stevens, from the committee on
Reconstruction, reported u bill that,
whereas, the people of Arkansas
having adopted Constitution of
State Government Republican il
form, and duly ratified the l4th
amendMent of the Constitution, it is
hereby enacted that the State of Ar
kansas is entitled to admission TO rep
resentation in Congress as one of the
States the Union upon the following
fundamental condition:
That the constitution of Arkansas
shall not be so amended or changed rs
to deprive any citizen or class of citi-
zens Of the United States of the right
to vote who are entitled to vote by the
Constitution herein recognized except
as punishment for such crimes as are
nOS felouies at common law, whereof
he shall have been duly convicted. Or
dered printed and recOmmitted.
The House proceeded TO the consider
alton of the bill to prevent the further
sale of lands of the United States ex-
cept as provided for in the pre-enption
aud homestead laws OF the laws for dis
posing of town sites or mineral lands.
Messrs. briggs and Blair spoke in
opposition thereto aud Mr.. DOnnelly in
its favor.
Mr.. Lawrence. of Ohio, offered an
amendment to the bill.
Adjourned.