The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-10
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Bills were introduced and referred
giving bounties to widows, minor
children or parents of drafted men and
deserters, who returned to duty, or who
died or were killed in the service; for
naturalization of owners OF vessels f0r
property sacrificed to save life at sea;
to reduce the expenses of the navy by
retiring all officers on reachiEg the age.
of 60; no further promotions to be
made to new grades, created since 1899;
the naval academy to be suspended al
ter the present season; declaring thai
the present debt should not be paid by
this generation; also declaring it the
duty of Congress to provide for the adj
iustment and payment of claims Of loyal
citizens in the late rebel States for sub
sistepce, &c, taken for the Union army;
to facilitate direct importation; to
incorporate the Lloyd Car heating ana
ventilation company; making approprl-
atiops for the completion Of commerce
and refuge at Michigan City; refunding
duties on the bill imported tor the use
of St. Mary's Institute, Indiana; for the
Improvement of the Illinois River from
the Western terminus of the Illinois
and Western Michigan canal to us
mouth; to incorporate the Mississippi
Levee Railway Company and aid IN the
construction of the levees on the Mlssls-
sippi river; to abolish the office Of
Naval Officer and to provide for Au'
ditor of accounts at Boston, New
York, Philadelphia and New Orleans;
all fees, &c. to be paid into the treas
ury: the compensation Of all officers TO
be fixed by law; to abolish the Bureau
of Education and the Board of Coast
Survey; providing that all just legal
promises, agreements and contracts be
enforced according to the legal mean
ing of words used and as understood by
the parties at the time; authorizing
the establishment of bureau for mi
ming precious METALS and providing
for its Inauguration and support.
Mr.. Pile stated that he was necesSari-
" absent frOrs the House when the vote
was taken on the impeachment articles.
If present, he would have voted for all
but the last two. ..a
The House proceeded to the consider
alton of the resolution offered last Tues
day by Mr.. Loan, instructing the Judi
ciary committee to inquire into the po'
litical status of Texas.
After some remarks by Mr.. Loan, the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Newcomb offered q lie solution in
strueting the Judiciary committee to
report such amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States as. shall set
tie the qualifications of an electOr i'm
partially and uniformly IL all the
States. Adopted.
Mr.. Cook offered a resolution direct
ing the General of Armies to communi-
cate copies of all the correspondence in
his office relating to the City Councils
in New Orleans and Jefferson City,
Louisiana. Adopted.
MI. BroOmall offered resolution de-
claring that the House never has sur
rendered and never will surrender the
right to withhold appropriations for
CARRYING OH treaties and annexing ter
ritory. Referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Mr.. Judd offered resolution directing
the Secretary of State ts furnish
copies, of correspondence, negotiations
and treaties with any government since
the first of January last relating to the
right of naturalized citizens.
Mr.. Burr offered resolution declar-
ing a sound financial policy requires
gradual withdrawal OF interest bearing
bonds and the substitution of green
backs.
Mr.. Spaulding moved to lay it Oh the
table. Negatived, yeas So; nays 65.
tn ha
vious question.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, the resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on
Ways and Means.
Mr.. Bcaman, frsm committee on Re-
construction, reported resolution di-
recting the General commanding the ar
mics to report the number of votes cast
under the reconstruction laws up to the
present time for and against the Ala
bama Constitution. -. ~ -
The House proceeded to the business
on the Speakers table.
The Senate substitute for the House
joint resolution directing certain monies
now in the hands of the United States
Treasurer as special agent of the Treas
ury Department be covered by q war
rant into the United States Treasury.
Mr.. Washburne, of Wisconsin, moved
that the Senate substitute be concurred
in.
The matter gave rise to considerable
debate, Mr.. Washburno specifying the
cotton case of Shepherd and of Parkin-
son, Brooks &, Co., as case where a
great fraud had been perpetrated, and
Mr.. Logan declaring he had acted as
Attorney for these parties, and the claim
was perfectly honest.
In the course of Mr.. Logan's remarks
he alluded to fact which created con-
siderable stir. He said that recently
Superintendent of the Treasury Print
ing Bureau Clarke had obtained the
certificate of three other officials of the
Treasury to the destruction in their
presence of cancelled bonds to
the amount of SlS,G40,000 while in
fact no such bonds had been de-
stroyed and while what was
supposed to be such bonds was
nothing more than blank paper. He
had been told by Dir. Clarke himself.
He had not believed the statement and
had gone to sec the Treasurer, General
Spinner. General Spinner had told him
that it was all wrong, and that there
ought to be some explanation made of
it. He (Spinner) did not know how it
was, and supposed it must have been
done satisfactorily. He said that if he
had known the fact at the time he
would not have allowed it to be dono.
Mr.. Price said this was an alarming
declaration, and wished 20 have some
more particulars. He wished the gen.
tleman from Illinois to state whether