The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-17
CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported a bill to extend
the laws of the United States relating
to customs, navigation, and commerce
over Alaska, and to establish collec-
ton district therein and for other pur-
poses, which was amended and passed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee
on Finance, reported a joint resolution
TO amend the 14th section of the act ap-
proved July Is, 1856, entitled an act for
the collection of direct tax in the late
insurrectionary States until January
l, 1869.
The Indian appropriation bill was
then taken up. li-
The opposition made by Mr.. Howe
and others to several OF the amend
ments making appropriations Tor the
removal of Indians to the new reser-
vations under the treaty was, however,
agreed to.
at 1880 the Senate went into Execu-
tive session and in a few minutes took
a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Hendricks introduced a motion
to read the bill recently passed, restor-
ing to political rights certain persons
in the Southern States. BE had under
stood it removes the disabilities of the
Radical members of the Georgia Legis-
lature, but not of their opponents In
the same body. He condemned such
discriminating legislation.
Mr.. Ramsey called up the House bill
to further amend the postal laws. The
Committee on Postoh1ces reported
number of amendments, chiefly in re-
gard to the details of the money order
system, which were agreed 10, and the
bill passed.
The Indian appropriation bill was
again taken up.
Adjourned.
The Missouri contested election case
came up.
MT. bingham made an argument
against the legality of the contestant.
Mr.. Switzler who followed in his
own behalf, denying that he was ever
disloyal and throwing back the charge
upon his opponent.
Mr.. Butler made a report from the
Committee of Conference on the invalid
pension appropriation bill. The point
of disagreement having been as to the
disposition of the naval pension fund,
the report was agreed to. .-,..--.
Mr.. Perham, from the Committee OF
Conference on nine pension bills, made
a report. Agreed to.
Mr.. Chandler presented petition
from officers of the army for the pas
sage of a bill to equalize the pay OF
officers and enlisted soldiers. Referred
TO the Committee on Military Affairs.
The Missouri election case was re-
sumed, and Mr.. Anderson, the sitting
member, replied to the speech OF the
on motion of Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa,
the report was recommitted, with in
structions to inquire into both claim
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on
on Ways and Means, reported back the
Senate funding bill with thirteen
amendments, and asked that the Dill
and amendments be printed and made
the special order for tomorrow imme-
diateiy after the reading of the journal.
Amendments read. The first limits the
denomination of bonds to be Issued to
fifty dollars; tha second strikes out the
description of bonds for 20, 80 and 40
years, &C., and makes all bonds for
forty years, bearing coin interest," at
3,67-1OO per cent. per annum; the 90.
4th, 5th, 9th, 7th and Sth are verbal
changes rendered necessary by the 2di
the 9th strikes out the Sd section and
substitutes for it the following: That
the holders of any lawful money OF the
United States to the amount OF htty
dollars, or any multiple of hfty dollars,
may convert the same into bonds for
an equal amount, authorized by the
first section of this act, under such
rules and regulations as the Secre'
tRry of the Treasury may pre-
scribe, provided that such conversion
shall not be allowed at any one time,
when the amount of q. s. notes ont
standing is reduced to $500, ,0OO, 600, and
any holders of any of the bonds proVt-
did for in the first section of this act
may present the same to the Treasurer
of the United States and demand law
ful money of the United States for the
principal and accrued interest there
on, and the Treasurer shall redeem
hn in 1aWfni nf the
United States, unless the United States
notes then outstanding shall amount to
S4O0. .00O, 600, and such bonds shall be SO
redeemable after the United States
have resumed the payment OF coin for
their notes. Amendments 10Th and
11th, verbal; 18th proposes the follow
ing as a new section: That hereafter
the tax on incomes arising from the
bonds and other interest-bearing secu-
rites of the United States payable to
any person, State, municipality, body
politic or corporate company society,
whether corporate or not corporate, out
of the United States Treasury, shall
be assessedrand collected by the Treas
urer or disbnrslng officers of the United
States charged with paying any Interest
upon the debt of the United States, in
the same currency in which said inter
est is paid, and such collection shall be
made by deduction of the amount of
tax from the coupons or interest due at
the time of the payment of said inter-
est. ...s
The 18th section is. simply In relation
to the title
Mr.. Randall made a point of order
that the seco nd section made an appro-
prIation. It must have the considera-
ton In the Committee Of The Whole.
The Speaker sustained the point.
Mr.. Schenck moved that the bill and
amendments be printed and recommtt-
ted, giving notice that he should report
1t back tomorrow morning after the
reading of the journal, and ask imme-
Mr.. Stevens moved 10 lay the bill on
the table.
The Speaker ruled the motion out of
order. That would be q confederation
of the bill, which, under the rules, must
first be considered In Committee of the
Whole. The bill and amendments were
ordered printed and recommitted, to-
gether with amendments proposed by
Messrs. .Schenck, ,Niblack and Boutwell,.
Mr.. Moorehead moved that the even
ing session tonight be to consider the
tariff bill.
Mr. Wilson moved adjournment,
which would leave the evening session
for general debate.
Mr.. Moorehead demanded the yeas
and nays on the motion to adjourn.
The House took recess until 7:30 for
general debate.
EVENING SESSION.
The thermometer In the chamber Is
The House went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Cullom In the Chair,
for general debate.
Mr.. Stone addressed tina committee