The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-02-22
EEOUJSE,

Tomorrow will be devoted to gem
eral debate only.
Mr.. Baldwin, from joint committee
on Library, reported the international
copyright bill, which was ordered
printed and recommitted, with leave to
Mr.. Pruyn to make minority report.
Mr.. Jenckes, from committee on Pat
ents, reported bill granting leave for
application eff the. extension of the
patent of Smith 81 Wesson. Passed.
Mr.. Kelly introduced bill to estab-
lish a uniform system of small coins.
Referred to committee on Coinage.
The House went into committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union,
Mr.. Dawes in the chair, on the naval
appropriation bill, which appropriates
$50, $50, O45.
After the debate Mr.. Butler offered
an amendment, providing that all I'M
expended balances, subject to the or
der of the Secretary Of the Navy on
the LIST of July, 1868, shall be conveyed
into the Treasury, and that no amount
appropriated in the bill shall be ex-
peuded or drawn while any other I'M
expended monies are subject to
the order of the Secretary of the Navy.
Agreed to.
The committee rose, and the Speaker
presented a message from the Presi-
dent in reference to the execution
treaty of 1855 with China, for the set
Element of claims, which was referred
to the committee on Foreign Affairs.
Also a message from the President,
transmitting communication from the
Chief of the Engineer Corps in refer
ence to the ship canal around the falls
of the Ohio. Referred to committee on
Roads and Canals. Also communica-
ton from the Secretary of War--print-
ed elsewhere.
The correspondence having been read,
Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, moved that
it be referred to the Committee on Re
construction aud ordered printed
Mr.. Boutwell, suggested that with an
thority to report at any time.
Mr.. Washburne so modified the mo-
ton and moved the previous question.
Agreed to and the resolution was
adopted.
The House went again into Com
mittee on the Naval Appropriation bill.
Mr. Van Wyck offered an amendment
providing that no part of the money
appropriated should be used for paying
for new gun carriages or small arms
which was adopted.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved that the com
mittee rise, stating lie wished to pro-
vide for regular session tomorrow.
He thought that when the government
was 50 far subvelte as to have two
Secretaries of War the house should at
tend to public business. The commit
tee rose.
Mr.. Butler said: move the order of
the House by which the session to-mor-
row was assigned to general debate, be
rescinded. The reason / have for ask
ing its RECESSION is, that by comnuni-
cation made to this Honse by the Secre-
tary of war. We have now two Secre-
taries of War-One by law and one by
usurpati0n.
Mr.. Eldridge made a point of order
that the point was not debatable, and
the Speaker 50 decided.
The House proceeded to vote by yeas
and nays on the motion to reconsider
the vote ordering a session tomorrow
lOL utb1lHY anu ~ was ACNohciuSACo Dy
a strict party vote.
Mr.. Van Trump presented a petition
of citizens of Ross county and Adelphia,
Ohio, praying that Congress pass q law
to authorize the issuing of sufficient
of United States legal tender
treasury notes to pay the United States
bonds Referred TO the committee on
Ways and Means.
On motion of Mr.. Washburne, of
action on the naval appro-
priation bill was postponed until Mon
day.
Mr.. Covode, as a question ofprivilege
offered the following resolution:
ResOIred, That Andrew Johnson, Pres
ideDt of the United States, be impeach-
ed for high crimes ard misdemcanors
laughter among Democratic members !.
Mr.. Wood objected to the introduce
tion of the resolution.
The Speaker stated that the resOlu
tion was questioned privilege.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved the reference of
the resolution to the committee on Re-
construction, which was agreed to.
Adjourned.