The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-22

The Senate went Into executive SeS' !
sion and subsequently took recess.
When the doors were re.opened Mr.. |
Sherman offered concurrent reso!u-
ton for the adjournment of Congress |
sine die on Friday next.
MIR. Howard and several others eX-
pressed the hope that no day be desig- |
mated until after the bill for military |
peace establishment has become law, |
and said they would not consent 10 |
place it in the power of the President !
to retain it in his possession.
Mr.. Hendricks opposed the bill.
Mr., Wilson could not consent to adj |
journ till the bill was passed oyer the |
Presidents objections. He moved an |
executive session which motion was
The report of the Committee on Com !
ference on the Deficiency bill was |
agreed 10, AT 5 O'Clock the Senate ad-i
journed.
EVENING SESSION. !
MI, Sumner reported from the For |
eign Committee, Resolutions-e6p preisiye
of sympathy with the Gretans. and OF
hope that the Turkish Government Will
grant them peace, and making II the
duty of the President to instruct our
Minister to Turkey TO cooperate win
those of other powersStn good otnces,
TO terminate the sU6erings OF the peo-
pie of Creie. The resolutions were
adopted.
The Chair submitted a telegram from
Governor Bullock announcing the rati-
fcation of the 14th amendment by
The bill to authorize the erection of
bridges across the Ohio river Was de-
bated. Alter a slight amendment the
bill was passed, and the Senate ad-
journed.
Mr.. Wilson, chairman ofthe JudicIa.
ry Committee to which was referred
claims of the representatives from the
late Rebel States that they be allowed
| full,pay from the commencement OF
| Congress, reported a resolution that
nav shall commence from the date of
their respective elections. Adopted.
Mr.. Kelly introduced bill TO pro-
mote the establishing oi an interna-
ltional system of coinage. Referred 10
! the Coinage Committee.
! Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on
Elections, reported The credentials OF
| the Alabama representatives, correct
and moved that the test oath be ad-
! ministered to them.
| Brooks and Dawes the previous Ques-
| tion was seconded and the repor:
| adopted, and the oath administered TO
| Messrs, Chas. w. Beekley, BepI. w.
Morris, Chas. W. Pierce, j. B. Calls
and Thos. Houghey, who TOOK seats as
1
The conference report on The Dill 10
supply vacancies in the Executive
Departments was agreed TO.
! The CONCUR ent resolution received
| from the Senate declaring the ratihca-
i tion by three fOurths OF the States of
the Union ofthe 14Ih amendment and
declaring it part of the Constitution. OF
1 OF the United States, which was adopt
| ed under the operation of the previous
Iquestion-126 against 81.
During ths proceedings dtspatch
! from Coy. Bullock to Speaker Colta1'
| dated at Atlanta to-day, was read an
nouncing the ratification OF the amend
ment by the Georgia Legislature by 81
majority in joint ballot
The House resumed the considers-
| ton OF the funding bill.
| Mr.. Boutwell, advocated his substi-
Mr.. schsnck opposed the substitute,
and Mr.. Pike favored the Senate bill.
Mr.. Boutwell, resumed the floor aud
concluded his speech.
EVENING SESSION.
The consideration OF the funding bill
! was resumed. s--
Mr.. r.Washburne, of Illinois, made
report from the Committee OF Confer
ence on the deficiency bill. The report
: Tie Consideration of the fnHdipg bill
was resumed. After speeches by
Messrs. Lawrence, Benton and Schenck,
Mr.. Holman moved 10 table the bill.
! Rejected.
amendments reported from Inc COM
mittee OF the Whole.
/. The first amendment, fixing ahe low
est denomination of bonds at $50, Was
agreed to without division.
The second amendment, striking out
j n
bonds at various rates of interest, and
substituting for it-one issue of bonds at
5 65-100 per cent interest, was agreed TO
70 to 81.
1 The third amendment, providing that
the income from the bonds shall never
I be liable to taxation, was adopted.
The amendments from fourth to ninth
being merely verbal, were agreed TO.
The tenth amendment striking out
the section of the Senate bill legalizing
coin contracts, was agreed to.
The eleventh and twelfth sections be-
ing merely verbal, were agreed to.
The thirteenth amendment new
section offered In Committee by Mt.
Randall, requiring sales OF pop4Lic
I bonds to be made by advertising Tor
proposals, as agreed to.
The fourteenth amendment new
i section offered In Committee by Mr..
i Logan, requiring the tax on Income OF
banks 10 be collected by the Treasurer,
I was agreed 10.
The iffeenth amendment, new sec
ton of similar origin, terminating the
i authority of the Secretary of the Irea-
sury TO issue bonds, etc, under existing
I laws, was agreed 10. 1900
The remaining sections we're agreed
to and the bill passed.
i Adjourned.
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i ALABAMA.