The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May s.
HOUSE.

Mr.. Stewart presented a protest of
the American Freedman League,
against the bill to aid the construction
and employment of American built
steamers for the foreign mail service.
The Secretary of the Interior was
asked for all the correspondence as to
the most improved mode OF irrigating
the public lands.
Mr.. Highly presented a memorial Of
the California Legislature, asking for
an act for railroad and wagon road
purposes.
Mr.. Flanders introduced a bill to aid
the construction of railroad from
Walla-Walla river to the Columbia.
Referred.
Mr.. Butler moved to expunge Mr..
Robinson's resolution OF yesterday
from the Journal, but the Speaker
stating that it had not been entered
therein, not having been entertained as
question of privilege, he withdrew
the motion.
ON motion, the House agreed to ad.
iourn to- day till Monday.
Private bills were next considered,
and several passed.
Mr.. Stevens, from the Reconstruction
Committee, reported back the bill 10
admit Arkansas to representation in
Congress.
Spalding and Boutwell,, as to the policy
OF delay until all tie members could
examine the constitution adopted by
Arkansas and the report OF the Com
mittee thereon, Mr.. Stevens moved the
previous question. he then yielded
part of his hour to close the debate be-
tween Messrs. Woodward, Beck and
Pile, who discussed the general subject.
After which he spoke briefly in reply TO
the objections made by Messrs. Wood
ward and Beck TO the bill. AS to the
objection from members on the other
side that they were not prepared to
vote on the question, he said II 1t were
postponed for eternity, eternity would
still find them unprepared. There had
been n great clamor against it on their
side of the House for keeping ont these
non-reconstrnctedS States, and now there
was objection made to letting them in.
Mr.. Eldridge moved to adjourn, but
the House refused. The bill then pass
ed-yeas ITO, nays 80.
Messrs. Baker, Loan, Spalding, and
Williams of Pa, (Republicans) voted
no, and the Speaker voted aye.
Mr.. Robinson moved to amend the
bill so as to make it read, "a bill to
keep Arkansas, an equal and indepen-
dent State, out of the Union, unless the
people submit TO despotism. Rejected.
The bill us passed has already been tel
egraphed.
Mr.. Shanks introduced "A joint reso-
luton to declare the officers elected in
South Carolina to be provisional
government of that State. Referred 10
the Committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Paine, from the Reconstruction
COMMITTEES, reported bill to admit
South Carolina to representation in
Congress. Ordered printed and recon-
mitted.
Mr.. Van wyck, from the Committee
on Retrenchment, offered a resolution
reciting that tho iron.clads Onesta and
Catawba had been recently sold 10
Swift tE Co., and there was reason "a
believe they were to be sold and deliY-
cred TO the Peruvian Government, now
at war with a friendly power, and re-
uuesLing the President forthwith to or
der the Seizure and detention OF these
vessels until the matter be investigated
by Congress.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, reported
bill to supply deficiencies for the exc
cution of the Reconstruction laws in
the third military district for the year
ending June 30th, 1865. Referred TO the
Committee of the Whole on the State
of the Union, and made the special or
der of Monday.
The House at O'Clock went into {
Committee ofthe Whole on the State o
the Union, and was addressed by Mr.
Cook on the policy of reconstruction
defending that of Congress, and con
demning the course of the President.
Adjourned.