The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, May Ia.
HOUSE.

Inc speaker pTeSeuleu d ColuuluulCd-
ton from the Secretary of the Treasury
with statement of judgments obtain
ed in the Court of Claims and paid by
the Treasury Department. Referred.
Mr.. Donnelly introduced bill to ex-
tend the limits of certain land grants
in Iowa and Minnesota. Referred.
Mr.. Garfield, from the committee on
Military Affairs, reported a joint reso-
luton directing the Secretary of War
to sell the tract of land belonging to
the United States, in Baltimore, known
as the site of Fort Darlington.
The resolution was modified simply
to authorize the sale, and in other re-
spects, and adopted.
Mr.. Pile introduced bill to establish
telegraphic communication between
military posts and for the construction
of 8 telegraph line to Puget Sonnd'
Referred.
The House proceeded to the consider
alton of the bill to admit the States OF
North CaroliLa, South Carolina, Loulsi'
ana, Georgia and Alabama to represent
alton in Congress.
Messrs. Pruyn and Brooks spoke
against and Paine and Bingham in favor
kof the bill.
Mr.. Woodbridge moved to amerd the
bill by striking cut the word Alabama
wherever it occurs, on the ground that
majority of the voters Of that State
had not voted in favor of the COnstitu.
tion as provided in the reconstruction
law.
Mr.. FarnswOrth denied that such wa:
| the requirement of the law, asserting
that the provision was that Congress
should be satisfied that majority ei
the people of the State were III favor OF
it. He declared that larger portion oil
the reCiste red voters of Alabama had
voted for the Constitution than in any
other State.
| Mr.. BENJAMIN moved to amend by
striking out of the first section the clause
prohibiting change in the Constitu-
ton, and inserting instead of it the
words, "That the Constitution of said
States shall never be amended or
changed so as to discriminate in favor vi
or against any citizen or class OF citi-
zens in reference to the right to vote
who are now entitled tS vote by said
Mr.. Bingham said he would accept
that as Il substitute for his own amend
ment.
Mr.. Beaman asked leave to offer the
following amendment: "And it is here
by made the duty Of the President
within ten days after receiving official
information of the ratification Of said
amendment by the Legislature of either
of said States to issue a proclamation
announcing that fact"
| Mr.. Stevens agreed to that, and it is
part of the bill now.
Mr.. Bromwell made some remarks in
criticism and condemnation of the Dem
ocratic party.
The question was taken on Mr.. Wood
bridges amendment to strike out Ala
bama and rejected.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, closed
the debate.
The House proceeded to vote on the
bill and amendments. The first vote
was on the amendment offered by Mr..
Stevens yesterday, in reference to debts
due loyal men. Agreed to. The next
question was on the amendment offered
to-day by Mr. Benjamin and accepted
by Mr.. Bingham as II substitute for his
own. Agreed to. The next question
was on the amendment offered by Mr.
Brooks, that all citizens of the United
States shall be entitled to an equal
right of suffrage. 1t was rejected with
out the yeas and nays. The bill then
passQd-yeas los; nays 80.
Mr.. Butler, from the committee on
Appropriations, reported an Indian ap,
preparation bill which was made the
special order Saturday.
Mr.. Jenckes, from the committee Oh
Retrenchment, reported bill to regu'
late the civil service of the United
States and promo the efficiency there
of. He spoke an hour in advocacy Of
the bill, which was then postponed un
til the Sd of June.
| Adjourned till tomorrow.