The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-07
BY TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 6

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MIR. Yates called up the bill to amend
an act relative to the establishment OF q
Territorial Government for New
Mexico, giving the legislature the right
to override by two-thirds vote the
Governor's veto, which was passed.
The tax bill was taken up.
An order for evening sessions during
the pending of the bin was adopted.
EVENING SESSION.
The Tax bill being under consIdera.
tfon, several other amendments of the
Committee were agreed to. Those res.
toring substantially the present rate of
license, were amended by providing
that Wholesale dealers with sales under
S25, 900, pay S102 for every thousand
above S25, 600, with 20 pages of the hill
yet TO be considered.
Adjourned.
Mr.. Pile offered a resolution OF in
quiry by The Committee of Commerce
into the expediency of repeating the
law requiring the use of lookup safe.
ty valves on steamers. Adopted.
The Speaker presented a communism
from the Governor of North Carolina
with the ratification by the Legislature
of the 14th amendment. Referred to
the Committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Paine presented the credentials
of five members elect from North Car
olina. Referred to the Cowmittee on
Elections.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported bill to carry
into effect certain treaties and stipula-
tions with the Choctaw Indians. Or
dered printed and recomnitted.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on
Banking, reported a bill for the grad
ual sumption of specie payment Or
dered printed, and mRde the special or
der for the second Tuesday in Decem-
ber.
Anumber of bills from the Commit
tee on Claims were passed, including
allowing Henry B. st. Marie $4,000 for
services and Information, In the arrest
of Surratt.
Mr.. washburne, of Massachusetts, j,
reported bill to provide for the distri-
button of the reward OF 100000 offered
by the President for the capture ofJetT.
The Speaker Sustained the point OF
order that the bill must be considered
first in Committee of the Whole. The
rules were suspended but the morning
hour expiring it went over till tO-mor-
row.
The Speaker presented Capt. Eads re-
port on iron clnds, transmitted by the
Secretary of the Navy.
A Committee on Conference was
asked of the Senate on the dieagreeing
votes on the legislative appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on
Elections reported back the credentials
of Messrs. John R. French, John II.
Devices and Alexander Jones, members
elect from North Carolina, to whom the
oath of office was administered.
The Currency bill was postponed un'
til Thursday.
Tho House went into Committee OF
the Whole and attempted to take up
the Tariff bill, but no quorum being
present, the Committee arose,
Tho deficiency bill was postponed till
Thursday.
Mr.. Cobb reported from the Commit
tee on Claims, a joint resolution giving
SlOO bounty to soldiers who enlisted
between May 4th and July %. 1861, and
| were honorably discharged for causes
other than wounds received in battle
before serving two years.
| Mr.. Ferry introduced a bill relative
| 10 Indian land in Michigan. Referred.
Session was ordered for Tuesday ev-
ening on the Pension bill.
Adjourned.