The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-27
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.


ferrSd to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Stewart, from the COMMITTEES on
Judiciary, reported bill for the sur.
render of persons convicted of certain
crimes, with amendments. It forbids
persons adjndged guilty of certain
crimes being allowed to enter the
United Statates, and authorizes the
President, on satisfactory evidence. TO
prevent the entrance of such conyicts
and to deliver them up to the country
from whence they came.
After some discussion on the subject
OF extTadition' during which it appear
ed the bill was not to apply to persons
convicted on political affairs. and II
was introduced to meet the case of
countries with whom we have no ex-
tradition treaties.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment
to provide that the principles of extra
countries.
After further discussion the bill was
recOmmitted.
Mr.. Howard, from the Select Com
mittee OF seven, to whom was referred
the u essage of the House on the sub
tect of impeachment, reported the fol-
lowing resolutions:
WHEREAS, The House of Represeu.
tatives on the 25th day of the present
month, by two Of their members,
Messrs. Stevens and Bingham. at the
bar of the Senate. inpeached Andrew
Johnson. president of the United
States, of high crimes and misdemean-
ors In office, and informed the Senate
that the House of Representatives will
in due time exhibit the particular arti-
cles of Impeachment against and make
good the same, and likewise demanded
that the Senate take order for the an.
pearance of the said Andrew johnson;
therefore,
PeEoJ,,IoJ Tho. tI,r g..
the proper order thereon, OF which due
notice will be given to the House of
Representatives. The committee also
recommend that the Secretary of the
Senate be directed TO notify the House
OF Representatives of the passage of
this resolution.
The resolution was adopted without
dissent and the order was made ac-
coTdingly.
On motion of Mr.. Salisbury, the
Senate took up the supplementary re-
construction bill, upon which Mr..
Salisbury addressed the Senate,
Mr.. Trumbull from the Judiciary
Committee reported bill defining the
jurisdiction of the U. S. Court in GER
tain cases, introduced February nth,
with amendments striking out the
clause dismissing all cases now found
in the Supreme Courts which have
grown out of the execution of The re.
acts which authorizes an appeal in
such cases to the Supreme Court; to the
suspension and providing that no law
heretofore passed extending the iudIci-
| al system of the United States over the
ten rebel States shall be construed to
reorganlze any State government exist
ing therein until the Senators and Ren.
resentatives from such States shall be
admitted, or Congress shall recognize a
stale government therein Is valid.
The Dill was postponed to Monday,
Mr.; Thaysr having. the floor.
Inc Dill 10 provide for the deficiency
OF the expenses incurred in connection
with the Sioux Indian reservation was
taken up, and after debate, referred to
the committee on Appropriations.
The Senate on motion OF Mr.. Har-
Ian, non-coucurred in the House
amendments to the bill appropriating
1000 for the temporary Keller of the
destitute population of the District of
Columbia.
The Committee on Military Affairs
recommended an amendment donating
certain portions of the lands to the
college chartered by West Virginia.
AFTER considerable debate, the amend
ment was agreed to.
Further amendments were agreed to.
requiring the sale to be at public auc.
ton, giving a credit of one or two
years, with proper security, and pro-
Vidtng for notice of the sale to be
given In Washington, New York and
Cincinnati for 65 days previous, and
then the bill was passed,
Adjourned.
Mr.. Shanks offered a resolution call
ing on the Secretary of the Interior for
the evidence and the report of the COM
mission appointed under the 5Otb mr.
icie OF the treaty with the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indians, and for the award
of the Secretary of the Interior in such
report, which was adopted.
Mr.. Julian offered a resolution di-
recting the Committee on Public Lands
to enquire into the expediency of SC
amending the homestead law as to ex.
cuse honorably discharged soldiers
from the payment of fees. Adopted.
Mr.. Kerr offered resolution direct.
ing the Secretary of War to cause the
examination by competent and impair.
tial officers of Engineers whether the
Louisville company has located and il
constructing Its bridge at the head o.
the Falls of the Ohio. Referred to the
Committee on Commerce..
Mr.. Wilson of Ohio, offered a resolu.
ton that the Committee on Public
Lands enquire into the propriety o.
ceding to the State of Ohio the 40. OOC
unsurveyed aud undisposed acres Of
land of the Virginia military district
Adopted.
A bill to provide for the payment Of
pensions out of the naval pension fund
was referred to the Committee on In.
valid Pensions.
Messrs. Perham, Beatty and Van
Aernan, reported a large number of
bills from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, which were acted on by the
House.
Mr.. Van Horn, of New York, on
leave introduced joint resolution au-
thorizing the SecreLarylof War to place
at the disposal of the Lincoln Monu-
ment Association the damaged and
captured ordnance, out of which to cast
n statue; provided no metal shall be
thus appropriated until the voluntary
contributions for that purpose act
uaily In the bands Of the Treasurer
amount TO 100000. Passed.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole Mr.. Schofield in the chair),
on the bill making partial appropria'
tions for the EXPENSES of the Indian
department to the amount OF $225 GOO
Pending its discussion the committee
rose.
A message was received from the
Senate informing the House that the
Senate will take the proper order on the
proceedings of Impeachment, and due
notice shall be given to the House.
On motion OF Mr.. Paine, the Senate
substitute for the supplementary re.
construction bill, was concurred in.
The bill now goes to the President for
his signature.
The House again went into Commit
tee on the Indian partial appropriation
bill. The bill was discussed and laid
aside to be reported to the House. and
the com mittee took nm tho nv,yJ-rI ,i,.S1