Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-09

voted to adjourn until Monday. .n i
HOUSE OF REPkEsENrATIvE
MIR. STEWART presented protest from
che American Free Trade League against
the bill to aid in the construction and en-
employment of American built steamers
for the foreign mail service.
The Secretary of the Interior was asked
for all correspondence as to the most inn
proved method of irrigation of of-public
lands. tr .......i.- ..-..... =
Mr.. HIGBY presented memorial of the
California Legislature, asking for aid for
rail and wagon road purposes. "o
Mr.. FLANDERS introduced bill to aid
IN the construction of railroad from Walla
Walla river to the Columbia. Referred.
Mr.. BUTLER moved to expunge Robin
sons resolution of yesterday from the
journal, but the Speaker stating that 1t had
not been entered therein, not having been
entertained as question of privilege, he
withdrew the motion. ''1
On motion the House agreed to adjourn
to-day until Monday. "F-t
Private bills were next considered and
several were passed. ...-.-.. ........
Mr.. STEVENS, from the Reconstruction
committee. reported back the bill to admit
Arkansas to representation in Congress.
After some discussion between Eldridge,
Stevens, Bruck, Baker, Spalding, Boutwell,
and Robinson, as to the policy of delay un-
til the members could examine the consti-
tuition adopted by Arkansas, and the report
OF the committee thereon, .T.-f
Mr.. STEVENS moved the previous ques-
ton. He then yielded part OF his hour to
close the debate to Messrs. Woodward,
Breck and Pile, who discussed the general
subject, after which he spoke himself in
reply to the objections made by Messrs.
Woodward and Breck to the bill. AS to
the objections from members on the other
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on the question, he said if it was postponed
for eternity it would still find them unpre-
pared. There had been a great clamor
against his side of the House for keeping
out these non-constructed States, and now
there was objection to letting them in.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE moved to adjourn. The
House refused.
The bill then passed-yeas ITO. nays 80.
Baker, Logan, Spalding and Williams, of
Pennsylvania, (Republicans,) voted no.
The Speaker voted aye.
Mr.. ROBINSON NOV ed to amend the bill
so as to make it read "a bill to keep Ar
kansas, an equal and independent State,
to despotism." Rejected.
The bill, as passed, has already been tel
egraphed.
Mr.. SHANKS introduced joint resolu-
ton to declare the officers elected in South
Carolina to be the provisional government
Ot IHdI OCaIe. ISeIerIeQ TO COmmlGCe6 on
Reconstruction.
Mr.. PAINE, from the Reconstruction
committee, reported bill to admit South
Carolina to representation in Congress.
Ordered printed and recommitted.
Mr.VAN WICK, from committee on Re-
trenchment. offered a resolution reciting
that the ironclads Onesta anc Catawby had
been recently sold to Swift & Co., and there
was reason to believe they were to be sold
and delivered to the Peruvian Government,
now at war with friendly power, and re-
questing the President forthwith to order
the seizure and detention of these vessels
until the matter be Investigated by Con-
gress.
Mr.. .WASHBURNE, of Illinois, reported
a bill to supply the deficiencies for the exc
cution of the reconstruction laws in the
third military district for the year ending
June 30th, 1868. Referred to the committee
of the Whole on the State of the Union, auu
made special order for Monday.
The House at 4 o'clock went into commit
tee of the Whole on the State of the Union,
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, in the chair, and was
addressed by Mr.. Cook on the policy of re-
construction, defending that of Congress
and condemning the course of the Presi-
dent.
Adjourned.