The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-22
FoRTIETH CoNGREss.
SENATE.

"A5h1NGTON1 JAM Sls
Mt. Patterson, of N. H., from the
Committee on Retrenchment, reported
a bill to amend the tenure of.ofice act,
and gave notice that he would call ii
up at an early day.
The House bill for the appointment
OF commission to examine and re-
port upon Spirit meters, was taken up,
The question was upon an amendment
Of the Committee on Finance, provi.
ding that the present Commissioner OF
the Academy of Science shall be added
to the Commission.
After some debate, Mr.. Howard call.
ed for the order of the day; and the
Senate took up the resolution for the
admission ofsPhilip p. Thomas, Sena-
tor elect from Maryland, upon taking
the oath, Mr.. Howard spoke at some
length against tie resolution,
Mr.. Morton made an elaborate speech
against the admission OF Mr.. Thomas,
whom he believed was one of the oriRi.
nal conspiraLorB, and who would have
been in the rebellion, but that NARY
land had been unexpectedly constrain-
ed to remain in the Union.
Mr.. Williams spoke in favor of the
admission Of Mr.. Thomas, and Morrill,,
OF Me-, and Stewart against 1t.
Mr.. johnson gave notice that he
would press vote tomorrow.
The supplementary reconstruction
Dill came from the House, and was re-
ferred.
Adjourned.
Mr.. Butler offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Ways and
Means to devise some measure by
which distilled spirits OF American
the law.
The House proceeded to the regular
order of business, being the motion of
Mr.. Butler to reconsider the vote or
dering the main question on the bill
reported from the COMMITTEES on Reoon.
struction. The question was taken bv
yeas and nays, and resulted, yeas SIS,
nays rs; so the vote was re-considered.
and MIR. Butler offered hls amendment
giving the appointments of State officers
to Constitutional Conventions, and
then moved the previous question,
Mr.. Eldridge moved to lay the bill
and pending amendment on the table.
Negatived.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Bine-
ham, yesterday, was agreed to without
Mr.. Butler explained his amend
mentp and Messrs. Stevens and Kelly
advocated 1t. Mr.. Buffers amendmen
-123 to 10.
Mr.. Logan offered resolution call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury
for Information as to the amount OF
1910 bonds issued through the Treasury
Department since the LIST of October,
1867, the persons to whom sold, the
amount of commission paid. 90. Also
the reasons, which in the opinion of the
Secretary, rendered it expedient to
Withdraw 30 large an amount of cur.
rency from the business of the coun-
try. Also what action has been taken
concerning the withdrawal of the 500
bonds held by the United States Treas
urer, to secure the circulation of ma
ttona1 banks, and the substitution
therefor of 1910 bonds. Adopted.
Mr.. Elliot, from the Committee on
treedmenS Affairs, reported q Joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue for the use OF all
classes of destitutes in the South such
dessicated potatoes and dessicated
mixed vegetables as have accumulated
during the war, and not now needed
for the use of the army. Passed,
Mr.. Eldridge, from the same commit
tee, reported back adversely the bill to
amend the act regulating fees and costs
to Clerks, Marshals and Attornevs Of
United States Courts. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Conference
committee on the bill to suspend the
further contraction of the currency,
reported that the Committee had agreed
to recommend that the Senate recede
from Its amendment, and agree to the
House bill, with the following amend
ment:
But nothing herein contained shall
preqent the cancellation and destruc-
ton of mutilated United States notes,
and the replacing of the same with
notes of the same character and amount,
The report was agreed to.
Mr. T.nDnn HK,aF ~, e.,
mittee on the cotton tax bill, reported
that they had not been able to agree,
The House then ordered another Com
ference Committee. Messrs. Schenck,
Morehead and Buck were appointed.
Mr.. Butler, from the COMMITTEES on
Appropriations, reported back the Sen
ate amendments to the deficiency bill.
Pending its consideration the House
adjourned.
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