The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-14
HOUSE..

Messrs. SchenCk, Hooper aud Nlblack
were appointed a committee of Confer
encc on the tax bill.
Bills and joint resolutions were intro
duced to authorize soldiers to select
homes from public lands; toproyide for
bringing cases into the Conrt of the
United States against railroad cOmpa-
MES having their lines in the several
States.
Mr.. Clark, of Kansas, offered reso-
luton requesting the President To fur
nish copies of all instructions, lrccorls,
and correspondence connected with the
commission to negotiate the late treaty
with the Usage Indians, and all propO-
sitions made to the commission by rail
road corporations or individuals.
Adopted.
Mr.. DelauO introduced joint resOlu-
ton providing that the United States
mints aud branches shall continue to
refine gold and silver bullion, that no
contract to exchange crude or imported
bullion for refined bars shall be made
until authorized by law, and repeating
section five of the act of March >, lcJ5,
and section three of the act of February
20, 1861. lie moved the previous qucs-
ton, which was seconded.
The joint resolution passed.
Mr.. Farnsworth, from the Post Office
committee, reported supplementary
Post Office bill. Passed.
Mr.. Pike presented the petition of the
National Board OF Trade with reference
to the navigation Of the Mississippi.
Referred To the committee on Com
merce.
Mr.. Stcy of Pennsylvania, intro
duced 4 bill to amend the act of April
II, 1902, establishing Il uniform rule of
naturaliZing. Referred To the judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Butler offered a resolution in ref
erence to dispesing of property of the
United States in certain canal and nav
igatiOn companies not paying divi-
dends. Referred to committee on Naval
affairs.
Sessions for debate only were ordered
for every evening this week.
The Senate bill relating TO the Freed
mems Bureau aud providing for its dis
continuance, was debated.
Mr.. Adams offered an amendment pro-
vidng for the disc0ntinuanee OF the Bu-
reau in all States Immediately on be-
coming represented in Congress. Re
jccted.
Mr.. Allison moved To amend the bill
by making the diSContinuaucc absolute
on the first of January. Adopted, and
the bill passed.
Nr. Dawes, from the committee on
Elections, reported that the credentials
of Nathaniel B0gden and Oliver S.
Docking, members clccS from North
Carolina. had been examined and found
in due form, but these gentlemen were
unable to take the test oath, Mr.. Bog
den having been Il member of the North
CarolIua Legislature under the COnicd-
crate government and Mr.. Docking
having served three months in the Con-
federate army in lSGl. The political
disabilities thus incurred had been re-
lievcd 10y an act of Congress, and the
committee recommended that the oath
prescribed for persons whose disabili-
ties have been removed should he adm
Mustered.
The motion was agreed To, and Mcssrs.
Bogden and Docking had the oath al.
ministered and took their seats as
members.
Mr.. Ashley, of Nevada, asked leave
to introduce u bill taxing the interest
on United States bonds 10 per cent.
Mr.. Miller objebted.
Mr.. MoOrhead moved In close the gen
eral debate on the tariIf bill in thirty
minutes.
Mr. Washburne, Of Illinois, moved to
amend by making il two h.urs.
Agreed 10 by n vote of 81 to -.
The House agreed To 20 into commit
tee of the Whole on the tariff bill
The vote is regarded Us n test one. and
indicates that some tarili bill will be
passed.
Mr.. Moorhead opeued the debate in
favor of the hill, and in the course of his
remarks spoke of Special Agent of the
Internal Revenue Wells, - the guardi-
au of the interests oi the foreign manu-
facturers and loreiSmlasents in New
York.
Mr.. Griswold, in reply, said that
Mr.. Wells was i'll favor OF Il proper
tariff.
After speeches 10y Messrs. briggs,
Garfield and Pike, the committee rose
and the House took recess.