The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-03-12
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CONGRESS.
The Funding Bill Laid Over Until
To-MOrrOW.
The Official Vote on the Alabama
Constitution.
Fresdnel's Bureau Bill in the House.
Conference on the Soldiers Bounty
l Bill. II
Admission of Alabama to be Voted
on To-Day in the House. s
Report on the s1S,OOO,OOO Bond
Sensation.
wAsH1NoroN, March II.

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The Senate non.concurred In the
House amendment directing the pro-
ceeds Of the sale Of captured and aban-
doned property be paid into the Treas.
ury, aud appointed Committee Of
Conference.
The funding bill was taken up.
Mr.. COrbett spoke In opposition.
Mr.. Dixon rose TO speak not only on
the financial but the political measures
OF Congress.
Mr.. Sherman made u point OF order
that such speech should not be permit
ted, but after some discussion he With
drew the point.
Mr.. Dixon proceeded, arraIgnIng the
Republican party for Its course towards
the South and the policy Of the Pfesl.
'dent.
The bill was laid over.
The President pro. ten. appointed as a
Committee Of Conference on the amend
ment TO the bill in regard TO the pro-
ceeds OF captured and abandoned pro-
perry, MesSrS. Edwards, Fessenden and
Trumbull.
On motion Of Mr.: Conuess, at quar-
ter before iour, the Senate went Into
executive session, and soon afler ad-
journed. r.
The House non.cOncurred In the Sem
ate teAmendments to the Invalid Pension
Bill, and appointed u Committee Of
Conference.
The Speaker presented a letter from
General Grant, stating that 70, ,Sl2 votes
were cast for and 1905 against the Ala.
bamA Constitution,
The House resumed the consIdera.
tion Of the Freedtnen's Bureau Bill, re-
ported yesterday.
The Bill which Ia n substitute for
former bill, provides that tue act en-.
titled an act to establish bureau Tor
the relief of Freedmen and Refugees,
approved March Sd 1866, and the aCt
entitled an act to continue In force and
amend an act to establish bureau for
tho relief OF Freedmen and Refugees,
and other purposes, passed July IL,
1866, shall continue In force for the
term of one year from aud after the
sixteenth day OF July, In the year
eighteen hundred aud Slxty.eIRht, eX.
ceptIng no fnr us the same shall he
herein modified, and the Secretary OF
Wsr II hereby directed to re.establlsh
said Bureau where the same has been
wholly or In part discontinued, pro-
vIled he shall he satisfied that the pres.
eut safety Of the Freedmen shall re-
quIre It.
SECTION ID. 1t shall be the duty Of
the Secretary OF War 10 discontinue
operations OF the Bureau In any State
whenever any State shall be fully
restored in its Constitutional relations
to the Government Of the United States
and shall be duly representa- In the
Congress Of the United States, unless
upOn advising with the Commissioner
OF the Bure4u and upon full compnri.
son Of the condition Of FFeedmenB'
affIirs In such Stale, the Secretary Of
War shall be convinced that further
continuance Of the Bureau shall be ne.
cessary; provided, however, that the
educational division of said Bureau
shall be affected or In any way interter-
ed with, until such State shall have
made suitable provision for the educa'
IIOn OF children Of the Freedmen with
In sHid State.
SECTION 8. Tho unexpended balances
In the hands Of the Commissioner
may be applied for the education Of
freedmen md refugees subject 10 the
provisions and laws applicable thereto.
SECTION 4. Officers OF the Veteran
Reserve Corps or volunteer service,
now on duty in the bureRuRS assistant
commissioners, agents, medical officers
or other capacities, who have been, or
NAV be mustered out OF ServlCe, may
be retained, where the same shall be
required for the proper execution Of
the laws, ms officers of the bureau, on
such duty, aud the same salary, COM
pensatiOn and NIL advances from date
OF their appointment rs now provided
by law for respective grades and duties
al the dates OF their muster out and dis
charge, and such officer 80 retained
shall hive respectively the same
authority and Jurisdiction Rs now con.
lerred on the officers Of the bnreau by
acl VI Congress passed 10Th day Of July.
1868.
MIR. Eliot spoke iu advocacy Of the
bill aud In defense OF the ireedmen's
bureau.
The morning hour expiring the bill
went over until Tomorrow.
The Senate amendment 10 the House
bill tU facilitate the payment u! soldiers
hOunliRR wAS non COnCurred Ia and
committee OF conference appointed.
The House took up the bill for the
admission Of Alabama.
Mr.. FnrnswUrth, from the Recon-
RtrMCliUn Committee, opened the debate
by speech IN support, and Mr.. Beck
argued against the bill.
sir, Arnell IspOkO next IN support Of
the bill.
The bill waS laid aside temporarily,
Mr., FaFnCsworlh stating TINT vote
would be asked to morrow,
Tho Speaker presented cOmmuni.
Cntiun from the Secretary Of Wmr, with
n letter from Cen. MUnde showing the
necessity Of un additional npprUpTla
tluu tn carry out III" reconSlruction
nets, Referred To tho Committee on
Appropriations.
MIR. Vnn WyclS, from tho COMMITTEES
on IIeIrenrhm"nt, mHds n report on the
reported fictitious destruction Of bonds
In the Treasury, which he nskcd to Il"
hid on the table and printed.
Mr.. Logan asked whether the report
embraced the testimony.
Mr. Van Wyck said II did not. The
Committee dld not deem II necessary
10 incur the expense 0f printing Icsli-
mUny.
MIR. Logan objected 10 tho r"hulUH nI
tho report unless the evidence WIS also
printed Nnh read,
Afcr some rEnmrks hy MOSsrg. Vnn
Wyck, I.ognmRnd lutlin on the subject,
tho llUuAU adjourned,
NcW Y0FE DCmOCrRtIO Convention.
ALBANY, March 1.-THE Democratic
State Convention wRS called In order
hy Samuel j. rlldcn, ana Marshall Il.
thamplMln WAS appointed PrOSlhent,
\ COMMITTEES wns appointed TO report
III" names NJ delegates to the National
Convention, who were Instructed to
V"l" Wa unll IN accordance with the
will Oi majority thUrOui. Resolutions
were offered mining lion. llOrNtiO
Seymour IN the preference II tho Con,
v"ntIOn Tor the Presidency, which VIVA
referred. subsequently the committee
responded tI n request for Seymour tn
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