The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-16
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CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June Is.
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cllitate the QlStrlDutlon OF certain
prizes, in the United States District
Court of Florida.
. Mr.. Fowler introduced bill to pro-
vide for the security of life on steam
| boats and other vessels. Referred.
Mr.. Drake called up the bill for the
relief of certain contractors from the
construction OF vessels of war and
steam machinery.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, representing the
dissenting members of the Committee
| on Naval Affairs, opposed the bill.
Mr.. Hendricks advocated the bill
! MIR. Howe altered an amendment for
bidding such reference of any claims
by Secor * Co., of the Atlantic Iron
! Works, and others named.
Mr.. Hendricks moved to amend the
amendment by adding the words upon
any vessel upon which an allowance
| was made by the board organized un-
| der the act of March I'd, 1867.
After further debate, Mr.. Hendricks
amendment to the amendment, was
adopted.
adopted as amended, and the bill then
passed.
The bill supplementary to the act to
provide that the national currency be
secured by pledge of the United States
bonds, and to provide for the circula-
tion thereof, approved June I'd, 1864,
was taken up. The question was on the
amendment of Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont,
| AS follows: And on the issue OF any in
crease of the national circulation, pro.
| yided in this Section, the Secretary OF
the Treasury is hereby authorized and
required to permanently Withdraw an
equal amount of United States notes.
Mr.. Morton gave notice that when in
order, he would move TO add the folloW-
ing: And the United States notes so
returned shall not be obtained by the
sale of bonds. but shall be taken from
the funds in the Treasury, collected in
the ordinary way.
Mr.. Cole addressed the Senate in favor
OF the proposition of the Committee &c
make the g, ,0OO, 600 increase.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Morrill,, Conkling and Fessenden.
Mr.. Morrill's amendment to the cur
| rency bill was rejected.
Mr.. Davis offered the following as a
substitute for the section by inserting
that there shall be Withdrawn by the
Comptroller of the Currency from the
banks OF any State or Territory that
may have been in excess OF circulating
notes upon the principle of'their dis
tributions, regulated by the same rules
adopted by the Treasury Department,
the circulation SO Withdrawn shall be
distributed by the Comptroller of the
Currency among the National banks in
such States and Territories as may
have less than their proper proportion
of their circulating notes. He was
about TO address the Senate, Ont yielded
to a motion 10 adjourn, which pre-
vailed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The following bills were introduced,
amending the homestead law; amend
ing the ha beas corpus act; also to define
felonies und misdemeanors and to regu-
late peremptory challenges in the U. s.
Courts; for division of Texas admiss-
ion to Union; toauthoriZe the Secre-
tary ofWar to deliver certain ordnance
to the States of Arkansas, Louisiana,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Alabama and Florida, for the use
of the militia on the disConttnuanCe OF
the military government therein; TO
promote the efficiency of the revenue,
&c; concerning the naturalization of
alians.
The resolution introduced last Mon
day for an increase OF 20 per cent on
compensation to the civil employees OF
the Government at Washington came
uP and passed.
Under the operation of the previous
question Mr.. Shanks offered the follow
ing resolution, and moved the previous
question.
ResoLUed, That in the Judgment of
the House It will inflict a serious loss
| in the National revenues TO delay The
revision of takes on distilled spirits and
|
| plished by a general revision OF the
entire internal revenue system, and
| the Committee on Ways and Means is
hereby instructed to report without de-
lay seperate bill for the revision OF
taxes on the manufacture and sale OF
distilled spirits and tobacco.
Mr.. Schenck expressed the hope that
| the resolution would not be insisted on.
The Speaker stated that debate was
not in order.
MIR, Schenck declared the committee
could not make the revision as soon as
it could get through with the ordinary
| bill.
The previous question being second
ed, Mr.. Pile moved to lay the resolu-
| ton on the table; yeas 6S, nays IL.
Mr.. Schenck moved to reconsider the
/ vote. He desired to know whether the
House would, before disposing of this
| question, refuse to hear the nine gen.
TIemen who have been appointed
| Committee of Ways and Means.
| Here there were loud calls to order,
and the Speaker interrupted Mr..
Schenck, announcing that he was not
| in order.
Mr.. Schenck, amidst much uproar
| and excitement, exclaimed: 81 know
am not. 1 only want to say this be-
cause we are ohoked down without OPP
portunity TO say word in explana-
| tiou. Mr.. Washburne, OF Illinois; and
| 1 want to call the attention of the coun-
| try to the fact that we have just voted
a million dollars extra pay to clerks in
| Washington, and 1 am opposed to con-
tinuing the session to put additional
taxes on people to pay for this confu-
sion and excitement.
Mr.. Maynard moved to reconsider
| the vote refusing to lay the resolution
on the table, and proceeded to discdss
the question, but the Speaker informed
him that the question was not debate
| able.
Mr.. r.Washburne moved to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider on the table, Car
ried.
Mr., Schenck remarked that his mo-
tion to reconsider the vote seconding
the previous question was in order
| that he might make an explanation.
Mr.. Maynard moved that the House
adjourn.
| Mr.. Washburne-Does that motion
come from the Committee on Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Maynard-Yes, and give notice
that all the Committee on Ways and
| Means wants Is to be heard on this
| question. Calls to order.)
| The Speaker called Mr.. Maynard to
| order, and informed him that IL he per-
sisted in speaking when no debate was
in order he would present the case to
| the House.
Mr.. Farnsworth-I ask unanimous
consent of the House that the Commit
tee on Ways and Means may be heard
for five to ten minutes.
/ Mr.. Harding-I object.
| MIR. Schenck-1 ask yeas and nays on
the motion on adjournment. 1t the