The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-12
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
The House non-concurred in the Sen
ate amendment to the invalid pension
bill and appointed committe of Con-
ference.
The Speaker presented a letter from
General Grant stating that 7O,Sl2
votes were cast for and zoos against the
Alabama Constitution.
The House resumed the consideration
of the Freedmen's Bureau bill reported
yesterday.
The bill, which is substitute for a
former bill, provides that the act emit
tied an act to establish bureau for the
relief of freedmen and refugees, approx
ed March Sd, 1865, and the act entitled
an act to continue In force and amend
an act to establish bureau for the relief
Of freedmen and refugees and other
purposes, passed en- the 10th of July,
1866, shall continue in force for the term
of one year from and after the 10th of
July, in the year 1853, excepting so far
as the same shall be herein modified,
and the Secretary of War is hereby di-
rected to re-establish said bureau where
the same has boon wholly or part dis
continued, provided he shall be satisfied
that the present safety of the freedmen
shall require it.
SECTION 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Secretary of War to discontinue the
operations of the Bureau iii any State
whenever any State shall be fully re-
stored in it's Constitutional relations to
the Government of the United States
and shall be duly represented in the
Congress of the United States, gnless,
upon advising with the Commissioner
of the BlIeau and upon full COMPARISON
of the condition of Freedmen'5 affairs
in such State the Secretary of War;
shall deem that the further continuance
of the Bureau shall be necessary; pro-
vided, however, that the Educational
division of said Bureau shall not be
affected or in any way interfered with
until such State shall have made suita-
BILE provision for tho education of the
children of Freedmen within said State.
SECTION ). UneXpended balances in
the hands of the Commissioner may be
applied for the education of Freedmen
and Refugees, subject to the provisions
of the laws applicable thereto.
SECTION 4. Officers of the veteran re-
serve corps OF volunteer service, now
on duty in the Bureau as assistant Gem
missioners, agents, medical officers or
other capacities, who are or may be
mustered out of service may be retain
ed, where the same shall be required
for proper execution of the laws as Of
ficers of the Bureau on such duty, and
the same salary and compensation and
all advances from the date of their APP
pointment as now provided by law for
their respective grades and duties at
the dates of their muster ont or dis
charge, and such officer SO retained shall
have respectively the same authority
and jurisdiction as is now conferred on
officers of the Bureau by the act of Con
gress, passed July 10th, 1866.
Mr.. Elliot spoke in advocacy of the
bill and in defense of the freedmens
bureau. The morning hour having
expired the bill went over till to-
morrow.
The Senate amendment to House bill
to facilitate the payment OF soldiers
bOunties was non-coucurred ir, and 4
committee Of conference appointed.
The House took up the bill fer the
admission of Alabama.
Mr.. FarnsworIh, II member of the Re
construction committee, opened the de-
bate by speech in support and Mr..
Beck argued against the bill.
Mr.. Arnell spoke next in support of
the bill.
The bill was laid aside temporarily.
Mr.. FarnswOrth stated that q vote
would be asked tomorrow.
The Speaker presented communica-
tion from the Secretary of War with q
letter from General Meade showing the
necessity of an additional appropriation
to carry out the reconstruction acts.
Referred to the committee on Appropri
ations.
Mr.. Van Wyck, from the committee on
Retrenchment, made report on the re-
ported fictitious destruction of bonds in
the Treasury, which he asked to be laid
on the table and printed.
Mr.. Logan asked whether the report
embraced the testimony.
Mr.. Van Wyck said it did not. The
committee did not deem it necessary to
incur the expense of printing the testi-
mony.
Mr.. Logan objected to the reading of
the report unless the evidence was also
presented and read.
After some remarks by Messrs. Van
Wyck, Logan and Latin on the subject,
the House adjourned.