The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-09
HOUSE.

The bill regulating the duties on im-
ported copper and copper ores was
taken up and passed yeas 107, nays 81.
The Speaker presented the following
communications, which were apprepri.
ately referred: The annual report OF
the Secretary of the Treasury for 1863
statement of judgments rendered by
the Court of Claims during the past
year; statement of contracts made by
the Surgeon General for the care, sup
port and treatment of transient paupers
in Washington, in accordance with the
Act of July %, 1868; statement OF
the receipts and expenditures of the
Patent Office for 1868; letter from the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, relative
to the destitute condition Ofthe Indians
in Daeotah; the annual report of the
Comptroller of the Currency, and the
quarterly reports of the Treasurer Of
the United States for 1865 and 1866
The Speaker stated that he had received
a communication enclosing Il resolution
of the Legislature of Oregon, with re-
quest that they he presented to the
| House.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, asked that
they be read.
The Speaker directed the Clerk tc
read the endorsement on the paper. The
endorsement was as follows:
Resolutions of the Legislative AS
sembly of Oregon instructing their Sen
ators to resign, they having voted fol
measures plainly unconstitutional
which have overthrown civil liberty
and free government, and consigned
the citizens of eleven States to odious
and despotic dictatorship.
Mr.. Washburne of Illinois-The title
is enough. Imove that the paper be re
| turned to the source from which II
came.
After remarks by Wood, Garfield and
others. it was so returned.
Mr.. Window, from the committee Oh
Indian Affairs, reported a resolution
calling on the Secretary of War for in
formation as TO the cost of suppressing
the Indian hostilities of 1866, '67, and
'65 Adopted
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, intro
duced Il bill to repeal the tenure Of
office act of March I'd, 1867. Referred
to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Garfield, from the committee oil
| Military Affairs, reported bill to re
store the Bureau of Indian Affairs tt
the War Department from the lst OF
January, 1869, and moved the previous
question on its passage.
Mr.. Window hoped Il bill of such i'm,
portance would not be passed under the
previous question.
Mr. Garfield said if the previous ques-
ton was seconded he would be entitled
To an hour to close and he would dis
tribute that time among those who de-
desired to discuss the bill.
The previous question was seconded
HMessrS. Schenck, Clark of Kansas and
Garfield advocated and Window opposed
the bill.
Mr., Window moved to lay it on the
table. Negatived.
| The bill then passed-yeas il6, nays
80.
Mr.. Julian introduced joint resolu
ton proposing an amendment to thu
Constitution of the United States
which was referred To the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. SchenCk gave notice that b,
would move on Thursday, after th,
morning hour, to proceed to the bust
ness on the Speakers table.
Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, said that
he would make the motion now, in or
der to get at the bill aunulling the sta
| tionery contract of the Interior Depart.
mont with Dempsey 4 O'Toole. The
House refused to proceed to the bust
nees on the table.
Mr.. Robinson obtained the floor to
speak on the subject of American citi-
zens imprisoned i'll Great Britain, and
offered resolution calling on the Prosi-
dent for information on the subject.
Adjourned.