The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-09

Mr.. Stewart presented protest of the
American Freedmen's League against
the bill TO aid in the construction and
employment of American built steam.
ers for foreign mail service.
The Secretary Of the Interior was
asked for all the correspondence as tO
the most improved mode of irrigation
of public lands. "a iLtt.> -.
Mr.. Highly presented memorial from
the California Legislature asking aid fol
rail and wagon road purposes.
Mt. Flanders introduced bill to aid
in the construction of railroad from
tho Walla Walla river tothe Columbia.
Referred.
Mr.. Butler moved to expunge Mr..
Robinson's resolution of yesterday from
the journal; but the Speaker stating
that it had not been entertained, as a
question of privilege, he withdrew the
notion. -. -,aN.a
On motion, the House agreed to adj,
iourn till Monday.
Private bills were next considered and
several passed.
NJ. Stevens, from the Reconstruc-
ton committee, reported back the bill
to admit Arkansas TO representation IN
Congress. .. Co..
After some discussion between Messrs.
Eldridge, Stevens, Beck, Baker, Spald-
ing and Boutwell, as to the policy OF de-
lay until all members could examine
the Constitution adopted by Arkansas
and the report of the committee there
on. Mr.. Stevens demanded the previous
question.
He then yielded part of his hour, to
close the debate, to Messrs Woodward,
Beck and Pile, who discussed the gem
eral subject.
After which Mr.. Stevens spoke briefly
in reply TO the objections made oy
Messrs. Woodward and Beck to the bill.
As. to the objections from members on
tne other side that they were not pre-
pared to vote on the question he said If
it We're postponed for eternity, eternity
would still find them unPrepared
There had been a great ciamor against
it on his side of the House for keeping
out these non reconstructed States, and
now objection was made TO letting them
in.
Mr.. Eldridge moved to adjourn, but
the House refused.
The bill then passed-yeas, ITO; nays,
81. Messrs. Baker, Logan, Spalding,
and Williams, of Pa, (Republicans)
voted no. The Speaker voted aye.
Mr.. Robinson moved to amend the
title SO as to make it read "A Bill TO
keep Arkansas an eqnal and indepen-
dent State out of the Union, unless the
1. 90, 1nsnnt,S,a " RpiARfp al
The bill as passed has already been
telegraphed. ..rr. -
Mr.. Sbauks introduced jeint resolu.
ton 20 declare the officers elected III
South Carolina to be the Provisional
Government of that State. Referred to
committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Paine, from the Reconstruction
COMMITTEES, reported a bill to admit
South Carolina to representation in
Congress. Ordered printed and recon-
mitted. E r a..
Mr.. Van Wyck, from the committee
on Retrenchment, offered resolution
reciting that the iron clads Onesta and
Cataw ba had been recently sold to Swift
d Co., aud there was reason to believe
they were to be sold and delivered to
THO uOk NJ" gu "d'
with a friendly power, and requesting
the President forthwith to order the
seizure and detention of those vessels I'M
til the matter be investigated by Con-
greSs. g.-,.
Mr.. Washburne, ofIllinois, reported .
bill to supply the deficiencies Of the re-
construction laws in the Third Military
District for the year ending June 30th,
1868. Referred to the committee OF the
Whole on the state of the Union, and
made the special order for Monday.
The House at o'clock went into
committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union, Mr. Wilson in the Chair, and
was addressed by Mr.. Cook, on tEe
policy of reconstruction, defending that
of Congress and condemnlug the course
of the President.
Adjourned.