The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-07
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WASHINGTON, Januar

tbirtyenine and q half cents during the
second month, one dollar and thirty,
nine cents during the third month, and
so on until gold and notes become OF
eoual value, which would be in SIX
years and eight months.
Mr.. Kerr moved to amend the soldier
bounty law 50 as the heirs OF soldiers
who die after the passage OF the law
shall receive the bounty he would be en-
titled if living.
Mr.. Raum moved to amend the act
by dividing the State of Illinois into
two judicial districts; also to iocate
local board of inspection OF Hulfs
boiler and the machinery OF steamers
at Cairo, and to authorize the appoint
ment of local inspectors and Tx their
compensation.
By Mr.. Windom-To amend the home
stead bill so as TO authorize applicants
to make aflidavits when required by
original statements before the clerk OF
the county court in which the applicant
resides.
By Mr.. Van Horn of Missouri-To
provide for the consolidation of the In
dian tribes, and to organize system OF
governments in the Indian territories
Bv Mr.. Chilcott of Colorado-Amend-
atorv of the act providing temporary
government for Colorado.
All appropriately referred.
Mr.. Epson offered the following:
Resolred, That the committee on Re
construction inquire into the expedien-
CIV of authorizing by law the several
| Constitutional Conventions, elected
under the reconstruction acts in States
lately in rebellion, to appoint all civil
officers, State, county, city or otherwise,
in those States respectively, to act tenn
porarily, uctil constitutions may be
adopted therein, and officers chosen and
qualified Hereunder, and for that pur-
pose TO relieve any and all such civil
officers who may be now acting in each
of the said States, as the Unconstitutional
Convention therein may deem proper.
Mr.. Boutwell, VAS asked upon 10 &C
cent as an amendment the following
resolution to be added to his own:
ResoIred, That the committee on Re-
construction be directed to consider the
expediency of authorizing the General
of the army to detail officers for service
in several military districts, and es-
tablished by law in the States recently
| in rebellion; also, to consider the eX-
pediency of constituting In said State
a single military district, under COM
mand of the General of the army; also,
to consider the eXpediency of providing
additional securities for the exercise OF
the elective franchise in said States, and
also to consider the expediency of de-
claring, by act of Congress, that. the
Government heretofore set up in said
States by the order of the President, are
not republican forms of government.
Mr.. Epson accepted the amendment
rs all addition to his resolution.
| The resolution, Us amended, was
adopted.
Mr.. EldIidge introduced joint reSo-
/ luton rendering the thanks OF Congress
| TO Major General Hancock, for his wise,
patriotic, and timely recognition of the
| first right of the citizen, the great prin-
cipals eli constitutional liberty, express
ed in the order issued by him on as
summing command of the Fifth military
district, (so-called(, and Tor his prompt
determination to restore and maintain
the supremacy Of the civil Law within
the limits of his command.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, asked Mr..
Eldridge to accept the following as an
amendment:
RCSOIrCd,. That VIC utterly condemn
the conduct of Andrew johnson, acting
President of the United States, for his
action in removing that gallant soldier,
General Sheridan, from the command of
the Fifth district, and that the thanks
of the House are due to General L. S.
! Grant, commanding the armies of the
United States, for his letter of August
last, addressed to said acting President,
I in relation to the removal of L. NJ.
| Stanton and General Sheridan, as well
as for his endorsement of the letter of
General Sheridan, dated January %.
1867, in relation to matters in Texas.
Mr.. Eldridge declined to admit the
amendment, and moved the previous
question.
Mr.. Ward moved to lay the joint reso-
luton on the table.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, sug-
gested that it be referred to commit
tee.
Mr.. Ward, at the suggestion of sew
eral members, withdrew his motion to
lay on the table, whereupon Mr.. Farms
worth resumed the motion.
SCutuCh VI INC Dptdh6I
whether, if the House refuse To lay
joint resolutions on the table and did
not second previous questions, it wsuld
be in order, by amendment, to change
the resolution, from one of appreciation
to one of cenSure.
The Speaker replied that if any men,
Der should rise to debate the Joint res
olution it would 20 over, under the rule
of u vote takeR.
Mr.. FarnswOrth's motion was agreed
to by a strictly parry vote.
Mr.. Washburne, of Wis, offered the res
olution proposed by Mr.. Washburne, of
H., condemning the President for the
removal of General Sheridan and thank
ing General Grant for his letter in rela-
ton to the removals of Stanton, Sheri-
dan and Chandler, and called for di
vision of the question.
Mr. Ross suggested an expression of
thanks to Grant for what had been
called his white.washing letter recon-
mending that members from the South be
admitted to their seats in Congress, but
Mr. Washburne declined to adopt the
suggestion. Mr.. Boyer moved to table
the resolution. Yeas, 2S; nays 50. The !
portion condemning the conduct of
the President was adopted, yeas, 40 {;
nays, %. Second branch of the resolu- !
ton adopted 81 to %. The resolution |
and memorial of the National Commit
tee of Manufacturers at Cleveland were
referred to the Committee on Ways and !
Means,
Mr.. ScO6eld offered resolution d.
recting the Secretary, of State to inform
the House how many and what States
had ratified the proposed amendment
to the Constitution Of the United States.
knows AS the fourteenth article, which !
was adopted.
Mr.. Banks introduced bill making
eight hours days work by the Gov
eminent mechanics, and, after consid-
cradle debate, it passed.
The bill To facilitate the payment Of |
soldiers bountieS Was debated and sew
eral amendments offered, but without !
action on the bill or amendments, the |
II ouse adjourned.
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