The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-25
BY TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July "a.

SENATE
The amendments to the House bill
for the payment of the captors OF JEFF
Davis was nOn-concurred in, and 6
Committee of Conference asked.
The House bill to protect the rights
OF actual settlers upon public lands was
passed, as follows:
Be it endcted, de-, That in no case
shall more than three sections of pub
lie land of the United States be entered
in any one township by scrip issued ds6 to
any State under the act of July, 1852
for the establishment of an Agricultu-
raj College therein.
Mr.. Chandler called up the joint
resolution in relation to surveys and
examinations of rivers and harOors
which passed.
Mr.. Wilson introduced the following
joint resolution, which passed:
ReSOLVed, &C., That the persons now
holding civil Offices in the provisional
governments of Virginia and Texas
who cannot take and subscribe to the
oath prescribed by the act entitled "An
Act 10 prescribe an oath of Office, and
for other purposes, approved July I'd
1862" shall on the passage ofthis reso-
luton, be removed therefrom, and II
shall be the duty of the district COM
mander to I'LL the vacancy SO created
by the appointment of persons who can
take said oath.
At u O'Clock the senate went into ex
ecutive session.
HOUSE.
The House met at 10 O'Clock. The
Senate bill for the temporary loan to
redeem the compound interest notes
was passed.
A bill was passed appropriating
$39, 600 for the temporary clerks of the
Indian Bureau and State Department,
and the expenses of the Surveyor Gen.
erals Office.
The Senate joint resolution granting
permission to officers and soldiers to
wear tho army badge was passed.
The Senate amendments to the House
bill for the exchange of public docu-
ments with foreign ncOnntries, were con-
CURED in.
Mr.. Banks, from the Conference
Committee on the Alaska Bill, reported.
The preamble originally offered as an
amendment by Mr.. Laughbridge, de.
claring the right of the House to inter
fere in treaties, is struck out and the
following clause substituted: And,
whereas, said stipulations cannot be
carried into full force and effect except
by legislation, to which the consent oi
both Houses of Congress is necessary.
After a brief discussion Mr.. Paine
moved to lay the Conference report on
the table. Negat:ved.
AAlGl u anu SACllGu llSGu
in which, however, nothing of any
public Importance was developed, the
report of the Conference Committee
was agreed to.
RThe bill relating to the punishment o.
certain crimes against the United States
was passed.
The motion to reconsider the vote OF
taking recess from Monday next, was
called up by Mr.. Washburne, of Hi.
nois, and laid on the table. This makes
the action of the House yesterday final
Mr.. Framework made report from
the Conference Committee on the bill
to further samend the postal laws
Agreed to.
Mr.. Washburne of Indiana, from thG
Committae on Military Affairs, report
ed bill reducing the time when hon
orably discharged soldiers can secure
titles under the Homestead bill frOn
five years to one year, which passed.
Mr.. Bingham, from the Reconstruc
ton Committee, reported bill entitled
an act to provide for the more speedy
reorganization of the States OF Virginia
purposes. The bill passed by stric
party vote.
On motion of Mr.. Schenck, Com
mittee of Conference was asked on thC
funding bill.
Messrs. Schenck, Logan aud Bout
well, were appointed.
Mr.. Broomall of Pa, from the Com
mittee on Accounts, presented repor
of an investigation into the disburse
ment of the contingent fund of the
House. The report shows that the
charges on which investigation was or
dered were entirely un1ounded, anC
that the number of House employees IL
the present Congress is only the samI
as In the 35th Congress. The repOr
closed with a resolution making
changes in the issue of stationary
&C., and in reply to question
Mr.. Broomall said the investigation
had not shown any improper conduc
on the part of the doorkeeper.
The report was accepted and the res
olution adopted.
Mr.. Hopkins, from the Committee ol
Public Lands, reported a bill requiring
lands granted to aid in the construction
of railroads to be sold to actual settler
in quantities no greater than a quarte
section, and at prices not exceeding tw
dollars and fifty cents an acre.
After debate the House, at 5 o'clock
adjourned until hRlf-past 10 O'Clock to
morrow, when the business on tn
Speakers table is to be proceeded with