The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-14

bill denying Jurisdiction to the Supreme
Court in cases involving the coDstitu-
tionality of acts of Congress.
Adjourned.
IN 7 Ltia HOUSE. ~ z so
The following bills were introduced
and referred: Hbrs e.. --s 20 h,il.-7.Y
: One to amend the currency act; to
abolish the ranking privilege; to pro-
vide for free system of national bank
ing; to repeal the act Of 1866 extending
tho jurisdie of the United STATES
District Court to certain cases on the
lakes and navigable waters connected
therewitbi to provide for the consirnc.
tlon OF q Niagara ship canal; also Joiat
resolution for the sdmissionof Virginia
as pending " the ReSq2PR strusStSson a6 csh
mittee. ,1sSi'0
|orBils were introduced for the relief Of
surviving soldiers and sailors of the
war of iSl2; granting pensions to the
tsuryiyfne soldiers Of the war OF 1872;
also granting universal amnesty; to
amend the national currency act; to
amend the acts relating to the Thanking
privilege; to facilitate the settlement
of public lands by freedmen; to amend
the act of April 8, 1866; to protect all
persons In civil rights and for the means
of their vindication; relative to swamp
lands in Indiana; establishing uniform
system of naturalization; authorizing
the building OF a railroad from Fort
Wayne, Ind, to Ottows, ms; to define
the manner OF paying pensions; to re-
peal the act for taking the seventh and
subsequent census of the United States.
D Mr.. Butler, of Mass, chairman'of the
Reconstruction committee, presented
the following bill, heretofore introduced
by Mr.. Farnsworth, also member of
the same committee: ~ ..ar.
WHEREAS, The people of Virginia
have adopted constitution republican
in form AID have in all respects con-
formed to the requirements of the act
of Congress entitled IAN act authoriz
ing the submission of the constitutions
of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas to the
vote of the people and authorizing an
election of State, officers, provided by
said constitutions, and members of
Congress-" approved april 10, 1869,
therefore be il I .'
Resolred, bytAsJSeaate aud House of Rep,
resentdtires. etc, That the State of Yir-
ginia is entitled to, representation in
the Congress of the United States. o. i .
The following was proposed as sub
stitute by Mr.. Paine, of the Reconstruc-
tion committee I: -r. 49, rg
WHEREAS, The people of Virginia
have adopted a constitution republican
in form, and have in all respects COM
piled with the requirements of the sew
ersl acts. of Congress providing for the
reconstruction of the late rebel State s.,
therefore, be it ~
RESOLVED, That the State of Virginia
is entitled to representation in the Con.
gress of the United States.
Mr.. Butler introduced the following:
WHEREAS: The people of Virginia
have adopted Constitution, Republi-
can in form, and by it's provisions assur-
ing the equality of rights in all citizens
of the United States before the law, and
has in all respects complied with the re-
quirements of the several acts of Con,
gress providing for the reconstruction
of the late insurrectionary States; and
WHEREAS: The Congress of the Uni
ted States, have received assurances and
are assured that the people of Virginia,
especially those heretofore in insurrec-
ton against the United States, have re.
nounced all claim of any right to seces-
sion in State, and that they are now
well disposed to the government Of the
United States, and will support and de-
fend the Constitution thereof, and will
carry out the provisions Of the Constitu-
tion submitted under the reconstruction
acts of Congress, and ratified by the PEG.
pie of Virginia in the better spirit, there
fore.
Resolrea, That the State of Virginia is
entitled 10 representation in the Con-
gress of the United States.
These several propositions were re-
ferred to the committee on Reconstruc-
tion, which meets Tuesday morning,
and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Peters offered q resolution declar-
ing that the sentiment of the House
accords with the opinion expressed in
the Presidents message, that a renewal
of the treaty OF reciprocity wits British
provinces would be VIII oily in favor of
British producers, and should not in our
present condition he favorably consid
cred.
Mr.. Cox moved to table the resolu-
ton.
The House refused-yeas AZ, nays 1919
GENERALLY party vote-and then the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Dawes offered a concurrent reso-
luton for the adjournment of the two
Houses from Wednesday, December %,
to Wednesday, January 8. Agreed to-.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, offered
resolution instructing the committee
on Ways and Means to prepare and re-
port bill forthwith to place the tax
alton of the income derived from the
! United States bonds by the holders
thereof on the same ground as tnow
provided for the payment of the taxa
tiOn of the income from railroads and
other corporation bonds. That is, that
five per cent. income tax shall be de
Quoted from the interest on all Govern
ment bonds paid by the United States
to the holders thereof.
Mr.. Peters moved to lay the resolu-
Ion on the table, but afterwards with
drew it, giving notice if the previous
question were not recorded he would
move to refer the resolution to the COM
mittee on Ways and Means.
The previous 'queStion was not Sec
onded, and Mr.. Farnsworth rising to de-
bate, the resolution went over under
the rules.
After the expiration of the morning
hour, the following, offered by Mr.
Schenck, was adopted and referred to
the committee on Banking and Cur
lrency:
Resclred, That the committee on
Banking and Currency be authorized
and instructed to investigate the causes
that led to the unusual and extraordi-
nary fluctuations in the gold market of
the city of New York, from the 2lst to
the 9th of September, 1869, and that
said committee report its earliest on
venience and be empowered to send for
papers and reports
Mr.. Ward moved to suspend the rules