The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-14
ouNnoATs-pRAKE.
HOUSE OF aEpEEsES ArrvEs,

Auo IOlIOWIuK DllIb were introduced
and referred: one to amend the Cur.
rency act; to abolish the Franklng prI.
VileRe; TO provide q free system OF
National banking; to repeal the act OF
!S65 extending the Jurisdiction OF the
United States District Court to certain
cases on lakes and nRVigable waters
connected therewilh; to provide for the
construction OF Niagara Ship Canal;
also Joint Resolution for the admls-
sion OF Virginia as pending In the Re-
construction Committee.
Bills were also introduced for the re.
lief or the surviving soldiers and sail.
Ors OF the war Of 1912, granting pensions
to surviving soldiers OF the war Of 1872;
also granting universal amnesty, to
amend national currency; act to amend
acts 10 relating TO the franking prIyI-
leRe; TO facilitate 9 settlement Of pub.
Hollands by freedom; to amend the act
of April 0, 1896, to protect all persons
In civil rights, and FOR meanA OF their
vindication; relative to swamp lands In
Indiana; establishing q uniform
system OF naturalization; authorizing
the building OF a. railroad from Fort
Wayne, Ind, 10 Ottawa, Ills; to define
the manner OF paying penslons;to repeal
the. act for taking the seventh and sub
sequent cenBnses OF the United States.
VIRGINIA.
Mr.. Butler OF Massachusetts,, chair
mnu OF the Reconstruction Committee,
presented the following bill heretofore
introduced by Mr.. Farnsworth, also q
member OF tho same committee:
WHEREAS, The people OF Virginia
have adopted u constitution republican
In form, and have 10 all respects con.
| formed to tho requirements OF the Act
OF Congress entitled an act authorizing
the submission OF the Constitutions Of
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas 10 the
vote OF the people, and authorizing th
election OF State officeTs provided by
said Constitutions, and, members Of
Congress, approved April 10th, 1869;
therefore be II
.RcSOlued, By Mc Senate and House Of
Representatives, &C., Thatth said State
OF Virginia Is entitled to representation
In the Congress Of the United States.
The following is proposed as q sub
stitute by Mr.. Paine Of the Reconstruct
ltion COMMITTEES: ,l!tg -l'I4
WHEREAS, The people OF Virginia
have adopted q Constitution republican
In form, and have in all respects com.
piled with the requirements Of the sew
eral acts Of Congress providing for the
reconstruction OF the late rebel States,
therefore be It ...l '.1,.....,
4 Resolved, That the State Of Vlr-
ginIa Ia entitled to representation In
the Congress of the United States.
Mr.. Butler introduced the following:
WHRREAs, The people OF Virginia
have adopted Constitute republican
In form and by It's provisions assuring
the equality OF rights OF all citizens OF
the United States before. the law, and
has In all respects compiled with the
requirements oi the several acts or Con-.
greBs providing for the reconstruction
OF the late insurrectlonary States: Rad,
whereas, the Congress Of the United
States have received assurances and are
assured that the people OF Virginia, es.
az kainst the United States, have re-
nouncsd all claims OF any right to se>
cesHion In State, and that they are
OF the United States, and will support
and defend the Constitution thereof and
Will carry out the provisions OF the
Constitution submitted under the re-
construction acts Of Congress, and rAtl.
fed by the people OF Virginia'in letter
and spirit; therefore, ''2 ~. ..o..
Resolved, That the State Of Virginia
Is entitled TO representation In the Con-
grsss OF the United States.
These several propositions were re-
ferred to the Committee on ReconstTuo.
tlon, which meet Tuesday morning,
and ordered to be printed. 7',' s
RRoIrRooTY KILLED.
Mr.. Peters offered resolution de-
clarIng that the sentiment Of the House
accords with the opinion expressed In
the Presidents message, that renewal
Of the treaty Of reciprocity with the
British provinces would be wholly In,
iayor OF British producers and should
not In our present condition be faVora.
bly, considered. ,... T..
Mr. Cox moved to table tho resolu-
ton, The House erefnsed-yeaa AZ nays
l29, generally a party vote, and then
the resolution was adopted. --= ii
+''.t REcEss. ''
Mr.. Dawes offered concurrent reso-
luton for an adjournment OF the two
Houses from Wednesday, December
%, TO Wednesday, j January g. Agreed to.
... TAKING BONDS. JaNyl,. q.
MIR. Butler, OF Mass, offered areso.
luton instructIng Committee on Ways
and Means to prepare and report Q BILL
fortwith TO place the taxation of in-
comes derived from United States
bonds by the holders thereof, on the
esame ground as now provided for the
payment OF the taxation OF the income
from railroads and other corporation
bonds; that Ii that Eve per cent, In
come tax shall be deducted from the
interest on all Government bonds paid
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