The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-16
CONGRESS S.
SENATE.
wAsH1NaToN, March Is.

| WASdlNtIONJ hhICu
The Alabama land grant bill was
passed.
A resolution was adopted fixing Jan
uary l, 1867, as the date from Which
! Consuls are to make returns of fees.
A bill was introduced to pay Deputy
Collectors and Assessors the same as
| Collectors and Assessors when dis
charging their duties. Referred.
The bill to facilitate telegraphic com.
munication between the Eastern and
Western continents was referred to the
| Committee on Commerce.
The bill granting lands for railroad
| from Lake Superior to Vermillion
Lake was referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
Mr.. Trumbull from the Judiciary
Committe reported without an amend
ment joint resolution providing that
removal from civil Office In the PrOVi-
sional Government of Virginia, provid-
ed for in the joint resolution relative to
| the governments of Virginia and Texas,
passed at the third session of the For
| tieth Congress, shall not be made until
thirty days from the passage OF the
present resolution; also favorably on
the amendments of the bill to reorgan-
izs the Judicial system; also on the
amendment OF the bill to enforce the
fourteenth article of the amendment to
the constitution as amended.
A joint resolution to provide for a
Joint Committee to reOrganiZe the De-
| partments was passed.
On motion Mr.. Grimes bill to reor-
| ganiZe the Navy was taken up.
Several of the amendments reported
| by the Committee were agreed to.
Being still under consideration, the ex-
piration OF the morning hour brought
up as unfinished business the bill to
strenghthen the public credls.
SnraUnR addressed the Senate IN
opposition.
House that the House had passed the
bill to strengthen the public credit, and
on motion Mr.. Sherman's bill as it
passed the House was substituted for
the one before the Senate.
Mr.. Bayard opposed the bill on the
same grounds as in the previous debate.
Mr.. Carpenter also opposed 1t.
The bill passed in the same form that
1t had been passed by the House, yeas
AZ, navs 13.
At 1886 the Senate went into execu-
tive session and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Messrs. Stevens, Ella, Benton, OF N.
H., and Morgan were qualified and
took their seats.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Polan d
for free system of national banking,
and extending the time for revising the
u. S. statutes; also, to amend the judi
cial system; also, allowing defendants
in criminal suits to testify,
BY Mr.. Kelsey-Authorizing milf
tary and post office railroad from
Washington to New York.
by Mr.. Lawrence-The bill passed by
the last House, regulating the trade of
converting gold into currency.
BY Mr.. Julian-To prevent further
sales of public lands, except under the
preemption laws; also, to discourage
polygamy in Utah by grating suffrage
| to women.
By Mr.. Cobun-To amend the ma
tional currency act.
BY Mr.. Ferry-Making approprla-
| ton for harbOrS in Michigan.
BY Mr.. Ward-To repeal the I'd SEQ
ton of the act of 1867, which provides
that all orders relating to military op.
erations made by the President shall be
issued through the General Of the Army.
By Nj. Schenck-Relating to gold
| contracts.
Secretary of State to inquire into the
alleged arrest and imprisonment of
Gen. James B. Steadman.
By Mr.. Palmetto provide for the or
ganizatlon of provisional government
| in Mississippi.
| By Mr.. HOpkins-To provide for the
better protection of emigrant pRSsen-
gers at sea.
Also, by various members, large
number of bills, most of which had
been before committees of the last ses-
sion. They numbered in all las.
The Speaker announced the commit
tees.
Mr.. Bingham, under the suspension
| of the rules, introduced Joint resolu-
ton for the protection of the interests
OF the United States in the Union Pa
cific Railroad, which was passed.
Mr.. Davis introduced the Indian Ap-
preparation bill, which was referred to
the Committee on appropriations.
The House then proceeded to the
business on the Speakers table and
disposed thereof as follows: Senate
concurrent resolution for Joint
Committee on the removal of political
disabilities, was referred to the Com
mittee on Reconstruction. Senate
amendment to the House concurrent
resolution of Joint Committee on Re-
trenchment taken up, was not concur
red in, The Senate bill striking out
the word white in the law relating to
the District of Columbia and in the
charters of Washington and George
town, where it operates as Limitation
of the rights OF any electors to hold Of
flee or to serve as jurors, was passed.
Mr.. Orth presented a Joint Resolu-
ton OF the Indiana Legislature, OPP
posing the passage of any gold con-
tract bill and asking for the repeal oil
the Civil Tenure Law.
Adjourned.