The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-27
WHEELING WEST vAs SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 21 1869.
CO N q r e s s.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. NJ


Mr.. Wilson introduced bill for the
protection of Soldiers and their heirs
against claim agents, which was refer
red to the Committee on Military AT
fairs.
Mr.. Howard submitted an amend
ment intended to be proposed as u sub
stitute for the House Joint Resolution,
to protect the interests of the United
States in the Union Pacific Railroad
Company and for other purposes.
The Financial Bill was then taken up.
Mr.. kellogg withdrew his pending
amendment to Mr., Wilson's amend
Inent.
Mr.. Wilson modified his amendment
so as TO provide that wherever the
amount of United States notes and Cir
culating notes of National banks COM
bined shall be in excess of $500, ,O00, 600,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall be
required TO fund in ten-fOrty bonds OF
the United States notes to the extent OF
such excess, until the amount of notes
outstanding shall be reduced to $780,
600, 600. He said that the plan pro-
posed in this amendment would relieve
the South and the West, without doing
ut the same time injustice to other por-
tions of the country, which would be
done by the plan OF the Committee.
Mr.. Conkling argued generally
Mr.. Wilson defended his proposition,
and incidentally expressed the opinion
that the present financial condition OF
the country was satisfactory, and that
the national debt would soon be made
very light burden by a rapid devel-
opment of the national resources.
Mr.. Williams expressed his opposi-
tion to the measures intended to effect
the national currency, and said the
withdrawal of circulation from certain
States proposed by the Finance Com
mittee, would be breach of faith. He
moved to amend the amendment of
Mr.. Williams by fixing the limit of the
issue of circulating notes at $3lO, 200, 900
instead of $3.50, 100000, and by adding a
Treasury to cancel U. S. notes ut the
same rates as said ten million of circu-
lation notes are issued.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Sherman, Sprague, Morrill,, Mahon
and others.
HOUSE.
The Committee on Printing consists
of Addison II. Latin of New York
Henry l.. Cake of Pennsylvania, and
VIM. Mungen of Ohio.
The National Executive Committee of
colOred men last night discussed pa
per In favor of memorial to the heads
of the different Government Depart
ments, setting forth the claims of the
colored people to a portion of the pat
ronage of the Government, citing their
services in war and in subsequent cleo
tions, and asking that positions be Civ
en- them. Further consideration OF the
subject was postponed.
MIR. Banks, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported a joint resOlu-
ton declaring the sympathy of the peo-
pie of the United States with the people
of Cuba in their patriotic efforts to Sc
cure independence and to establish Il
Republican form of government, and
guaranteeing personal liberty and the
equal political rights of all the people,
and that Congress will give its COnsti-
tuIional support to the President of the
United States whenever he may deem
it eXpedient to recognize the independ-
enCe and sovereignty OF such a Repub~
rican government. RecOmmltted and
ordered to be printed.
Alter the morning hour, during
which several private bills were passed,
Mr.. Cessna, from the Committee on
Elections, reported In the contested
election case from the Dist district OF
Pennsylvania, that John CovOde has
lriWG JdciG evidence OF a right to the
seat pending tho contest. and gave no.
tice that he would call up the report for
action on next Tuesday.
Mr.. Paine on behalf of four members
OF the minority in the case, made report
that the proclamation of the Governor
and the other papers do not show ErinlG
JHCiC right in either claimant.
Mr.. Burr on behalf of himself and
Mr.. Randall while concurring generally
in the views of the minority, submitted
some special views. All reports we're
printed.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, called
up the motion to reconsided the vote of
yesterday, by which the etenure-Of-Oftice
repeal bill was referred to the judiciary
Committee, and suggested that there
be added to the House repeating bill an
additional section requiring the Presi-
dent to return his nominations to Con-
gress within thirty days of their being
made.
Debate followed by Messrs. Butler.
bingham, Garfield, Davis, Schenck and
others. The debate was closed ut 3
o'clock.
The vote of reference was reconsider
ed and the motion of reference with
drawn. The question was then taken
on concurring in the Senate amend
ment, and the House refused to concur
by vote OF yeas 30 to nays 80. So the
bill goes back TO the Senate as simple
repeal OF the Tenure. of. Office Act.
The House at half-past 5 o'clock ad-
journed until Monday.