The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-05
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CONGRE e s S.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 4.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 4.
Mr.. Chandler presented the joint reso
| luton of the Michigan Legislature, re-
questing the Michigan Representatives
and Senators to secure the passage O.
the river and harbor appropriation bill
| The Chair presented the credentials
of T. w. Upton, Senator elect from Ne
braska.
Mr.. Nye presented the credentials oi
Mr.. Stewart, Senator elect from Nevada
The Constitutional amendment came
| up at the expiration OF the morning
hour. The pending amendment was
that moved by Mr.. Stewart, to substi.
tute for the joint resolution as II passed
the House.
The report of the Judiciary Commit
tee of the Senate as to the right of a
citizen of the United States to vote and
hold office. shall not be denied OF
abridged by the United States, or by
any State, on account of race or color
or previous condition OF servitude.
Mr.. Ferry made an elaborate vindt-
cation OF the representation of Connec'
ticut, which Mr.. Dixon had spoken OF
as rotten borough system.
Mr.. Morton briefly discussed the
question of the best form of words in
| which to put the amendment. He OBJ.
dietary Committee.
Mr.. Warner read an argument III
favor of an affirmative amendment.
The Senate took up and passed the
bill to provide for the expenses of the
patent Office for January and February
1869.
Mr.. Williams offered the following
amendment, upon which he will speak
tomorrow: Congress shall have power
tosabolish or modify any restriction oi
the right to vote or to hold office pre-
scribed by the Constitution or laws oi
any State.
At 4:3O the Senate took a recess until
O'Clock.
HOUSE.
After the reading of the journal the
Seargent. Arms appeared at the bar
ofthe House, with Henry Johnson, the
recusant witness committed yesterday
to his keeping, he having testified be-
fore the Committee on New York Elec.
ton Frauds, was discharged from GUS
tody. Florence Searnell was also
brought to the bar OF the House and
discharged.
Mr.. Woodward introduced joint
resolution changing the name OF
Wyoming Territory to that of Umatilla;
referred 10 the Committee on Territor.
leg.
Mr.. Schenck said he was instructed
by the Committee on Ways and Means
TO propose that there be no action to-
night on the tax bill, as the whisky
and tobacco amendments were not yet
printed. and the committee wanted to
revise them, but that the evening ses-
sion should be held for general debate.
Mr.. Woodward inquired whether Mr..
SChenck was serious in desiring the
first action on the bill at this session,
In view OF the fact, which he believed
was generally understood by both
houses, that the Senate could not take
1t up and act upon 1t.
Mr.. Schenck replied that he was very
serious about the proposition for the
evening session for general debate
agreed 10 the amendments reported by
the Committee on the Whole to the
Indian appropriation bill there taken
up and acted on by the House.
Mr.. Butler, of Mass, desired the
House TO understand that the bill now
under consideration would not pay the
Indian expedition by some $500. 900. If
the system were carried forward which
the Peace Commissioners had begun,
and which was now III process of exc.
cutiOn, that plan would cost from six
10 seven million dollars year.
Mr.. Garfield took occasion to de-
nounce the Indian Bureau as one moro
thoroughly corrupt than any other
branch of the administration he had
ever heard OF. The very nature of that
service was one which allowed all the
.baser and more corrupt passions to ef-
feresce and develop them selves He
declared that he never would vote for
appropriations of money that were to
flow through the uncieau channels of
the Indian Bureau.
MIR. Window replied to tho remarks
of Mr.. Garfield, and asked him why, If
the Indian bureau service was so cor.
rupting as the gentleman from Ohio de-
Scribed 1t, he was 80 anxious to turn II
over to his friends, the military officers,
If the Chairman of the Military Com
mittee (Mr. Garfield) would look after
the stealings OF military men in the
commutation of fuel, quarters, &C., he
would find more money was stolen
every year, actually stolen, than there
was appropriated for the whole Indian
service. He was not here to defend the
Indian service. He had endeavOred on
various occasions to prevent this cor
ruption, and had brought In measure
which would have prevented it, but the
gentleman from Ohio had met 1t with
his transfer TO the War Department as
cure for the evil.
the Committee on Indian Affairs said
he agree in the main with the position
OF the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr.. Holbrook, delegate from Idaho,
obtained the floor from Mr.. Butler and
proceeded to discuss the Indian Ques-
tion, In the course of his remarks he
used these words "the gentleman hav-
ing charge of this bill saw tit to silence
the delegates here by raising point OF
order and making assertions that he
knew at the time be made them to be
unqualifiedly false"
The Speaker called him to order.
Mr.. Bingham asked that the often
sive language and words be taken
down.
Mr.. Butler remarked that he had not
heard what was said.
Mr.. Holbrook began to repeat, when
the Speaker again interrupted him and
said that it would be improper for him
to repeat the Objectionable words, they
having been written by the reporter
and read by the clerk.
The Speaker, in severe tone, said,
"the Chair rules these words to be out
of order, as being unparliamentary and
indecorous. When a gentleman de-
clAres that member has stated on the
floor what he knew to be uuqualihedly
false, he used the most insulting Ian
guage that can be uttered on floor oi
| a parliamentary body"
Mr.. Holbrook was about to make
some remark, when Bingham inter
rupting said he objected to the delegate
proceeding until he retracted what he
said.
Mr. Holbrook-I do not propose to re-
tract one word OF what have said.
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