The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-28
CON S.
SENATE.

X
the Senators presented a memorial
praying for the appointment of an able
phrenOlOgist to oeXamine all the candi-
dates for Internal Revenue appoint
ments, to see whether benevoIence, con-
scientiousness, casualty or comparison
be their most prominent protnberances,
to the end that the Government may
no longer suffer from the frauds now so
common in that department. Referred
to the Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform.
Mr.. Henderson introduced q bill to
enable the Cherokee, Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indians to become citizens
OF the United States. Referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Sherman moved to take up the
bill in relation to the public debt and
currency, reported by him from the
Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Davis moved to reCommit the bill
and instruct the committee to- report in
| its stead another bill.
Mr., Sherman then addressed the Sen.
ate upon the bill reported by the Com
mittee on Finance.
Mr.. McCreery followed in q long
speech, in which he discussed humor-
ously the speech OF Senator Morton on
| the finances, the Presidents recommen-
dation on that subject, and the reports
of the Secretary of the Treasury and OF
the Treasurer of the United States.
On motion OF Mr.. Morton, the bill
was then postponed, and that relating
to the Central branch of the Union Pa
cific Railroad taken up. The bill was
read third time and rejected.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Butler asked leave to offer reso-
luton calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the ef-
fects of repeal of the reciprocity treaty
on the trade of the United States with
Canada, and other British American
Provinces.
Mr.. Mccarthy objected.
The House resumed the considera-
tion of Mr.. Lynch's bill to provide for
the resumption of specie payment.
Mr.. Schotield addressed the House.
On motion of Mr.: Schenck it was
agreed to hold evening sessions in Com
mittee OF the Whole for general debate.
Mr.. Washburne urged the House to
come to some understanding in relation
to the public business, saying the indi-
Ca.ioLs yesterday were not disposed to
touch the appropriation bills at all.
The Speaker recapitulated the buai-
ness that was pressing on the attention
of the House.
After some discussion a motion was
made to reconsider the vote, referring
the resumption of the Specie payment
bill to the Committee on Banking, was
tabled and the bill remains committed.
The Constitutional amendment and
bill relating to suffrage, were postponed
until after the morning hour. with the
substitutes offered therefor by Messrs.
Bingham, Shellabarger and Ward.
Mr.. Bingham's substitute is as fol-
| lows:
mo State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge or deny to any
citizen of the United States, of sound
mind and over 81 years ofage, the equal
exercise of the elective franchise at all
elections in the State, wherein he shall
have actually resided for period of one
wear. next preceding such election, 'eX-
cept such OF said citizens as shall here
after engage in rebellion or insurrec-
| ton, or who may have been or shall be
dulY convicted of treason or other crime
| OF the grade of felony In common law"
The substitute of Mr.. Shellnbarger is
| in nearly similar terms as that OF Mr..
| BinCham'S, except that Mr.. Shellabar-
GERS permits the disfranchsement of
those who have engaged in rebellion,
while Mr.. Bingham'a only permits the
disGranchisement of those who may
| hereafter engage In rebellion.
The substitute of Mr.. Ward, like that
OF Mr.. Shellabarger, applies to those
who have been engaged in rebellion,
and restricts the States from liking the
terms of residence required of voters at
longer tn1n one year.
The House then took up as the busi
ness OF the morning hour, the bill re-
ported yesterday relating to the opera
lions OF the pension law, as the second
section of the bill which directs the
withdraw OF the pensions of the female
pensioners who are living life of pros
titution or concubinage, WIS received
with much opposition.
Mr.. IngersOll moved to strike IL out
and MIR. Schenck characterized it as
the most monsLrous and disgrHceful
proposition he had ever seen in any
bill; in -as much as it proposed to make
the Court of Pensions the judge OF the
morals and virtues of the widows of the
soldiers Of the Republic, and required
them to prove negative. Mr. Inger-
soil took like view of the section
| which he declared wonld be Il disgrace
| to tho statute book and an outrage to
the widows of soldiers. After further
discussion, Mr.. Arnell moved to lay
the bill and amendment on the table.
Rejected.
Mr.. Perham moved the previous
question. The House refused to second
the question, and the morning hour
having expired, the bill went over till
next morning hour. The House then
| took up the constitutional amendment
and bill, in relation to suffrage, report
ed by Mr.. Boutwell,, from the Commit
! tee on Judiciary, and was addressed by
| Mr.. Eldridge, in opposition to them.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole, Mr.. Schenck In the chair,
and resumed the consideration OF the
Legislative appropriation bill, and at
5 O'Clock took recess until 1880.