The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-26
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SENATE.
MAsu1NaroN. January %

WASHINGTON, January 25.
The President presented the creden
tials of Mr.. Ramsey, Senator elect from
| Minnesota.
Mr.. Edmunds from the Committee OF
Retrenchments, reported bill repeal
ing the tenure of office bill with ar
amendment, leaving the heads OF the
department, land the Cabinet subject tC
removal at the will of the Presiden!
during recess OF the Senate, anC
authorizing him to suspend all Other
civil officers during such recess without
having specific evidence to justify the
suspension.
MIR. Stewart from the Judiciary Com
mittee. made a report accompanied by
the following resolution:
Resolved, That Joshua Hill, claiming
to be Senator elect from Georgia,
ought not now to be permitted to take q
seat in this body.
Mr.. TrumbelI presented a dissenting
minority report which with the majority
report was laid on the table and order
ed printed.
The bill relating to the Central branch
OF the Union Pacific Railroad was taken
up.
Mr.. Doolittle arose TO reply, but gave
way to motion for adjournment which
was carried.
Adj djOurned.
Several bills were introduced and re-
ferred, including one by MIR. Kelsey,
for funding and paying the national
debt.
The House resumed its consideration
of the bill granting land and the right
of way to the Denver Railroad and Tele.
graph Company, and was addressed by
Mr.. Logan in opposition thereto.
Mr.. Window spoke for the bill; Mr..
Schenk followed on the same side.
Mr.. O'Neill spoke in support of the
bill.
MIR. Covode closed the debate in its
favor, and moved the previous ques-
ton on its passage.
Mr.. Washburne, of ILL.,, moved to lay
the bill and the amendment on the table.
MIR. Randall called for the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. Washburne moved a call of the
House. He wanted all the members to
be'present and show their hands.
The call of the House was not order
ed. The question was taken, and the
House refused to lay the bill on the ta-
BILE; yeas S5; nays 02.
The House then refused to second
the previous question.
Mr.. Logan moved to refer the bill
and amendments to the Committee on
Public Lands. Agreed to.
Mr.. Paine asked leave to offer the fol-
lowing EeSoIullouI StAlluR Lnat IL nau
the apprObntlOn OF Il majority of the
members Of the Reconstruction Com
mittee, although he was not authorized
to report il:
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by the re-
construction act, passed March 22, 1867,
that until the people of the late rebel
liOus States shall be by law admitted to
representation in Congress, any civil
government that may exist therein
shall be deemed provisional only, and
that no person shall be eligible to office
in such provisional governments who
are disqualified for office by the l4Lh
amendment of the Constitution of the
United States; and
WHEREAS, 1t is reported that the
Legislature of Georgia has expelled
ColOred members thereof and admitted
10 their seats white men who received
minOritieS. of votes at the polls, and
that members of said Legislature who
had been elected thereto by the votes of
cOlOred men, Joined in such action, and
that twenty-seven disqualified white
men hold seats in said Legislature, in
violation OF the 18th amendment of the
Constitution and o. the reconstruction
acts of Congress. And whereas, Seua-
tors from Georgia have not been admit
ted to the Senate OF the United States {;
therefore,
RcSOiUcd, That the Committee on Re-
construction be ordered to inquire and
report whether any, and If any, what
further action ought to be taken dur
ing the 10th Congress, respecting the
representation OF Georgia, i'll the House.
Mr.. Ross objected.
Mr.. Paine said that as he got the
floor with the understanding that the
proposition would not occupy any
time, he would have to withdraw it for
the present, but gave notice that aS
soon as he could obtain the floor he
would move to suspend the rules.
Mr., Washburne, ofIllinOis, moved to
go into Committee of the Whole, on the
Legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. Spnlding moved the House ad-
iourn.
The latter motion was agreed 10, and
the House at 4:l5 adjourned.