The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-04-06
HOUSE.


BY Mr.. Ella: To provide for printing
the Congressional record.
By Mr.. Jenckes: To establish a de-
partment ofjustice.
By Mr., Neglsy: Reducing the number
of army officers.
By Mr.. Lawrence: Establishing law
departments; also preserving the purity
of elections and the right of free discus
sion in the unreconstructed States.
By Mr.. Trimble: Appropriating $780,
900 for the custom house, postotfice, etc,
in Paducah, Kentucky.
By Mr.. Judd: Amending tho bank.
ruptcy act.
BY Mr.. Sawyer: Granting lands to
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota for
railroads.
By Mr.. Stevens: Constituting the eight
hour labor law to pay fall wages.
BY Mr.. Reeves: Allowing prize money
| to the officers and crew of the monitor
Fighting Merrimack.
By Mr.. Williams: To fund the public
debt; also, to amend the bill taxing
whisky and tobacco.
Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, offered Ies-
olutiOu instTucting the committee on
Appropriations to inquire into the pro
priety of applying part of the appropri-
ations for the coast survey to enable its
director to cooperate with commission
ers operating on the Ohio and Missis
sippi rivers for the purpose of obtaining
an accurate geological survey. Adopted.
Mr.. Jones also offered a resolution in
structing the Judiciary committee to
inquire into the propriety OF restoring
to Mrs. Mary Gusts Lee the Mount
Vernon relics taken from her homo at
Arlington during the war, and now in
the Patent Office. Adopted.
| Mr.. Julian reported resolution to
declare void so much of the Cherokee
IHdian treaties as authorized the sale of
lands at Sl.25 per acre. Adopted.
Mr.. Shanks moved that the Judiciary
committee investigate the charges
against Judge Busteed, Of Alabama.
Adopted.
Mr. Coburn introduced a bill supple
mentary to the currency act of July 3,
1864. Laid over till Monday next.
The business on the Speakers table
was considered, and several Senate bills
and resolutions were referred, and the
bill passed te carry into effect the treaty
with Mexico.
Mr.. Burdett presented the report of
the committee on Elections declaring
A. S. Wallace entitled, prima faCie, to
seat from the Fourth District of South
Carolina, and gave notice that he
would call il up tomorrow.
Mr. Randall presented minority re-
port on the same case.
A 3
nOunced that he had signed the tenure
of Office bill.
The business on the Speakers table
was again considered and several addi-
tiOnal bills and resolutions referred ap-
propriately.
Mr. Dawes, from the committee on
Appropriations, reported back the In
dian appropriation bill, with the SEN
ate amendments, which was made the
special order for tomorrow.
The Speaker presented a message
from the President transmitting the
report of the Secretary of State, with
tabular statements, as to the destruc.
tion of American merchant vessels by
privateers during the war. Referred to
the committee on Commerce.
Mr.. FarnswOrth introduced the Joint
resolution authorizing the submission of
the Virginia Constitution to a vote of
the people and authorizing the election
of State officers and members of Con-
greSs as provided by that Constitution.
Referred to the Reconstruction commit
tee.
Mr.. Farnsworth, from the Postoffice
COMMITTEES, reported the post route bill.
Passed.
Mr.. Burr offered a resolution directing
investigation into elections in the third
aud fourth districts of South Carolina.
Referred to committee on Elections.
Ihe House then, at half-past o'clock,
TOOK recess, the evening session to be
for general debate only.