The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-10
HOUSE..

The House took up the bill 10 author
ize the building of military and postal
railroad from Washington to New York.
Mr.. Mccarthy having charge of the
bill in the absence of Mr.. Cook, reported
from the committee on Roads and Ca
nails, an amendment striking out the 9Th
section of the bill which authorizes the
company to make connection with other
companies, and to amend the 9th section
by making the schedule time between
Washington and New York hours in
stead of 6.
Mr.. Kerr spoke in opposition to the
bill. He took the negative side OF the
proposition. Has Congress the power
under the Constitution to take charge
of all railways that have been built by
private enterprise, or has it the pow
under the Constitution to create cor
porations for the purpose of construct
ing highways in the States
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Mccarthy, Cullum and Blair in support
of the bill, and by Messrs. Sitgreaves,
Haight, Phelps, Kelley and Twitchell
against it.
Mr.. Twitchell moved to lay the bill
on the table. Negatived.
The question was taken Oh the amend
ment striking out the fifth section,
which authorizes the connection with
other lines now constructed between
Washington and New York. The
amendment was agreed 70.
The amendment extending the sched-
ule of time from six to seven hours, was
agreed to.
The bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time. Not be-
ing engrossed, it went on the Speakers
table.
The Speaker stated that after confer
ence with the tellers appointed to count
the electoral votes tomorrow, he had
directed the door-keeper to reserve the
diplomatic gallery exclusively for the
Diplomatic Corps and families and the
south gallery to the left of the Speakers
chair for ladies and families of Senators
and representatives., in each case until
half past II o'clock, at which time reser-
walton shall cease. If there should be
then any pressure for seats and there
should then be any seats unoccupied, the
door keeper would give them to those
desiring them. This direction had been
given after the conference with the tel
lers and in accordance with the usual
custom.
The Senate amendments to the Con-
sular-Diplomatic Appropriation bill
were brought before the House by Mr..
Spalding, who reported them from the
on Appropriations, and were
of.
Mr.. Pettis, from the committee on
Elections, made report on the con-
tested election case of New Mexico,
ending with resolutions that Mr..
Cleaver, the sitting member, was not
entitled to the seat, and that Mr.
Chares, the contestant, was, which was
ordered to be printed.
The House went into committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Ferry in the chair, and
resumed the consideration of the Army
bill.
Mr.. Garfield addressed the committee
for an hour in explanation and advoca-
cy of the amendment reported by him
from the committee on Military Affairs
for Il reduction of the army and dimi-
mutton of the number of officers by the
system of gradual absorption as oppOs-
ed to the plan of direct mastering out.
the consolidation of the Quartermaster,
CommisSary and Pay Departments, and
the abolition of the ordnance corps. The
committee rose, and the House took Il
recess.
The evening session will be for the
of the tax bill.