The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-24
CONGRESS. 8 s.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, February %.
Mr.. Sawyer offered joint resolution
granting prize money to seamen, lands
men, and other persons in the navy.
Referred to Committee on Naval Al
fairs.
Mr. Edmunds offered resolution,
which was;adopted, directing the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to communicate
any reports in his department relating
to the free port system of Mexico, and
the frauds connected Herewith.
On motion Of Mr.. Stewart, the Constl-
tutional Amendment was taken up.
Mr.. Stewart moved to disagree with
the House amendment, and ask for Il
Committee of Conference. Agreed to-.
The Senate bill was passed author
izin3 certain national banks to change
their names.
The bill to amend the judicial system
of the United States was, on motion OF
Mr.. Trumbull, taken up.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed it.
The bill in the exact form as re-
ported from the Judiciary Committee
on the Sd inst, was passed.
MIR. Morrill,, of Maine, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported the
army appropriation bill with amend
ments, at the evening session which
mad been devoted to business. From
tn g Committee on Commerce bills were
passed with amendments, to establish
post route over the East River bridge
between New York and Brooklyn;
giving the consent OF the United States
for Il bridge from Philadelphia to Cam
den; TO prevent the determination of
fur bearing animals, i'll Alaska, and to
protect the Inhabitants thereof with
an amendment reducing the terms Of
the lease OF seal fisheries from is to IL
years.
mittee on Elections made report that
J. H. Easement, is not entitled to seat
in the House as "A delegate from the
territory of Wyoming, which was laid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
The Speaker laid before the House
the Presidents veto on the Copper
tariff bill. The veto message was read
and the question being, 'shall the bill
pass, the Presidents objections TO the
contrary Notwithstanding" After dis.
cussion in which Messrs. Blair, briggs,
Axtell, Highly and Schenck opposed
and Messrs, Brooks, Pike and Phelps
sustained the veto, the bill Was passed
under the previous questlun-yeas 49,
nays Sc.
The Sergeant at.Amrs produced the
two recusants witnesses who refused TO
testify before the New York Election
Fraud Committee, Messrs. Bell and
Reeves, they announced their readiness
TO testify, wleroupOn Tue pIOCeeOluBo
in the House were suspended, and the
witnesses again taken into custody by
the Sergeant-at.Ar Arms.
Mr.. Lawrence presented the report OF
the Select Committee on the New YORK
election frauds, accompanied by several
bills and joint resolutions proposing
amendments to the constitution. he
asked immediate action on the bill
withdrawing the jurisdiction OF natur-
alization from certain courts In New
York.
Mr.. Ross objected, but under sus-
pension of the rules the bill passed.
The rules were suspended and Com =
mittee of Conference agreed 10 on the
Constitutional Amendment and on the
Naval Appropriation bill.
The House then resumed considern-
ton of the bill to strengthen the public
credit, and Messrs. Griswold of New
York, and Highly made speeches in its
advocacy.
After which Mr.. Schenck moved the
previous question ON the bill and
amendment.
Mr.. Holman moved to table the bill,
which was lost.
EVENING SESSION.
The legislative appropriation bill was
considered in Committee OF the Whole,
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, in the chair.