The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-20
CIR Es S.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
SENATE.

The Presidents reply to the resolu-
uOns of inquiry relative to the amnesty
proclamation was read.
! Mr.. Ferry expressed regret that, the
President confined himself to the Civ
ing of precedents, and giving no light
upon the question OF the right of the
Executive 10 grant general amnesty.
On motion, Mr.. Sumner, from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, WAS dis
charged from further consideration of
the message of the President relative to
affairs in Japan.
Mr.. Conkling introduced a bill
amendatOry OF the act to protect the
rights of the several settlers upon pub
lie lands.
Mr.. Morton introduced bill for the
relief of the President and Directors or
the Terre Haute and Richland Kali
road Company. Referred to the Post
Office Committee.
Mr.. Cole introduced a bill relative to
the securities OF National Banks. Re
1erred.
Mr.. Thayer offered the following
Joint resolution as an amendment to
the constitution: No male citizen OF
the United States, twenty-One years OF
age and upwards shall be deprived OF
the right 10 vote at any election held
by the people of the United States, for
for National, State or Municipal, State
officers or for representatives in Con-
he has been duly convicted by law.
The resolution was laid on the table.
The Senate resumed the cOnsidera-
ton of the Copper bill. After some
amendments the bill passed. All the
Senators present voting in the atirma-
Dixon, Ferry, E'essenden, Grimes, Nc
Creery, Sumner, Tumbull, Van Wlnkle,
Vickers and White.
Mr.. Howard moved to take up the
Central Branch of the Union Pacific
Railroad bill.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to take up his
Resolution in regard to the payment OF
the National debt.
MIR. COnuess moved to go into execu-
tive session, which was done at 4:i5,
and soon after the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House then resumed the consid-
GRAFTON of the bill reported by Mr.. Ash
ley, of Ohio, from the Committee on
Territories, to preserve the purity of
elections in the several organized ter
ritorIes. Delegates CavRnaugh, Bur-
leigh, ChilcOtt and BashfOrd argued in
opposition to the bill as being unneces-
sary and uncalled for.
MIR. Ashley, of Ohio, advocated and
defended 1t.
providing for the representation of mi
uorities, and argued in defense OF the
proposition. The amendment was re-
jected, and the bill passed. 1t provides
for the appointment of four cRuVassers
in each county, two from each political
party, and makes detailed provision
for the conduct of elections.
The House then proceeded to the bu-
siuess on the Speakers table, and dis
posed thereof as follows:
The Senate cOncurred in the resOlu-
tien advising the Joint Committee to
revise and ii < the pay of officers of both
Houses, passed the Senate.
a substitute for the House bill amen
datory of an act relating to hdOcGS
corpus, and regulating judicial proceed
inEs in certain cases. The substitute
provides for transfers from State to
Federal Courts OF suits brought against
Express, Railroad and Steamboat
Companies. ETC., iOr loss of property in
transit, caused by the late war. After
discussion the substitute was agreed to.
Senate bill granting lands and rights
of way to the Denver Pacific Railroad
Company was offered as an amendment
TO the bill i'll the shape of a new section,
that no subsidy in bonds be issued for
a greater length of road than 81 miles
from the previously contemplated
terminus of the road, and nothing in 1t
shall be construed to authorize the
Eastern Division Company to operate
or fix the rates of tariff for the Denver
1dcluC 1SullIOdO duA SOAA-
pany.
Mr.. Maynard inquired whether the
bill could be considered after the resO-
luton passed yesterday on motion of
Mr.. Holman.
The Speaker said that was a question
for the House, not for the Speaker.
Mr.. Price remarked that the House
might as we'll on this bill as any other
fight the battle as to subsidies in bonds
and money. He presumed there was
no objection to letting the matter be
fully discussed.
MIR. Walker offered an amendment In
favor of making the point of junction
the Cheyenne wells.
MIR. Lawrence, of Ohio, offered an
amendment providing that the lands
granted should be sold only to actual
settlers in quantities not exceeding one
fourth section, and at not more than
81 80 an acre.
A long debate ensued on the proprie-
ty of reCOmmitting the bill, which ter
minated in a refusal-32 to 15-tO re-
commit.
Mr.. Julian offered an amendment to
the same effect.
Mr.. Logan offered an amendment
providing that lands granted shall be
subject to entry at the Government
Land Office at 81 so per acre-the money
to be deposited in the Treasury of the
United States as sinking fund for re-
demption or purchase of bonds of the
Company. Also that instead of the is
sue of bonds of the United States the
United States guarantee interest on the
bonds OF the Company to the amount of
dollars per mile, and that in the
event OF the COmpany's failing to pay
the interest when due the Government
shall have the right to take possession
of the road.
Mr.. Delano offered an amendment
that no subsidy in bonds shall be issued
under this act to the Union Pacific
Company; Eastern Division, until the
Company shall furnish evidence to the
President of the United States that it
will, within certain period, complete
its line by way of Denver so AS to form
road near Cheyenne, by the shortest
routes. The bill and amendments were
ordered printed.
Mr.. Price, Chairman of the Pacific
Railroad Committee, said he had been
instructed by the committee to have the
bill put npon its passage, but he was
himself opposed to it. There was, how
ever, one good thing connected with it.
The men at Denver who were building
the road from Denver to make a con-
neclion with the Union Pacific Railroad
were doing it with their money, and
they asked by this bill the transfer of
lands granted for that purpose to the
Pacific Railroad, eastern division, but
asked no subsidy. The item for sub.
sidy had been, he was informed, put in
the bill in the Senate by those not real
lY interested in the construction of the
road. The bill came from the Senate
as a double snder. His friend Wash