The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-19
The Latest News.
XLTst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

WASHINGTON, March 10. :
MtIGARFnID presented the petition Of
citizens Of Ohio for donation Of $50, 900,
of allthe amounts made by Congress for
the education Of freedmen Of the South IN
behalf of Wilberforce. University, near
Xenia, Ohio. .,,. 81, ,,pTT...
y TIE House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the .Tarlff bill, and were ad-
dressed by Mr.. STEVENSON in continuation
Of his speech commenced last night, In IA
vor Of reduction Of taxation and against
protective tariff
The committee rose and the House pro-
ccedcd to tho consideration Of the District
Of Columbia business.
Several bills wcrc passed, including one
amending the Usury laws of the district,
establishing the rate Of 0 por cent interest
where not otherwise stipulated, and max
Ing 10 per cent the maximum rate foceiV-
able under written contract. -a.,
Tho House at half-past 4 o'clock adj
journed. .iR.- i..'r't
The session tomorrow will be for gen.
oral debate on tho Tarifbill. !a.
SENATE. /. .1.., be-,
The Senate Committee on the Pacific
Railroad to-day agreed TO report bill al
lowing tho Kansas Pacific Railroad Com
pany 10 construct branch Of road from
q p0int not further East than Ellsworth,
by way Of the Arkansas and Rio Grande
Rivers, to tho. Mexican boundary. The
bill subjects all this extended line Of road
TO the preferred use Of the Government,
the same as with the Union Pacific, Rail-
road and branches; so tho Government
will have more than 1000 miles Of road
for six million dollars advanced to q for
mer company. The land grant is the
same as tic Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. RICE, member Of the Committee,
announced that hc did not concur IN the
report. 'r 8
Mfr. SUMNER introduced an amendment
to Senate bill OJs, for the cancellation and
destruction, after the 4th Of July, of all
the fractional currency In tho Treasury Of
the denomination Of 10 and Is centsS after
the 4th ofiSeptembGr all of25 cents; after
after the 4th Of November all Of 90 cents,
and that thereafter there shall be no pay
ment from the Treasury in fractional parts
Of dollar, except In coin.
Mr.. FENToS Introduced o joint rcsolu.
ton providing, with tile assent 0fithe
Mexican government, for the survey 0fthe
Isthmus Of Tehuantepec, with reference
to the ship canal.
4 Mr.. WILSON offered tho following az m
amendment which he intends TO olIer to
tho Georgia bill: That in consequence Of
the illegal disorganizing and revolutionary
proceedings Of tho General Assembly Of
Georgia, It shall be and hereby is declared
that the torn of service Of said General
Assembly shall date from the goth Of
january, 1870, and shall continue until the
persons 10 be chosen on the Tuesday after
tho first Monday Of November, 1879, as
members Of the General Assembly Of sold
State arc qualified. .'' ~
The Senate resumed the consideration
Of tho Georgia bill. tin
Mr.. PoMERoY argued that all govern
mcnts ID: Georgia thus fur had been pro-
visional and that there was nothing to
show when Coy. BulloCk's term expires,
because there was nothing 10 show when
his term began +'.'7 -. A,. a''..
Mr.. WILLIAMS protested against any
construction that the Legislature Of Geor-
gia could perpetuatc itself.
Mr.. STEWART was In favor Of specify
ing tho term of expiration Of the Legisla-
turc at the end Of two years, when the
loyal men would llAve an opportunity to
quiet the State. -.....,s
Mr. SCuURz and others addressed the
Senate on the bill, and the debate con-
tinuqd I'LL adjournment .gr.