The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-25
The Latest News.
XLIst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE.

HOUSE,
WAsHINGTON, June %.
The consideration OF the Georgia
bill was resumed, the discussion lasting
till 8 o'clock, when tho House proceeded
to vote Oh the bill and amendments. The
bill stands rs follows without the pre-
amble:
SEC, 1. Re it ettacted, That the State of
Georgia having complied with the recon-
struciion acts, and the 14th and 10Th Arti-
Cles OF the Amendments TO the COnstitu-
tion of the United States having been rati-
flied in good faith by II legal Legislature
of said State, 1t is hereby declared that the
State OF Georgia Is entitled to representa-
tion in the Congress Of the United States,
but nothing in this act contained shall be
construed 10 deprive the people Of Geor-
gia of the right to an election for members
Of the General Assembly Of said State as
provided for in the Constitution Of said
State.
SEC. 9 That SO much Of the act cntt-
tied IAN Act making an appropriation for
the support OF the Army for the year end.
ing June Both, 1868, and for other pur.
poses, approved March 3D. 1867" as pro-
hibited the organization, arming or calling
into service Of militia forces in the States
Of Georgia, Mississippi, Texas and Nirgt-
MIA, be and the same Is hereby repealed.
Quito an episode occurred between
McSsrs. RANDALL. and BUTLER. The for
mer charged the latter with going to the
GIObe Office and procuring the omission Of
certain words Of personal nature from
his (FANDALL's) remarks few days since.
The subject was referred to the Committee
on Rules.
The SPEAKER announced Messrs. GAR
FIELD, JONES, of KY, and SHELDON, Of
La., a Committee Of Conference on the
currency bill.
A number Of pension bills were report
ell and acted upon.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
MIR. Wilson reported with amend
ments, the Army Appropriation bill; also
a bill for the relict Of the National HUnIe.
stead at Gettysburg, for the orphans Of
soldiers and sailors.
Mr.. SUMNER reported Il joint resolution
directing the return to the Government Of
China the unappropriatcd surplus Of
100000 currency, being part Of the
sum from that country for the set
Element Of the claims of American citizens,
under the convention OF 1858.
Mr.. PRATT introduced bill to dissolve
the tri bal relations of the Miami Indians,
after four years, and for other purposes.
Referred
A bill was passed authorizing the $4,000
appropriation in 1860 for the survey Of
the lsthmus OF DArien, TO be expended
under direction OF the War or Navy De-
partment, ut the discretion OF the Prcsi.
dent.
Mr.. MORRILL,, from the Committee on
Finance, reported favorably on the bill to
require national banks going into liqui.
dation, to retire their circulating notes
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the tax tariff bill, when the sections to
Contiuud the income tax were stricken
out; yeas 81; nays 90.
Mr.. SHERMAN asked vote upon the
sections containing the income tax on
dividends and corporations, but subse.
0uently asked to have the bill postponed
till Monday next, TO enable the Finance
Committee to consult. The loss ofrevenue
involved in the rejection of the income
tax would have To he made up in the re-
stOratiOn OF other taxes. He thought II
also neccssiia:rkM@ voting down Of the
tariff part. lie was apprchcnsive Of the
final defeat Of the bill, IN consequence Of
the vote Just taken, the House having
passed the modified income tax provision
bv vote Of 8 to |, md It would not be
likely in any event to agree to its total
abrOgation.
Mr.. CoNKLISG, from what lie had been
told by members Of the House, felt contl-
dent the decision OF the Senate on the
question would not he seriously opposed
in the House.
Mr.. WILLIAMS and others favored the
striking out OF tho tariff sections and the
substitution Of u limited free list, which
appeared to meet with general favor
The general merits Of the bill were dis
cussed, and SHERMAS's motion to post
pone finally prevailed.
Atthrce O'clock the naval appropriation
bill was taken up and the amendments
reported from the Naval Committee
agreed TO- They regulate the pay, allow
ances, retirement and promotion Of of1.
GERS, and fixes the number in each grade.
Mr.. HARLAN introduced bill for addi.
tional representation in the Forty-second
Congress. 1t provides that in any State
in which the representative population
shall exceed by 10000 or more that Of
I ER