The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-05
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Mr.. Conkling suggested that the Sem
ate might pass the bill as IL now was,
and that such notifications of the meas
ure as were necessary might be consid-
cred in committee and enacted in the
shape of a separate bill.
Mr.. Drake thought the amendment
did not go far enough, and proposed to
amend it so as to continue the existIhg
provisions of the law in favor of pub
fishers of newspapers and periodicals..
Mr.. Hamlin said the bill, If passed,
would not go into operation until July
LIST, and there wassno special necessity
for its immediate consideration. He
therefore moved to postpone the whole
subject in order to take up business re-
lating to the district of Columbia.
Mr.. Wiley suggested an amendment
to the bill, to allow free TRANSMISSION In
the mails of newspapers and periodl-
Gals whose circulation does not exceed
20O0.
After the morning hour the Senate
proceeded to consider bills of private
character pertaining to the District Of
Columbia ard several were passed.
ME-. hlIsOD, lloll tIC vi
Military Affairs, reported joint reselu-
ton to authorize the Secretary of War
to provide for taking meteorological OBJ
servation in the interior, and for obssr.
vations in the States and Territories on
the Northern lakes so as to give warn
ings of approaching storms.
On motion of MIR. Robertson the bill
relieving the legal and political disabil-
tiles under the Fourteenth Amendment
of large number of peraons.ia the va
rious States, was taken up.
Pending the consideration of the bill
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Slocum's question Of the privilege
of calling the attention of the House TO
an advertisement in the New York Times
of February I'd, which, he thought, was
calculated TO bring disbonor on the
House. The advertisement reads: "U.
5. Naval Academy vacant cadetship to
be filed before June. Parties of means
will address Congressman, box 147,
Times office: also West Point vacan-
cy." He offered resolution recitipg
the publication of the advertisement
and authorizing the committee on Mill
tary Affairs to inquire as TO whether
any member of the House has ever sold
or offered to sell his influence as q mem
Der in securing appointment to the NIL
itary and Naval Academy, or whether
any member had received or expressed
q willingness to receive any valuable
consideration for using his influence in
connection with such appointments,
with power to send fer persons and pa
pers.
Mr.. Woodward expressed the hope
that the resolution would be adopted
Mr.. Wood remarked that he recently
seen an advertisement in Philadelphia
newspaper offering an appointment Of
tha. kind for sale.
Mr.. Stevens suggcste d that the amend
ment be modified so as to embrace mem.
bers of the preceding Congress. IL was
so modified.
Mr.. Jenckes suggested that it lie made
also to apply to delegates. That sag
gestion was also accepted.
Mr.. Scofeld said he had recently seen
in two newspapers published i'll the
western part of Pennsylvania that some
member of Congress, from that State
he believed, had sold one Of those APP
pointments for $500 AS q matter of
course, therefore, the whole delegation
of Pennsylvania was aOXions to have
this investigation.
Mr. Washburne, of Wisconsin, said
there would certainly be no objection
to the resolution.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, referred
to the same fact as that stated by SEQ
field, adding that the editor of the pa
per seemed to have specific Information
on the subject.
The resolution was adopted.
The House then proceeded to consider
private bills, CT which several were
passed.
Mr.. Bingham, from the Judiciary
committee, reported bill to permit
frances L. Sholer, member elect from
North Carolina, to take the oath pre-
scribed for persons relieved from disa-
bliities instead of the test oath.
After discussion, the bill being advO
Gated by Mr.. Bingham and opp by
Mr.. Paine, it was tabled.
Mr. Lawrence introduced bill to
provide for the mode Of paying pensions.
Referred.
The House then took up the bill for
the temporary relief of the peoc of the
District OF Columbia.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Logan
the other day, instructing the Secretary
of War to issue ratiOns TO tho poor, was
adopted.
The bill was then passed-llO to IS.
Mr.. Negley introduced bill TO PIE
Won't the sale of coal oil or other oil for
illuminating purposes that will ignite
at a lower temperature than 10 degrees
Fahrenheit. Referred to the committee
on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Cake introduced bills as follows,
which were referred: To create the
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