The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-07-08
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July I.
SENATE.

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. Numerously signed petitions against
the continuance of the income tax were
presented by Mr.. Cameron and tabled.
Mr.. Trumbull, in response to various
petitions for an amendment to the Con
stitution allowing women TO vote, re,
ported the same back, and asked to be
discharged from their consideration.
So ordered.
Mr.. Fenton addressed the Senate on
the subject of our commercial relations
with the Spanish American countries
of this continent, which he thought had
been too much neglected He believed
our commerce with them capable of a
very large and valuable increase.
Mr.. Fenton then submitted the fol-
lowing, which was adopted:
ReSolred, That the President of the
United States be requested to institute
inquiry by such means as in his judg-
ment shall be deemed proper into the
present condition of the commercial re-
lations between the United States and
the Spanish American States on this
continent, and between those countries
and this nation, and communicate to
the Senate a full and complete state
ment regarding the same, together with
such recommendations as he may think
necessary to promote the development
and increase of our commerce with
those regions and secure to the United
States that proportionate share of the
trade of this continent to which their
close relations of geographical con-
tiguity and political friendship with all
the States Of America justly entities
them.
A bill was passed requiring national
banks going into liquidation to retire
their circulating notes
Mr.. Corbett, from the committee on
Commerce. reported, without amend
ment the bill to incorporate the Te-
huantepec Railway and Ship Canal
Company.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, called up the
naval appropriation bill, the question
being upon concurring in the amend
ments made in committee Of the Whole.
The amendment Of the committee on
Appropriations to prohibit retired Off
GERS being assigned to duty, and given
an increase of pay and allowances. was
discussed at length.
Mr.. Davis made an argument in ia
vor of an increase of Lieutenants and
officers below that rank He submit
ted an amendment TO that effect, which
was rejected, the pay table remaining
as reported from the Naval committee.
The remaining amendments made in
committee of the Whole were concur
red in and the bill passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, called up the
fortiiication appropriation bill, which
was passed without debate
Mr.. Trumbull called mp the bill to
fix Tuesday after the first Monday in
November as the uniform day for the
election of representatives to Congress,
beginning in 1872
Mr.. Harlan moved an amendment to
the appropriation bill fixing the number
of representatives at three hundred.
The only difference between the amend
ment and appropriation bill, as pre-
viously passed 10y the Senate, is that
the election for representatives in the
next Congress 10y general ticket in the
States having increases or diminuti"n
of representatives is made positive, in
stead Of being left to the State Legisla-
lures. The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. anthony moved that any State
having a fraction of Il population eX-
ceeding one-half the amount required
for a representation shall be entitled to
an additional representative. Adopted.
The bill was then passed The amend
ment requires the concurrence Of the
House
Recess