The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20
HOUSE.

Mn. DICKEY replied to tho speech
Mr. DAWES.
The morning hour expired at 9 o'cloc
and the bill went over until the mex
morning hour.
Mn. SCuRSCK, from the Committee O
Ways and Means, reported q Joint rcsolu
tion for the continuance Of the incOm
tax, which after explanation by him wa
passed. It reads as follows:
ReA0lped, de-, That whereas doubts hav
arisen and conflicting decisions have bee
made in different departments Of the gov
crnment, relating to the tax on incomes
1t Is hereby declared to be the true inten
and meaning Of the acts relating 70 tina
subject, that all persons are liable to th
payment Of their proper income tax, &C
cruinr and to accrue for and during anC
up To the end of tho year 1870, and tina
tic assessment and collection Of such u
| in the year 1870, and remaining unpaid o.
Tie first day Of January, 1871, may unde
tho existing provisions Of law, be made Il
the last mentioned year.
On motion Of Mr.. TERRY tho Commit
tee on Pensions was instructed To cOnstdG
the prOprlety Of providing by law tllat IL
involved pensiOner shall be deprived q
his peilsion during the time he may haY
been employed IN the civil service Of tn
United States between the ad Of March
1868, and the 9th OF June, 1858.
Mr., STILES introduced cOncuFren
resolution providing for tue adlOuEnmen
Of Congress on the second Tuesday Ii
April.
Mr.. BENJAMIN, of Missouri, moved Il
lay It On the table. Negativetl.
Mn, STILES moved for the preViou
question on the passage Of the resolution
Motion seconded, "a to G0.
The concurrent resolution was then re
ected. Yeas, "a; nays, 97.
MR. PsTEHs introduced bill to ament
the Bankrupt act by excmpting from 1t
provisions certain interests In Life nsur
ance policies. Referred.
The House went into Committee Of thu
Whole (MR. Myers in tho chair on tn
Pension bill.
FERNANDO WOoD made q speech Il
criticism Of the manner Of administration
Of tho Treasury Department,
Tie bill wlS laid aside to he reported t
the House, and the committee took up tht
West Point Academy bill, which aprro
pirates $3t5,96
Mn. LOGAN desired It postponed unit
action was taken on the bill lie had intro
luced, alOltshing lengthy nations, &C., II
the army, and establishing regular grade
Of pay.
Without IispOslng of the bin the com
mittec rosO and the Pension bill was re
ported.
Petitions for tho repeal Of the frankinG
privilege and Of the iron manufacturers
youngstown, Ohio, against the reduction
Orthe tariff on iron, were presented.
Mn. Cox offered IL resolution inStruCtinI
tho Committee on Agriculture to report II
10 the establishment of a National SChOO
of Agriculture, and mechanical arts per
tanning thereto. Adopted.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Several petitions for the abolition Of tn
Franking privilege were presented crea
ting considerable discussion, In whicl
MEssns. DRAKE, CONHLINO, RAMSEY ant
HOWE favored the object OF the petitions
and Ma. THAYRR expressed his belle
that It was improper for tho Post OihC1
Department TO undertake to bring abOu
legislation by circulating the groSsest mis-
representations Of u fact In tho shape
circulars " POStmaSters looking IN III,
purpose ofpetttiOns. The petitions wer
referred.
Mn. PATTERSON presented a memoria
intended 10 call the attention Of Congress
to tho violations Of tho revenue laws
Whereby largo quantities Of merchandise
werC smuggicd into the Unite.l States b.
q class orswindlers and horse thieves, VIII
infested pOrt territories, which includes
city of MGtamOras, known as free bell
Tho lnsS Of revenue to tho United State
by this unlawful traffic was estimated a
$4,000 TO 100000 annually. Ofllcta
correspondence had resulted In the refilSII
by the Mexican Government to abOlisl
free lIclt, and sOlnO remedy for the eVl
was now impRHutive. III view OF It's i'm
pOrtAnce he moved that tic memorial b
tabled and printed, which Was agreed IN.
Mn, WILI.RY offered resolution whicl
was agreed to, setting apart Fridays ate
the expiration Of the morning hour, fU
the consideration Of the business from th
Committees Of tho District Of Columbia
Pensions, PatOnts, and Private LAM
Claims.
The Virginia bill was then taken ur
Mn. MORTON, continued his remarks com
mencetl Yesterday, in favor Of the bill.
Mr.. WTIsoN said that various memorial
had been introduced during the prcsen
discussion which the Judiciary Commits
had had no opportunity Of considering an,
that tho House bill had never l'cOI
before tho committee, and he therefor
moved tO rcter tie bill IN that COMMITTEES
Mr.. .TIuNDUIL appealed to the Senate Y
dispose Of the hill upon It's merits, In or
der TO take up other important measures
as legislation required prompt action.
MR. SUMNER said llG was not In hvo
of prompt action rs proposed by tho Sen
al6r from Illinois, who WOuld admit u th
Union a Suite still SmOcking With rebel
lion. lie asserted that tho late election
tn Virginia was a huge fraud, that -peopl
yotetl tnr Mr.. Walker for the purpose o
embittcring the State, and through hin
nulllfy tie new Constitution and tramp
ling out the proposed system oI trct
schools. NJ
Amer further discussion, Mr.. MoRrol
favored an amendment 10 the bill To dc
clare specifically that the adoption 0f he
Constitution Us 4 whole In gGOl faith VA
condition Of Virginia's admission. Sue
a provision would be preferable to Nj
EDNuND's amendment, because OF 1t
more general character, for Il would PR
vent The notification Of any material pal
Of the Constitution, particularly the con