The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-08
xL1st CONGRESS.
SECOND sEss1oN.
HOUSE. Fl
WASHINGTON, July Z.

.'.f WARRINGTON, July q
On motion Of Mr.. 'ScHENCK, the House
insisted on the amendments 70 the Fund:
ing bill and agreed to Committee OF
Conference, and the Senate amendment to
the tax bill was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means. ..r. ,L,,
Mr.. DAVIS, of Now York, asked tohaye
the senate's amendments to tue Naturali-
zation bill taken up.
Mr., FNKINBURG said he would OBJ
iect unless the amendments were to be-
concurred in.
Mr.. DAVIS said he proposed TO ask the
House to non.concur, and moved that the
rules beSuspended. ,"
The rules were not suspended. Ie
The House resumed the consideration
Of tho case of Patrick Woods, in custody
for an assault on NIr. PORTER, the member
from Virginia.
Mr. BuTIRRs amendment to extend the
term Of imprisonment till the 4th Of May
next was rejected. ~ .
The resolution reported by tho minority
directing that Woods bo Immediately
turned over to the court ut Richmond,
Va, was rejected. 4
The resolution Of the majority directing
that Woods be imprisoned III the Jail Of
tho District Of Columbia three months,
was agreed to. b
mittee on the Currency Bill, made re-
port and proceeded TO explain it He
ended his remarks by stating that the
adoption Of the report was only mode by
which the South could obtain at this time
banking facilities.
Messrs. RANDALL, Cox and 1NaEHsoII.
opposed the report, but 1t was agreed to-
100 against7 "a .'Is
i Mr. PAINE, from the Committee on
Elections, reported resolution that the
Arkansas contested case Of Owens against
Roots be tabled. s, ..,.I-
The House then took up tho Missouri
contested election case Of Switzlcr against
Dyer, a reporting majority being, Dyer,
the sitting member, not entitled to a seat,
and VIM. F. Switzler, the contestant, o
reporting minority, Is that Dyer . enti'
tied to seat. After two hours discus
sion substitute was offered by CESSNA.
Agreed to, so Dyer retains his seat
Mr.. BRooKs, Of New York, introduced
bill to incorporate the Tehuantepec Ran,
way and Ship Canal Company. Referred
to Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Adjourned. NryL.
Numerously signed petitions against tho
continuance Of the income tax was
presented by Mr.. CAMERON. Tabled. sri
Mr.. TRUMBuLL, in response to various
petitions for an amendment to the Con-
stitution allowing women to vote, report
cd the same back and asked to be dis
charged from their consideration. So
ordered. fF t'Ii. u. .
Nr. 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 that
our commerce with them capable OF very
large and valuable increase. Mr.. FENToN
then submitted the following which was
adopted: ''-A
IESolud, That the President Of the
United States be requested to institute in
uuiry by such means as in his judgment
shall be deemed proper, into the present
condition Of the commercial relations be-
tween the United States and Spanish
American States on this continent, and
between those countries and other NO.
tions, and communicate TO the Senate
full and complete statement regarding the
same. together with such recommended
tons as he may think necessary 70 pro-
mote the development and increase Of our
commerce with those regions, and.
secure 10 the United States that
proportionate share Of trade. Of this cont.
ncnt to which their close relations Of
geographical contiguity and political
friendships with all tho States Of America
Justly entitle them. ~
A bill wis passed requiring national
banks going into liquidation to retire their
circulating notes.
A report wds made by 8Ir, CoRBETT,
from the Committee on Commerce, with
out amendment, Of the bill 70 incorporate
the Tehauptepec Railway andlShtp Canal
Company W q .EE}l AsEiS5.
Mr.. GtoRnIL1, Of Nc, called up tho
Naval Appropriation bill, tho question
being upOn concurring In the amendments
made in Committee Of the Whole.
The amendment Of the Committee on
Appropriations to prohibit retired officers
being assigned TO duty and given an In.
crease Of pay and allowance was discussed
at length. a.E- NJ 3,H.f'.
Mr.. DAVIS made an argument in favor
of an increase Of the pay Of Lieutcnants
and officers below that rank. Hc submit
ted an amendment 10 that effect, which
was rejected, the pay. tNblC remaining the
same as reported from the Naval Commit
tee. .s-.
The remaining amendments made IN
Committee Of the Whole were concurred
in and the bill passed. ~ = ~
Mr., MORRILL,, Of Maine, called up the
fortitication appropriation bill. Passed
without debate.
MI. TRuDMULL called up the bill to fix
Tuesday after the first Monday Of NovGm-
ber as uniform day for the election OF
representatives to Congress, beginning In
1879.
Mr., HARLAN moved rs m amendment
to the apportionment bill, fixing tho num-
bcr of representatives at three hundred.
The only difference between the amend
ment and the ApportionmGnt bill as pre-
viously passed by the Senate, Is that tho
election for representatives in the next
Congress by general tickets in States hav-
ing an increase or diminutiOn Of repre-.
sentativcs Is made positive, instead Of be-
ing lcN to tho State Legislatures The
amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. ANTHONY moved that any State
having fraction Of population exceeding
0ne.hNlf the amount required for q repre-
sentative, shall be entitled 10 IN addition.
al representative. Adopted.
The bill then passed.