The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-09
XIIst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE.

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| Mr.. JULIAN asked leave. to present thl
petition OF nine hundred and fifty coloret
iaborersr Of Washington, for Justice and
fair play by the authorities Of tile city Il
tho employment OF laborers on public
works la.r l'gs" an 1lg l|'
Mr.. RANDALL made q suggestion as L
including Chinese, and tho petition was
Withdrawn. 1871 F ..'v.n
| ,!lNr. SAWYER, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported back the Senate
amendment 10 the River and Harbor Ap
preparation bill, aud moved It's concur
renee. hf.-.ir T,l trr .ur
VI Mr.. DAWES recommended that the ap'
preparation for river and hRrhor pur'
poses he confined TO important channels
Of trade and navigation. The amend.
ment wns ConCYrred in and the bill has
gone TO the President. g,tr..yl ID;
The House then took up the Addttional
Deficiency bill cOvcringth the items amount
ing to 81, ,793, ,334, The principal item In
1t was one million for, census. ~.
An amendment was offered by Dir,
RANDALL to pay, certain clerks in the
House IN additional compensation ol
twenty per cent Tor the Thirty.nintll
Congress, which Ind been ordered but
not paid, which provoked discussion.
Mr. DAWES said If tho House made the
appropriation to increase the pay 10 Off
cials lie would Withdraw from the Com.
mittee Of Conference in which for the
last ten days he had been trying to i'm.
press on tho Senate that 1t was improper
and inexpedient ut this time, with the
heavy taxation resting on the people, to go
to raising the compensation Of the officials
| Of Congress. y; ~
S!STr. PETERs advocated the proposition.
Mr.. DAWES remarked tint tho gentle
man from Maine never failed tovote for
the highest sums and greatest increase Of
compensation and salary ever since hChAd
been member Of tho House. t'il'L Z
Mr.. PETERS said {: that Is nbttrue. 1t
\ Is absolutely not true. | do not stand
here to have such slarderous assertions
put on Maine. !H- .Ft. gtI .i"
Mr.. DAwEs-I repeat what I said, and
until tho gentleman can find on record q
single instance where he has failed to
come up to the truth Of what haVes aid,
1 will not withdraw word ofit
MIR RANDALL criticised Mr. DAWES,
and said his course in regard to economy
had been that of man rowing one way
and looking another. He was sorry to
hear him tireatento resign, but even II
he did, the House would move on, not
withstanding the gentleman stood here
and played the part Of the clown, (sud.
den fall of the SPEAKER's hammer9 ]
withdraw the expression. Laughter.)
Af(er amendment, the bill was then
passed. u.. ..-. ala. IL. gi,., u
Mr.. BINGHAM, from the Judiciary Com
mittec, reported bill to regulate the
mode OF determining the ratification OF
amendments 10 the Constitution Of the
United States, which makes it the duty OF
tho Executive of each State, whose legis.
lature shall have ratified proposed
amendment, TO certify forthwith such
ratification to the Secretary Of State
Of the United States, and makes 1t unlaw-
tul for any State officer to certify thereat-
ter, my repeal Of such ratification, unless
mn amendment for such repeal shall have
been first proposed by Congress, and d.
rccts tho Secretary Of State not to make q
record thereof. Passed 1
Adjourned. ...
On motion of Mr.. McCRERRY, the bill
relieving the political disabilities Of some
rs Kentuckians was taken up.
MIR. CoNK1ING, referringto the name oi
Gustayus w. Smith, formerly Street Com:
missioner of-Ncw York, which appeared
in the bill, expressed surprise that a man
educated and nurturcd Gt public cost, and
had drawn his sword against tho country
which gave 1t to him, should come hero
90 hastily to seek pardon for his offences:
Mr.. MCOREERY replied that Smith had
done less to forward the rebellion than
Longstreet. -A-
MI. CAMERON recognized u difference
between the two cases, Id the fact that
when Smith went South, he had boastcd oi
his sacrifices for, the rebel cause In
abandoning q lucrative Office AS to
Longstreet, he never ought to have
received the position which he now
holds; his appointment was a wrong to the
men Of the army and navy, aud Senators
were bound t.. consult the, feelings Of the
EtlHtlFCa vi L4lS StpAA, ~ IAS "NA W. S"@tH
side of tho line. ~
: The names Of Gustayus W. Smith and
Basil W. Duke were stricken from the
bill. Discussion continued on the propriety
OF striking out twenty names, which was
not received. The bill was then passed.
The General Disabilities bill, relieving
from political disabilities about five thous.
and persons, was taken up and additional
names proposed for insertion. Among
them was A. O.P.s Nicholson, OF Tennessee,
in regard t0 whoniit was objectedi as hc
left lis seat in the United States Senate to
take part in the rebellion. The name was
finally withdrawn. ,r
On motion, q resolution was adopted
calling on the President for any Informs
tion in his possession relative 10 the enlan'
cipation Of slaves in Cuba, and for the
correspondence not heretofore communl-
Gated concerning questions between the
United States and Great Britain. n.
Oh motion oCALr. HowARD, the Georgia
bill was taken up. mi "
The Senate adopted q motion to non.
concur in tho Houses amendments to the
Senate bill, and appointed a Committee OF
Conference. IL.
The Senate took up tue bill TO prohibit
the enforcement Of contracts for, scrvile
labor, relative to the Chinese and Coolie
contracts. . rg.
Recess. 49,.
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