The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-10
XLIst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 8.
HOUSE.
SECOND SESSION

WASHINGTON, June y.
When the House met the Hall was so
dark, owing 10 heavy thunder storm,
that the gas had to be lighted.
The committee on Banking and Cur
rcncy reported a bill 10 punish the unlaw.
full certificates of checks by the officers Of
national bankS, which, after II short dis
CussiOn, was passed.
Mr.. GARFIELD also reported buck the
Senate bill to provide q national currency
of coin notes and TO eQualize the distrlbu-
tion of circulating bank notes, with a sub
stitute therefor The substitute was re.
ccived, being the $0O,OOO,000 currency
bill, with the funding and other sections
struck out The omitted sections are 8,
4, s, 8, 7,9, 0 and 12. .....
Mr.. Cox made point Of order that
Mr.. GARFIELD was not authorized TO re-
port.
The SPEAKER ruled that the point Of
order was made too late.
Mr.. Cox appealed, and called for the
ayes and noes.
Mr.. RANDALL. moved that the House
adjourn and called for the ayes and noes,
adding that they would tillibuster on the
bill every morning hour from now till the
end OF the session.
During rOll.call the morning hour cX-
pired, and the bill went over to the morn
ing hour of Tuesday.
Mr.. DAVIS, of n. Y, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported bill to establish
an uniform system of naturalization and
regulate the proceedings under the same.
The bill was advocated by AIessrs, DA-
Wis, WARD and STEVENSON, and opposed
by Mcssrs. ELDRIDGE, Cox, SARGENT,
FITCH, AxTRLL, CONGER, FISKELBURG,
MCNERLY, HAY and others, and finally
tabled.
Mr.. DAVIS voted in the affirmative so
us to be able to move reconsideration,
which motion was made. When the vote
was announced Mr.. JUDD moved to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table.
Without action the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. DAVIS gave notice OF bill 10 allow
Indian nations and tribes having rights
under the existing laws and treaties TO sue
in United Suites Courts with the right to
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upon writ Of error or appeal. l.... 4
The special order being House bill for
the appOrtionmcnt OF representation in
Congress among the several Suites, was
taken up. The first Of the Senate Com
mittec's amendments increasing the num-
Der of Representatives from 275 to 800
was agreed to and the bill was then laid
over.
= The bill abolishing the franklng
privilege then came up, the question being
on Mr.. DRAKE's amendment, allowing
newspaper exchanges to pass free, and
Mr.. SIERyIAN's amendment for the tree
circulation Of weekly newspapers within
the county Of their publication.
Mr. RAMSEY addressed the Senate ut
length in advocacy Of the bill.
Mr.. DRAKE would not favor the bill un'
less the proviso be inserted to compel Sen.
atOrs and Representatives 70 pay their
own postage. Messrs. MoRRIL, Of Vt.
and FOWLER, submitted amendments to
the bill. ..... .......
Mr.. SUMNER gave notice Of his intention
10 close the debate by advocating his
proposition for the abolition ofthc frank.
Ing privilege, with one cent postage fol
ali At 4 o'clock, the Senate went into
executive session, and at six adjourned.