The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-13
XLIst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE, lHa

WAsuISaToS, April Y. .,
MI. srEvENsoN, from the Committee on
Elections, called up the Louisiana contest
ed election case OF HUNT against SlEEI-
DON, and the House decided To consider 1t
at once. lg rror
Mr.. STEVENSON yielded 10 Mr..
MCCRARY, who introduceda bill declaring
so much Of the Iowa river, In Iowa, as lies
north Of the town Of WapellO not to be u
nayigable river Or public big gllway After
explSnatio ion the bill was pa83Odl lli b I
The House then proceeded to'tlle con
sideFation Of the Louisiana contested cleo.
tiOn case. H,Nl .HD.. y. 3'.AI 4
Mr.. STEVENSON advocated the majority
report, that Mr.. SHELDON was entitled TO
seal, and Mr.. KERR supported the
minority report fayoring Mr. lIUST. /
Mr. SHELDON, the sitting member, advO!
Gated his right to tue seat.
Mr.. STEVENSON closed the discussion,
and II was agreed TINT vote be taken to-
morrow.
The following bills were introduced and
reIS5red Bv %F: scoylEiBb: IL Amendatory to the
homestead act; in favor Of the honoNbly
discharged soldiers; also TO fix and cStah-
lish the number Of enlisted persons In the
navy. ~. 81 , -
Mr. STEVENSON, from the Election Com.
mittec, made a minority report Of four ex-
members Of the committee, In favor OF the
right orNIr. ScgaF, as a Representative 9t
large from Virginia. ,F''.','
G. SENATE. @
Mfr. CRAGIN, from the Committee on
Territories, reported, with amendment, the
House bill In aid Of the execution Of the
laws in the territory Of Utah in relation 10
poIyCamy, &c. lie moved to make It
the special order for Monday next, hut
objection being made the motion was not
acted upon.
NIr. SAWYER, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported favorably on tic
bill for the payment ofclains Of loyal per-
sons who assisted in taking the census Of
1880 In the late rebel States. .I, H"'
At 1890 the SScnutc took up the rcsolu-
tion Of the Joint Committee on Indian At
fairs. '.'T' -
Mr.. MORRILL,, of Vermont, moved its
indefinite ipostponement, which was dis.
cusscd until the expiration Of the morning
hour, when the Georgia bill came
up as q special order.
Mr.. PoMERoY gave notice Of IN amend
ment declaring the existing State Govern.
ment TO be provisional, and constituting
the State Of Georgia the third military
district, and directing the election Of menu
beis Of iigeneral assembly. and their aa'
sembling on November 90, 1870.
Mr.. WnsoS withdrew his amendment
to make way for further amendment by
Mr.. WILLIAMS 10 Mr.. PoSIERoY's amend.
ment, fixing the election Of members Of II
General Assembly on Tuesday after the
first Monday of November, 1872, and pro-
hibiting any change in the clause d the
State Constitution allowing the lcgisla.
turc to change the time Of the election by
which the term of any officer shall be ex-
tended beyond the regular period named
therein; also requiring the consent Of the
legislature to this legislation before 1t can
take effect -,........
The discussion was carried Gu by Mr..
TIPToE against any legislation for Gcor-
gia, which lie held was already in the
Union, and by Mr.. HOWE, In IN eulogy OF
the Republican party, in favorof the exac.
ti0n ofturther conditions from the State
before the accordance Of representation In
Congress. Without vote the Senate I'D
journed. ~ 55ia rsag.g 4- ,gus ss u u. .',.,.