The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-26
The Latest News.
xL1st CONGRESS.
lECOND aESNoN.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, jan g,

! WASHINGTON, jan p,
Mr., UAI.H presented petition OF mrr
chants and shin officers of Belfast, Maine
against allowing American register u for
etgn built AhiTs, and for the reduction ~
taxation OH ship building and commerce
The Houae resumed the COnSidcrallm
Of the League Island Navy Yard bill
Speeches Wep made la IL favor BY
MesAG MYERs, O'NIEl.L and READING
| The morning hour having expired, al
O'Clock the I'LL went OUcF until t0-lnor'
now.
Mr.. BuRDETr lhOm the Committee or
Elections, callC'l up the report ut ApnI
last, IN the COulCStrd election CaS'
from the Ath Congressional District d
South CarnlinA, declaring A s. Wallace
entitled pFiW1I tdci,I 10 the seat.
Tie question was discussed pro and con
by Mr4Sn. BURDETT, RANDALL, BURR
MARSHALL, CESSNA, BOWEN, WHITE
NORR, STEvEHsON and PETEIts finally
the debate cl09ed anil resolution was
offered as an amendment by the Minority
Committee Messn. RANDALL and BuRR
tint neither NC the claimants was
entitled tO u scat and was
adopted. Al(rra good deal Of confusion
and excitement over tcChMicalities the
whole subject was laid on the table, and
then a resolution FeCOmMilting the QuCs'
tiOn 10 the Committee on Elections to bC
examined u 10 itS merits was offered by
Mr.. BUTLER, Of Massachusetts, and agreed
to. The lEOuSe then took reCesS, Even
ing session for debate alone.
AT the evening session, there were mol
more than dozen members present. Mr..
MCCRAHY occupied the chair.
Amer speeches by Mr.. JOHNSON, against
Chinese Emigration; Mr.. HEATON on
Southern Politics, and MesSrS, PROaSER
IIAwLEY and FINKEINBURG, the HOUSE
adjourned,
Mr. THURMAN presented the proceed
ings OFa public meeting Of the merchants
Of Cleveland against the continuance nI
the income tax. Referred TO the Commit
tee on Finance.
Ate o'clock tho Currency Bill was tn.
ken up.
NIr. FEXTOS spoke against any cxpAn'
sion Of the currency, and IN favor OF AL
early return 10 specie basis
Mr. SUMNER moved an amendment by
substituting for the billa similar bill re-
Gently introduced by him for the increase
Of the bank circulation 10 $500, 900, upon
the retirement Of the grccnhacks.
Mr.. RAMSEY inquired whether II wns
proposed to take action on the bill to-day,
Mr., SHERNAS, on behalf Of the Finance
| Committee, desired the Senate to take
action Ou the bill to-day, lie said 1t was
preliminary measure and upon its dis
p6NIl the committee would proceed tC
consider other important measures before
them. Among them, one now offered rs
m amendment, hut which had no PER
Thence here. A plan Of retiring 3 pr
cent certificates was recommended by the
Secretary Of the Treasury and the Prcsi.
dent, and no objection 10 Il tlIHt lie knew
Of had been made in public prints, II
seemed to be conceded that this wAs the
most innocent way in which pressing ne.
ccssity for partial distribution could bC
made. Other provisions Of the bill was
NlsO generally HssCnted 10, the only doubt
was now whether such banks would bC
authorized. Large corporations, chiefly
on tho PAciAC Coast were actually organ
iZing on the basis Of this bill.
Mr. MORTON discussed the bill at length
Mr.. STEWART favored the bill as MI eXS
pertinent calculated to prnve bene-
llCinl 10 the people Of the Pacific States.
Mr.. DAVIS advised tllr friends Of moro
equal distribution NJ circulating notes not
10 allow this bill to bc defeated ly being
complicated with the general measures.
ThrCc.iOurth Of the people Of the country
asked for the proposed redistribution, and
their representatives in the Senate had
the power in numbers 10 pass the measure
lie moved 10 amend ~ ts to present the
simple proposition gilmore equal distribu'
tion Of bank circulation
The SENATE at 4:95 adjourned.