The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-22
HOUSE..


The following bills were introduced
and referred: For the support of the
Government; for the payment of the
entire debt, and reduction of taxation.
Mr.. Burchard offered resolution de-
claring that the business interests of
the Southern and Western States i'm
peratively require a greater amount of
circulating currency to be used in those
States, and that a distribution of the
national bank circulation by which
three-fOurths of the entire amount is
issued to associations in States having
less than one-third the population of the
Union, is partial and unjust, and should
be remedied by redistribution, or by
allowing an increase of the existing
bank circulation in the States and Ter
rlto:ies having less than their due share,
30 that every part of the Union eau
secure its Just proportion.
The House refused to second the prs.
vious question, aud the resolution was,
on motion of Mr.. Schenck, referred to
the committee on Currency and Bank
ing.
Mr.. williams offered q resolution de-
claring it the duty of Congress to pro-
vide for funding the National debt at
lower rate of interest and to extend the
time of its payment to a period when is
will be least oppressive to the people,
and thatthe interest bearing debt of the
United States should not be increased
by causing the surrender of any part Of
the circulating medium not bearing in
terest and by the substitution thereof
of interest bearing bonds. Adopted.
Mr.. Holmes offered resolution de-
slaring it as the judgment of the House
that the policy of granting subsidies of
public lands to railroads and other cor
porations ought to be discontinued, and
that every consideration ofpublic poll.
cy and equal justice to the whole people
requires that public lands shall be held
for the exclusive purpose of securing
homesteads to actual settlers under the
homestead and pre- .emprion laws, sub
ject to reasonable appropriations of
such lands for the purposes of education.
Adopted.
Mr.. Stokes reported bill for the
taking of the ninth census and moved
the previous question.
The previous question was seconded
and the bill passed.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on
Appropriations, reported a bill appro-
priating $4,000 to the Sisters of our
Lady of Mercy 10 Charleston, S. c., for
the purpose of rebuilding their Orphans
Asylum.
Mr.. Benjamin made point of order
that, as the bill made an appropriation,
it must first be considered in committee
of the Whole. The rules, however,
were suspened and the bill passed
yeas 10; nays 46.
Bills were introduced and referred as
follows: To promote commerce among
the States and cheaper the transporta-
ton of mails and military stores, &c;
relative to the income tax on the pro-
ceeds of building and savings assecia-
lions.
Mr.. Butler, of Massach usetts, from
the Judiciary committee, reported q
bill to facilitate the administration of
Justice in the State of Texas, reciting
that the United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of Texas, Wa
irons, was incspaoitated by sickness
and paralysis from performing the du-
ties Of his Office, and providing that on
his resignation his salary is to continue
during his life. Passed.
Ms. Schenck, chairman of the COM
mittee on Ways and Means, gave notice
that he would move to close the general
debate on the tariff bill, and in the
meantime ask for night sessions.
Mr.. Paine inquired whether it was
the purpose of the committee to with.
hold its report on the funding bill until
ha &c ba 10
Mr.. Schsnck replied that nothing OF
the kind had been decided. The com.
mittee was at work on the funding bill
in all its leisure moments he airing depu-
tations and other citizens on the sub
iect, and he hoped the COMMITTEES would
be- ready to report at an early day;
when ready the committee would report
whether the tariff bill should be dis
posed of or not
The House went into committee of
the Whole on the tariff bill, aud was
addressed by Mr.. Wood in opposition to
the bill.
Mr.. Scoheld addressed the committee
in support of the principle of protec-
ton.
Mr.. Washburne, of Wisconsin, favored
the bill generally, but intimsted that it
should be amended in some particulars
Mr.. Peters favored the principle of
the bill, but argued that it discrimi-
mated unjustly against the lumber in
tsrests of Maine.
Mr.. Kerr spoke against the protective
tariff, declaring his conviction next TO
the freedom of speech, of the press and
Of religious freedom, trade and COM
mercs, was the most inestinable boon
the human race could have.