The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-06
XLiId CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April


on Foreign Relations, replied and asked
the present consideration Of the bill,to
pay Mr.. sCHENCK, Minister to Great
Britain, his salary from the date of his
appointment, the Unanimous consent ol
the Senate being necessary for the pas
sage Of the BILL. IfF ~
Mr.. TPToN objected, and the!biIl went
over.
{. The regular order was then resumed
and Mr.. SHRRMAN's resolution In regard
10 Ku Klux legislation proceeded with.
The resolution was debated by 1Iessrs.
CASsERLY, POOLE and FRELINGHUYsEN
until $3.50 o'clock. which was the time
appointed for The vote. EtShs..
Alter a number Of amendments were
received the resolution was amended so
as to direct the Judiciary Committee To
report the bill as early as practicable,
and adopted by party vote OF 89 to IL.
Mr.. ANTHONY moved TO take up the
concurrent resolution for a Joint Com.
mittee' of Investigation upon tho South.
At 4:30 the message received from the
President transmitting the report Of the
San Domingo Commission was read by
the Clerk.
Mr.. HARLAN then moved to lay it on
the table and print 1t. r.
AFTER discussion the VICE PRESIDENT
stated that after taking the sense Of the
Senate Of the motion to lay It on the table
he would submit the question, Win the
Senate consider the Presidents message
this sesSioni II this was determined
negatively, then the motion to print 1t can
not be entertained without the rnani.
nous consent Of the Senate.
Mr.. HARLAN's motion to lay the mes.
sage on the table was then agreed to.
The question indicated BY the CHAIR
was then submitted and on motion Of Mr..
CHANDLER was tabled-97 to 19.
Mr.. HARLAN asked that by unanimous
consent the printing Of the message 6e
ordered, and leave given Mr.. MoRRILL
Of Vermont, to speak on Friday morning
It was agreed to print the message and
that Mr.. MORRILL, address the Senate on
Friday, and no other speech be made
Adjourned. I.
HOUSE.
The SPEAKER laid before the House q
letter from the Secretary ot State, in
which he states the law provides that no
diplomatic representative shall receive
compensation for q time exceeding twenty
days, while waiting to receive instrnc.
itons, after that time no compensation
will be paid till he leaves for his post; an
other section provides that no such officer
shall receive compensation for the dis
charge ofthe duties Of another Office.
Mr.. Schenck, while waiting for In
structions, was requested by the Presi'
dent to remain in Washington and act as
American Commissioner. The labors o!
Gen. sChenck were quite as onerous as
those OF q diplomatic representative. Had
he proceeded to London he would have
been charged with these duties in
that city, and yet 1t was impossible, un,
der the existing law, to give him compen.
sation. The Secretary enclosed DRAFT Of
the bill, which authorizes the accounting
officer Of the Treasury to pay General
Schenck compensation as Envoy Extraor.
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary up 10
the time when he shall reach his post
Notwithstanding his detention in the Uni.
ted States as an extra Commissioner, bui
no pay as such q Commissioner.
No action was taken on the bill except
to have It printed.
The House resumed the consideration
Of the bill to enforce the provisions Of the
l4th amendment Of the Constitution. and
| tho HOnRA wAQ aAdHaasn6 ht, hfnooI,u
DAWES and LEACH Of North Carolina
HARRIS Of Virginia, and others.
Mr.. BUTLER, Of Massachusetts, ad.
dressed the House for some time, before
concluding q message was received from
the President with the report Of the 6ar
Domingo Commissioners. The message
was read. 49,
Mr.. DIcKEY moved that the message
and document be referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, when ap
pointed, and printed.
Adjourned. aH'a.H..y