The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-20
XLIst CONGRESS;
THIRD SESSION.
+ /. SENATE -. ..... .....
d rss WASHINGTON, Jan, 10,

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u rs WAsulNGToN, Jan, 10,
Mr.. CRAdtR, from the Committee or
Naval Affairs, reported, with an. amend
ment, the bill 10 abolish the offices Of Ad,
miral and Vice Admiral In the navy, and
asked for present consideration. The bill
was considered and passed. !.
The bill provides that the offices shall
continue only until o vacancy occurs
Tho following bills were introduced and
referred: tysr.. ,,.o.s.
BY MI. HAMLN-To securec cheap trans
portation Of bfeadstufs and provisions
from the West to the sea.board at uniform
rates throughout the year.
Mr.. HAMIIN's bill 10 secure cheap trans
portation, provides that the United States
Government shall aid In the construction
Of the Portland, Rutland, 0swego and
Chicago Railroad by q loan Of 0 per cent.
80, yea, bonds 10 the amount OF $50OOe
per mile for It's whole extent, from Bort
land to Chicago. The road to be double
track and furnished with steel rails and
iron bridges. ::The Postmaster General to
establish the rates for the transportation OF
freight and passengers.
BY Mr.. CoLE-To abolish tho tonnage
dues In American vessels. A long dis
cussion ensued on Mr.. RAMsEY's resolu-
tion to make the bill subsidiary to the
steamship lines to the Gulf OF Mexico from
San Francisco, via Honolulu, To Australia
on the Atlantic. Special order for Fri
day Of next week. ....,..
At tho suggestion Of Mr.. MCDONALD
the MEDITERRANEAN and Oriental steamship
bill was added. -.
Mr.. DAVIS denounced the resolution rs
an attempt to lobby and secure the pas.
sage of tho: bills referred to by q comblna-
tion, and as a. movement upon the treas.
ury by the 0wners OF the proposed lines.
The resolution as amended, on motion OF
Mr.. CoNKLINg, to include oil similar bills
which in the meantime might be report
ed was then adopted. r. :. 'gaa''slai
AT one O'clock the unfinished business,
being Mr5MoRToN's motion for u special
committee TO investigate the condition Of
the south, came up. ~,
Mr.. MORTON; by consent, presented q
communication from the colored National
Convention recently held In Washington,
on the condition OF the south. lie said he
had read the paper, and In view OF its i'm.
portance, asked TO have 1t presented.
The motiontot Mr.. MORTON for the ap.
pointment OF a special committee Of five
10 investigate the charges Of violence and
resistance Il, law In the south, was then
d,Snnond nf apithout debate
CAssERtY'B motion TO refer the subject
to the Judiciary Committee was rejected,
only eight Senators rising in the atllrma.
tive. G5i5
Mr.. MoRToN's motion was then agreed
To without division.
At las the Senate went into executive
After coming out Of Executive session,
the Senate, athall.past s, adjourned.
c'i'' ia HOUSE.
Mr.. DAWES introduced bill to aid the
construction;of twenty or more tlrst-class
iron steamships, together with ship.yards,
machine shops, rolling mills, wharvcs,
docks, &C., and TO secure to the Govern.
lueu tlG ubcut tuC buIllo iOl puohIi uhNht
and other purposes. Referred.
Mr.. VAN Horn, from the Committee
on Indian Affairs, reported q bill to pro.
vide for tho consolidation Of the Indian
tribes, and to organize system Of govern
ment in the Indian territory. 1t creates
and establishes temporary government
by the name Of the territory OF Oklahoma,
bounded on i,thc north by the southern
boundaries ofdKansas, on the west by the
eastern boundary Of New Mexico and
Texas, on the south by the western bouus
dairy Of Texas and on the east by the wcs-
tern boundary Of Arkansas and Missouri
Mr.. VAN HORN advocated the bill. Il Il.
Alter some discussion the morning
ho9r arrived and the bill went over until
Tuesday" 'fhd" ! = u
I7sThe House went into Committee olithe
Whole on the consular and.diplOmatieap4
propfiation Ih.,hlllss Witch .appropriates
$l4S8, ,0OO.1 :WithoItdfshosing Of the bill
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Mr.. Brooks presented q memorial from
the pitizens .ofe WaShington, protestihg
IlagaihSt th6 craGlties pfact ctcSdih tic 1Rr
between Prussia and France, asking an
expression b sympathy Fby congress fOf
the Republic, Referred, ,,ss,ouv