The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-08
CONFESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March /


pointed to wait on the President, re-
ported that they had performed their
duty and the President informed them
he had no Communication to make to
Congress at present, but would make one
in the course Of a week. Also, the
President expressed a wish that Con.
gress would not this week fix the day Of
adjournment, and stated that he would
shortly have an executive communica-
tion to make TO the Senate.
Mr.. Cole introduced bill 10 abolish
the tax on incomes.
Mr.. Pomeroy introduced a bill to
enable honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors, their widows and orphans
to acquire homesteads on the public
lands of the United States. This is
the same bill which passed the House
last session and failed in the Senate.
Mr.. Morton introduced a joint reso-
luton authorizing the President to
appoint a commissioner to the interna-
tional Congress on penitentiary dIscip-
line, &c, in Europe. In reply 10 an
inquiry by Mr.. Sumner, it was stated
that the proposed Congress would be
held at Florence The joint resolution
was passed.
Mr.. Hamlin introduced bill to pro-
vide stenographers for Circuit Courts OF
the United States.
All bills introduced were laid on the
table to await the formation Of COM
mittees.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate the House concurrent resolution
to adjourn on Wednesday. March Sth,
which, upon motion Of Mr.. HamlIn,
was laid on the table.
The Senate adjourned until Thurs
day.
Mr.. Hooper, from the committee ap-
pointed by the House to join a like
committee on the part Of the Senate, to
wait on the President and inform him
that Congress was in session and ready
to receive any communication he might
make, reported that the committee had
discharged its duty and that the Presi-
dent replied that he had no communi-
cation to make at present, but he might
have some communications to make IN
the course Of week and expressed a
desire that during the present week no
day should be fixed for final adjourn
ment of the two Houses. Adopted.
Mr.. Niblack, as a question of privl-
lege, offered resolution requesting the
Speaker to proceed at once to the ap-
pointment OF standing COMMITTEES Of the
House.
Mr...Poland submitted that that was
not a question of privilege.
The Speaker decided it was not, but
said he was very glad it was Offered and
he would to entertain it. He said two
years ago it was not for eleven days
after the organization Of the House
that he was able to announce the stand
ing committees, and he was persuaded
that even the announcement was IN
many respects premature. lie would
have been very glad then to have had
an opportunity of becoming better ac'
ouainted with the antecedents, position,
character and tastes OF members, which
might have enabled him, he thought,
to have avoided some mistakes which
probably occurred. The present House
consisted much more largely than any
of its predecessors, OF new members and
he had not been able to acquant him
self with the personal characteristic OF
the new members. Taking into view
the decided manifestations of the House
on Saturday for adjournment, it was
not his purpose, unless otherwise in
structed by the House, to appoint the
standing communities until the Decem-
ber session, with exception OF committees
on Elections, Mileage, Accounts and Pub
lie Buildings For the appointment of
these four committees there was specific |
necessity, and if the House were to ad |
iourn within the next fortnight he
should from that standpoint regard it
as decidedly inexpedient to announce
the standing committees at the present
session, but Of course he wus subject to
the order of the House.
After remarks by Messrs Cox,
Dawes, Butler Of Massachusetts,, and
others, Mr.. Niblack offered to with
draw the resolution. The Speaker ex-
pressed preference to have the House
vote upon the motion to lay it on the
table. The question was taken and the
resolution was laid on the table with
out yeas and nays. On motion of Mr..
Pollard the Senate joint resolution
passed to-day for the appointment OF a
commissioner to the International Con
gress on Penitentiaries and reformatory
discipline, was passed.
Adjourned till Thursday.