The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-01

by railroad or other means Of transporIa'
ton within the United States. tie
said Mr.. Bergh, ofthe New York socie'
ty for the prevention Of cruelty to AMI
mails, desired more stringent measures
but deferred to the opinions OF the
friends of the bill.
Upon the expiration Of the morning
hour Mr.. Conkling made an unsuccess-
full effort to reach vote on the bill;
The army appropriation bill was then
proceeded with, and amendments re-
ported from the committee on Appro-
priations. Adopted. :.
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment
reciting the meaning OF the fifth section
of the act of July ID, 1864, and direct
ing the Secretary Of the Treasury 10
paw over to the Pacific Railroad Com
pany half of all com pensat;on for ser
vice which has been or shall be rem,
dered by either of said Pacific Railroad
Companies for the United States. lie
said he reported an amendment from
the Judiciary committee, by their di'
rection.
After debate, Mr.. Stewards amend
ment was adopted in the following
form. Ayes, &c; nays, Is.
In accordance with the fifth section
of an act approved July 2lst, 1864, en-.
titled AN act to amend an act to ard
in the construction Of railroad and
telegraph line from the Missouri river
to the Pacific ocean and secure to the
Government the use Of the same Tor
postal, military and other purposes,
approved July, 1862" the Secretary OF
the Treasury is hereby directed to pay
out any money due the Pacific railroad
companies mentioned in said act and
for performing services for the United
States half Of the compensation at the
rates provided 10y the laws for such
services heretofore or hereafter rem
dered.
On motion OF Mr.. Sherman proylso
was attached that nothing herein con-
tained shall be held to determine the
legal rights OF the several parties or
give construction to the statutes atore-
said, all Of which is to be left for future
adjudication"
After a short executive session, the
Senate took a recess till evening.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dawes called up his bill on
motion to reconsider the vote whereby
the Omnibus bill was tabled yesterday
by a two-thirds vote. He said every
new public work asked for was by the
House inserted in the bills and after
doing so the House had shrunk from
its own work and strangled its own off
spring, (Laughter). He proposed
now, iftheHouse, reconsidered its vote
to move a substitute for the bill omitted,
all appropriations for new build
ings, except that Of League Island
Navy Yard, and that exception
he would to make, not through favor
10 that proposition, but on account OF
the large vote in the House on Saturday
in favor of it.
Mr.. Dawes then moved as substi-
tute the original bill with the appropria-
ton for new works omitted, with
the exception of League Island Navy
Yard. The substitute was agreed to
yeas los; nays 9S. The bill was then
passel by ll2 to.73.
Mr.. Logan moved that the rules be
suspended and the House agree to the
Southern Pacific railroad bill.
After debate vote was taken, and
the rules were suspended and confer
ence committee ordered.
Mr.. Ingersoll moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to promote the
construction OF the Cincinnati Southern
railroad. The bill was read in full.
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed-yeas, l3l; nays, 81.
Mr.. Butler, from the Reconstruction
committee, reported bill to protect the
loyal and peaceable citizens of the
United States in the full enjoyment Of
their rights OF personal liberty and
property, and enable such citizens to
preserve and perpetuate evidence OF loss
claimed to have been sustained by them
in the war of the rebellion.
While the bill was being read, Mr..
Wood took the floor and moved the
rule be suspended and the bill passed
repeating all laws and parts OF laws
i'm posing duty on foreign coal, the
bill to take effect Immediately.
Mr.. Butler asked the Speaker how
Mr.. Wood got the floor to make that
motion
The Speaker stated that the reading
Of the bill being going on under the
rule, the motion OF Mr.. Wood was to
suspend all rules.
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed; ayes l44, nays 4S.
On motion Of Mr. Morrill, OF Penn
sylvania, the Senate amendment to the
House bill for an International Expo.
sition in Philadelphia in 1876, was con-
CURED in and the bill passed.
Mr. Logan, from the committee on
the naval appropriation bill, reported
that the committee had been unable to
agree land moved the appointment OF
another committee. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Ferris the Senate
amendment to the House bill allowing
the issue Of duplicate registered bonds
in cases where the originals had been