The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-01
XLIst CONGRESS.
SENATE.
THIRD SESSION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s,
The yIcE PRESIDENT Ibid before the
Senate the credentials of John A. Logan
as Senator from the State of Illinois, for
six years from the 4th of March.
The credentials Of Phineas Hitchcock
as Senator from Nebraska, for the ensu.
ing term, were presented by Mr.. TPTON,
read and ordered TO be filed. ' u '.i
Mr.. CHANDLER reported, with amend,
ments, the riverand harbor appropriation
bill. =
Mr. SHERMAN called up tho House bill,
authorizing the duplication OF registered
bonds in certain cases. Passed. n
"A large number Of pension bills were
passed. 4Nt II.
Mr. CoNRLING called up the bill Ia
prevent cruelty TO animals while In tran.
sit by railroad, or other means of trans.
pOrt1ti0n within the United States. He
said the Bergh New York; Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals desired
more stringent measures, but deferred II 10
the opinions OF the friends Of the bill. D .
Upon the expiration Of the morning
hour, Mr.. CONKI.ING made an unsucCess,
lul effort TO reach o vote on thebill.B N ,
1liG Army Appropriation bill was then
proceeded with, and amendments were
reported from the Committee on Appro.
priations. Adopted.
Dir. STEWART offered an amendment re.
citing the meaning of the 9th section Of
the act of July ed, 1854, and directing the
Secretary OF the Treasury 10 paw over to
the Pacific Railroad Company one.half Of
all compensation for any service which has
been or shall be rendered by either OF tho
said Pacific Railroad Companies for the
United States. lie said lie reported an
amendment from the Judiciary Commit.
tee, by llieir direction. After debate Mr..
STEwAErs amendment was adopted in
the following form, ayes, 80; nays, IS: In
accordance with the 9th section Of the
act Of July ed, 1864, entitled "An Act TO
anlend an Act to aid In tue con.
struction OF railroad and telegraph
line from the Missouri river to the Pacific
ocean, and secure to the government the
use ot the same for postal, military and
other purpbscs. Approved July, 1862.
The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
directed to pay out any money due the
Pacific Railroad Company mentioned in
said act, and Tor performing services for
the United States. half Of the compensa.
tiOn, NJ rates provided by laws for such
services, heretofore or hereafter rendered"
On motion Of MIR SHERMAN n proviso
was attached us follows:
"Nothing herein contained shall be held
to determine the legal rights Of several
parties, or give construction TO statutes
aforesaid, all of which shall be left for
future adjudication" gtll III p
After II short executive session, the
Senate took recess till evening,
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. CHANDLER called up the bill to EN-
able the Jackson, Lansing s. Saginaw
Railroad Company to change the tGrmi-
nus OF It's road from Traverse Bay To the
straits Of Nlackinaw. Pissed.
The army appropriation bill was pro.
cecdcd with.
.2HlII HOUSE. ii} Is iaN5
Mr.. DAWES called up his bill on the mo.
tion TO reconsider the vote, whereby the
omnibus bill was tabled yesterday by n
twO.thirls vote. He said every new pub.
lie work asked for was by the House in.
serted in the bill, and after doing so the
House had shrunk from lis own work and
strangled its own offspring. Laughter.
He proposed now, II the House would re.
consider the vote, to move o substitute,
Tor the bill .omitting all appropriations for
new buildings, except the League Island
Navy Yard, and that exception he would
make not through favor TO that PROPOSE
tion, but on account Of the large vote In
the House on Saturday to favor It.
Mr.. DAWES then moved as substitute
for the original bill, with the appropria-
ton Tor the new works omitted, with the
exception Of the League Island Navy
Yard. The substitute was agreed to-
yeas 1OS, nays DS, The bill was then
passed by vote 112 to %. -
Mr.. LOGAN moved the rules lb6 stls,
pended and the House agree tothe South
trn Pacific Railroad bill.
Aiter debate q vote was taken, the
rules suspended and conference commit
tee ordered.
MIR. INGERsoLI, moved to suspend the
rules to pass the bill to promote the con-
structlon Of the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad. The bill was read in full, the
rules suspended and the bill passed. Yeas
131, nays 62. ., .s
Mr.. BuTLER, from the Reconstruction
Committee, reported bill to protect 10y.
al and peaceable citizens Of tho United
States In the full enjoyment Of their rights
Of personal liberty and property and en-.
able such citizens to preserve and per-
petuate the evidence OF losses 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 rules
be suspended and the bill passed repeal
ing all laws and parts Of laws imposing q
duty on foreign coal, the bill TO take effect
Immediately.
Mr.. BuTLER asked the SPEAKER how
Mr.. WooD got the floor to make thatmo.
tiun.
The SPEAKER stated that the reading
of the bill had been going on under the
rules, and that the motion Of Mr.. WooD
was tosuspend all rules.
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed-yeas Ia; nays 4S.
On motion Of Mr.. MoRRILi, Of Va,
the Senate amendment 10 the House bill
for the International exposition at Phila-
delphiA in 1870 was concurred in, and the