The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-19
HOUSE.

40 follows:
20 By Mr.. Lynch-Imposing tonnag
dues.
as By Mr.. Poland-To encourage tn
laying of ocean telegraph cables and
q obtain the same for the use Of the Cos
10 ernment.
a By Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,
y In relation to new trials in the Court O
Claims. Also to amend the practice o
g Courts in criminal and patent cases.
By Mr.. Kellogg, OF Connecticut-T(
d reduce internal taxes and abolish tn,
x office Of Collector OF Internal Revenue
e By Mr.. Clarke-for a Government
e building in Rochester, New York.
a By Mr.. Warren-For governmen,
building in Troy, New York.
8 By Mr.. Dnell-To repeal sections o
the internal revenue act requiring writ
ten documents to be stamped; also to
+ equalize bounties.
By Mr.. Roberts-To authorize the
e payment of fifty per cent. of the custom
duties in legal tender notes.
BY Mr.. Merrill-To punish banking,
insurance, State and government Of
ficials for bribery and corruption.
By Mr.. Bird-For the improvement
OF South river, New Jersey,
By Mr.. Pierce, to regulate the pay
. ment of the female employees Of the
government.
Bv Mr.. Wilson, of Ohio, to prevent
cruelty to animals in transit by railroad.
By Mr.. Stevenson, to prevent the
appointment OF dishonest and incom-
petent government officials, and making
officers appointing, and the members
of Congress recommending them, re-
sponsible for their misdeeds.
By Mr.. Arthur, to abolish the export
bonded warehouses for tobacco and
snuff; also, for the repeal of the special
tax on manufacturers and dealers in
tobacco and cigars.
By Mr.. Shanks-For preliminary
survey for a ship canal for the southern
point of Lake Michigan to the Mis-.
siesippi river near the mouth of the Ohio
By Mr.. Blair, of Missouri, to legalize
polygamish marriages in Utah and to
dismiss all criminal proceedings in
Utah again Polygamlsts.
The House then took up the resolu-
ton offered by Mr. Cor las q WAdrAa4on,
The rules 20 as to have the resolution
introduced and passed, the rules were
suspended and the resolution adopted
Il directs a committee on the Library
n INQUIRE into the whole subject.
Mr.. Conger, from the Committee on
Commerce reported bill modifying
the steamboat act 90 as to allow boats
on the Mississippi river and its trlou'
taries to carry one hundred and hfty
instead of one hundred pounds Of steam
to the square inch on standard boilers
of forty.two inches in diameter and OF
plates OF quarter inch thick which
Mr.. Maynard moved that its only OBJ
iect was to add one day indirectly TO
The holiday recess which was quite long
enough already: ,ho
MI Maynard moved to suspend the
Mr. Dawes called for the yeas and
navs which were not obtained.
The rules were suspended and the
Mr. McNeely offered resolution in,
o,irine into the cause Of the removal
and condition OF the accounts OF Gen
Rujlock of Freedmen's Bureau, which
was adopted.
Mr. Hildemau asked leave to offer a
resolution expressing the profound re-
oret of the House at learning OF the
Unnecessary severity with which the
French Government, Of which NJ.
Thiers isIPresident, punished the persons
CAPTURED from the government OF the
Commune, in France,
Mr.. Pierse objected.
Mr. Hildeman moved 10 suspend the
rules so that the resolution might be
offered and adopted. ,
Mr.. Cox wished to offer an amend
mept condemning the atrocities OF the
Spanish Government.
The Speaker stated that no amend
ment was in order.
The House refused to suspend the
rules Yeas-95. Nays-S6, less than
two.thirds having voted in the aftirma-
/ tive. IL ..u.;u
Mr.. Hoar then offered the following
resolution and called for the yeas ana
! navs on it. 1t was adopted
' R,,olvsd. That while the House
/ deems the conduct Of foreign Govern,
q ments to be beyond its jurisdiction, 1t
!. deeply sympathises with all efforts t, to
n establish selfgovernment and repuIll.
4 can institutions and with the families
and friends of all persons who have lost
,. their lives either in the field or on the
/ scaffold or elsewhere in the cause o'
civil liberty. :. no.
not necessary to have the yeas anC
J. pays on thatresolution. as no one woulc
n vote again it, but Mr.. Hoar insisted OF
the yeas and nays and the HOUSE
n Mr.. Cox again inquired whether h
- could not offer an amendment condem
n ING the Spanish Government for th'
,r brutal execution Of the medical student
in Havanah. .
ID The Speaker told him that he woul'
"a not The resolution was adopte'
\. unanimously-yeas 1sl, NAYS none.
d. Mr.. Kellogg, of the committee, aske'
,e leave to offer q resolution requestiD
,v the Committee on Wavs and Means t
se report q bill early in January next 10
u the immediate repeal Of the reyenu
t.x and for the repeal OF other interns
to revenue taxes except on liquors, tooacc
be and stamps. ,
or Mr.. Dawes-Let the resolution I
IN. simply referred to the committee Q
N. Ways and Means. 1t does not give I'll
committee time to consider the matte
~ but ;nstructs it to report . bill that WI
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