The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-25
XLIst CONGRESS.
THIRD SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January "a.

w AShlNhloNt buHueAJ Sh'
The House substitute for the bill for a
territorial grant for the District OF Colnm-
bla was debated upon motion Of MIR.
PATTERSON to noncOncur In the House
amendments and refer the bill to q COM
miltec of conference in order to facilitate
It's passage, Adopted.
Mr.. SHERMAN, from the Finance Com
mittec, reported, with sundry amendments
of minor character, the House joint
resolution, declaratory of the meaning OF
the 2Gth section Of IAN act to reduce in-
ternal revenue taxes" &C., approved July
"A, 1870. Bill passed.
The VICE PRESIDENT presented tho
credentials OF T. p. BLAIR, Senator elect
from Missouri, for the term ending March
4, 1878.
The unfinished business, being Mr..
TRUMBuLL's civil service reform bill pro-
hiblting congressman from soliciting ap-
p0intmCnts, was proceeded with.
Mr.. PATTERSON addressed the Senate at
length In explanation ol the abuses in the
diplomatic, consular and civil service.
After further discussion, Mr.. SCOTT
made IN Intellectual attempt to bring up
the income lax repeal, which was made
the special order for TO day.
At 3O'clOck, in accordance with pre-
vious notice, Mr., RAMSEY announced the
death of his former colleague, Hon. o. s.
Norton.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The following bills were introduced and
REFEREED
BY Mr.. Buck: In reference 10 the dis
tricL courts in Alabama.
ly Mr.. CUI.oUM: To amend the act Of
the l5lhol August, 1866, regulating the
diplomatic and consular bill.
Mr.. ORTIZ, rising to personal oxplana.
ton, sent to the clerks desk and had read
an extract from the report in the GloJe OF
the remarks of Mr.. Cox on the San
Domingo resolutions, in which Mr.. Cox
makes allegations and insinuations us to
the debt Of San Domingo, rs to the
grants of land and sufrages made to GER
tain parties, and as to the suppression, by
the Executive of certain document,
showing those matters which had been
attached to the original treaty. MIR. URTII
also referred to the statement made the
other day by Mr.. Cox when the diplO-
matte appropriations was underconsidera-
tiOn.
MIR. MCCLuRG, from the Committee on
Elections, reported in the contested cleo
ton case from North Carolina, that Ma
thaniel Boyden, the contestant, was not
entitled to seat, and that Francis L.
Shabcr, the sitting member, was. The
resolution was adopted.
A bill TO provide for the consolidation
OF Indian tribes and create a territorial
government for the Indians, was taken up
Us tho business for the morning hour, and
after discussion was recommitted, with
leave to report after the I'd of February.
Mr.. LOGAN, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported n resolution au'
th0ri2ing the subcommittee in regard to
the kidnapping and compulsory rcsigna-
tion Of three cadets, to proceed TO West
Point and take testimony US being n bet
ter and more economical plan than TO
bring witnesses to Washington. Adopted.
Mr.. YOU'VE presented the credentials Of
Stephen A. CorkGr, member elect from the
Filth Congressional District Of Georgia,
and moved he be sworn In
Mr.. BUTLER objected, and presented
the memorial of Thos Q. Baird, contes.
tant claiming the scat, and moved that the
subject be referred to the Committee on
Elections.
The credentials of Mr.. Corker were in
due form and signed by Governor Bul.
lock. Having been read, Mr.. BRooKs, of
New York, cOntendcd that on the presen.
tation Of those credentials Mr. CorlSer was
entitled as matter OF right to be sworn In.
The SPEAKER decided that while In the
organization OF the House It was the duty
of the Clerk to place on the roll all men,
bcrs who held proper credentials, after
the organization the question became one
which was under the control of the ma
jority. i,
MIR. RANDALL suggested that II depended
entirely up0h the politics Of man hold
Ing credentials. After some debate n mo-
tion was offered by Mr.. BUTLER to refer
the credentials and memorial Of the con-
tcstant to the Committee on Elections.
Rejected.
Mr.. MCKEE then presented himself and
was sworn in.
On motion of Mr.. Cook, confer
cnce Of the committee was ordered on
the bill to create q government Tor the
District of Columbia.
The House went into Committee OF
the Whole, Mr.. ALLISON in the chair.
The Diplomatic Consular appropriation
bill question being on the amendment
offered by Mr.. WARD, providing that no
Jail or secret service fund should be used
In connection with the annexation OF st.
Domingo, Mr. WARD argued in support
of the amendment.
After some debate Mr. WARDS amend
mcnt was rejected.
The committee then proceeded with
the consideration oi the bill, and stbse-
quently rose and reported II to the House.
Ffhn I,jll thpn nAapnd