The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-02-21
XLIst CONGRESS.
THIRD SESSION.
SENATE.
WAsIILNnroN. FebrnarY 30.

WASHINGTON, February 3O.
Mr., WILSON, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported without amend
ment House bill extending the time for
filing bounty claims under tho act Of July
90, 1866, to january 13, 1870.
The Senate took up the Legislature ap-
propriatiOn bill, and the debate was con-
linued upon COncurring in the amendment
reported from the Committee of the
Whole, repeating the prohibition against
pardOns us evidence in the Court Of
Claims. .a %
Mr.. FOWLER read a long speech in be-
half of more conciliatory policy towards
the South, and in defence ofthe Southern
lOyalists. After further discussion the
Senate voted upon the question, when an
amendment was made in Committee
repeating that part Of the law regu-
lating evidence in the Court Of Claims,
which makes the possession OF pardon
proorot disloyalty, was concurred In.
Amendments increasing Judicial sala-
ries; consolidating public grounds South
and from the Presidents House to the
Capital, were concurrcd in, and aflcr fur
thCr amendments, IN agreement to take II
final vote on the bill tomorrow.
The Senate after short executive ses-
sion adjourned --,N. I-...
HOUSE.
Tne following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr.. CLARKE, of Kansas-A men,
Orihl from the Kansas Legislature for the
removal Of the National Capital to the
Valley Of the Mississippi.
BY Mr.. VAN TRUMP-In relation to the
nOn.payment by the New York Central
Railroad Company Ol the tax Of 8 per
cent upon the issue Of script, rcciting the
iacts In the case md the distrust which
the nOn.enlorCGmCnt of the tax has Caus-
Cd in the public mind US to the equal, hon.
est and impartial administration Of the
revenue laws, and requesting the Commits.
sionerol Internal Revenue TO enforce the
collection OF this $1,151, 800, leaving the
liabilities OF the company to DO deter
mined, as in the case Of individuals, by
the proper authorities. %
The bill reported from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, Friday last, author
izing the President Of the United States
to appoint joint commission to establish
the northwestern boundary line, was
next taken up ..s
Mr.. SWAMI, who reported the bill from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, ex-
planned tile necessity Of It's passage, He
replied to the objections OF Mr.. DAWES on
Friday, and expressed his confidence in
the estimate submitted, fixing the cost at
100000. -. ..
Mr.. DAWES stated that within the last
fifteen years there had been expended in
running this boundary line 1850, 400, and
that II was only after 1860, when notice
was given that no more appropriations
should bc made, it was discovered that
the whole thing was misfirc. He sug-
gested the propriety Of postponing the
sub jGCt for tho present session, and II after
the sitting OF the High Commission were
closed, 1t then became necessary to go on
with the work, IN appropriation could
be made. H,- .l...
Mr.. BANKS advocated the passage OF the
bill and expressed great doubts whether
the High Commission would ever con-
ccde that territory to the United States, as
the question did not appear to be within
the list of matters to come under Its con-
sideration. lie disclaimed the idea Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs having any
personal or private motives in urging the
bill. The bill wRs then passed.
A dispatch from the Associated Press
announcing the safety Of the Tennessee
was laid before tho House by the SrEAK-
ER. Its reading afforded great satisfaction.
The House then proceeded to the report
Of the Judiciary Committee on the Nc.
Canadian claim.
Mr.. Cook modified the resolution Of.
iercd by him last Saturday so rs to make
it read
Rc@lrci, That in the opinion Of the
House there is not sufficient evidence that
either William McGarrahan or the New
Idra Mining Company has title to tho
land known us the .Panoche. Grant, in
California, and that such proceedings be
at once instituted that will recover pos
session of the same and assert the title OF
the United States thereto.
After the debate closed the House pro-
cccded to vote on the various propositions.
They were all ncgatived, except the sub.
stitIte offered by minority Of the com.
mittec Tor the resolution reported by n ma
jority Of the committee.
The substitute directs tho Secretary Of
tho Interior to cause tho record Of the
patent TO the Panochc Grant 10 be trans
Cribed into the records as the same
stood on the record book in the
General Land Office ut the time II
was examined. without any mutilation or
crasurc whatever, so that the legal effect
Of the record, so transcribed, shall DO the
same asi the original record had never
been interlered with, and II authorizes
and requires the President Of the United
States to do in tho premises whatever
may, in his judgment, be just and equit'
able, without regard 10 any action or pro.
cesding subsequent to the 14th of March,
1868, tic date Of tho patent recorded.
Tho substitute was adopted, =.
Mr.. DICKEY moved TO lay the whole
subject on the table, which was mega
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Mr.. BINGHAM moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the substitute Yas agreed
to, and also moved that tho motion tore
consider be laid on the table The latter
motion, which Is the parliamentary form
Of making avote irTevocable, was agreed
to-yeas 100; nays o. Tho jointrGsoli.
ton, with Mr.. BiNGlIAM's substitute, was
then passed. IIIF5 TliR itt
Adjourned. ...
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