The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, April l9.
SENATE.

Soon after the reading Of the jour.
nal, without transacting any business
the Senate went into executive session
and the doors were closed.
The Senate concurred in the amend.
ment of the House to the bill for the
relief Of Nicholas P. Trist, the nego.
tiator Of the treaty Of Guadalupe
Hidalgo. AS passed it appropriates
1850 for his services.
The execution session, then resumed.
The doors were reopened at Ais
P. NJ.
A notification was received from the
House of It's disagreement to the con-
ference report on the Ku-Klux bill, with
the request for second committee OF
conference.
The Chair appointed as the second
committee on the part of the Senate
Messrs Edmunds, Carpenter and Thur
man.
Mr.. Cole submitted the second con-
ference report on the deficiency appro-
priation bill, which after discussion was
concurred in, Mr.. Edmunds only voting
in the negative, his objection being to
the appropriation of $4,000 to the
Charleston Sisters of Mercy.
The Senate at 4:55 P. NJ, took a re-
cess until $50 P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate re-assembled at $50
P. NJ. -
Mr.. Pomeroy called up the bill to
provide for the sale of the Sioux Indian
lands in Kansas. Passed.
Mr.. Robertson asked the Senate TO
take up the amnesty bill, which he
said would bring peace to the country +;
measure which was called for by the
press Of both parties; which would
strengthen the Republican party in the
start
Mr.. Morrill, objected to the motion
and it was not entertained.
Mr.. Cole called up the resolution to
print 10000 copies OF the San Domingo
report, and read an argument in favor
OF annexation and in denunciation OF
the President.
Mr.. Trumbull again moved to take
up the amnesty bill.
Mr.. Conkling moved to take recess
for half an hour
Mr.. Robertson asked the friends OF
the amnesty bill to vote down the
motion for recess.
Mr.. Trumbull listened eagerly, and
urged that the amnesty bill be broken
up.
Mr.. Nye differed in the opinion that
the amnesty bill would produce a good
effect on the South. The kindness ex-
tended to ssrds the people had been un-
paraleled, and the return for it had
been only an increased bitterness.
Pending the discussion, Mr.. Edwards,
from the committee Of Conference, on
the Ku.klux bill, recommitted a report
and stated that his conferees had agreed
upon a report precisely similar to the
previous report, with the exception Of
the last section. and the amendment OF
the Senator from Ohio, Mr.. Sherman,
substituted. This had been agreed
upon, which he (Edwards) thought
quite as effective as the original propo-
sition. 1t had not been provided that
in cases of outrages, redress might be re-
covered from the perpetrators, and from
those who were acquainted with the
outrage, and had not interfered TO pre-
vent.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the report, and
contended that the modified section
was of no practical use.
Mr.. Thurman agreed with his col
league, Mr.. Sherman, that the substi-
tute for his proposition was not worth
the paper upon which it was printed;
that il was a miserable abortion, and
he could not wonder at the wit dis
plaved by his colleague because this
proposition-this child Of his colleague
had been strangled. He (Sherman)
saws he is willing to see an universal
civil war. He (Thurman) did not say,
but it was said, that the whole object
of this legislation was TO provoke an
other civil war, in order to perpetuate
the reign of party power, and to prove
this the utterances OF his colleague
would be quoted. Mr.. Thurman said
his objection to the bill was 10 the
| third and fourth sections.
After further debate on the confer
ence report it was copcurred in-yeas
SO, noes Is, including Hall and Rob
ertson.
After passing a resolution to adjourn
sine die on Thursday at 2 P. NJ, the
Senate, at 10 P. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr., Hazleton offered resolution In
structing the committee on Military
Affairs TO consider and report what ad-
ditional legislation is necessary to
eoualize soldiers bounties, and report
what would be the additional annual
expense OF increasing BY 25 per cent
the pensions OF those who are totally
disabled.
Mr.. Campbell asked leave to intro
duce concurrent resolution requesting
the President to cause negotiations TO
be opened with the Governments OF
Great Britain and Mexico 20 ascertain
on what conditions those Governments
would respectively consent to the anex-
alton of their possessions on this con-
! tinent TO the United States Of America
Messrs. Willard and Meyers objected.
Mr.. Holman introduced bill to carry
into effect the decision of the Supreme
Court in relation to the bountes to sol
diers enlisted between the third of May
and the twenty-secord Of July, 1901.
Referred to the committee on Military
Affairs.
Mr. Maynard introduced bill to re-
establish Knoxville, Tennessee, as a
post OF delivery. Referred to the COM
mittee on Ways and Means.