The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-18
XLIId CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

Upon the reception Of the Ku.Klux bill
from the House, motion was made by
AIr. TRUMDULL that the Senate rccede
from its amendments that were not con.
CURED in by the House. Itwas rejected
by ayes, II; nays, 80, Messrs. CALDWELL,
HILL, ROBERTSON, ScHURz, TRUMDULI
and WRIGHT in the affirmative.
A Committee Of Conference was then
ordered to which the bill was committed
consisting Of Messrs. EDMUEDs, SuER.
NAN and STEVENSON.
The deficiency appropriation bill was
also sent to the Conference Committee.
Mr.. ANTHONY, Of Rhode Island, on
motion o. Mr.. SUMNER, was chosen Pres
ident pro tenn, Of the Senate, in the tenn
porary absence OF the VICE PRESIDENT.
The executive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
+ Bills were Introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Misunderstanding bounty
lands to those who served in the army or
navy during the rebellion.
BY Mr.. MARsnALL-To promote com.
merce among the States and 10 cheaper
transportation.
The House then proceeded 10 consider
the following preamble and resolution Of.
fered last Monday by Mr.. BELL, of New
Hampshire:
WHEREAS, The Government of the
United States was established by the peO-
pie for their own protection and benefit,
and should be administered on the strict
est principles of frugality, and economy in
its expenditures; and, whereas, the money
annually raised by taxation upon the peO.
pie should not exceed the sum Of $780,
900 900; said sum being amply sufficient
to provide for the ordinary expenses Of
the Government, the payment of the inter-
est on the public debt, and in part liquid.
alton Of the interest on said debt, there.
fore be 1t
ResoIred, That this House disapproves
inordinate taxation to pay off in immense
sums the public debt, us heretofore prac.
ticed by the Secretary of the Treasury,
and would limit the sum for the annual
reduction Of the principal of said debt to
$25, 100000.
Mr.. Cox, who drew up the resolution,
moved 10 lay 1t on the table for the pur.
pose of having o test vote upon It; intend.
ing himself to vote agains! the motion.
The House refused to lay the resolution
on the table; yeas, 8; nays, 1853.
The House refused to second the previ.
ous question on the adoption Of the reso.
luton by q vote Of fG5 to II, aud Mr.. May
NARD having risen TO debate, the 4esolu.
ton went over.
Mr.. BUTLER, Of Massachusetts, intro.
duced Joint resolution requesting the
President 10 cause 10 be submitted TO the
Joint High Commission the claims Of
American citizens for damages and losses
suffered on account Of their imprison.
ment without due process Of law or trial
in British prisons, for supposed completely
in the Fenian cause in Ireland.
The vote on the second reading, under
the previous question, was taken by the
tellers.
After the affirmative vote was taken,
those who were opposed to the resolution
refrained from voting under the lead OF
GARFIELD. There was, therefore, no
quorum voting. Vote, 1903 to 8.
A call OF the House was thereupOn or
dered and had, when 175 members ans.
wered to their names and oil further pro-
ceedings under tho call were dispensed
with.
The morning hour expired and the reso-
luton went over until next Monday.
Other bills were introduced and refer
red Us follows:
By Mr.. STARKEwEATHER-providing
for Il Commission to determine the claims
for damages committed on the American
commerce by Alabama, Shenandoah,
Florida, Georgia and other British
cruisers.
Mr.. KENsILLA moved 10 suspend and
adopt the resolution requesting the Presi.
dent to have the case Fenian prisoners
in Canada presented to the Joint High
Commissioners to the end that their re.
lease be effected, negative:-yeas, o.
nays-G0, not two-thirds in the afirma'
tive.
Mr.. ROBERTS offered q resolution re.
ouesting the President to intercede with
the authorities of the Dominion Of Canada
for the release of the Americans citizens
now confined in tho Canadian prison
Adopted. Adjourned.