The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March IL.
SENATE.

The Vice President laid before the
Senate the credentials Of John W.
Johnston, reelected Senator from Vir-
ginia for six years from the 4th inst.
After reading the credentials Mr.. John
ston took the oath of Office.
The Vice President also laid before
the Senate a message from the Presi-
dent in response to Mr.. Frelinghuysen' $
resolution, to the effect that since the
proclamation OF the ratification OF the
18th amendment but one additional
State, viz: New Jersey, had ratified it.
Mr.. Stewart, from the committee on
the Pacific Railroad, reported, with
amendment, the bill to enable the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company
to mortgage its road. The amendment
strikes out everything except the mere
power to mortgage. Passed.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill to re-
move the political disabilities Of all
persons except members Of the Cabinet
and Senators and Representatives who
left Congress to 60 into the rebellion.
Referred. =
Mr.. Anthony submitted resolution
for an investigation into Southern
affairs. After debate the concurrent
resolution was passed.
Mr.. Robertson, from the COM
mittee on Disabilities, reported.
without amendment, the bill to re-
leve all persons except members OF
Congress and officers Of the army and
navy who left their positions and aided
in the rebellion, from all political disa-
blities imposed by the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution.
Mr.. Hamlin moved an amend
ment repeating the law for the com
mencement of the first session of the
new Congress on the 4th Of March in
stead Of December. He said the exi-
gencies to meet, which an extra session
had been provided for, had passed
away. The amendment was adopted.
At 3:l5 o'clock the pending bill was
laid aside and the Senate took up Mr.
Anthony's resolution to limit the busi-
ness Of the present session in legislation
upon tie South. Mr.. Anthony sub
mitted his resolution in a modified
form, as follows: That the Senate will
consider at the present session no other
legislative business than the deficiency
appropriation bill, the concurrent reso-
lutions for joint committee on South
ern affairs and the resolution now pend
ing instructing the committee on Ju-
dietary to report bill or bills to enable
the President and Courts OF the United
States to execute laws in said States.
Mr.. Sumner objected to the resolution
in its present form, and before Mr..
Sumner concluded his remarks the
Senate adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Platt asked leave to offer a joint
resolution extending the provisions OF
the act of 1862 to all aliens who had
entered, or shall enter the navy or
marine corps, and have been, ,or shall be
honorably discharged, so as to place
them on the same footing as natural
lied citizenship. After debate the
Joint resolution was passed.
The House took up the bill author
izing and empowering Commissioners
of Internal Revenue, with the approval
of the Secretary of the Treasury, to de-
termine upon the character and device
of stamps required by the Internal
Revenue laws, to be provided by con-
tract or otherwise. Bill passed.
Adjourned until Monday.