The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-14

the best and most liberal bill of the kim
that ever passed the House. Tho bill
was passedsby the requisite two.Ihird
vote and without further division.
Mr.. BUTLER also reported tho bill re
moving the political disabilities Of som
25 900 persons by name, which was ais
passed..
Mr.. FARNswoRTH asked to have passet
the bill removing political disabilities,
Mr. PIERCE objected. y
MIR. ELLIOTT moved to suspend tue rule
and adopt the resolution directing the Ju
dietary Committee 10 report the supple
mentary civil rights bill. Negatlved
Yeas liz, nays n. Leas than q two. thirds
vote In the affirmative. 50 ''.=H
Mr.. SARGENT moved to suspend tht
rules and pass bill appropriatlnG
$4,000 for life sized marble statue q
Senator BAKER, oil California. Passed.
On motion OF Mr.. KETcuuM, the ses
sions on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings next were sci apart for the bus
inGss OF the Committee on Public Lands
and on motion Ol Mr.. BANKS the sessions
oi Monday and Tuesday evenings nexl
were set apart for the business Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The House then took up the Texas
contested election case, and after speeches
by Mr. CLARKE, tho sitting member, and
others, the resolution was adopted de-
claring MIR. CLARKE not entitled to the
scat, and d. G. Giddings, the contestant
entitled thereto. MIR. GiddingS was then
sworn in.
On motion Of Mr.. DOMAIN all debate
on the tariff bill was ordered to be closed
by . o'clock next Thursday by vote Of
1g7 10 50.
Mr.. Cox offered resolution calling for
reports OF the correspondence, &C., in re-
gard to the Liverpool Consulate, which
was adopted.
Mr.. WILSON, Ol Ind, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported a bill to establish a
Circuit Court Tor the western district oI
Missouri. Passed.
Mr.. SESSIONS, from the Committee on
Public Buildings, reported bill appro
priating 5000, 900 for a government build
ing in Memphis, Tennessee. Passed.
The majority and minority reports in
the case oI the investigation into the
affairs OF the District of Columbia, were
presented and ordered to the third read.
ing.
Mr.. WELLS, from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, reported a
bill appropriating $4,000 for pavilion
marine hospital building, at San Fran.
cisco, California, Passed.
Mr.. HOLMAN, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported back the Senate bill
authorizing the construction Of another
railroad bridge across the Mississippi
river at Quincy, Illinois. Passed, with
amendments.
The House took recess until half past
z o'clock.
The evening session is 10 be for the
consideration Of a bill codifying the pen
sion laws.
g.. SENATE.
A bill was passed creating an additional
land district in Kansas.
Mr.. PRATT called up the bill to increase
20 per cent the pensions oil soldiers and
sailors who lost both eyes, or both hands,
or were otherwise totally disabled, and
stated that it would cause an increase in
the annual expenditures Of about 100000.
The bill passed.
Mr.. SCuURz obtained leave to make a
personal statement, and said: II see II
stated In several papers Of my State that
when the vote was taken on tho amnesty
bill l was not present in the Senate and
that several OF the questions connected
with that bill might have been decided
otherwise by my vote. wish 10 say that
l was absent on account Of sickness and
that had taken the precaution, In order
not to loose my vote, to secure u pair of
with Senator Nye."
A conference committee on the disa.
grGeing amendments OF tho House to tho
bill for reLunding taxes on bonded spirits
lost by fire or other casualties, was ap.
pointed.
The bill In relation to the Dakota South.
ern Railroad Company was passed.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
the Senate resumed the consideration ol
the bill to amend the enforcement act.
Mr.. CAssERLY offered q substitute fol-
that portion Of his pending amendment
providing that 1t shall be unlawful foI
any civil, or military, or naval officer OF
the United States, or any person connect
ed with officers, to attempt TO exercise
directly or indirectly, undue influence OF
control over voters, or to that end distrib'
ute ballots marked in any way for the
purpose OF ascertaining the way that
persons have voted, or to use in any way
influence that would destroy or impaiI
the secresy Of the ballot, and providing
severe penalties for violation Of this law
Mr.. CAssERLEY offered an amendm ent
that no officer in the employ OF the fede
raj government shall in any way have
anything to do with elections. lie sup
ported his amendment by stating that tht
Government officials connected with tht
Navy Yard at Mare Island exercised un
due influence in tho most outrageous
manner at the last State election. The
employees Of the Navy Yard were com
PEELED to walk up to the polls like cattle
their tickets numbered by their numbers
on the pay.rolls, and their obligation Il
vote that prepared ticket, thus connected
directly with their daily bread, and al
this under the eyes .of a Government
official and OF course, with their full
knowledge. It Is TO prevent the occur
ence Of such scenes In the future that
have offered the second section. Mir
OAssERLY then advocated the first section
Of his pending amendment forbidding thu
use or presence Of troops at elections, un
less when called for by the civil authori
ties to keep the peace, and in this connec
tion spoke at length and in severe con
demnation OF tho presence of troops o
the election in New York city and else
where. .sgt --.,,t s,.',
Mr.. Cole replied, He said he agreet
with his colleague in condemning what
ever was wrong or unfair in the manner O
conducting the election at Mare Island
but he believed that his colleague wa
mistaken in many Of his statements. 81,
. sail fnrthar that fhn tnnraaoad vote 80