The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-10
HOUSE.

A bill proposing an amendment 10
the Constitution to limit the Office ol
the President to one term was referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts-A
bill to remit duties on goods destroyed
by the fire in Boston.
BY Mr.. E. III. Roberts, of New York
A bill to amend the act relative to
the collection OF duties on imports
Referred to the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
By Mr.. Merrill Of New York-A bill
to organize National Banks without
circulation. Referred to the Committee
on Banking and Currency. Also bill
to repeal the treasury clause in the
National Banking act. Referred to
same committee.
By Mr.. Negley, OF Pennsylvania-A
bill to provide for tide water communi.
cation at the mouth Of the James and
Kanawha rivers. Referred to Commit.
tee on Commerce.
By Mr.. Critcher, of Virginia-A bill
to repeal the bankruptcy act. Referred
to the judiciary Committee. Also, 9
bill to refund the tax on spirits produced
from fruits. Referred to the Ways and
Means Committee.
Bv Mr. Wooddell-A bill to enable
the Indians to become citizens. Re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Beck, OF Kentucky-A bill
to repeal all test oaths. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Rice-A bill to repeal the act
imposing special tax on tobacco. Re~
ferred to the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
By Mr.. Arthur-A bill to repeal the
enforcement acts. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee. Also bill to
repeal the tax on bank checks. Referred
to the Ways and Means Committee.
All the States having been called the
House at once went into consideration
OF the bill pending, the question being
on motion to lay it on the table. The
motto nwas rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Scofield, Of Penn
sylvania, the bill was referred to the
Committee on Revision of Laws.
Mr.. Banks introduced bill to create
q commission to adjust the claims OF
several States for property destroyed by
rebel cruisers under the late Geneva
award, which was referred to Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
The House resolved to adjourn from
December 3Oth to January 9th.
Mr.. Hooper, of Massachusetts, intro
duced bill appropriating $4,000 for
the relief Of the families OF the tiremen
who lost their lives at the Boston fire,
while attempting to save property,
which was finally referred to Committee
on Appropriations. :,
On motion of Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsyl.
ysnia, the Secretary of the Treasury
was directed to communicate all the
information in the Department relative
to ipland tonnage. go,
Mr.. Garfield reportad a bill author.
izips the employment Of surtmen and
keepers for three-sail, and keepers for
the Cape Cod life-ssving station. Pass
ed.
On motion of Mr.. Hale, of Maine,
the rules were suspended in order to
allow an amendment to be offered to
the legislative appropriation bill, pro-
yidipg that congressman elect may
draw their pay monthly, commencing
on the 31 OF next March.
Mr.. Bingham. OF Ohio, from the
Committee on Judiciary, reported q Dill
n remove the disabilities of L. I. Z.
Lamar, of Mississippi. Passed,
Mr.. Acker, of Pennsylvania, intro
duced a bill to remove all political die
abilities from all persons, and declar-
ing a grand amnesty for past political
offenses.
The House, by q vote of l0l yeas to
SC noes, refused to suspend the rules, q
twothird vote being required.
The Democrats all voted in the affirm
alive. and also the following Repub.
Iicaps: Messrs. Banks, Barry. Blair
Rurdett, Coghlau, Farnsworth, Farwell
Finkelnburg, Garfield. Goodrich, Har'
ria. OF Mississippi, Hays, Kellogg, Nc
Kee Moore, Morey, Morphis, Price
Peters Platt, Sheldon, Stevenson
Stowell, sypher, Thomas, wakemau
and Whiteley.
The Speaker announced the following
as the specisl Committes ON the Centen.