The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-09
42d CONGRESS-.
A Personal Speech by Senator schurz
lie Replies TO the Attacks OF the N.
ug. .r.y.a Y. Times.
WASHINGTON, d. O., Jan. 8, 1871.
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WASHINGTON, ID. u, Jan. !, 1871.
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Bills were introduced prohibiting State
or municipalities from collecting pilotagl
or port charges; establishing the South
ern Transportation Company In New
Mexico and Colorado; and incorporating
the brotherhood Of Locomotive Eugi
neers.
The following Bills were introduced ant
referred: BY Mr.. Cox, for the recognition
of tho, ,belligerent rights Of Cuba; also, tc
amend the Telegraph act Of July "a, 1860
by Mr.. MYERS, 10 repeal the income taS
for 1871, and subsequently,; by MIR. VIII.
SON, OF Ind, In relation to the advisory
board Of the Civil Service by Mr.. BAR
DER, granting to the State Of Wisconsin
the islands in the Wisconsin river by
MIR. FINKELNRuRG, TO amend the Inter,
nal Revenue bill also, authorizing tht
transfer and exchange of irregular strips
ofland adjoining the Marine Hospital al
St Louis, ana to prevent the further sale
OF public lands for Gflagc; by Mr. AN
THoNY, ior the construction Of bridges
across the Ohio river; by Mr.. WELLS, fol
tho sale of unsrrveyed swamps or over.
flowed lands; also, for the survey and
Improvement Of Gasconde river; by Mr.
MCCORMICK, for extending the time fol
the completion Of tho Portage and Lake
Superior Canal by Mr.. TYNER, to au.
thorize the survey and sale of lands re.
claimed by the drNihagcor Becker Lake,
Ind; by MIR. Low, for the sale Of certain
Indian lands in Kansas also forthe relief
OF settlers OH 0sagc lands in Kansas
by MIR. RusK, fora public building at La
Crosse, Wisconsin, also making In Crosse
a port OF delivery; by Mr.. SLATER, for
the survey OF the port of Oxford, Oregon
also for the removal of distinctions ia
navigation in the Colorado and Whitman.
tic rivers; by Mr.. LYNCH, resolutions re.
questing the President TO ascertain the
views OF the European governments in
relative to an Atlantic and Pacific Shin
Canal.
MIR. HALE introduced bill TO relieve
American built vessels from import duties
on articles entering into their construction,
repair and use. lIemoYed the previous
question but was not sustained. Yeas 50,
nays "a. 'i- --tIlIt III
Mr. DAWES stated that the subject was
already belorethe Ways and Means Com.
mittee. ...aar 1sl
MIR. LYNCH consented TO refer but dis.
cussion arose, MesSFs Cox and ELDRIDaE
expressing the belief that such action
would be the burial Of the bill, rs that
committee had beGnthe grave orall such
matters, and bTr. DAWES remarking that
the committee had not time TO dig any
body's graves. -. b.. =.
The ycas and nays were demanded,
when the morning hour expiring the Bill
went over until next Monday.
Mr. SLoCuM asked leave To offer reso.
luton asking the Secretary of the Treas.
ury whether the visit OF large number
of federal officers in New York State TO
Albany To influence the organization Of
the Legislature is consistent with the
civil service policy adopted by the Treas.
ury Department, and il not so, whether
they have been reprimanded or otherwise
punished.
Mr. BUTLER, of Mass, objected.
Mr.. CoGHLAN asked leave to offer reso.
luton instructing the Judiciary Com
miltec to inquire into the conduct of the
Louisiana Legislative muddle.
MIR. BUTLER, Of Mass, objected.
On motion of Mr.. UPsON the Committee
on Civil Service Reform was instructed to
inquire into the propriety of providing for
appointments 10 DO made from States In
proportion TO population, giving prefer.
cnce TO honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors. y .q ~
The resolution offered by Mr.. KELLOGG
before the recess directing the Committee
of Ways and Means 10 report a bill re.
pealing the income tax came up on the
motion to suspend the rules for its alOp-
tion. -. .a1 . : :
Mr.. DAWES demanded the yeas and
nays. Yeas 81, nays 81.
MIR. MOORE, of ILL.,, offered a resolution
directing the Judiciary Committed to in.
quire into the dispute about land grants
between the st. Joseph, Pixies Peak and
other railroads, and that the issue Of
patents be in the meantime suspended.
Mr.. WooD favored the inquiry, provi.
ded il extend 10 the reported suppression
by the Interior Department, at the in.
stance of a Senator, of an opinion of the
Attorney General adverse TO parties inter
ested In patents. Hc had heard that the
Attorney General had been on that ac-
count obliged to retire from the Cabinet.
Mr.. MOORE said he understood that the
Pixies Peak Railroad Company had re.
ceivcd an assignment Of public lands
from the Hannibal & st. Joseph Railroad,
which assignment the latter had no right
to make. Tho resolution was adopted.
Mr.. MORGAN introduced a joint fesolu.
tion TO amend the Constitution, making
naturalized citizens eligible 10 the Presi.
dency. Reiected-Sl TO G5, less than two.
third in the affirmative. g5T,TF
Mr.. MCKEE introduced n bill removing
disabilities from certain persons in Miss.
issippi. Passed.
On motion Of Mr.. NnLAcK tue Mill
tary Committee was instructed TO inquire
into the proprlety of paying a bounty to
soldiers mustered in under the first call
for troops in excess of the required mum.
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On motion Of Mr.. sHANKs, Of Ind, the
commillce was directed to- inquire into
the subject Of Indian. annuities, pensions
and bounty lands. Adjourned, - a
ft,E. 81. SENATE. .n .ls.
MIR. SCHURZ rose TO make n personal
statement he had read from tho Clerks
desk, an article OF certain charges against
him, first published, he said, in the New
York Times, and subsequently copied into
many other papers. SOHURz said: Mr..
PRESIDENT | desire to make few re.
marks upon this article, In the first place,
because the paper which published ii is
rcputed 10 be the special metropolitan
organ oil the national, administration. In
the second place, because this attempt
FORMS part Of the systematic warfare
which has been carried on for some time
on some Of the members Of this body
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