The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March %
SENATE.
BILLS REPORTED.

BILLS REPORTED.
By Mr.. Pomeroy, from the Committee
on Lands-To secure homesteads 10
actual settlers on public lands; repeal
ing the pre-emption law and providing
for Homestead settlements only. Also
bill to incorporate the Great SaIi
Lake and Colorado River Railroad
Company, with grant of the right OF
way.
LAND BILLS.
By Mr.. Caldwell, from the Committee
on Private Land Ciaims-Extending Tor
three years the act for the fnal ADJUST
ment of land claims in Louisiana,
Florida and Missouri. :,
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, introduced
a bill repeating the acts granting lands
and cerlain privileges iu the lndian
Territory to railroad companies.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate a memorial signed by over 4OO
woman OF Utah strongly deprecatlng
the admission Of that territory into the
Union as State. In letter addressed
to the Vice President accompanying
the memorial committee OF five ladies'
state that large majority of the
signers have been residents OF utah
and members Of the Mormon Church
for many years; that number OF them
have bad personal and very bitter ex-
perience OF the workings OF polygamy,
and that they have every reason to
believe that their wrongs would be con
tinued and greatly intensified by the
admission OF Utah in the Union, and
the consequential transfer Of the power
to the Mormon priests. The papers
were ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported bill 10 refund to the
Winona and ST. Paul Railroad Com
pany certain duties paid on railroad
iron. Passed.
Mr.. Vickers, from the Committee on
Commerce, rtporre bill defining the
right. Of part owners OF vessels as 10
the selection Of captains. Passed.
Mr.. Logan called up the bill 10 en-
able the honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors and their widows to acquire
homesteads on public lands, and urged
its passage.
At the expiration Of the morning
hour the unfinished business, the tariff
bill, was called up.
Mr.. Windows asked unanimous con-
sent that the tariff bill should be tenn
porariy laid aside for the purpose OF
passing this bill. He stated that petl'
tions, signed by nearly 100000 soldiers,
had been presented in favor Of the bill,
and that il it were not passed immedl.
atelv, it would be too late for the soldiers
to get their homesteads this spring.
Mr.. Sherman objected.
Mr.. Window then moved to lay aside
the tariff bill.
Mr.. Sherman called for the ayes and
noes, which were ordered, and the mo-
ticn was carried; ayes y, noes lO.
The soldiers homestead bill was
taken up.
Messrs. Logan. Window and Stewart
advocated it. Mr.. Stewart said this
was the first so called soldiers bill that
was not for the benefit Of specula;ors.
The bill was passed.
The Senate then resumed considera
lion of the tariff bill, Mr.. Corbett beirg
entitled to the floor.
Mr.. Morton advocated protective
duties at such rates as would bring the
American manufacturers into a healthy
competition with foreign manu- 'acturers.
Anything like free trade was impossible
while labor in Europe was so much
cheaper than in the United States. He
favored free tea, coffee and coal. lie
critic zed the tariff record OF the Dem.
ocratic party and said the Cincinnati
Convention vas a political morgue and
that the bodies Of those who went into !
it would never afterwards be recognized
by their friends.
The question being taken on Mr.. !
SCOTS motion to put tea and coffee on
the free list, the motion was adopted
yeas 35, nays l3. the negatives being
Messrs. Ames, Blair, ConkIing, Fenton,
Hambleton OF Maryland, Hamlin,
Johnston, Morrill, Of Vermont, Schurz,
Sherman, Sumner, Trumbull and
Wright.
Mr.. Sherman said it may now be
considered that tea and coffee are to be
free and business men may regulate
their affairs accordingly. There must
now be no further material reduction
Of the tariff, as the exigencies OF the
Government would not admit Of it.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, moved to
strike out tie second section, which
provides for reduction OF ten per cent
of the duties on manufactured silk,
wool, cotton, iron, steel, glass and India
rubber.
Pending the vote, the Senate ad-