The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-09

that committee had been the grave OF
all such matters.
Mr.. Dawes remarked that the COM
mittee had not had time to dig any
body's grave. ,
Mr.. Eldridge called for the yeas and
nays on the reference, but in the mean.
time the morning hour had expired, and
the bill went over till next Monday.
Mr.. Slocum asked leave to offer the
following resolution
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury be required to inform this
House whether or not the conduct OF
the principal officers Of the Custom
House at New York and the collectors
and assessors of the Internal Revenue
OF nearly all the districts of the State Of
New York in absenting' themselves
from their duties and visiting Albany
to influence the State Legislature in an
organization, is consistent with the civil
service bill recently adopted by the
Treasury Department, and avowed to
be the policy Of the present
Administration, and if such conduct is
not deemed consistent with said policy
whether said officers or any OF them
have been reprimanded or otherwise
punished for the offenses.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Platt offered a resolution in.
structing the committee on Military
Affairs to inquire into the propriety OF
permitting the payment OF bounties to
men who were slaves at the time OF
their enlistment. Adopted. Also,
directing the committee on Invalid Pen.
sions to inquire as to allowing pensions
to the widows Of soldiers Of the war OF
1912, who were not married during the
term of service, but after the Enlistment
Of the soldiers. Adopted.
Mr.. Upson offered resolution in
structing the committee on Civil Ser
vice Reform to inquire as TO the pro-
priety OF providing for appointments
from the States in proportion to their
population, and that preference be
given to honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors Adopted.
Mr. Moore, Of Illinois, offered long
preamble and resolution referring to the
dispute about the land grants between
the Hannibal Il St. Joseph and Atchi.
son & Pixies Peak and Atlantic railroad
companies, and directing the Judiciary
committee to inquire into the matter
pending which inquiry into the issuing
of patents for lands is to be suspended.
Mr.. Wood favored the inquiry, and
prevailed that it should extend to a
statement which he bad heard made, to
the effect that the opinion Of the late
Attorney General had been given ad-
verse to the parties interested in pro-
curing these grants.
Mr.. Moore could not say what con.
nection any Senator or Representative
had with the case. He understood that
the Atchison and Pixies Peak railroad
company had received assignments Of
public lands from the Hannibal and
St. Joseph railroad company, which
assignments the latter had no right to
make, lands thus by right reverting to
the Government He wished the mat
ter to be inquired into and the issuing
OF patents in the meantime suspended.
Mr.. Wood expressed his belief that
parties high in the Government coul1
be connected with the frauds and there
fore be wished the inquiry to include
that branch Of the subject.
After further discussion the resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. Morgan, of Ohio, submitted a
JOINT resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution whereby ma
turalized citizens would be rendered
eligible to the office of President and
Vice President.
He moved to suspend the rules and
pass the resolution Not agreed TO by a
vote ofSl to 65, two-thirds not voting in
the affirmative.
Mr.. Mckee. Of Mississippi, introduced
a bill to relieve certain persons elected
to office in Mississippi and other South
ern States from political disabilities.
Passed
Mr.. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, intro
duced resolution instructing the com.
mittee on Coinage to inquire whether
the intrinsic value Of silver coins as
compared with gold coins, is not greater
than that OF other countries. Adopted.
Mr.. Acker asked but failed to obtain
leave to put the general amnesty bill on
its passage.
Adjourned at 3 o clock.