The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-08

aud now the House, after a brief debate,
also passed the bill by the required two.
thirds majority-yeas l0l, nays A.
Mr.. Brooks, of New York, asked
leave to introduce 4 ILL providing that
all acts and parts Of acts requiring du-
ties to be assessed upon the brokerage
cost of transportation, shipment trans
shipment and other like costs and inci>
dental charges incurred in packing and
shipping merchandise, are hereby re-
pealed, and all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions OF this
section are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Randall, Of Ohio, objected.
The Speaker laid before the House q
message from the President calling the
attention Of Congress to the act ap-
proved July IA, 1870, directing the
Secretary of War to place at the dis
posal of the President certain bronze
cannon for the erection Of an eques.
trian statue OF General J. A. Rawlins,
&c. The President says that no artist
is named to the parties designated to
whom the ordnance is to be delivered
in order to remove the ambiguity, and
asks Congress to signify what action
shall be taken as to the artist and to
fix the amount Of money to be expended;
and further, that a board OF officers
shall be named to locate the monument.
Referred to the Committee on Appro-
priations.
The Speaker laid before the House
additional copies Of the correspondence
relating to commerce between the
United States and certain British colo
NAL possessions; also, copies Of cor
respondence with regard to an extra
dition treaty between the United States
and Belgium. Referred.
The Senate amendments to private
bills were agreed to, when the House
passed the bill granting the right OF way
to the Pensacola and Louisville Rail
road Company of Alabama, said road
to be finished within five years. The
road is three miles long and extends
from the Alabama line to place called
Pollock, on the Mobile and Montgomery
railroad.
The House passed the Senate bill
authorizing the construction OF 8 rail-
road bridge across the Mississippi river
at Red Wing, Minnesota.
The Senate amendments 70 the river
and harbor bill were read. The House
non-concurred in numerous amend
ments, including that confining appro-
priations to the next fiscal year, and
asked for q conference.
The Speaker signed q large number
of enrolled bills.
The House non .concurred in the Sen
ate amendments to the fortfication bill,
and asked for a committee Of confer
ence.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendment to the bill to release
twenty-five acres OF land to the Platts.
burg and Canada railroad, and then
took up and the Clerk read the Sem
ate substitute for the bill to prevent
and punish distractions Of justice in
the courts OF the United States. 1t
provides for fine and imprison-
ment, or both, of a person who may
by threats or force or by threatening
communications endeavor to influence
grand or petit jurors. The bill was
referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
The Speaker appointed Nessrs Saw
yer, Sheldon and Randall a committee
of conference on the river and
harbor bill, and Messrs. Niblack,
Donnan and Twitchell a committee on
the fortifcation bill.
The House took up the Senate bill 10
declare and enforce the civil rights Of
the citizens Of the United States.
Mr.. Poland offered an amendment
providing that no penalty should exceed
one thousand dollars, the minimum to
be at the discretion of the Court.
Mr.. Brooks, Of New York, said that
the words civil rights would be changed
to socal rights.
Mr.. Poland replied that there was
nothing about social rights in the bill.
Mr.. Brooks said the colored men of
the country now had every civil right
that be or any other mai had.
Mr.. Poland-But there is no remedy
for violations in some States.
Mr.. Brooks-There is, under common
law, q remedy everywhere.
Mr.. Poland-But there is no penalty.
Mr.. Brooks-The States have SOW
ereign power TO enforce any penalties
they please, and social rights, such as
the bill demands, if the concern Of any
body, are the concern Of the States, and
not OF the Federal Government.
Mr.. Poland moved to pass the bill
under q suspension OF the rules with
his amendment.
The House voted and the result was
Sc against 73. SO the question was de-
cided in the negative. there not being
the required two-thirds vote in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Pollard then modified his
amendment, changing the proposed pen
alty from one thousand TO one hundred,
and again moved suspension Of the
rules and the passageIof the bill. The
vote was SO against 70. The question
was therefore decided in the negative,
not receiving twothirds vote. The
bill now lies on the Speakers table,
The committee OF conference on the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad bill
made 0 report thereon, which was
agreed to.
The House then took up the Senate
Ku. .Klux bill, proposing to extend the
suspension Of the privileges of the writ
of habeas corpus until the end OF the
| next regular session Of Congress. The
vote on the suspension Of the rules was
IS against so. Twothirds were re-
quired to suspend the rules and psss
the bill.
On motion Of Mr.. McHenry, OF Ken
tucky. the House took up, and after an