The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-26
8, WHEELING va FRIDAY MORNING APRIL 2a 1872
esalOn and vote for or against the Foso.

mhs uAApALL Inpfeu 10 lHul0ufn
which was refused by q vote Of 70 10 90,
BANKS called for the yeas and nays and
denounced the ,remarks Of DAWES a. an
indecent attack. The SPEAKER BY con-
tinuous knocking with the gayel prevented
BANKS remarks from being heard, as he
also done while there was an angry
colloquy going on between DAWES, RAN
DALI, and MYERS and explained hls
noisy action BY saying he did not want
such colloquys TO be heard and reported.
The yeas and nays being taken, the vote
resulted, yeas 80, nays G4. r. :
Therefore the House adjourned.
SENATE. - =
Mr., BucKNuHAM presented Q set Of
resolutions from the Council Of the Con.
gregatlonal Churches Of the United States
at Ooerlin, o., approving the treaty Of
Washington, and urging Congress to
take measures for the establishment OF q
general system Of international arbitra.
ton. . r,,W IL n ~ ~
4 Mr.. ScoTT, from tho Ku.K Klux Commit,
tee, reported testimony relating to Geor.
gia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. MORTON
from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, and reported with amendments
bills supplementary to the enforcement
act Of May Goth, for and relating to the
appointment Of Supervisors OF Elections.
MIR. PRATT, from the Committee on
Pensions reported adversely on the bill
allowing all widows ofthe soldiers of the
wsr .of1Sl2 pensions, without reference to
the time Of marriage. RI 30,
Measrs Cole and CAssRRnY referred to
the remarks Of Mr.. SARGENT In the House
which animadverted on the course of the
California Senators on the Goat Island
question. ijl.f4'ga lltt 4
Objection was made to Mr.. SARGRNT's
remarks being read, and Mr.. EDMuNDs
suggested that II the Objectionable re.
marks justified it, the best course for the
Senate would be send remonstrance to
the House. -'f77s-t "
The matter was then dropped and the
deficiency bill came up as unfinished bust.
ness.
{ Mr.. ALcoRN offered an amendment to
Mr.. MoRRIL's, Of Vermont, pending
amendment, providing that It's provisions
should not apply to the judgments hereto,
fore rendered by the Court Of CLAIMS.
Agreed to, .g-.....-,-.
Mr.. SHERMAN moved TO strike out Of
Mr.. MoRRlLL's amendment the provision
that judgments OF the Court OF Claims
in suits arising out of the rebellion shall
not be paid unless out otspecial appropria,
tion made for the purpose. Agreed to.
Mr. EFRELINeHuYsRN moved to amend
Mr, ALCoRN's amendment already adop.
ted so as to make It apply only TO cases In
which it has been found as a proven fact
that the claimant had given aid or com.
fort to the rebellion. Agreed to by q vote
of 90 to 1S. 80 boz -
Mr.. BAYARD offered an amendment pro.
viding that proof of loyalty to the United
States or not othaving given aid or comfort
to the rebellion be required Of any party
to suit cogn:zable by the Court OF Claims
founded on contracts with the United
States entered into since the suppression
of the rebellion. Agreed to.
MIR. ALcoRN offered the following
amendment: Provided, further, that in
any judgment heretofore rendered In ia.
yor Of claimants in which the question oI
loyalty was not passed on, the Court, on
application OF the complainant, as to the
question of loyalty as shown by the evi.
dence on record" Agreed to. ''-75f
Mr. HILL offered an amendment, which
was rejected. -79fF5i y6E
Mr.. MoRRIII's was then agreed to-
yeas, %; nays, II.
Having been considered In The Com.
mittee Of the Whole, the bill was reported
to the Senate, when an amendment was
adopted increasing the salary Of Second
Comptroller Of the Treasury to 5000.
Mr.. HOWE called up the bill authoriz.
Ing the West Wisconsin Railroad COM
pany to construct railway bridge across
Lake 81 Croix at Hudson, Wis, and 1t
was passed. - -
Pending the final action on the de.
flciency bill, the Senate adjourned.