The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-30

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for a short hand reporter fol
the United States courts In Calltor'
MIA allowing reserved $3.50 lands to be
selected and to count double; to amend
the act granting land titles in California
granting right OF way through puolic;
lands TO the Southern Utah railroad
company; for the organization OF a new
territory act for the northern portion ol
Dakota; for assay Office in Montana;
for the survey of the channel opposite
Elizabethport, New Jersey; for the re.
tirement of national bank notes, and
the substitution therefor of United
States treasury notes. also, for the
withdrawal OF the fractional currency
and for a general banking law; to make
Jersey City a port of entry; granting
bounty to persons who served thirty
days in the war against the Seminole
Indians in Florida; the memorial ofthe
American Industrial League; the me-
mortal of the International Steamboat
Company.
Mr.. Hubbard asked leave to offer a
resolution instructing the committee on
Public Buildings aud Grounds to In
quire into the propriety and feasibility Of
procuring for the United States the
title to Independence Hall and Square
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Speer, of Georgia, introduced a
bill for the removal of political disablll'
ties from some half dozen citizens oil
Georgia. The bill was amended by
adding some twenty names OF citizens
of Tennessee and was passed.
A like bill introduced by Mr.. Sargent
for the removal Of disabilities of one
person in Nevada, was passed.
Mr.. VOORHEES, introduced bill for
the recognition of a state Of war between
Spain and the republic OF Cuba, and
declaring both parties in the conflict to
be entitled to all the rights conceded to
belligerents, including the right to carry
their respective national flags in the
waters of the United States. He moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mr.. Banks suggested its reference to
the committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Cox hoped it would not be so
referred, as that committee had already
before it a similar bill, introduced by
himself.
Mr.. Banks sail he had not addressed
the gentleman from New York.
Mr.. Voorhees-without the slightest
disrepect to the committee on Foreign
Atiairs-prererred A to have an immedi-
ate vote of the House.
Mr.. Banks said that the committee
on Foreign Affairs had the subject un'
der consideration, and the gentleman
from Indiana (Mr. Voorhees) must be
aware that the House could not vote
for the bill without discussion, or a
repor. from a committee.
Mr.. Cox objected TO debate.
Mr.. Brooks, OF New York, said he
would vote for the bill, but could not
commit himself to all its phraseoIogy
about the international law, etc. lie
wished ia make that reservation.
Mr.. Banks objected to any reserva'
ton. The bill must be taken as a
whole.
Mr.. Voorhees, said there was nothing
portisan in the measure.
Mr.. Shellabarger wished 10 have a
separate vote on the various PROPOSE
tions contained in measure, but the
Speaker ruled that under the motion to
suspend the rules, it might be voted on
as a whole The vote was taken and
decided ia the negative, yeas 73-nays
100. The bill was then referred to the
committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Brooks, Of New York, wished to
send with it resolution declaring that
in the interests of civilization, philan'
throphy and christianity the interposition
OF the people of the United States is
demanded for pacitication among the
people of Cuba and Mexico.
Mr.. VOORHEES, objected, saying he did
not understand what it meant.
Mr.. Swami, from the committee on
Appropriations, reported the annual
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill, which was made the special order
for Thursday next. The total sum
appropriated by this bill is 81 PIC, $50.
Mr.. Getz asked leave to offer a reso.
luton for an investigation into the au,
thority by which Seneca sand stone had
been used in the foundation Of the new
State Department building contrary to
the order of the joint committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds.
Mr.. Negley objected.
Mr.. Getz wished to move to suspend
the rules, but had not the floor for that
purpose.
Mr.. VOORHEES, withdrew his objection
to the resolution offered by Mr.. Brooks,
of New York, saying that he had un'
derstood the word "pacifcatlon" to
have been read as classification"
Mr.. Burdett offered a resolution In
structing the committee on Manutac,
lures to inquire whether the material
for steamship building can be supplied
by the United States, as to the difference
in prices between domestic and foreigni
Adopted.
Mr.. Dawes called up the Senate con-
current resolution for final adjourn
ment on the Goth Of May. He wanted
an expression of the will Of the House
on the subject so that it should be un'
derstood in good time. The resolution
was unusual not only in its origin, but
also as to the time of its introduction.
His own idea, however, was that Con-
gress could as we'll adjourn on the
seth of May as on the 29th OF July,
provided the time was fixed long
enough in advance.
Mr.. Farnsworth wished the resolu,
ton referred to one Of the leading COM
mittees of the House, the committee on
Appropriations or the committee on
Ways and Means. The Senate had not
vet passed single public bill and yet