The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-30
next Friday, and the following Tuesday
the vote Is To be taken, -

tue VOte " 10 De IAkcn, ..........
MIR. GARFtELD offered resolution re.
questing the Senate to return to the House
q bill passed last week, making pensions
commence from the date Of the discharre
or death ol the soldier. In connection
with Il he sent TO the Clerks desk and mad
read communication from the Commis
sioner OF Pensions, stating that the bill
would involve an expenditure oI $50 800.
600, and he said at least one. fourth Of that
sum would find It's way into the pockets
of thieves, sharks and vagabonds, in the
shape of claim agents.
After opposition by Mr.. MooRE, of Ills,
and aner considerable discussion, the
House refused to suspend tho rules and
adopt the resolution. I.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. SUMNER called attention 10 the
omission from the Globe of Mr.. HANLrN's
Suggestion on Friday that before voting
for Mr.. SUMMERS equal rights amend
ment the Senate should sing "Old Hun.
dred." He said the omission, which was
made at the request OF Mr.. HAMLIN, ren.
dcred his subsequent remarks unintel.
ligiblc.
Mr.. COLE called up tho bill leasing
portion of the Preside Reservation to San
Francisco for a public park. aNr.I
Mr. CAssERLY wished to examine the
bill. 1t went over. ~.
The morning hour was consumed in dis.
cussing tho resolution for the arrest of
Gist and Camp, who refused to testify be.
fore the Ku.Klux Committee in South
Carolina. g r.r
The amnesty bill was in order, but was
postponed till tomorrow with the under.
standing that no vote should be taken.
Tho apportionment bill was taken up.
MIR. MORRILL,, Of Vermont, resumed his
remarks. lie preferred tho Senate substi.
tute to the House bill. lie said that the
House bill would do Injustice TO at least
fifteen States, and favored the large States
at the expense Of the small ones, "a
The question was on the first amend
ment reported by the Judiciary Commit.
tee, providing that the House shall consist
OF the present number 243, instead of 2S3,
as proposed in the House bill.
Mr.. MORRILL,, oil Vermont, moved to
amend so as 10 make the number 292.
Lost. Yeas II, nays 81.
MIR. EDMUNDs again argued that the
House bill would violate the cons titution.
al requirement that there shall be equality
in representation, and expressed the opin:
ion that exact justice would be the near
est approximated by reverting to the rule
which was followed up to 1S4l, of disre.
garding fractions altogether. The other
amendments reported by the committee
were rejected, except the last, which was
adopted; yeas 81, nays 25.
The section prDvides that should any
State after the passage Of this act deny or
abridge the right ol any of It's male resi-
dents to vote at any election named in the
'l4Lh amendment, except for participation
in the rebellion or other crime, the num-
Der Of its representatives shall be proper.
tionately reduced.
MIR. PoMERoY moved to strike out the
9th Section, which prohibits the admission
Of any new State until 1t has sufficient
population to entitle it to one representa-
tive. Lost, "a to 30.
Mr.. PATTERSON moved TO amend so Us
to give Vermont and New Hampshire
three members each. Lost, 4S to 0.
Other amendments were offered and
rejected.
The bill having been considered in
committee, as reported to the Senate,
an amendment was made and concurred
in, "a to 10. The bill passed, all the Sena.
tors voting aye, except Messrs. EDMUNns,
HAMILTON, Of Md, MORRILL,, of Vt,
NoRwooD, PATTERSON, SALISBURY and
VICKERs.
Mr.. BLAIR, from the Committee on |
Private Land Claims, reported without
amendment bill comforting jurisdiction
on the Court of Claims to hear and dc.
termine the suit of Carondolet rs. the
United States.
Bills were introduced and referred, as |
follows: by Mr.. BLAIR, authorizing the |
Secretary OF the Treasury to pay for cot
ton seized by agents of the United States
after June 80, 1866; by MIR. HOWE, al.
lowing homestead settlers and the heirs
of homestead settlers, burned out in the
States Of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan, until January /, 1878, to re.
build on and reoccnpy their homestead
lands, Adjourned. |