The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-16
542d CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan, II, 1872.
'Haa HOUSE. --s 81 To-

Various hills were introduced and re.
lerred.
Bills were introduced. by Mr.. BUTLRR,
Of Mass, i0r the removal OF the legal and
political disabilities incurred during the
late rebellion; Proriied, That the act
shall not enable any person to maintain a
claim or right against the Government,
except those which have occurred before
the 11th OF April, 1851, and subsequent TO
the OH of April, 1865 also, to repeal
the several tenure. .ofotllcc acts; by Mr..
SMITH, for the construction OF national
railroad between New York and Chicago;
by Mr.. MERcuR, 10 admit tea and coffee
FREQ OF duty after July next: by Mr.. NEQs
LEY, Tor the sale ol the quartermasteRs
depot at Pittsburgh, and the erection Of
a custom house and marine hospital there.
at also, for the Improvement Of the Ohio
and Monongahelas rivers by Mr.. STE.
vENsON, to complete the water highway
from the tide water on James river TO the
Ohio, ,at the mouth Of the Kanawha; by
Mr.. VAUGHAN, to nuthorlze the construc.
ton OF bridge over the Mississippi, at
Memphis; by Mr.. SLocuM, ot N. Y, for
the purchase Of bust OF the late Rear
Admiral Farragut, TO be placed in the
Capitol; by Mr.. CLARKE, sot M ~ to
provide that currency in coin and paper
be ofcqual and uniform value throughout
the United States by Mr.. BLAIR, author
izing the construction Of bridge across
1.-The Mississippi river at Canton, Mo; by
INIr. RUSH, 10 authorize the construction
OF bridge across Lake 81. CroiX, at Hud-
son, Wis; by Mr. HEREFORD, tor the
locking aud damming of the Great Kama.
whA river, w. Va; by MIR. TAFFE, to
abolish the Office OF Superintendent of Ins1
dian Affairs. 81 n US " i
Mr. PENCE, from the Committee on
Education and Labor, reported bill TO
establish an educational fund, and to ap.
ply the proceeds Of public lands tothe
education of the people Recommitted.
Mr.. HALE's bill of last Monday, in refer
erence to ships and ship building, was
debated for ten minutes, and went over
without action.
Mr.. NEdLEY introduced bill 10 es.
tablsh port of entry and delivery ut
Pittsburgh, Pa, and moved that it be put
upon It's passage. -
Mr.. HOLMAN objected. ~
Mr.. NEGLEY moved 10 suspend the
rules and pass the bill. Agreed to.
Mr.. DAWES, Of Mass, asked leave TO
offer resolution for the appointment Of
select committee of five TO inquire into
the origin and character OF the difficult
ties between the Government and officials
of Louisiana and the United States Off
cials in that State, and to report the same
to the House with such recommendations
as itmay deem expedient 1.-THE committee
To have power 10 send forpers6ns and
papers aad 10 sit in Washington or else
whcre U-r
Mr.. KERR objected. .,s.. ,,t,I
Mr.. DAWES moved TO suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution. Agreed to-
yeas 144, nays 5S N /
Mr.. AcKER, of Pa, asked leave to intro!
tduce bill 10 remove all legal and politi.
cal disabilities, and TO grant general am,
nesty. '......-........
Mr.. DicKEY objected. a., $50.
MrfAcKRR moved 10 suspend the rules
and pass the bill.
The House refused TO suspend the rules
and pass the bill. Yeas, 10G; nays, 93.
Mr.. DAWES then introduced bill en-.
acting that from and after its passage all
political disabilities incurred under and
by virtue of the 81 section OF, the 14th
amendment 10 the constitution are, re.
moved. The rules were not suspended
and the bill was not passed. Yeas, 1871;
nays, 20, less than twOthirds.
Another amnesty bill, being the one
passed by the House laat aHasiOn and now
pending IN the Senate, was introduced by
Mr.! Haleand passed; Yeasr170, nays, 81.
II IS the same as passed by the House
last session, and eXcepts members Of Con.
gress and officers Of the army and navy
who joined the rebellion, The following
Is the negative vote Amber, Beatty,
Burlington, Coburn,, C0ngcr, SDhnneil,
Goodrich, ,fIoar, Kellinger, Lansing, Lave,
Maynard, !; McCreerS sMcJunkin, Mercer,
Orr, Packard Of Indiana, Packer Of Penn,
Palmer Porter, Rainey, Rusk, Scely,
Sprague, Shanks, TaiIe, Townsend OF
Penn, Tyne, Waldron, Walls and Wilson
Of lndiana-3l. ..,,..
Mr.. HAY OF Illinois, Introduced, a bill
appropriating 100000 for the prcserva-
and improvement Of the harbor at Alton,
Illinois.
MIR. Cox offered u resolution calling for
the unpublished correspondence relating
to the release Of W. G. Halpinc, Fenian
prisoner Adopted. .ttlsjl, ,ygggW
Mr.. KETR offered resolution ior n
select committee in regard to stationing
United States troops in Cherokee county,
Kansas. 4 Referred totlle Military Com
mittee.
The House then adjourned.
..a SENATE.
Mr.. GoLDTHwATTE, OF Alabama was
sworn in.
Several petitions were presented. Mr..
Cole presented a petition from Chinese
dealers on the Pacific coast for reduc.
ton on,riee. ,sThe NICR PREsIDENTssaid
I petitions from foreigners should be re.
ceived at the State Department. The
question was taken, however, and the pc
titioA referred. . - -. r.
Mr.. BLAIR offered a joint resolution d.
recting the Ku.KluX Committee to inquire
into affairs in Louisiana. y.Ulti |
MI. EDMUNDs objected. So Invent over.
r. MIR. FENToN presented the petition of
] Hon. G. II. Selden, and over one thousand
other citizens, praying Tor reduction oil
the tariff TO the revenue basis, and es.
pecially for the removal of the duties
upon salt, coal and pig iron. amin, ,r,,
Mr.. EDMUNDs presented thirty.two pc.
iitions from Vermont, for the repeal of the
duty on salt. rgs .g d
Mr., CHANDLER, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported without amend
Al. An a