The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, May 20.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May ~.
SENATE.
Bills were passed granting pensions
to Margaret Riley, Elizabeth ONelll
and Nathan Morgan.
The bill giving one addi'
tional representative to New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, New York, Rhode
Island, Indiana, Tennessee, Louisiana,
Alabama and Florida was called up
and went over, when Mr.. Frelipghuy.
called up the bill for the prevention 81
cruelty to animals in transit.
Mr.. Morton favored the bill, but
asked whether it did not involve the
question whether Congress had the
right to regulate the rates OF railroads
running from one State into another.
Mr.. Frelingheysen thought it did not.
Mr.. Casserly said the object was
good, but that the bill was imperfect
and involved the question of Constitu-
tional law, which ought to be more
carefully considered than it was likely
to be on this bill.
At the expiration OF the morning
hour, the bill went over and the Sem
ate resumed the consideration OF the
habeas corpus suspension bill.
The Vice President directed the
Clerk to read the order made by the
Senate on Friday, that this bill should
be taken up at twelve o'clock today
and considered to the exclusion OF all
other business until Opposed of.
Mr.. Trumbull said that this order
introduced into the Senate was an arbl'
trary rule, in violation Of its traditions
and its history, and he moved to recon-
slider the vote BY which it was made.
Mr.. Scott moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table, which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Hamlin offered the following:
WHEREAS, There has been published
in the Boston Daily Advertiser, a news
paper printed in Boston Mass, on the
18th Of May, a card in the following
words:
"WAsHINGroN, D. C., May IS.
ITO the Editors Of the Boston Daily ADJ
vertSer:
"SIR-As you have to-day published
Senator Conkling's attack upon the AS
sociated Press and some OF its en-
ployes, please give me space to say that
all his statements relating to me, except
the statement that l sit in the gallery,
are absolutely false. Respectfully,
[Signed " A. DEvINE,
Reporter of U. S. Senate for the
Associated Press"
AND WHEREAS, The said Devine has
held and now holds his place in the
Senate gallery as reporter for the Asso-
ciated Press by the favor Of the Senate,
and the said Devine having, by the pub
fishing Of said card, forfeited all claim
to future courtesy by the Senate; there
fore,
Resolvsd, That the said A. Devine be
and he is hereby expelled from the
Senate gallery.
Mr.. Sprague objected and it wen:
over.
The habeas corpus bill then came
up, and Mr.. Blair spoke in opposition
to it. He said it was intended by this
act to gi to the President Of the
United States power to re-elect himself
by force. This was one Of a series OF
acts by which elections in this country
had been placed under the super.
vision Of the Federal authorities. The
original act passed year ago, which it
was now sought 10 extend, had been
passed as feeler to try the temper Of
the people and see how far it would be
safe to 90 in overthrowing the Con
stitutional, safeguards of the peoples
rights and liberties, and now it was
proposed TO follow it up by this bill.
Mr.. Sprague said he had received
setting forth serious
objections to the steamboat bill passed
by the Senate last week, and he moved,
therefore, to reconsider. the vote upon it.
The Vice President ruled that the
motion was out Of order, the House
having already acted on the bill; but
said it would be in order to send a
message to the House asking it TO re-
cede from its action on the bill.
The habeas corpus bill was further
debated by Messrs. Blair, Cooper and
Hill until 4:30 P. NJ, when the Senate
took a recess until 7:30.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate reassembled at 7:30 PM.
Mr.. Alcorn made lengthy speech
on the situation Of affairs in Mississippi,
claiming that comparative peace pre-.
vailed there. He denounced the Ku-
Klux law as unnecessary and charged
Senator Ames. who, he said, had never
been resident Of Mississippi, with
stirring up the strife to bring back the
rule OF the bayonet and with maligning
the people OF Mississippi.
Mr.. Ames replied to Mr.. Alcorn, also
making personal attack, ridiculiug
Mr.. AIcorn, and saying that all he was
he owed to the carpet-baggers whom he
so fiercely denounced. He ridiculed
Mr.. Alcorn's war record and denied
that he was in any sense representa-
tive OF the Republican party.
The Senate, at midnight, adjourned.