The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-27
42d CONGRESS-
WAsHRGToN, February "a.
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I ava tAb A3bbllNhASt uAAs Atl1lOhElALs HOl
the erection of government buildings Al
Racine, wis. y - "i' ~ Ia VI INhl
/ Senate bills were introduced by
Mr.. RICE providing that persons who
were held as prisoners OF war, OF
were In the hospital at the time, or subse.
quent to the issuing oftheir commissions
shall have same pay, and he enrolled as
II mustered at that date. ~. .-.y' 1--WE
MIR. SPRINGER introduced q bill remov.
ing political disabilities from all persons
engaged in the rebellion, on condition
that they should not be enabled to main.
tain any claim oEright againsttte United
States before such removal Of disabilities,
unless the same accrued prior 10 April II,
1861, Or subsequent TO April 10 1885, -
1 The supplementary civil rights bill
came up but went over until next Mon.
day. ~ ID ~
In taking vote for adjournment great
confusion arose. The SPEAKER said thai
the conduct OF the House the last two af.
terpoons was scandal 10 legislation. g
Abill was introduced by Mr.. PERRY, ol
Ohio, to preserve the independence ofthG
several departments Of the government
andto fx the actual responsibility Of ap-
pointrnents 70 office in the ciVil service
and for removal from office.
A large number Of bills for the reno.
val OF political disabilities from persons
in various Southern States were presented
and ut the suggestion OF the SPEAKER all
were included IN one bill j" 'V''"
Il Mr. E0NlRu inNuirad o1 Hn tho ,orone
that had mot been read ID full whether
that ot Jefferson Davis was included.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE suggested that all citi.
zens of the United States be included.
MIR. GARFIELD moved that the bill,
without further. reading, of names, be
passed, under a suspension of the rules
MIR. MAYNARD called for the yeas and
nays. Not ordered.
Mr, GARFIELDs motion was agreed 10
by 115to 49, iF 3tFiG UIa0BI ~!
MIR. FARNswORTH offered resolution
lnstrucLing the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, 10 report a bill
lor the clearing away Of the horse car
stables, car, tracks, and other puisances
surrounding the Capiol. Adopted.
On motion of MIR. Young, the Senate
bill removing political disabilities from
S6,24l persons named in It, was passed
under suspension OF the rules without
being read,' and without the yeas and
nays, which Messrs. MAYNARD and Kill.
IINGER demanded. "''
Mr.. Brooks, of New York, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, reported
q bill repeating the requirement of stamps
on packages Of jellies, mustard, canned
and preserved fruits, vegetables and meats,
DC. Passedunder suspension OF rules.
MIR. MORGAN introduced u resolution
which was passed, providing for tic teach
ing Of the German laliguageat West Point.
Mr.. LYNCH ollereda a resolution instruct.
ing the Committee on Expenditures in the
War Department to inquire into the sale
Of ordnance stores in the late Franco.
German war, with power to send for per.
sons and papers. Adopted.
MIR. Cox moved to suspend the rules
and adopt. resolution instruCting the
COMMITTEE on Ways and Means 10 report
G'bill reducing the duty on pig iron To five
dollars ton or less, and insisted Oh u vote
or count by division.
The STEAMER announced that the vote
was 3j to SO, twothirds in the negative.
MIR. Cox demanded the yeas and nays,
which were ordered.
The motion to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was rejected, yeas,
"a; nays, 90.
Mr.. KETCHAM moved 10 suspend the
rules and pass the bill, which he reported
from the Committee on Public Lands, eX.
tending the time for completion of the
Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Ca.
nal to the 3D. OF March, 1873. Agreed to
and the bill passed. ,'..... s...
MIR. LEACH moved TO suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution declaring il to
be the judgment OF the House that the tax
on manufactured tobacco should he q uni.
form tax OF sixteen cents 3 pound.
MIR. DAWES remarked that that would
take $l0, ,OOO,0 900 out Of the treasury. 'us'
The rules were notsuspended, bya vote
ofS0 to 6S, less than two.thirds being in
the affirmative, and the House vent into
q Committee OF the Whole on the De.
ticiency bill. 's'i so. OF r1!r,'
MIR. GARFIELD made statement eX.
planatory of the bill, which appropriates
six and quarter million dollars. he
accounted for the bill chiefly by the fact
that for the first time the law requiring
unexpended balances at the end Of each
year 10 be conveyed into the treasury,
went into effect on the 1st OF January,
1871. ,.gyt .,..f.. ,..,.-,
Mr.. BRooEs, olNew York, took oppor.
tunity by opposing the deficiency bill, to
speak OF coalition in the House between
the representatives Of the iron interest,
md portion of the Democratic side OF
the House. He sent TO the clerks desk
and had read petition which he said was
one OF the most important petitions ever
presented to the House, it being petition
from the wool manufacturers OF New
England, praying for the removal Of
duties on raw wool, and on bituminous
coal, salt, iron and lumber, required for
machinery, and promising in that event
that they will not only not ask protection
for woolen manufacturers, but will raise
the wages Of their workmen. II there
was TO be any discrimination, he was in
favor OF relieving the wool manufacturers
Of New England. 49,
The bill was proceeded with Till the
clause was reached repeating the law
which requires the publication of the
laws IN the newspapers, that being ruled
out OF order on the ground OF Its being
general legislation. The committee rose
and Mr. GARFIELD moved to suspend the
rules so as TO make It In order. Tho
House, without taking q vote on Mr.
GARFIELD's motion, adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. CoNKLrE0 offered the following
resolution: = ''sa-@ sstti y
"ReSoEnd, That the President be re.
qucstea to inform the Senate Of the mum
her Of recommendations for appointment
to or removal from Office so far as can bC
ascertAined made to theprcscnt adminls
tration, by persons now Senators from
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