The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-06
'42d CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, March 8.
HOUSE.

mittee, reported the bill supplementary
the apporuonment bill. II was recommit
tied y proposes oallow additional repre-
! tsehtatlon to New Hampshire, Vermont
Connecticut, Alabama and Florida, an
such additional representatives To be cleo
ted from the State at large unless other
wise provided for by legislation. Ia.
I .sMr. WHEELEis, from the Committee ol
/, the Pacific Railroad, reported bill grant
ing TO the Central Pacific One.halr Of th
, Island OF Yerba Boena, the half TO be Sc
lected and designated within six month
under the authority Of the President ofth,
United States.
Alter long discussion the bill wen
, over and the deficiency appropriation bill
was taken up. rr .aa max " a
A discussion arose on the appropria
| tiOn of n million dollars for the Judiciary
1t ran into the Ku.Klux business, ant
was carried on by Messrs. Cox, BARRY
and RAINEY, (colOred.) The speech o
the last named gentleman, in reply Il
Mr.. Cox, and in defense Of the c6loret
people Of the South, attracted much at
tention and elicited considerable applause
on the floor and galleries. -T6fs'I
], MIR. DAWES paid compliment to Mr.
RAIEEY, for his speech, and reviewed the
recent changes in the new Constitution
as affecting the social and political con.
dition Of the colored people. DIN
Mr.. Cox replied TO Mr.. RAINEY, and
denied that hO-had said anything to war.
rant the attack made on him. The
speech had been applauded, but he Cox,
thought there was, nothing to call fol
such q demonstration, except on theprin.
ciplc that work of art was praised moi
because of It's merit, but because 1t was
painted with the toes. lie claimed thai
he had done his share in Clevating the po.
sition Of the colored race.
Mr.. DAWES asked MIR. Cox TO state
whether lie had ever voted for the emah-
cipation OF the slaves In the District OI
Columbia, or to give them citizenship, OF
for what constitutional amendment.
Mr.. Cox said he never told anything on
Compulsion.' Laughter.
Mr.. DAWES said he would read from
the Globe the name OF the gentleman Us
voting against the Thirteenth Amend
fnent. .i.Isgtl5 . 2N'L,s.s SIsi
Mr.. Cox said he had intended 10 vote
for tho Constitutional amendment, and
had promised Mr.. Lincoln TO do so il he
would send to the Confederate authorities
at Richmond 10 induce them to come back
into the Union without further shedding
ot blood. 1t was while that commission
was about that the propoposed amend.
ment was voted on in the House, and
under the circumstances he could not
vote forit, bnthe was in favor Of it and
had induced other Democratic members
to vote for 1t. a.4y ID. .......a
Mr.. NIBLACK disclaimcd on his own
account any responsibility for conlerring
political rights on the colorcd people.
|. Without disposinS Of the bill the com
Imittce rose, and MIR. WOoD, from tlic Sc
leCt committee to make arrangements ioI
the reception Of the japanese Embassy
as to- the occupattony Of the galleries,
made o report which was adopted, and
then the. HOuse took u recess until ilNe!eyen
4 o'clock tomorrow.
- n ) I SENATE. W IF ~
Mr.. CALDWELL made q personal cx.
planation, saying that he had not yet seen
the testimony on which was based the re-
port which tho newspapers alleged had
been made by II committee Of the Kansas
Legislature concerning the charges Of
corruption in the election ola Senator in
1867 and 1871, but he had positive as
surances that no attempt had been made
prove that any member Of the Legisla,
turc had been bribcd to vote for him.
The whole proceeding had been instigGted
by malice and designed for political pur-
poses. The State Senate had refused to
send the report 10 Washington, and the
House had declined to ask the United
States Senate to order an investigation,
but Us his character had been assailed, he
would not stand upon forms. He shrank
from no. scrutiny-he hurled back the
charges against him with scorn and in
dignation, and at some future time he
would expose the outrage rs it deserved
In the meantime he asked suspension Of
the Judgment of the Senate 80
MIR. PoMERoY slid that the report re.
fcrred 10 him, and he asked il the VICE
PRESIDENT had received the army report
from the Kansas Legislature! The latter
replying that he had not, Mr.. PoMEROy
offered resolution that the election Of
Senators in Kansas in 1867 and 1871 be
referred to an investigation committee tC
report what action should be taken by
the Senators and Senate.
Mr.. THURMAN said 1t was unusual tc
advise individual Senators what they
!. should do in such cases. After some dis
cussion the resolution was tabled.
On motion of Mr.. ScoTT, bill was
passed to extend tho act Of 1870, in rcla
ton TO the transportation Of merchandise
in bond, to the city OF Pittsburgh.
Tho order appointing committe o.
investigation into the alleged sales oi
arms fraud was taken up, and alter somC
discussion the Senate proceeded 10. ballo
for the committee. a-f .lLss. .
The following Senators were declared
elected as the committee Messrs. HAM
LIN, CARPENTER, SAWYER, LOGAN
AMEs, HARLAN, STEPHENSON, SCHURz
each receiving SO votes TRuMBULL, 10
TIPToN, 19; BLAIR, 10. ... Z
Mr.. Triton moved that the ballot bC
he considered informal, because packed
ticket had been sprung on the Senate
unexpectedly. Laughter. Z. u ~.
Tho VIoE PRESIDENT was about Il
call him to order, when he said that ,
, previously prepared ticket was what HI
meant. a9GEF.s .sr..,
VICE PREsIDENT-That would he bet
ter. Laughter. -
Mr.. STEVENSON asked 10 be excusct
from serving, rs he was already on a yer!
laborious committee, and said he woult
/ move to substitute Mr.. ScHuRz, VIII
knew allabout It. Laughter sl
The Senate refused to excuse Mr.. sTE
vENsoN, yeas, 90; nays, 90. =
J The following is the vote not excusinl
Stevenson: YEAs-Alcorn, Blair, Gas
, serly, Cooper, Davis, of West Va; Ferry
Il T.