The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-06

and that at 40 clock to-day the
House take a recess till ii o'clock to-
morrow.
Mr.. Hawley, from the committee on
Public Lands, reported the bill to secure
the public lands to actual settlers 1t
was ordered to be printed and recon-
mitted.
Mr.. Sheldon, OF Louisiana, introduced
bill authorizing Rev. jeremiah Mona
han, OF New Orleans, to import free OF
duty one set OF marble altars for the
Church of St. John the Baptist, which
was passed.
The Speaker announced Messrs
Brooks, Myers Of Pennsylvania, Am.
bier, Wood and Morgan as a committee
10 make arrangements for the japanese
Embassy reception.
On motion OF Mr.. Banks, letter
from the Secretary OF State, in relation
to sending q commissioner 10 an indus
trial exhibition to be held at Vienna in
1873, was referred to the committee on
Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Spear, OF Pennsylvania, asked
unanimous consent TO put on its passage
the bill to relieve certain persons in
Pennsylvania frompolitical disalities.
The Speaker suggested that several
other members had similar bills and
aud they might all be offered as amend
ments and acted on by the same vote.
A large number of disability bills
were then offered as amendments, which
were adopted, and the bill passed
Mr.. Wheeler from the committee on
Pacific Railroads, reported bill grant
ing the use Of one-half OF Yerba Buena
Island, in the Bay OF San Francisco, to
the Central Pacific Railroad Company
for its western terminus, under certain
conditions lie made speech ia favor
of the bill, urging its passage in the
interests OF commerce.
Mr. Mckinney desired to amend by
providing that the railroad shall pay
fifty thousand dollars per annum for the
privilege, and argued that the island was
OF great value TO the United States,
having been estimated by competent
engineers as worth S5,000,0O0
Mr.. Cox said he would not support
the bill unless Mr.. McKinney's amend.
ment was adopted, and he would urge
an amendment removing all restrc-
tions upon commerce and trade con.
trac,s between the Central Pacific rail.
road and the Pacific mail steamship.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said he would vote
for the bill, because it was not a land
grant: because the island was WORTHLESS.
Tor other purposes; because it would
benefit commerce, and because its oc-
cupancv would in no way interfere with
its utility for military purposes.
Messrs. Banks and Kllinger both
spoke in opposition to the bill.
Pending the discussion the morning
hour expired, and the bill went over.
Several members endeavored to effect
arrangements whereby the House
debate might be devoted to the bill to-
morrow.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, the House
resumed the defc ency bill in committee
OF the Whole
Mr.. Garfield submitted an amend
ment approprating 100000 Tor supply
ing the deficiency in the appropriation
for rclie'ship for wrecked and dis
abIed sailors. Adopted Also an
amendment appropriating $1,000 to
pay the deficiency for salaries in the
Office OF Assistant Treasurer at New
York. Adopted
Paragraph seven was here reached
appropratlng $l,OO0,0OO for defrsying
the expenses OF United States Courts
and Tor jurors, witnesses, &c, in suits
in which the United States are con-
cerned and for expenses which NAV be
incurred in the enforcement OF the Ku-
Kux act for the four months ending
June 80, 1872.
Mr.. Duke moved to strike out the
clause relating 10 the enforcement Of
the Ku.Klux act. lie eulogize1 the
conduct Of Virginia since the war had
ceased, and argued that the Ku.klux
act was not needed to preserve order in
the South.
Mr.. Platt denied the statement made
by Mr.. Duke, and adduced instances
where the ri ghts OF citizens OF Virginia
had been denied them by means OF in
timidation and ingenious and partial
lave framed by Democratic Legisla-
ture
Mr.. Rainey, OF South Carolina, ar
gued that the condition OF affairs in
South Carolina demanded the enforce.
! man, Of tho Eu.KlnY az,
Mr.. Cox, OF New York. made a
brief speech, in which he said that the
bad condition OF affairs in South Caro-.
Ina was chargeable to the bad citizens
there, both white and black
Mr.. Barry, Of Mississippi, attacked
Mr.. Cox for that assertion, and defend
ed the colored people Of the South.
Mr.. Cox replied sharply, aud a per-
sonal colloquy ensuei.
Mr.. Rainey defended the coored men
Of South Carolina, eulogizel their 10y
atty, and predicted great future for
the colorei man. He declared the
negroes stood uDalterably allied TO the
Republican party. HE remarks were
received with applause on the Republi-
can side
Mr.. Cox said be was surprised tha,
Mr. Rainey should se;zs this oppor-
tunity to attack him, seeing that he( Cox
had treated the colored members with
uniform courtesy and kindness, and had
himself caused the introduction Of bill
in the New York Legislature which
removed the property qualification
from the negro voters in New York
city.
Mr.. Dawes replied arraigning Mr..
Cox, and citing in proof that he had
never been friend OF the colored men.
Mr.. Cox rejected and a lively passage
snsued. during which the members lef,
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