The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-27

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sustained by the opinion of the Solicitor
of the Treasury. The Senate then, at
40 P. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Among the bills and resolutions IN
troduced and referred to appropriate
committees were the following: TO i'm
prove the navigation in Newport har-
Dor, r. /; To establish n Northern Jul
dicial District Of New York To regu-
late the payment OF postage on news
papers, printed wholly or in part; 10
provide for lie saving stations on the
coast of North Carolina; To preserve
the independence OF the civil service,
and 10 fix the responsibility OF appoint
ments and removals therein; To es-
tab,i.h a record of naturalization In
the Department of State; 70 amend
the civil rights bill; To regulate the
drawing and summon'ng OF jurles in the
United States Courts To extend the
time for the proof and payment OF pre-
empton claims; To grant the right OF
wav to the Utah Southern railroad from
Salt Lake to Bayson City, with branch
TO Biz Cottonwood Canon; To increase
the PENSIONS OF totally disabled soldiers
and sailors.
Memorials were presented from the
LEGISLATURE of California urging the
necessity of abolishing the duty on
quicksilver; from the Virginia Leglsla-
tnre, praving the Government to refund
the tax collected on raw cotton IN 1860;
also TO fix uniform tax on all manu-
faCtu-ed tobacco; from the Alabama
Legislature, asking Congress TO grant
lands TO aid in the construction OF the
Mobile and Northwestern and otaer
railroads.
The House then resumed the consid-
Grafton OF the supplementary civil rights
bill introduced last Monday by Mr..
Frve at the the instance Of Mr.. Hooper,
and which came up rs unfinished busl,
ness
Mr.. Nrblack, OF Indiana, moved to lay
the bill on the table. !
Mr.. Eliridge, OF Wisconsin, asked
Mr. Frye, who had charge OF the bill,
TO allow it to be referred to the Judi
ciarv committee. Mr.. Frye, however,
declined to allow its reference.
Mr.. Edridge thereupon moved that
the House adjourn, and pending fur
ther action the morning hour expired.
A number OF other oils were introduced
and referred.
Bv Mr.. Brooks-To increase the
pensions OF widows OF officers who
served more than forty years. Re-
ferred to the committee on Invalid Pen
sions.
By Mr.. Shellabarger-To encourage
the foreingn commerce OF the United
States; also to promote and protect
emigration. Both were referred to the
on Commerce.
Bv Mr.. Brooks-To authorize the
continuance OF mail steamer service
between the United States and Cuba.
Referred to the committee on Com
merce.
Bv Mr.. Young, Of Georgia-To
appropriate S25O,oOO for public build
iprs at Atlanta, Georgia. Referred 10
on Public Buildings.
Mr.. Sargent moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill providing that
settlers on public lands in California
shall have one year from date in which !
10 make payment for their claims now
due. Passed-aves %; noes 32.
Mr.. Williams, of New York, moved
to suspend the rules and pass a reso-
luton authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury and Secretary Of War to lease
a parcel OF United States swamp land
living on Niagara river, near Lake Ere.
Mr. Concer, OF Michigan, opposed
the resolution and further debate arising,
Mr.. Williams consented TO its reference
to the committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Whitley. of Geor!ia, submitted
a bill removing the political disabilities
OF certain persons in Georgia and moved
10 suspend the rules and pass it.
The Speaker suggested there were a
large number OF members who had
similar bills and it would save time TO
act on them all, at one time. Under
this suggestion Messrs. Buckley, Nc
Intyre, Young, Hays, Mckee, Witcher,
Connor and others, each introduced bills
"a amendments to Mr.. Whitely's bill
The whole number OF names included
amounted TO several thousand and rep
resenting all the insurrectionsry States
Mr.. Garfield, OF Ohio, moved the bill
and all the amendments be passed
without first reading OF the oames.
Agreed to by lis ayes to Is nays.
Mr.. Cox. of New York, moved to
suspend the rules and pass resolution
directing the committee on Ways and
Means to report a bill reducing the duty
on iron to i've dollars or less per ton.
Mr.. Dawes suggested to add an
amendment abolisniug the committee
on Wavs and Means. !
Mr.. Cox replied that he only wished
to do the same by iron that the House
had already done by tea and coffee.
The resoluuon was rejected BY a yeas
to SO navs.
Mr.. Ketchum, OF New York, from
the committee on Public Lands, reported
q bill which was passed, extending the
time for the completion ofths Portage