The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-06

quire and report to the Senate WneIneI
there Is any existing legal State govern
ment in Arkansas, and how and BY
whom 1t isconstituted.
MIR. Ferry, Conn, objected because h'
said reflection had satisfied him that tht
Senate had exceeded tspower in attempt
ing to carry out similar resolutions adopt
ed in regard to Louisiana.
The resolution was laid over.
MIR. Window, from the committee o
conference on the Indian appropriation
bill, submitted and explained the confer
ence report, which was ConcurrCd in.
On motion of Mr.. Blair the bill to con
fer Jurisdiction on the court Of claims tc
hear and determine the suit OF Carondelet
o.. the United States was taken up, but al
the expiration of the morning hour wenl
over.
Mr.. Anthony, in the chair, said that the
Vice President wished 10 be excused
from appointing the special committee 10
consider the testimony transmitted from
the House yesterday affecting certain
Senators, and desired that the committee
should be appointed by the Senator, MIR.
Anthony himself, who occupied the chair
when the committee was ordered.
Mr.. Edmunds said he had been out
when Mr.. Patterson offered the resolution
for the appointment of this special com.
mittee, and as the Senate had Standing
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
he thought the matter ought to go to that
committee. He therefore moved 10 re-.
consider the vote by which the special
committee had been ordered. g...-.I
Mr.. Alcorn said the Committee on
Privileges and Elections was overwOrked,
and that il this inquiry were referred to
them 1t could not be reached this session
OF Congress-
MIR. Edmunds then withdrew his mo.
ton, and Mr.. Anthony, in the chair, ap.
pointed the following special committee: i:
Messrs. Morrill,, Of Maine, Scott, Stockton,
Wright and Stevenson.
The Senate then resumed the COnsidera.
ton Of the finance bill.
Mr.. Salisbury favored free banking
provision in the bill, bu; thought the ci-
lect Of the other provisions would be to
increase the public debt.
Mr. Scott advocated the bill.
Mr.. Fenton criticised 1t in detail. -
AIr. Wright thought the people were
satisfied with things as they are, and
moved to strike out the first section Of the
bill.
Mr. Thurman moved TO lay the bill on
the table, which was agreed to. Yeas 20;
nays n.
The following is the vote:
YEAs-Messrs. AlcorD, Blair, Cole, Da-
Wis, Edmonds, Fenton, Gilbert, Goldth-
waite, Hamilton OF Texas, Hlrlin, Hill,
Hitchcock, Johnston, Kelly, Machen,
Morton, Norwood, Poole, Ramsey, Ran
som, Rice, Robertson, Schurz, sprague,
Stevenson, Thurman, Upton, West and
Windom-20.
NAYs-Messrs. Ames, Bayard, Bore
man, Buckingham, Casserly, Chandler,
Clayton, Cooper, Corbett, Cragin, Terry,
OF Connecticut, Terry, of Michigan,
Flanagan, Hamilton, Of Maryland, Ham.
lin, Morrill,, OF Maine, Morrill,, Of Yer
mont, Nye, Patterson, Pratt, Salisbury,
Scott, Sherman, Stewart, Vickers, Wilson
and Wright.
MIR. Edmunds moved 10 take up tne
bill to provide for the distribution OF the
Geneva award. Lost. Yeas-17; naysSl.
Mr.. Crsgin submitted and explained
the report Of the Conference Committee
on the bill to provide for the construction
Of ships.Ot.war, which was concurred.
Mr.. Stevenson moved to take up the
House bill granting q pension 10 Mrs.
Wood, daughter Of ex.President Taylor.
Mr.. Pratt moved to refer the bill to the
Committee on Pensions, which was
agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, the
and consular appropriation bill
was then taken up.
Mr.. Edmunds said the United States
and Mexican Claims Commission was de-
lunct, and moved to strike out the appro.
pristion for 1t, which was agreed to.
Adjourned.