The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-01

be the fate Of some other State 70
morrow. .,-
MIR. Morton moved 70 lay the bill or
the table. Lost, ayes l9, nays ~. The
bill was then rejected by vote oil ayes
lS, nays 20. Messrs Boremsn, Clayton
Conklin, Flanagan, Harlan, Lewis
Morton, Trumbull, West and all the
Democrats present voted in the negative
with the exception OF Mr.. Mscken, who
voted in the affirmative. -,
The Sunday Civil Appropriation Dill
was then taken up. n .
Mr.. Trumbull gave notice that at tht
first opportunity he would move to take
up the credentials OF Mr.. McMiilan
elected as Senator from Louisiana.
The Senate then at 7 46. A. M., on
| Friday adjourned to l, P. M
FRIDAYS SESSION.
Senate met at o'clock.
Mr.. Cole, Of Cal, called up the bill
to make San Diego. CalitornIa. por
OF entry, and it was passed.
Mr.. Robinson, OF South Carolina
presented the credentials Of j. j. Pat.
terson, Senator elect from South Caro-
lima.
Mr.. Logan, of Illinois. from the Com
mittee on Military ffai 8, reported
bill sppropriating S25 900 ior the com
pletion of q military inroad In Ne"
Mexico
Mr.. Morrill,, of Ne, reported, adverse
ly the bills to donate a certain puoli'
building TO the Sale OF Oregon, and The
bills making appropr istlons for Govern
ment buildings Topeka, Ka usas' re-
commended Montgomery. Alabama
aud several other places.
Mr.. Pratt, OF iudians, submitted
report from the Com mittee OF confer
ence on the bill to revise, consolidate
and amend the Pension law which was
concurred in.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate resolution rom Missouri exon
eraling Senator Boggy from the charge
OF bribery made against him.
The Senate resu med the consI dera-
ton oil the Calender and the following
bills passed.
Amending an act authorizing bonora'
bly, discharged soldiers and sailors io
acquire homesieads on puOllc lands.
Bill authorizing the appointment oi
Commissioners 10 report q system oil
irrigation Tor the San joaquin and
Tallar valleys, Cali fornia
The House bill authorizing the use
OF third beer barrels and third
stamps.
Granting relief 10 Eve. Ella and Grey
Carleton.
Mr.. Fenton. OF New York, called up
the bill !ur the rt,lIei OF A. j. JennlL ~
OF New York, wiz ich was passed.
HOUSE.
The Speaker announced as members
OF the Couferenc es Com mittee in rela-
tioH 10 the Geneva Award, Messrs But.
Ter, OF Mass, Pc ters, of Mo. and Pto-
ter, OF N. Y.
Mr.. Vautrump, OF Ohio, asked, but
failed TO obtain an unanimous consent
TO introduce resolution calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury tor de.
tailed statement oLthe sale and use now
made OF lands and town property.
Mr.. Randall, OF Pennsylvania, asked
unanimous consent 10 introduce reso>
luton requesting the President to fur
nish the papers on which q pard on was
granted one Joseph Brown Of Philadel
phia, convicted OF illegal voting. OBJ
lection made by Mr. Butler OF N assa-
chusetts.
Mr.. Butler from the Judiciary G 'om-
mittee, reported a resolution Tor the app
poIntmeIt OF q committee to 20 to the
SENATE and in the name of the Hot ,ss
OF Representatives, aud of the peopl e,
and ak the impeachment OF Mark "A .
Delahsy, judge OF the United StateI
District Court, Tor the District OF Kan
sas.
Mr.. Butler said there were other and
serious charges, but the grayest was
the personal habits OF the Judge, and
in reply to a question said it WAS not
proposed that the case should be formal.
ly brought up this session, and cited
instances in which this course had been
pursued. The resolution was adopted
and testimony taken by the commi.tee
ordered to be printed,
Mr.. Wilson, ,oi Indiana, moved to sus-
pend the rules and make in order an
amendment TO the Senate amendment
TO the legislation appropriation bill,
directing the Secretary of the Treasury
to withhold payments tlom any Rail-
road Company on account OF ireights
and transportation to the amount OF the
payments made by the Uniled States
for interest on bonds issued to such
company. The bill was reported from
the select Committee on Credit Mobilier
of which be is Chairman, and it was
so ordered-Ayes, IS6. Nays, l3.
On motion Of Mr.. Garfield, the rules
were suspended and the House went
into a Committee OF the whole, on the
Legislative Appropriation Bill
Mr. Sargent Of California, offered 8
proposition to increase the salaries Of
members and officers OF the House and
said it was in violation OF contract
made with the people two years ago and
the contract could be no more violated
than any other contract. He ssid he
would vote to cut of every dollar o.
mileage, for he was tired of having it
thrown In his lace every time he OPP
posed any OF these proportions to in
crease salaries. In the course of his
remarks he ssid that in bis opinion it
was clear there must be An extra ses-
sion Of Congress. ..-.
Mr. Hale. of Maine, disagreed with
Mr.. Sargent in reference to the neces-
sity for an extra session, and said tn at
Mr.. Sargent did not express the views
of the Committee on Appropriation.
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