The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-21
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 20.

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leges submitted report ordering Q new
election in Louisiana on the ground thai
there is no legal State government
there. .....r -
Mr.. Trumbull, of Illinois, said be
coincided with the views Of the ma
jority, but he did not regard that q new
election should be ordered. He sub
United his views recognizing the Nc
Emery government.
Mr.. Morton. of Indiana, expressed
his dissent from the views of the majorl
ty in ordering new election, and alec
disagreed from those members who de-
sired to recognize the LcEenry GoernS-
ment,
Mr.. Hill, OF Georgia, said his opinion
was, the members OF the Legislature de.
clared elected by both returning Boards
should meet together and proceed to
count the returns in q proper form.
Mr. Anthony of Rhode Island ex-
pressed concurrence mainly 10 the
views Of Mr.. Carpenter, but said that
if any oiher possible method could be
adopted to restore a legal government,
he would favor it in preference to Or
deripg new election.
, A bill was passed authorizing the
President to invite the International
Statistical Congress TO hold its next ses-
sion 10 the United States.
Mr. Cameron, of Pennsvlvsnis, from
the Committee on Foreign Relations,
reported tavorably on bill to carry
into effect the fishery clause OF the tres
ty of Washington. '.
The Senate then resumed the consid.
Grafton Of the Ohio, Indiana and llli-
nois two per cent bill.
The OHIO, Indiana and Illinois two
per cent bill was then proceeded with,
| and after lengthy debate Mr.. Wind
I row moved to lay the bill on the table
for the pur pose OF proceeding with the
Post office appreciation bill. Lost.
ayes %, nsys2S.
Mr.. Pratt, Of Indiana, then argued in
favor of the two per cent. bill. Pend
ing the discussion the clerk of the
House appeared with the resolutions in
, respect to the memory Of the Hon. j.
Spear, late member Of that body from
Georgia
Mr.. Hill spoke in support of the res
olution, and the Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House, after discussing q
point OF order for nearly an hour, the
rules were suspended and the House
took up Tor consideration the bill for
the recomputstion OF accounts between
the United States and the several States,
growing out OF the war Of 1912. Messrs
Ferry and Spear spoke in favor Of the
bill, and the latter exhibited q state
ment of the amounts claimed to be due
to the several States, as follows:
South Carolina, due October 81, 1881.
| $78. 996. interest due to October 81,
1872, sl94, ,23l, total $273,327; Vir-
ginia, due on July ID, 1926, $734O66,
| interest to July H., 1872. $1.892,l07,
total 50 626, ,l76; Delaware, due on De-
cember 26, 1925. $634l, interest to De-
cember 26, 1872, $l7,503, total $23,-
S44; New York. due on May 26. 1926,
| $27, ,36l, interest 20 May 26, 1872. $75,'
SIG, total $l02S77; Pennsylvania, due
on March 3. 1926, $7l,4l7, interest to
| March 3, 1872, Sl97,095. total $780,
sos CITY OF Baltimore, due on May 20,
1926, s2I, ,7l0, interest to May. 90, 1872,
| s55, 800, total $77,030 Grand total,
$3,3T, ,760.
After an hours discussion of the bill,
a motion to lay on the table was lost
by a vote of lO2 to 103. The bill was
then defeated by yeas 90 to nays lOS:
Mr.. Wood offered resolution for the
| impeachment OF Vice President Colfsx
It directs the Committee on the Judiei-
ary to decide if he shall be impeacbeI.
| The question was taken on Mr.. Woods
motion and it was negatived by yeas
| lOS. nays 100; 80 the House refused to
consider the resolution. The Demo-
Gratis voted for the resolution and the
republicans against it, except Beatty,
Butler, Farnswortb; Porter, Stevenson
and Smith. There was q great deal OF
excitement as the vote progress
sed and groups Of members gath
cred around Banks whose vote
against considering the resolution, seem.
ed to disappon.. Members on the
Democratic side, his explanation was
that Colfax had testified yesterday, AMI
he had not heard or read that and
could not therefore vote for the resolu-
tian.
The member from Indiana then Of.
fered a resolution which was adopted,
reierring the testimony taken before the
Poland committee to the Judiciary com.
ml,tee with instruction to enquire
whether anything appeared in the testi'
mony to warrent articles OF impeach-
melt of any officer OF the United States
not q member OF the House or make it
it proper that further investigation
be ordered in his case.
Mr.. Randall, of Pa, offered q pre-
amble and resolution, reciting thatthere
was taken by the Ways and Means
Cc.omittee, the sworn testimony Of Lee
ct d Lockwood, that money had been
- ed to secure the passage OF legislation
giving additional compensation IN the
Wsy OF a subsidy for the Pacific mail
steamship service. and directing the
committee to inquire into the truth or
nature OF said sworn statement, which
was adopted. sd .
Mr.. Banks, Of Massachusetts,, called
up the bill to carry into effect the pro-
visions of the treaty Of Washington
relating to the fisheries. -
Mr.. Butler, OF Massachusetts,. oppos'
ed the consideration, and moved to 60
into the Committee OF The Whole to
consider the sundry Civil Appropriation
bills, which was agreed to.
The appropriation OF o million and