The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-25
WHEELING, WA. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY a6 ls7s
ington each session, including the 42d
SENATE

SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. Edwards the Attor.
ney General was directed to obtain Ger.
tain information about the operation Of
the bankrupt law.
A bill was passed granting the right Of
way TO the WallS Walla & Columbia
river Railroad Company.
Mir. Hill presented the credentials of
Gen. Gordon, Senator elect from Georgia.
On motion Of Mr., Morrill,, Of Maine,
the agricultural college bill was taken up.
Mr.. Window moved to refer the bill 10
the Committee on Public Lands with in.
structions to inquire intothe expediency
OF devoting the proceeds Of the sales Of
public lands to the equalization of SOL
diers bounties. This bill as 1t came
from the House, proposed, he said, TO dis.
pose Of forever Onehalf Of the public
lands
Mr.. Shermsn-Three.quarters.
Mr.. Window said he understood the bill
to dispose Of only one.half, but even on
that basis It would in effect pledge the
government 10 these Colleges for the sum
Of $94,000,00 and he did not think the
country could afford that.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Ferry Of Conn,
and Mr. Conkling, Mr. Window modified
his motion to roier by striking the instruc.
tion as to the equalization Of bounties, but
said that as one oil the members Of the
Committee ou Public Lands, he would
keep that in object In view. "
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, said that Mr..
Sherman was wrong as 10 the quantity Of
public lands, and that the bill would take
as It was one.half and not three-lourths.
(. Mr.. Morton rose to question Of privi-
lege and moved 10 lay the pending bill on
the table for the purpose oil considering
the report Of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections In the Caldwell case.
Mr.. Logan moved to postpone the Cald-
well case until tomorrow.
Mr.. Morrell Of Vermont-That 1t go
over until after the 4lh OF March.
Mr.. Morton-It Is in discharge Of my
duty that urge this matter, it Is for the
Senate to determine what action they
will take. lf-they pass it over until 10.
morrow, or until the 4th Of March and
then drop II, the responsibility shall not
be mine. The question was taken on
Mr. Morton's motion 10 lay the pending
bill on the table, for the purpose OF taking
up the Caldwell case and Il was decided
in the negative by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Alcorn, Bayard, Casser.
ley, Cole, ConkliDg, Cooper, Fcnton, Fer
ry, (Ct) Goldthwart, Hamilton, (Md)
Hamilton, (Tex) Machen, Morton, Nor.
wood, Pratt, Ransom, Sherman, Steven.
son, Upton, and Trumbull-93.
NAYs-Messrs. Blair, Boreman, Brown.
low, Carpenter, Chandler, Clayton, Cra.
gin, Edmunds, Ferry (Mich) Flanagan,
Hamlin, Harlan, Hitchcock, Howe, John.
ston, Kelly, Logan, Morrell, (Vt Nye,
Patterson, Poole, Ramsey. Rice, Robert.
son, Sawyer, Scott, Spencer Sprague,
Stewart, West, Windam and Wright-32.
The Senate proceeded with the con.
ofthe Agricultural College bill.
After debate Mr.. WINDOWS motion to re.
Ter the bill to the Committee on Public
Lands was lOst-Yeas 81, nays 30.
Mr. West moved to lay tho bill on the
table for the purpose Of taking up the
Army Appropriation bill Lo0t-Yeas
81, nays 30.
In the debate Messrs. Conkling, Morton,
Sherman, and Casserly strongly opposed
the bill. ............- ........
Mr.. Morton said 1t was evident that the
bill was to pass, and predicted that It's
passage like the passage OF the lugative
slave law and the repeal Of the Missouri
would leave behind 1t the
feeling that absolute injustice had been
done.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment
that Congress may at any time
alter, amend, or repeal the act, and that
nothing contained In It sh all be construed
10 mean. that the disposition which 1t
makes ofpublic lands shall be permanent,
The Senate took recess till seven
o'clock.