The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-11
CON G R E s s.
SENATE.

~ OH'' tSNiu"iu8 auu COnLlnulng IOl
two years land grants heretofore made by
Congress 10 Minnesota In aid OF the con.
StrucIion Of the 81. Paul and Pacific Rail
road Companies lines from St. Cloud Il
81, Vincent and from the Sankee Randi
10 Brainard. Tho bill contains a CLAUSE
for the protection Of all rights &C uulred b,
settlers, regardless of previous grant o.
any or all ol said lands.
Mr., Buckingham, from tho Committee
on Commerce, reported adversely on The
petition oil citizens In Indiana and Ken
lucky, for the passage Of law compelling
bridges over the Ohio river to be con
structed with four hundred feet spans aut
one hundred and sixty feet pivot draw
and recommended that the Committee be
discharged from its further consideration
30 ordered.
A resolution Of the Committee on Print,
Ing, authorizing the printing oI five hun
dred copies Of tho Naval Register fol
1874 Tor the use Of the Senate, brought
on q general discussion, in which Ihe
printing and distribution Of public docu-
ments BY Congress was alluded TO, Messrs.
Carpenter and Bayard speaking in favor
oil the resolution, and Messrs. Conkliup
and Morrill,, Of Maine, opposing.
The morning hour expiring, the resolu.
ton went over.
Mr. Morton introduced q bill providing
that postage upon documents printed by
authority OF Congress or by either
House thereof shall not be required to be
prepaid but may be lett to 6e paid BY
persons receiving them. Referred.
The Senate then resumed the considera.
tiOn oi bill to provide for the incorpo.
ration and regulation of Railroad Com
panies in the Territories Of the United
Statee. -
Alter debate the amendment Of Mr..
Buckingham offered yesterday forbiddiug
any road 10 cross an Indian reservation
was agreed to. The bill was then report
ed 10 the Senate and amendments made
In Committee Of the Whole werc con.
Cured In.
Mr. Wadleigh moved 10 amend as fol-
lows: That Congress may at any time,
when in Its opinion, public good requires
add to, alter or repeal this act, and when.
ever any territory or any part thereof, in
which railroad Is located, shall be ad
mitted into the Union as q State, the Leg.
tslature Of any such State may at any
time add, alter, amend or repeal this act
80 lar as 1t relates 10 such railroad or
any part thereof which shall be within
the territory Of the said State. Agreed 10
MIR. BIyard moved an amendment to
provide that in organizing q corporation
Tor the construction OF aroad, the msjOr-
ity oi persons applying ior a charter
shall be residents in the territory or terri.
tories where railroads are proposed to be
built, Agreed to.
MIR. Bsysrd offered an amendment pro-
vidng that the amount oil capital STOCK
Of any road shall not be less than $4,000
per mile. Agreed TO.
Pending the discussion Of the bill the
Senate went into Executive session and
soon after adjourned
HOUSE.
A motion to lay on the table the motion
10 reconsider the currency vote ot yester.
day was rejected by the casting vote Of
the Speaker. Yeas l26; nays 1875. A vote
Is now being taken on reconsideriug the
vote postpOning the currency bill.
BUTLER sTrRs THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, intro.
duced bill to repeal so much OF the laws
relating to the army organization as es-
tsblishes distinction to the prejudice Of
American colored citizens. Referred.
Mr. Butler then called up his motion to
reconsider the currency bill, and proceed.
ed 10 give the reasons which actuated bis
course in the matter. His object was, he
said, first, to have the Senate bill passed,
without amendment, and then, when that
relief was secured, 10 go on and perfect
the currency bill, az reported by the
Banking Committee.
A running debate ensucd for some
time, after which the House commenced
to vote. The first vote was on Mr. But.
ler's motion TO lay on the table the mo.
ton to reconsider the postponement vote,
and It was defeated by the casting vote OF
the Speaker. Amid grest excitement the
vote was announced as, yeas 1875, nays
12O, whereupon the Speaker voted no.
The question was then taken on recon.
sidering the postponement vote, and ii
was reconsidered. Yeas 1873: nays 12O.
The vote then came back on the motion
to postpone, and 1t was rejected on vote
BY tellers by 70 to 108.
The bill was then brought again before
the House for action.
Mr. Maynard proposed to reopen the
debate In order to let Mi. Dawes speak on
the bill, but objection was made.
The previous question was moved and
seconded on all pending amendments, and
the House proceeded TO vote upon them
In their order. A number of amendments
were rejected.
Mr.. Maynard moved to strike out tho
the seventh section Of the bill, which al.
lows banks 10 be organized without cir.
culstlon. The section was struck out
without the yeas and nays.
Dir. Berry then moved to strike out the
eighth section oi the bill which provides
q monthly issue Of two millions in gold
notes as q substitute for that amount oI
legal tender notes to be cancelled and de.
stroyed, and not reissued. Eighth section
was struck out; yeas 149, nays 95.
MIR. Negley then offered an additional
section, limiting the amount Of United
States notes in circulation 10 four hundred
millions, and providing for their convert.
bility into 8 65 per cent bonds.
Mr.. Kelley moved his 965 proposition
as substitute Tor Mr. Negley's.
Mr. Butler, oI Massachusetts, wanted to
move an amendment nroVidinp fnr lepnl
tender noles instead of National Bank
notes, but Maynard declined to allow
either Of them to be offered, and moved
the previous question on Negley's and
Kelley's amendments.
Pending the previous question, Mr..
Kellogg moved to lay the bill and amend.
mepts on the table. The House refused
to lay the bill on the table. Yeas 50; nays
The previous question was then second.
ed on Negley's and Kelley's amendments,
kelltY's Amendment RAa snhsiiintnh inr