The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-22
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WAsHlNGToN, December 81.
SENATE.

Mr.. Sherman, from the committee ol
Finance, reported a bill to provide 70
the resumption of specie payment, whicl
was. read twice and placed on the calen
dar! He gave notice that he would cal
the bill up tomorrow after the expiration
of the morning hour, if possible.
Mr.. Flanagan read an extract from ;
newspaper charging him with pocketins
the nomination of certain postmaStc
in Texas, and said that the nomination
were brought to him by the chairman oI
Postoftice and Post Roads. There WA
no objection to the San Antonio post
master, and he so informed the chairman
but the other two were held for inveSti
CATION. He thought lit an unhappy lcJ
for the Republican party to remove thos'
two postmasters.
Proposed Amendment 10 the COnsti
Mr.. Morton gave notice on the frs
day of the session after the recess, at tn,
expiration of the morning hour, that h,
would ask the Senate to proceed with tn,
consideration of the proposed amendment
to the constitution in regard to the elec.
tion of President and Vice President, re-
ported BY the Committee on Privilege:
and Elections, last session.
- Mr.. Thurman submitted resolution
instructing the Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia to inquire whether an y
legislation was necessary for the prOtcc.
ton of Street Railway conductors in the
District of Columbia against the regula
tions of such companies requiring con-
ductors to work an unreasonable number
of hours out of the twenty-fOur. Mr.
Thurman said he had received numerous
complaints to the effect that conductors
were required to work II and lS hours
out of "a. Agreed to.
Mr.. Logan called up resolution sub
mltted by him last week to suspend as
much of the act Of June 23d, 1874, re-
organizing the several staff corps of the
army, a. applies to the contracts Of sur
gcons, till February lst, 1879. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Borcman moved that the vote by
which the Senate bill to establish the
Territory of Pembina and to provide II
temporary government therefor was re-
ierted on the third reading on the 29th
of Nav last, Dc rcconsidcrcd, and that
the bill be rccommitted to the committee
on Territories. Agreed to.
House bill, making appropriations for
legislative Judicial and executive "x-
penses of the government, for the fiscal
wear ending June Both, 1874, was read
by the title and referred to the Commit
tee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on
Printing, reported n bill to bind $50
copies of the revised statues without in
dcx Passed.
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported, with amendments,
House bill for the further security Ofnav-
igation on the Mississippi river. Placed
on the calendar.
- the District of Col
umbia.
The morning hour having expired, the
Senate resumed the consideration of the
bill to provide for better government for
he District of Columbia.
The pending question being, on motion
If Mr.. Morton, TO provide for the election
# IA Board Of Commissioners by the
lualficd voters, instead Of having them
appointed by the President.
Mr.. Sargent said the hill was burdencd
with details which would be a him
lcrance to those called upon to construc
t. He did not know why it WAS that
he people of the District of Columbia
we're to be deprived Of the right of suf
rage. Was it to BE- an admission that
he Republicans in the District-thc,capi-
al of the nation abandoned negro suf-
rage? He was not prepared to say to
he colored men Of the South or to Rcpub-
leans Of that section. that Congress WAS
low in their hour of trial, and after the
to which they had been sub
ected since adjournment last summer,
vas going to surrender such principle
Is that Of suffrage. He
believed that the ballot WAS
Icccssarv for the protection of color"d
men. and he could not lead the strug-
ing people Of Arkansas, Louisiana and
to believe that they wcr"
deserted by voting to deprive the colored
ncn'in this district of suffrage.
Mr.. Salisbury aprovcd.of the amend
nent of Mr.. Morton's and deprecated the
attempt to make IL party measure of the
bill. 1t was not question OF negro sut-
rage. but question Of providing n
better government for the district and
ne believed the people of the district
would be better of with their commits
;iOners appointed by the President to
preside over them than 10 have all the
voting and corruption which has existed
Mr.. Logan favored An amendment,
and agreed with the Senator from Gail
'ornia Sargent. He said he believed
he District would bc much better gov
orned if allowed to elect n Mayor and
Council. as WAS the case in former y"ur..
Mr.. Saulesbury said the committee Of
conference had Investigated the subject,
and reported that By government es-
.ablished on this unlimited principle the
people of the District had been borne
Town with load Of debt which had
aroused the whole country. Did the
from California or his friend
from Illinois desire 10 have such state
lf affairs again?
Mr.. Logan said that the men who had
involved the District in debt were not
elected by the people, but were appointed
bv the President.
Mr.. salisbury spoke Of the acts Of the
District Legislature in authorizing this
iebt, and said that the millions of debt
which had been authorized by the popI-
lar vote had been authorized by people
who didn't pay cent Of the taxes they
imposed on others.
Nr. Flanagan favored the amendment
# the Senator from Indiana, Mr.. Nor
ION. and said that as the representative Of
the South he would cordially support il.
The Constitution Of the United States
,sid nothing about taxpayers where suf-
frage was cancelled. II knew only the
people. without regard tu color.
there had been some talk of removing
.b. cspi,al and in hi- nuirio tho uass AGE