The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-15
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
WAsHINGToN, February lS.
SENATE.

lllHeulhLeIN hlltT tue ISdulIS VI bHC
journal, Mr.. Ferry, of Connecticut, pre-
sented the credentials of w w. Eaton,
appointed L. S. Senator from Connecti-
! cut, to I'll the vacancy occasioned by the
death of VIM. A. Buckingham. Mr..
Eaton was escorted to the Vice Presi-
dents desk by Mr.. Ferry, and was sworn
m by Vice President Wilson.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, from the
Committee OF Finance, reported bill to
establish Il mint for the coinage OF gold
aud silver, ut Chicago, with the recon-
mendation that it be printed and recon-
mtted 10 the Committee on Finance.
So ordered.
Mr.. Sargent presented memorial of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
against the repeal Of the subsidy granted
that company. Ordered printed, and re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Appropris-
tion.
Mr.. Dorsey introduced joint resolu-
ton authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to admit, free of duty, the
diamond necklace presented by the
Khedive of Egypt to Minnie Sherman
Fitch. Ordered printed and referred.
Government ofthe District.=
The Senate resumed the consideration
Of the bill to provide for a Government
for the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, gave notice he
would ask the Senate to continue the ses-
sion to-day, until the bill should be dis
posed Of He appealed to Morton not to
call up the resolution for the admission
of Pinchback to-day. He said he would
not press the consideration of the Dis
trict bill after to-day.
NJ. Morton said with the understanding
that further consideration of the bill
would not be pressed after to-day, he
would not call up the resolution for the
admission of Pnchback and he hoped
now it WAS a general understanding
in the Senate that that
resolution should be considered
Monday pending the question of the
District of Columbia, the bill being an
amendment of Allison, He modified that
amendment so as to provide that the
claims allowed under act of June 20,
1874, shall be presented for exchange
within four months of the passage OF this
act, and if not so passed, the privilege Of
thus exchanging shall not be exercised by
any holder Of any such claim; also pro
hibiting the sinking fund Commissioners
of the District from issuing any bond. rs
provided in act of June 90, 1874 after the
expiration of four month from the passage
of this act, and providing that nothing
contained in this act shall be construed
to in any manner pledged in the faith OF
the United States to the payment of any
debt of the District of Columbia or the
cities of Washington and Georgetown,
other than provided for by act of 1874
and the amendments thereto as to the
fifty year bonds therein referred to.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Thurman moved to strike out in
the SD section, the clause making the
owner of premises wherein spirituous
liquor are sold liable for damages TO any
person who shall be injured in person or
property by any intoxicated person OH
tanning liquor from such premises.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Thurman moved to amend the
49th section, which makes it "A miSdcmean-
or for any person to sell or give liquor,
without being licensed to do so, by adding
TO the clause that it shall not apply to
the private residence or domestic circle of
anv person, nor shall it include any
society or association not of business or
commercial character. Agreed to.