The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-24
Alabama Republicans Want Hnbeas
Corpus Suspended.

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Alabama Republicans Want Habea.
Corpus Suspended.
Mr.. Spencer presented Il memorial o
the Republican members of the Genera
Assembly of Alabama addressed to til,
President and Congress, claiming that
the change made by the Alabama Lcgis
laturc in the Code of the State, made II
system of involuntary scrvitude for the
African citizen; that $4,000 Republican
voters were disfranchised by political
legislation; that the Democrats pro.
posed acts amounting To- Il qualification
of Constitutional amendments, and lin
ally asking Congress to empower the
President to suspend the writ of haJea,
corpus in certain contingencies, in order
to preserve the pubic peace in the
Southern States. ReGarrcd Eto the com.
mittcc on Privileges and Elections.
Mr.. Howe, from the Committee on
Library, called upthc bill making further
provisions for accommodations for the
library of Congress, which provides for
the erection of building in Judiciary
Square.
Mr.. Edmunds offered IL substitute pro-
viding for the extension of the west part
of the centre building of the Capital, not
exceeding 3G feet, to accommodate the
library, and proposing an appropriation
of $4,000 to commence the work.
The bill was discussed till the cNpira-
tion of the morning hour and then laid
over.
The Senate then resumed the conSidera-
ton ofthe post office appropriation bill.
the pending question being whether III"
section in the bill, as il came from the
House, repeating the act of June 18th,
esq.,, authorizing contracts, should BE-
stricken out.
After further debate, vote was taken
on the question of striking ouIthe repeal
ing clause and resulted rs follows: Yeas,
II; nays, -.
An action in the House rejecting the
contract of 1872, for additional subsidy
WAS concurred in.
The Postofiicc appropriation bill hav-
ing been read third time, passed the
Senate.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up.
The House refused to concur with the
Committee of the Whole in striking ont
the enucting clause, ayes, 1906; nays, 100;
and the bill stands recommitted to the
Committee of the Whole.
The army appropriation bill was
amended and passed and the following
resolution was offered and placed on the
calendar:
Resoired, That ms it appears cXpcdlent
to establish branch mint for tn" com
age of silver. the President of the United
States be requested to institute inquiries
as to the proper place for the establish
ment of branch mint at some point IN
the western States, or in the Mississippi
Valley, taking into account all questions
of economy and facilities Of distribution
and report upon the same ut the COM
of the next session OF Con-
grcs>.
The bill to admit Colorado as Stat"
was taken up.
Mr.. Edmunds said the gentlemen who
had charge of the leading business of the
Senate were putting forward this bill,
and thus they put it out of his power to
call up the civil rights bill, ~ he intend
ed to do upon the completion of the amy
bill.
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow,
when the bill comes up II" unfinished
business after the expiration of the morn
ing hour.