The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-29
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
MAsIINnTON, JannNrY 2S.

Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, from the Com.
miLtee on Appropriations, reported ia.
vOrnbly on the bill to pay the interest due
February Ist on the 3Gj bdnds Of the
District Of Columbia, Passed,
Mr.. I'Ogy submitted u resolution in.
strncting the judiciary Committee to
inquire Into the expedicncy Of repeating
the act Of Julyil, 1877, granting IL sub
sidy to the Pacific Mail Steamship Conf
pany.
Mr.. sprague objected to the present
consideration Of the bill, aud Il was re.
ferrch to The judiciary Committee.
After tho presentation Of n large mum.
Der Of petitions against the restoration Of
the duty on ten aud coffee aud for the
repeal Of tho net Of 1872 relieving certain
foreign products Of ten per cent duty,
the business on the calendar was pro-
tqeded with.
House bill granting the right Of way
and depot grounds to the Oregon Central
Pacific Railroad Company through the
public lands vi the United States from
Winnemince Wade to the Columbia river
via Portland, Oregon, was amended and
passed.
The following bills were passed.
Senate bill providing for the appoint.
ment Of commission 10 ascertain the
right Of subjec Of Great Britain to lands
In territory subject to the award Of the
Emperor Of Germany under treaties Ui
lSi6 and 1871 between the United States
and Great Britain.
Senate bill amendAtory Of und supple
mentary 10 tho act Of March lst, 1872, ell
titled "An act TO set apart certain tract
of land lying near the headwaters Of Yel-
lowstonG river as public park"
AT Tie expiration Of the morning hour
the Louisiana discussion was resumed
Mr.. Conkling took tho floor. The gal.
leries were dCnsely crowded, and many
persons having the privilege Of tic floor
occupied seats thereon.
SPEECH OF SENATOR CONKLiNG.
Mr.. Conkling began by saying that The
drama which entertains The Senate must
have its run, and that the time had now
come when silence on ly serves to prOlOng
the wranglc. The Presidential contest
for 1870 has been opened In the Senate
The way In which my amendment was re.
ceived by The Senator from Ohio Thur
mani told tls Instantly that we were to be
charged all along the line. Every nd
miniStration supporter was ready 10 vote
for the resolution, II made courteous
The course Of the President was pre-
Judged. The opposition had almost the
entire apershpport Of the land with
them. After II had become notorious
that our action would. be anticipated II
longer delayed, the resolution waS passed
The plain, mani message came, and now
lies upon our table. Then The discussion
should have ended, but II aid not. The
Senator from Missouri came forward
with his resolution, and 80 the machine
for grinding out political cnpital runs OH
Senator Thurman occupied the attention
Of the Senate for four hours yesterday
and others ARE doubtless waiting 10 take
his place. liz Is the recognized leader Oi
The Democratic party, but he did hdt tell
liz what to do with the grent Louisiana
question. II was the Senator from Ohio
('fhnrman) 10 whom the nation looked
more 5hah eny o.neI % mHn 10 orlslniaiie sNiit
she lo,.cy ~ o. MS pHr'y lne nonoraole .i,
senator lhlirhI,an .i,I i Wl.ea CoulmIcn''Hg ,tI
upon 'ne so":rerm T"'rageS sn'u, 49,. =,
GnhecI, ih, ln"t T. ""fm % % TuS v,L sme e"ii, !,
ul!loh OF S1f,s.y ~ 'ne I'o", h u
had been in power through the war and
sihce ile wnr SHOUT ~. siNe way u,'u ,,.' ,e.
aholher party cong ~ ~ nyte NJ, TnsH tau,, c.aI
Tnich unTave,ieu 'hIs Weg ."t ~ .," li' ute'
tne gospel o. Delnocta@ slnce 'ne peg.n, gg!u,
mng-jnaEe rec9nlt"ction ,.. aMlIie WI,
make anu mlsciartlagS' ig' Keep W ln hg.i", ~,
hOn uisturD, leTnlent uHu feEo'uI.un,ne
| and the time VIII come Wnel the country