The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-01
CONGRESS.
p,ln0 SENATE l,H'i,lI
- " w1s,r,naroa Febrnnrv d

Boutwell, Conkiug, MerFimon and
FeRton, The credentials OF George F,
Edmonds, from Vermont, were presented
Mr.. Morril called up tho resolution re.
questing the President to institute in
quiries as to the proper place for estab'
lishment Of q branch mint at some point
in the Western States or the Mississippi
Valley and to report ut the commenc'
ment of.the next session Of Congress
Agreed, .g .I. .y.g /
The consideration Of the Civil Rights
bill was resumed, 4f q
Mr., Carpenter, OF Wisconsin, said-Af.
ter rightly considering the bill be would
'be compelled to vote against 1t and
then spoke at length against the bill
and was listened 10 throughout with the
greatest attention both by those on the
floor and in the galleries, He concluded
as,fOllows; Icannot understand how an
orator like the Senator from Indiana
could inhame the passions Of o popular
assembly and rally 1t to SUPPORT the
provisions Of this bill, but l confess my
astonishment and my sorrow that be
can carry along with him the highest
court Of the land, and the Senate Of the
United States pass this bill through oil
forms Of enactment. | am COnsOled, how
ever, by the confidence that II It shall
become a law the judicial courts will In.
terveRe to vihdicalc tho Constitution,
At the conclusion Of Carpenters speech .
brief cOllOquy took place between him and
Morton, the latter repeating his argument
OF yesterday that the exclusion Of cOlored
men from the Jury box was a denial Of
the rights and privileges guaranteed by
the l4th amendment,
After a long debate voto was
taken on Thurman's amendment to the
Section IN regard to jurors so US It
should not apply TO State Courts,
'and 1t was rejected-yeas 20, nays
40; Carpenter, Ferry Comm, Hamilton
(Tcx.I SpragIe and Upton voting with
the Dewocrats in the affirmative.
The bill was finally reported to the
Senate, and no amendments having been
made In Committee Of the Whole, tho bill
was put upon its third reading.
Mr.. Elmunds supported the bill, but
before hC had concluded, the half hour
allowed him to close the debate expired
The bill was then read the third time and
passed. Yeas 3s; nays 20, as follows. /,
YEAs-Alcorn, Allison, Anthony, Bore
man, Boutwell,, Edmunds, Flanagan
Ferry (MiCh.), FreellnghuySen, Harvey,
Howe; Ingalls,, Jones, Logan, Mitchell
Morrill, (Vt), Morton, OglOby, Patterson
rouse, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Sargent
Scott, Sherman, Spencer, Stewart, Wash
burn, West, Window and Wright-3S,
NAYs-BOyurd, Bogy, Cooper, Carpen'
ter, Davis, Dennis, Eaton, Ferry (Conn)
Goldthwaitc, Gordon, Hager, Hamilton
Tex.), Hamilton (Md.), Kelly Lewis
McCreary, Merrimon, Norwood, Ransom
Salisbury, Schur1, Spmguc, Stevenson
Stockton, Thurman and Tipton-2O.
After the passage Of the Civil Rights
bill the tax and tariiE bill was taken up
with tho understanding that II should bC
proceeded with ut 1880 this evening.
The floor was then yielded to Ferry, o.
Connecticut, who delivered eulOgy upot
tho late Senator Buckingham.
The Senate took recess Until 1880.
Upon rc.ass6mbling, Morrill,, Of Ver-
mont. who had charge Of the tax ant
tariff bill, yielded tho door to Ramsey
who called up the annual poal-rOHte bill
and II was passed.
Mr.. Logan, from the committee Of con
ference On the bill to reduce and iix th'
l,Adjutant Generals Department Of thu
| Army, made report, which was agreed
TO. After the executive session the sen
ate adjourned until Monday, when th'
tarifbill comes up as nntlnished. business
HOUSE.
Mr.. Kasson submitted a report from
the Ways and Means Committee IN regart
to the Pacific MaiEinyestig1ion, accom-
paniedbS resolutions 10 the etiectt'- . !
First. That copy Of the evidence takel
before the Committee upon the question
Of corrupt use Of money 10 procure tn
passage Of u bill giving subsidy to thC
China mail be delivered to the Clerk o
the House to be by him laid before th,
House at the first session Ot tho 4ith Con
vress, to which end they make fvrthc
Inquiries and take Auch action a. the.
may deem proper in regard to VIM. Kin
and Schumacher.
u Second. That the Clerk Of the Hous
transmit 10 the United States Distric
Attorney for the District Of Columbia
copy Of the evidence taken before tn
Ways and Means Committee, with re
quest to lAyso much Of II tas relates TO III
truth of Tho Testimony given by King an
Schumacher before The grand jury.
Third. That any reporter or CORES
pondent who occupies seat IN the report
ets gallery Of the House, and who receiy
| cd any portion Of the money Used In pro
Touring a subsidy, be eenSuted and dc
ptived Of his seat In said gallery.
Resolutions and report ordered prihte
and recommitted.
The majority and minority report
from the select Committee on Mississippi
Affairs were laid before the House.
| The consideration OF the Force Bill wa
Efesumed. Nj. Cook and Mr. Pierce, {
Massachusetts, and MI Poland oppose
Its passage. -,
| Mr.. LIttrell maintained that whit
Hepuo'lcanS aMl Tes'H 5it.,sssi'. ~ a.
and discohtent In Alabama. 81.
4 Mr. Eldfidge appealed to the Republl
can leaders to halt In thiR course Of leg
islatiun, as II will lead TO the destructio
oil we Liberties q l9e cyo!nsFy..,. .,.,..
Mt. Lamar aumltte9 'he eAEsenITe i,V Al.
political aisquietuue ~ scc.iNns .o1. VI " "
southern states, sometimes cHinlnl,t ai..,itin