The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-10

consider the subject Of allowing the MI
nority greater representation. He hoped
the proposition would be carried.
Mr.. West presented letter from w
L. Mcmillan, of Louisiana, asking per-
mission to withdraw his credentials as
Senator elect of the State of louisiana.
tby the McEnery legislature He sub
mitted an order that the request for the
withdrawal Of the papers be granted, but
objection was made by several Senators
on the Democratic side, and it was laid
over.
Mr.. Conkling introduced bill to an.
null the act creatinga
Tribunal TO AdjudIeate the Geneva
Award.
Referred to Judiciary Committee. 1t
repeals so much of the 18th section of the
act as excludes insurance companies, and
allows them to participate in the award
for period sufficient to enable to hear
and dispose of such additional claims,
such period not TO exceed one year from
the expiration of the time for fling
claims under this action.
Mr: Sherman introduced bill to eI-
tend the duration of the Court for the
adjudication of claims arising from the
Geneva award. 1t provides for amend
ing the act of June %, 1874. SO as to make
it include all claims directly resulting
from the cruiser Shenandoah, before her
departure from Melbourne on February
lS, 1863, and the Chicamauga. Georgia,
Nashville, Retribution, Sumpter and
Tallahassee respectively, that may be
presented to the Court of
the Commissioner of the Alabama
claims within six months after the passage
of this amendatory act. The bill proceeds
to declare that all such claims shall be
received, adjudlcated, and paid to the same
extent and effect, and in the same man
ner and of the same funds, that is pro-
vided in the act of June %, 1874, for
claims resulting from damage caused by
the acts OF the Alabama, Florida and Shen-
andoab, after her departure from Mel.
bourne. The second section provides that
commissioners shall as soon rs prsctica-
BILE, report to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, each of the several judgments which
have been or may be hereafter rendered
by them, Tor loss or damage caused by the
Alabama and Florida, and their tenders
by the Shenandoah, after her departure
from Melbourne, and the Secretary of
the Treasury shall, as soon as may be
practicable, after either of said judg-
ments are reported, pay the same with
interest at the rate OF four per cent. per
annum, from the date OF the loss as
certified. The bill finally provides that
the duration and powers OF said court
shall be extended to the 22nd day Of
January, 1877, and authorizes the Presi
dent By proclamation to further extend
said time and powers for period not
exceeding one year thereafter.
Mr. Bogy introduced bill authorizing
the payment OF duties on imports in
Legal Tenders or NaionaI Bank
Notes.
1t provides that after July 4, 1876, du-
ties on imports may be paid in legal
tenders, or National bank notes, or coin,
at the option of the importer. Mr. Bogy
said it was not his intention at this time
to discuss the merits of the bill,
but ne looked upon il rs measure
tending to specie resumption, and in
his opinion it was the only way the
country would ever retain resumption.
He offered the bill so as TO prepare the
way tor this operation. The only way
to resume specie payments was by appre-
ciating the paper now in circulation.
He was not in favor of any increase OF
the paper currency, but he wished to ap-
preciate that paper as long as the country
had the system of national banks.
Whether it was a wise one or not 1t
seemed to him that it was the duty of
Congress to give that paper as much value
as pCsIble.
lie desired the amount of legal ten
dcrs now in circulation to remain as at
present. He looked upon any contrac-
tion of the currency as injurious to the
country. He thought the bill submitted
by him could be explained as the only
measure which could possibly lead to re.
sumption, and at the proper time be
would endeayor to explain 1t.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, SAID he would
not discuss this measure now, but after
the statement of the Senator from Mis-
souri, (Bogy), he Morrill) deemed it
proper to make q counter statement. 1t
was perfectly clear that the measure
which the Senator proposed, would be
one of contraction. 1t would at once
draw out OF the country what little specie
we now have. When there was no use
for specie, it became commodity, and
would be exported. The passage Of this
bill would be violation Of the public
faith, and be was sorry to see that this
was the first proposition, in regard to
finances, brought into the chamber.
Should the bill be passed, it
would reduce our revenue at least. twen-
ty-fve per cent To very salvation Of
the country depended upon a strict ad-
herence to the pledges of the gov ern-
ment. Referred to Committee on FL
nance.
Mr.. Thornton submitted resolution
to amend the 25th rule of the Senate, 80
that bills may be introduced without pre-
vious notice, and that 1t should not be
necessary to state on the minutes that
permission had been asked or obtained to