The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-09
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, February s.
SENATE.

The Chair laid before the Senate
number of House bills, which were re.
ferred. Among them was a bill maxim
an appropriation to pay fourteen GRIP
pied and disabled Union soldiers, from
the sixth of December, 1872 to the 3Uh
of June, 1876.
Mr.. Edmunds inquired what these SOL
diers had done. r.t'.
Mr.. Sargent said the bill should be re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropria-
tlons, as there were some circumstances
in regard to the bill, which he desired to
examine.
NJ. Edmunds said he did not know but
what these soldiers were those whose SER
vices had been dispensed with. The bill
was referred to the Committee on Ap.
preparations.
MIR. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance reported adversely on the Sen
ate bill to secure depositors in the Freed
mans Savings and Trust Co. from ulti-
mate loss. Laid on the table.
After the expiration Of the morning
hour Mr.. Wright moved that the SEN
ate proceed to the consideration Of execu-
tive business.
MIR. Morrill, said that Yesterday he
gave notice that he would call up the
Centennial Appropriation BIZ
at one o'clock to-day. He now desire 1. to
say that whatever was the pleasure of the
Senate on the subject should be expressed
at the present time. The financial con-
dition OF the company was such that the
Senate should say what it proposed TO do.
Ii they proposed to turn their backs on it,
very well. He gave notice that he would
urge the consideration Of the bill at the
earliest possible moment.
Mr.. Edmunds did not think the Cen
tennial bill should be considered until
the information called from the Secretary
of State was received. He, however,
would not oppose the present consldera-
tion of the bill.
The Senate, by vote of yeas Is nays
SO, refused to 70 into an executive ses-
sion, and on motion of MIR. Morrill,, took
up the House bill approprlsting 81, ,5OO,-
600 to the Centennial exhibition.
Mr.. Morrill, yielded the floor to Mr..
Eaton, who offered resolutions of respect
to the memory of his late colleague, u.
5. Ferry, the understanding being that
the Centennial bill should come up as
unfinished business tomorrow.
Mr.. Cooper was appointed a member
from the Senate Committee on Finance
in place of Mr.. Ferry, excused from
further service.
Mr.. Clayton called up
Unfinished Business
from the morning hour of yesterday,
Senate bill to repeal section 1855 of the
Revised Statutes, making restrictions IN
the disposition of public lands in Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas
and Florida.
The pending question beng on the
amendment of Mr.. Edmunds, that the
public lands affected by this act shall not
be opened to private entry until the
same shall be offered at pubic sale after
the passage of this act. The bill was dis
cussed and laid over.
Mr.. Morton submitted a resolution that
the Committee on the District OF Co.
lumbIa be instructed to consider the pro
pricty of preparing and reporting bin
t, provide a government for the District
of Columbia, under which the people
through the elective franchise may rrgu-
late and control their domestic affairs not
Inconsistent with the protection, regula-
tion and control by the United States OF
the public property and the exercise OF
such jurisdiction as may be necessary in
the national capital. Agreed to.
When Mr.. Eaton offered his resolu-
ton of respect to the memory OF the late
Senator Buckingham eulogies were pro-
nounced by Messrs. Eaton, Sargent, la
ward, Howe, Frelinghuysen, Thurman.
Wadleigh and English, and as II further
mark Of respect to tie memory OF the
deceased the Senate adjourned.