The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-12
storing that privilege, was agreed to az

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Yeas = Messrs. Allison, Burnside,
Christisncy, Cooper, Crsgin, Davis,
Dawes, Dennis. Edmunds, Frelinghuy.
sen, Gordon, Harvey, Howe, ingalls,,
Kelly, Key, Marcy, Merrimon, Mitch.
ell, Norwood, Paddock, Patterson, Ran.
dolph, Ransom, salisbury, Spencer,
Stevenson, Wallace, West and Withers
80.
Nays-Anthony, Bogy, Cameron, OF
Wisconsin, Clayton, Cockner, Ferry,
Hamlin, kenen, Logan, McCreery, Nc
Donald, Mcmillan, Morrill, and Oglesly
-15.
The bill was reported TO the Senate
and the amendments made in the Com
mittee of the Whole agreed to.
MIR. Hamlin moved TO further amend
il so as to provide that contracts made
by the Postmaster General for fast mail
service shall not be for longer period
than two years. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Randolph said he voted for the
restoration ofthe ranking privilege under
n misapprehenson. He intended to vote
against its restoration.
Mr.. Hitchcock renewed his amend
ment made in the Committee OF the
Whole, sppropriating $4,000 for fast
mail service between Chicago and
Omaha. Agreed To. The bill Was read
the third time and passed.
MIR. Allison called up the House bill
to authorize the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs to receive lands in payment of
judgments TO the eastern bands of the
Cherokee Indians. Passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Edmunds, the Sem
ate took up the joint resolution of the
House proposing All amendment to the
Constitution OF the United States prohib-
iting the appropriation Of money for the
support of schools of any religious sect,
and then took n recess.
Mr.. Randolph favored the adoption of
the amendment rs il came from the
House, and argued that it had been en-
dorsed by the press and people every
where, and if adopted would silence for
ever dangerous question. The amend
ment proposed by the Judiciary Commit
tee opened grave questions, and it seemed
to him that instead of disposing of a
veXed question it would only
arouse new and unnecessary
element of discord. He had no doubt as
to the righteousness Of the amendment
proposed by the House, and would sup
pose that there had grown to be zeal
without judgment, which challenged the
attention of Congress, and he thought it
time TO stop and inquire what valuable
lessons are taught by this example; what
would be said in the future of the Con +.
gress which passed such an amendment,
and the same year delaulted in the pay
ment of public Indebtedness. As Pro-
tcstant he desired to enter his protest
against this amendment which was n
Hat contradiction of itself, rs It provided
that no particular creed or tenets should
| be taught in any school, and then de-
Clared that il should not be construed TO
prevent the reading of the Bible in any
school or institution, had the Bible be
come to be non-religious book.
The question being on the amendment
of the judiciary Committee, it was
agreed to. Yeas 81; nays 10.
Messrs. Clayton, Wright, Morton,
Robertson, Cameron, Sherman and Win
dom, who would have voted in the
affirmative, were paired with Mcssrs
Mcrriman, Dennis, Mcdonald, Wallace,
salisbury, Thurman and Bayard, who
would have voted in the negative.
The question then being on ordering
the joint resolution, as amended, TO the
third reading, il was agreed to yeas, u;
| nays, II.
Mr.. Edmunds then moved that the
third reading of the joint resolution take
place tomorrow st 10 o'clock, and said
he WAS proud TO say that he made
the motion on account of the Senate not
being full, and he feared TO night it
would be lost on account of not having
the necessary two-thirds vote.
Mr. Davis raised the point of order
that it took twO-thrds vote Of tho Sen
ate 10 fix special order. Allowing the
third reading of this resolution, il GER
talnly WAS in the nature of u special or
der.
The presiding officer, Mr.. Ferry, ruled
that n majority could make an order that
It be read Tomorrow.
A lengthy discussion then ensued upon
the point of order, during which Mr..
Gordon expressed the opinion that a
two-thirds vote WAS necessary, and
should the Senate decide otherwise it
would be one of the most egregrious blum
ders which could be made and would be
overriding one oi the established rules of
the Senate.
The Senate by vote OF q 10 II orderss
ed that the joint resolution be read the
third time ut ! o'clock tomorrow
The Seuate receded from its diss
greement TO the amendment OF the House
bill TO prevent counterfeitinS Of trade
mark goods and TO prohibit dealing in
such goods. The amendment Of the
House was agreed 10 and the bill passed.
The Committee on Finance was Dis
charged from further consideration of the
House bill 10 carry into effect the pro-
visions of the Hawaiian treaty, and the
bill was thereby brought before the
Senate as unfinished business.
Mr.. Harvey submitted joint resolu.
ton providing for a commission - eN-
anime INTO the method Of collecting IN
terpal revenue tax on distilled spirits
andfermented liquors. Referred.
Mr.. Window, from the conference
committee on the Indian appropriation
bill, submitted report that the com
mitise had sgre,,i, and moved thrt it be-
non -concurred in and the old con ferees on
the part Of the Senate, Messrs. WIndOm,
Logan and X ernsn, re-spp"lnted. In
submitting the report, Mr. Window said
the conferees desired 70 have the report
nun-concurred in and recommiited "
the committee for the purpose Of having
certain notifications made in it.
The Senate then went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.