The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-29

Mr.. Conkling presented some resoll
tions from the New York Chamber {
Commerce, in regard to the nations
finances, and asked that they be. relerre
TO the Committee on Finance. -
Mr.. Sherman said he would like {
have the resolutions laid over, as he dI
sired to add q resolution in regard to on
OF the propositions in the resolutions. !.
Mr.. Conkling said they could lay o
the table for the present. and he woul
make motion 10 refer after the Senate
Of Ohio, (sherman) had spoken, So oil
dered.
Mr.. Sargent presented'a petition fror
the Committee Of thel National Woman
Suffrage Association, asking that tn
women Of Utah be protected in the ex
ercising the right Of elective franchise
Referred.
Mr.. Sherman presented pitition from
the members Of the bar OF Cincinnati, re
monstrating against the passage OF aHous
bill to reorganize the Judiciary Of the Uni
ed States. Referred.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, submitted I
resolution that during the present ses
sion 1t shall be in order at any time I,
move a recess, aud pending the consider
alton Of any appropriation bill the de
bate may be limited to FIVE minutes OIL
any one amendment. Laid over unit
tomorrow at the request Of Mr.. West.
THE COLORADO BILL. 80
On motion Of Mr.. Hitchcock, the Sen
ate took up the House bill to amend th'
act Of March Sd, 1875, toenable the peopl,
OF Colorado to form constitution ant
Stale government and for the admission
Of said State into the Union on equa
footing with original States. Mr.. Hitch
cock said the object OF the bill was TO en-
able the people who had acquired resi-
dence in the Territory since the enabling
act was passed to vote upon the constitu
tion in January next. The act o.
March Sd provided that all persons
who were then residents Of the
Territory should vote upon the adop
ton OF the constitution. The Senate by az
amendment to the bill postponed the time
for voting on the constitution till next
July, and since the bill passed large
number oflpersons had acquired resi-
dence in the Territory, and under the
laws were entitled to vote. The secont
section OF the bill now before the Senate
appropriated a sufficient sum TO pay the
expenses Of the constitutional convention
As the Senate had postponed the time foI
holding that convention, 1t became neces
sary for the territorial legislature to NEE,
and the appropriation heretofore made
had been expended by the legislature
Had the convention been held soon after
the passage Of the bill, it would not have
been necessary for the legislature to meet
and the appropriations for its support
would have paid the expenses OF the con
stitutional convention.
Mr.. Morrill, said he was not aware o
any precedent where an appropriation o.
money was made to pay the expenses Of {
constitutional convention.
Mr.. Sargent moved to strike out tht
section OF the bill making the appropria'
tion.
Mr.. Hitchcock said the country coulc
afford to make this appropriation to vel
come new State. -I.il sr-
Mr.. Logan favored the appropriation
and said Colorado had paid into the treas
ury OF the United States for internal rev
enue over 81, 100000.
Mr.. Sargent said that ii Colorado could
not pay her own lexpenses OF admission
into the Union, she should not be admit
ted as State.
Mr.. Sherman opposed and Mr.. Thur.
man favored the appropriation.
The motion OF Mr.. Sargent TO strike
out the second section OF the bill was re
jected-yeas 20, nays "a.
The bill was then read a third time AMI
passed.
THE ACADEMY BILL.
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton OF unfinished business, being the
bill making an appropriationfor the sup
port OF the Military Academy for th,
fiscal year ending June 80, 1876, the pend
ing question being on the first amend
ment reported by the Committee on Ap
preparations, for additional pay of tht
Professors for length OF service, OF 50, ,S0(
which was agreed to-yeas 81, nays II.
The next amendment reported by the
Committee was for the pay Of one instruc
tor Of practical military,engineering in nd
dition to the pay Of a First Lieutenant
5000; which was amended. Ayes q
nays, 13. 2 yyTG O.. AAlJ&
Another amendment was reported by
the Committee appropriating S900 extra
pay for one instructor OF ordinance; "a,
900 for the pay OF eight assistant PROBES
sors in addition to their pay as LIST Lieu
tenants; 81 500 for the extra pay Of three
instructors Of cavalry, artillery and in
fantry; $2,70Q for the extra pay Of foul
assistant instructors OF tactics, and S30t
for the extra pay Of an Adjutant.
Mr.. Eaton said that the people OF th'
country demanded a retrenchment ID
every branch Of the service, and he
hoped that the majority OF the Senate
would go with the majority OF the othei
branch OF the Federal, Legislature, anc
SO far as possible cut down the expenses
After igrther debate, the amendments
reported BY the Committed above men
toned were q greed TO. Yeas, SSi
nays, II.
The next amendment reported by the
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