The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-24
SENATE.


Mr.. Logan presented the petition Of
disabled soldiers. asking that the Hproyi-
sions OF the act Of June 18th, 1874, ex-
tended so as to include all who,lost- an
arm below the elbow or leg below the
knee and. that they be allowed apension Of
twenty:fonr dollars per month. Refer:
red. 9.,oro.rfF igrNt.s'-t
MIR. Morton presented a petition sign.
ed by over 5000 women OF Indiana and
nearly $4,000 voters OF that State on the
subject Of temperance, asking Congress to
appoint committee to investigate and
report as to the effect Of the alcoholic
liquor traffic; secondly, to prohibit the
importation Of alcoholic liquors; thirdly,
to prohibit the manufacture and sale Of
alcoholic liquors in the District of Co.
lumbia and the territories Of the United
States; and fourthly 10 require total alb
stincnce from alcoholic liquors OF all the
CIVIL military and naval officers of the
United States. ,t,5E asunTEsi!
Mr.. Morton said lie would !askJto have
the petition read, printed in the :ecord,
and referred TO the Committee on Fl
nance, which was so ordered. He also
presented the petition Of Robert Small, Of
Charleston, asking compensation for the
capture Of the steamer Planter at Charles
tonin May, 1862 Referred. He hoped
the Committee on Naval Affairs would
give the petition at iention.
Mr.. Morton also presented the petition
Of 1000 citizens OF Indiana and Kentucky
in favor Of aid to the Texas Pacific Rail-
road Co. Referred to Committee on Rail.
roads. No.,
/ m surRAfAS's FINANCE BILL -';
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported q bill amendatory. Of
the acts Of July IA, 1870, and January 20,
1871, authorizing the refinding OF the
national debt. Placed on the calendar.
The bill Is as follows: n 49,. ss,,+.i
"That the acts to authorize the refund
ing OF the national debt, approved July
14th, 1870, and January 10th, 1871, be. so
amended that the amount Of bonds bear
ing four and one.half per cent. interest
authorized to be issued be increased to
500,O00,0O0, and that they be payable at
the pleasure oflthe United States nftet
thirty.years from the date OF their issue,
instead Of after fifteen years. Nm
40. This act shall not be construed to
authorize any increase Of thctotal amount
Of bonds provided for by the acts to which
this act is an amendment, nor to author
ize any increase whatever of the bonded
debt OF the United States, and all provi-
Sions OF the acts 10 which this act, is an
amendmentnot inconsistentwith the pro-
visions OF this act are hereby continued
in force'and efiect1 u JCGsll "
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Christiancy-To regulate cleo
tions and elective franchises In the Ter
ritory Of Utah. ~ ~,
By Mr.. steYSison-To rSpealbo much
Of the act Of December II, 1872, rs pro-
yides for a pivot draw in any bridge
across the Ohio river between Coyington
Mf!SWIsht, .hbm lthe Conimttee on
Claims, reported adversely on the petit
tion Of oertaih TcitiEens Of Mississippi
asking that the time be extended for the
presentation Of claims before the South
'ern Claims Committee, and the commit
tee was discharged from It's further con.
sideration, :
Mr.lAhthony, from the COMMITTEES On
Printing, reported back the resolution
recently submitted by him in regard to
the publication OF debates in the Con-
orssstonal Record without amendment, and
asked for It's immediate reconsideration. He
said it had been suggested to him that. .
week was too long to allow speech TO be
reserved for correction. He had no OBJ
lection to making the period shorter, II
the Senators desired TO have II so.
Mr.. Anthony moved to amend the reso-
luton by striking out all the latter part
in regard to correcting speeches, the time
within which the speeches were 70 bere.
turned 70 the reporter &c. y IN!
After discussion, Mr.. Frelinghuysen
moved to recommit the resolution to the
Committee on Printing. Agreed to. !
.3au ,JupIoIAI JURISDICTION. Gs0a
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton Of the unfinished business, being the
bill couferring exclusive Jurisdiction over
the Indian reservations upon the United
States Courts, and for the puniShment OF
crimes committed by and against the In.
diRns.
The pending question was that Of Ali.
son providing that the second section