The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-21
MR.. WRIGHT EXPLAINS.

Mr.. Wright said he desired to do what
he had thought he never should do
While he was confined to his house by
illness last Thursday the Senator from
Pennsylvania had sent to the Clerks desk
and had read newspaper paragraph
charging several Senators, himself among
the number, with having private secre
taries paid for by the Government For
himself, he had had no clerk appointed
in the Indian Bureau for three years
There is no person there whom he had
recommended. There was no person
there who does any work for him, and
he had no priva:e secretary whatever
The only person who does any work with
anything with which he is connected il
the clerk to the Committee on Claims,
who does the work for the committee.
THE INDIAN BILL.
Mr.. Withers, from the Committee or
Appropriations, reported House bill No
1855, to supply the deficiency for feeding
the Sioux Indians. BE moved to strike
out Of the bill the words zone hundred
thousand dollars" and insert Zone hund'
red and fifty thousand dollars" which
amendment was agreed 10 and the bill
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman the senat,
took up and passed the Senate bill to reg
ulate the transportation Of bonded mer-
chandise Withdrawn from warehouse.
On motion OF Mr.. Allison the Senatt
took up for consideration the Senate bill
providing for an agreement with the Siou1
Nation in regard TO part OF their reServa
ton ..and for other purposes.
The question was discussed by Hitch
cock who said he was opposed to an,
further appropriations for these Indian
or for other Commissioners. There wa,
one man out there now, General Geo. H
Crooke, who was as able to make any ar
rangement with these Indians as any
Commissioner that could be sent out L
them. .-.-..
A debate was continued by Messrs
Bogy, Hamilton, Allison and Edwards.
Mr.. Morton said he had permitted this
debate hoping the bill would pass, but ii
it was quite evident that it could not, ht
would call up regular rule.
THE PREsrDEET1AL VOTE,
Senate bill No. l, to provide for count
ing the vote Of President and Vice Pres
ident, coming up, Mr.. Merrimon asked t
offer an amendment to the pending bill
that the President shall appointfYe army
officers not below the rank OF Colone
in place Of the five persons mentioned il
| ths I'LL 0.daraH nriptnd
Mr.. Morton offered q resolution tina
theCommittee on Privileges and Elections
have power 10 sit during the session o.
the Senate while they are investigating
the case Of Senator Spencer. Agreed to
Senate bill No. was then taken up
when Mr. Randolph briefly addressed the
Senate in support Of his amendment
providing that should the two houses o.
Congress acting separately fail to agree
as TO which is the true and valid returns
OF State, then and in that even
only, the President Of the Senate shall
render decision Of the question, suct
rendition shall be in favor Of that return
Of the State which phall have received the
majority Of all the votes cast in bott
houses Of Congress, considered as il both
houses had cast their votes in joint meet
ing assembled.
Alter debate the chair laid before the
Senate the military bill from the Hous'
with the notification that tie HousC
failed to concur in the amendments Of tn,
Senate. The Senate agreed to adhere Il
the amendments and asked that Com
mittes Of Conference, Senators Sargent
Cockrill and Harvey, be appointed on th'
part Of the Senate. -.--
Pending the discussion the Senate wen
into Executive session and soon I'D
;ournsd.