The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-25

ordered printed.
Mr.. Sherman presented ten petitions o.
citizens OF Ohio asking government aid
in the construction OF the Texas Pacific
Railroad. Similar petitions were pre-
sented by MessrS. Cameron, Of Pennsyl
vania, and Wallace, Of Alabama. Refer
red.
Mr.. Goldthwaite presented the repor
Of the Committee Of the Alabama Legis
lature and the testimony taken by the
committee in regard to the election o.
Geo. E. Spencer as U. s. Senator. Refer
red. II.
Mr.. Window presented various peti
tions from citizens OF Wisconsin asking
an appropriation for the Fox and Wis
consin rivers improvement. Referred.
The Chair laid before the Senate a com
munication from the Secretary Of Wal
enclosing the report Of Major Mansfield
Of the Corp OF Engineers, in answer to the
Senate resolution in regard to improving
the harbor at Chartewix, Michigan. Re
ferrcd.
Mr.. Wright, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported without amendment
bill declaring the true intent and mean
| ing Of the Union Pacific Railroad Act. II
provides thant one OF these acts shall be
construed to authorize any subsidy OF
land grants to the Hannibal Il St. Joe
Railroad Company or Central Branch oil
the. Union Pacific Railroad Company for
any entension OF road in excess OF l5G
miles ne 1t to the Missouri river. Placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. Merriman, from the Committee on
Rnles, reported adversely on the resolu.
tion submitted by Mr.. Morton, to amend
the 25th rule so that it should not be
necessary to state in the record md
journal that unanimous consent was
asked and obtained to introduce bill
without previous notice, and recon-.
mended that the committee be discharged
from the consideration Of the subject. So
ordered. He also reported from the
same committee an order directing that
the form Of entry shall hereafter be: "Mr.
Blank obtained leave to bring in BILL"
Agreed to:
By Mr.. Morton-To establish mint
for the coinage OF gold and silver at In
dianapolis, and appropriating certain
government grounds and buildings lor
The use Of the same, and also money for
\ the purpose OF the necessary machinery;
Referred. Also bill for the relief oi
the widow Of L. Ii. RousSien, late Briga-
dier General Of the U. s. A. Referred.
Mr., Morton said that certain papers
purportinc 10 be the credentials Of Mr..
Eustis as United States Senator from
Louisiana were presented the other day
and laid on the table. He moved that
they now be referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
Mr.. Merriman submitted n resolution
instructing the Judiciary Committee tC
inuuire into the expediency Of paying
the reporter Of the decisions Of the Su.
preme Court OF the United States fixed
salary and OF having the reports printed
by the government and sold at cost
Agreed to.
Mr.. Hamlin submitted n resolution in
structing the Judiciary Committee to IN
0uire into the expediency Of repeating
section S Of chapter . OF the Revised Stat
utes Of the United States in regard TO the
introduction OF joint resolutions. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Eaton gave notice that on Wedncs'
day Of next week he would submit rcso'
lutions Of respect to the memory OF his
late colleague, MIR. Ferry.
Mr.. Kelley, from the Committee Oh
Railroads, reported with amendment Sen
ate bill TO extend the time for the con.
struction and completion OF the Northern
Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Sherman called up the Senate bill
10 provide for commission on the sub
iect Of the alcoholic liquor traffic. lie
said this bill was the same in substance Us
the bill passed by the Senate at the lasl
session. The bill had been reported by
the Finance Committee in accordance
with the request Of large number o.
petitioners.
Mr.. Bogy said he was opposed to sue!
bills being brought before Congress. A
matter Of this nature should be lcgislated
ON by the States. Congress was gradually
drawing from the States all matters o.
legislation and assuming to pass upor
them, thus doing great injustice TO The
States.
Pending the discussion the morning
hour expired and the Chair laid before
the Senate the unfinished business, it be
ing the resolution Of Mr.. Morton in re
gard to the recent election in Mississippi
Mr.. Morton said his health was ii
such q condition that he would not bt
able to continue his remarks to-day.
Mr.. Davis called up the resolution
submitted by him few days ago in re
gard to an investigation OF the books o
the Treasury Department, tho pending
question being on the motion OF Mr.. Ed
munds to amend the resolution so as u
have the investigation made by the Com
mittee on Finance instead OF a specin
committee.
Mr.. Davis said he expected to shov
that the statements made by him in hi
former remarks were fully. sustained BY
all the facts and figures, and that the ex
plantations OF several Senators, and espe
cially OF the Senator from Massachusett
| (Boutwell), were not well founded ant
, could not be sustained by the financia
reports. He Davis had been told tha
, his statements might affect the publi
credit. It was far from him to injure tn
: public credit, and what he had said wa
, intended TO be in the interest Of th
: public credit. The true friend Of tn
public credit was not one to attempt t
I cover up errors or Irregularities, but on
who attempted to have them corrected.
: He quoted from the remarks Of MI
| Boutwell, in regard to a compoSitor havin
| transposed the Indian and pension ex
: penditures one year, and said he could nc
discover that any transposition had bee
J made US the figures were the same in eae
report and he could not find where an
t correction was made.
n Tie (Dayis) again quoted from the
!. rnancial reports and argued that they ha
been changed, and that the Senator froI
: Massachusetts (BOutwell) had not notice
: several items which he Davis reterre
Q TO in his former remarks. lie (Davi'
n had been told that from the very natuI
Of things the reports from the different o
n ficers Of the Treasury could not agre
: How was it that they agreed from the OF
r ganization OF the government up to lSG
l and also agreed for the past two or thr,
: veors? What Ia generally known az q