The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-22
e0RTY.F0URTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June 2l.
SENATE.

The Chair laid before the Senate q
message from the President in regard to
the case Of Winslow, which was read in
the House yesterday. Ordered printed
and referred.
Mr.. Morton submitted resolution in
structing the COMMITTEE on Privileges
and Elections TO inquire what laws, il
any, protect the inviolsbility of private
dispatches sent by magnetic telegraph
and what legislation is necessary TO pre-
vent the seizure of such dispatches by
unauthorized or irresponsible persons
and report BY bill or otherwise, Agreed
to.
Mr.. Allison, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported back House bill
to transfer the Office the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs from the Interior to
the War Department, and recommended
that it be postponed until the first Thurs
day alter the first Monday in December
next.
Mr.. Ingalls, asked that 1t be laid on the
table for tie present. SO ordered.
Mr.. Sherman called up the Joint reso.
luton to authorize the President to
appoint commissioners to attend the in
ternstionsl conference upon the subject
of the relative value of gold and silver.
Passed.
Mr.. Mitchell gave notice that on
Monday next after the morning hour, he
would call up the resolution to pay p.
b. 5. Pinchback the compensation and
mileage of Senator from March 1873, to
the termination of his contest by the
Senate.
Mr.. Sherman called up the House
joint resolution authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to issue Sl0,0O0000
IN silver coin in exchange for legal ten
der notes. He submitted an
amendment providing that the trade dol
lar shall not hereafter be legal tender,
and authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to limit the coinage thereof
to such amounts as he may deem suf-
icient f. + the export demand for the
same. Agreed TO.
A joint resolution was then passed,
and the Senate went into executive
SO sion to consider the nomination Of
Mr.. Morrill,, to be Secretary of the
Treasury. The nomination was con-
hrmed without theformality OF refer
eace.
On the re-opening of the doors, Sem
ate resumed the consideration of the un-
finished business, the Indian appro-
priatlon bill, the pending question
being on the amendment proposed BY
The Committee on Appropriations, to
strike out the third section Of the House
bill proposing to abolish the Indian bu'
reau, and transfer the Government of
Indians to the War Department.
Messrs Allison, Morton and Freling-
huysen opposed the transfer, and Messr'
Merriman and Ingalls, favored il. The
latter said the Senate had agreed not to
attach to the appropriation bills any
amendments involving general legisla
ton. The Committee on Indian Affairs,
this morning, reported House bill to trans
fer the Indian bureau 10 the war depart
uent. He therefore moved that the pre-
sent bill Be- laid aside informal ), md the
bill reported this morning, BE- !4ken up
and discussion continued on that dill.
Mr.. Edmunds said it was plain that this
provision IN the bill to transfer the bureau
was not harmonious, and considering
state of the session and the fact that
unless the appropriation bills should be
passed within days the service would
be crippled, he thought it best to
leave out the clause in regard to the
transfer OF the Indian Bureau.
On motion OF Nj. Dennis the House
bill to amend certain sections of bills 4S
n, i 81 OF the revised statutes OF the
United States concerning commerce and
navigation and the regulation Of steam
vessels known as the steamboat bill, was
recommitted to the Committee on Com
merce.
The Senate then proceeded to vote on
the motion of Mr.. ingalls, to lay aside
the Indian appropriation bill and take
up the House bill reported by the Com.
mittee on Indian Affairs this morning,
to transfer the Indian Bureau to the
War Department, and it was agreed to;
yeas, 20; nays, II.
The Senate then took q recess till 7:3S
Upon reassembling Mr.. Edmunds
moved that the Senst, proceed 10 the
consideration OF Senate bill to amend
the I'd, Sd and 9th sections Of the act OF
Nav 81, 1870, to enforce the right OF
citizens Of the United States to vote in
the several States, DC.
Mr.. Window moved to reconsider he
vote by which the Indian approi
tion bill wss lsid aside this afternoon.
Agreed to.
The Indian appropriation bill was
again taken up, the pending question
being on the motion to strike out the 3rd
section of House bill to abolish the Indian
bureau and transfer the government OF
the Indians to the war department.
A substitute and amendment were Off
cred and rejected. Tie question then
being on an amendment OF the Commit
tee TO strike oat the third section pro-
posing transfer, it was stricken out.
Yeas, "a; nays, % The bill was then
read a third time and passed.
The naval appropriation bill was then
taken up so as 70 come up, as unfinished
business tomorrow, and the Senate ad-
journed.