The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-11
F0RTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WARRINGTON, March 10.
SENATE.

The Chair laid before the Senate s
communication from the Commissioner
of Agriculture, in answer to the resolu'
ton recently submitted by Mr.. Jones, o
Florida, in regard te the growth of ses
island cotton. Ordered printed and re.
ferred,
Mr.. Shermal presented q resolution oi
the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
opposing any change in the present law
requiring a draw in any bridge to be
erected over the Ohio river. Referred.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen presented the peti
tion of Lsngston. Brooks iand other col
ored men of the District of Columbia
asking that the l4th of April next, the
anniversary of the Emancipation IN the
District of Columbia, be declared holi-
day, to enable persons employed in the
departments to attend the unveiling oi
the Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Wright called up the bill fixing
the times and places tor, holding certain
terms of the district court Of the United
States.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that when the
Senate adjourned to-day it be to meet
Monday next. Agreed to.
The Senate then resumed the consid-
Grafton of unfinished business.
The bill to enable the people of
New Mexico to form n Constitution
and State Government.
and for the admission of said State into
the Union on an equal footing with
original States, and the amendments pro-
posed by the Committee on Territories
providing that the laws of the United
States shall be applicable to the new
State when admitted; that il shall con-
sttute judicial district, fixing the SAL
airy of District Judge, Marshal, Attorney,
&c, were agreed to.
The bill was then discussed by Messrs.
Morrill, of Vermont, Morrill, Of Maine
Hitchcock, Maxey, Sargent, Wallace
Cockrill, Bogy and others.
Mr.. Cockrill substituted an amendment
providing the that the Governors procla-
nation, ordering an election for repre-
sentatives to the constitutional conven-
ton, shall be published in four news.
papers in the territory at least 60 days
prior to the date of election. Agreed to
The bill was then read the third time
aud passed.
The bill provides tina. the constitution
to be framed shall be Republican in
form, &c; shall be submitted to the peo-
pie of the territory for their ratification
or rejection, at an election to be held in
November next, and if such constitution
is ratified, the acting Governor shall GER
tifv the same to the President of the
L Unitcd States, who shall thereupon issue
his proclamation declaring the State ad
mitted without any further action what
ever on the part of Congress.
The yeas and nays were demanded and
resulted, yeas 35; nays, Is. Those vot-
ing in the negative were Messrs. Allison,
Bayard, Eaton, Edmunds, Frelinghuy-
sen, Key, McCreery, Mcdonald, Morrill,
OF Vermont Morrow, Randolph, Merri-
man, Stephenson, Salisbury, Wallace
The amendmenls of the House to the
bill for changing the time for holding
the terms of the District Court of the
United States for the District of West
Virginia, were agreed to and the bill
passed; but subsequently Mr., Edmunds
made motion to reconsider the vote by
which it was passed, which was agreed
to and the bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
The Chair then announced that the con-
sideration of the unobjected bills on the
calendar would be resumed at the p0;at
where it was left off yesterday
The first bill was that of Mr. Wright,
reducing the salary of the President of
the United States to $4,000 per annum.
but before it was considered the Senate
went into executive session and soon ed-
journed.