The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-04
F0RTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April 8.
SENATE.


SENATE.
The Chair laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary o
War enclosing report of Chief of tht
engineer corps in regard to the troubl
and unnecessary delay caused to boat
passing through the Louisville and Port
land canals and recommending certain
legislation on the subject. Referred.
Various petitions were presented anc
referred, demonstrating against any
change in the present tariff and agains
any legislative proceeding for the pay
mept of all pensions at Washington.
Mr.. Morton introduced bill t,
amend certain sections of the act to en-
force the right Of citizens of the United
States to vote in the several States, which
was referred to the Judiciary Committee
In introducing the bill Mr.. Morton
said the object of 1t was 10 bring the act
within the late decision of the Supreme
Court.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced, by request, 9
bill to create sinking fund for the lqui
datlon ofthe government bonds advanced
to the Central Pacific Railroad Company
Referred.
Mr.. Hamlin gave notice tina! on We'd
nesday next he would ask the Senate to
take up fer consideration the bill report
ed by the Committee on Postofhces and
Postroads, regulating the transmission
of third class matters.
Mr.. Clayton from the Committee on
Military Affairs reported adversely on
the petition of the colored citi
zens OF Arkansas, soldiers in tho late war,
praying tor the repeal of certain laws in
regard to the payment of bounties and tho
enactment of such laws as will place the
colored soldiers on the same footing IN ra.
gard to pay and bounties as the white
soldiers.
The committee was discharged from
further consideration.
He also reported adversely the Senate
bill in regard to the same subject, and 1t
was indefinitely postponed. ,
Mr.. Morton introduced bill to amend
the second, fourth and fifth sections of
an act to enforce the right of citizens OF
the United States to vote in the several
States o; this Union, and for other pur-
poses, approved May 3lst, 1870, and as q
substitute for sections 5,5O6 and 5,5O7 OF
the revised statutes. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Morton said the object of the. bill
was to amend an act to enforce the Fiji
teenth Amendment so as to bring 1t
within the late decision Of the Supreme
Court.
The House introduced bill to amend
chapter l66 of the laws of the second
session the Forty-third Congress IN re-
gard to the compensation OF commission
ers appointed in connection with the Fox
and Wisconsin rivers improvement.
Passed.
Mr.. Morton said there was a motion
pending to reconsider the vote by which
the bill to provide tor the counting OF
electoral votes tor President and Vice
President was passed. That motion was
entered by the Senator from Ohio Thur
mani and ne Morton] hoped that the
Senator would be prepared to have the
motion disposed Of tomorrow.
Thurman said he would not be pre-
pared to take the matter up tomorrow
but thought he would be by Wednesday
The Chair laid before the Senate the
resolutions of the Board of Trade OF De-
troit in favor of a permanent formation
of signal service corps and against any
reduction OF the appropriation therefor.
Mr.. Morton presented similar resolu-
ton from the Indianapolis Board OF
Trade. Referred.
Mr.. Thurman called ups Senste bill
to amend an act TO establish uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States.
Mr.. Thurman explained that the OBJ
iect of the bill was to put an end to the
discordant decisions which had made tie
bankrupt law one thing in one district
and another thing in anothe r. The bill
amends the bankrupt laws 80 that no
voluntary assignment by debtor or
debtors Of all his or their property, here
tofore or hereafter made ia good faith
for tho benefit of his or their creditor
without creating any preference and
va,id according to the law OF the State
where made, shall Of itself in the event
Of his or their being subsequently, adJu-
dicated bankrupts IN proceeding OF In
voluntary bankruptcy be a bar To
thedischarge of such debtor or debtors:
After discussion the bill was read the
third time and passed without division
Mr.. Wright called up motion entered
several days ago, to reconsider the vote
by which The bill reducing the salary Of
the President from $50, 900 to S25, ,OOO per
spnum was passed, and the Senate 'y
vote of yeas "a nays 81 refused to re-
consider the vote.
The Senate thon went into executive
session.
While the Senate was in executive
session, Mr.. Adams, clerk OF the House
of Representatives, appeared and an
nounced that the House had adopted the
articles of impeachment against w. w
Belknsp. late Secretary of War, snd had
sppointed managers to conduct the pro-
ceedings on the part OF the House o.
Representatives.
At 5 o'clock the doors were reopeneo
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker proceeded to call the
States for bills, under which call the fol-
lowing were referred:
Bv Mr. McDougsll-That sll pensions
granted since March 4, 1851, shall take
st,ect from date of death er discharge.
By Mr.. Hewitt-To amend the ac'
proyiding for the resumption Of specie
Bv Mr.. Scales-To refund to distilier'
Of whisky from apples, peaches ano
grapes all of the special taxes in excess o.
fftv dollars. 81,
By NJ. Farwell-To provide for INT
resumption of specie payments.
Nv Morrison-To amend the existing
law: relating to the duties on imports
It proposes to make the following
changes: To insert iron ore, ~ eenu
per ton. Also to insert in heu o' I'm tn'
wo,ds "Hair of alpaca goat or other hk,
- 81, x,,,rds - ipaca goat, camel