The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-08

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States for district taxes was agreed to
and the bill passed.
I MISSISSIPPI REPORT.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the special com.
mittee appointed to inquire into the late
election in Mississippi, submitted re-
port.
Mr.. Morton demanded that the report
be read. ...... ,..
Mr.. Bayard, a member Of the commit
lee, said he was acquaintediwith the ex.
istence Of this majority report for the first
time this morning. The views Of the
minority, signed by himself and the SEN
ator from Indiana McDonald), were
ready to be presented, but rs the testi'
mony 10 which they referred was not
printed it could not be pointed out def
nitely until the minority report should
be completed.
y After some discussion it was agreed
that both reports should be presented to.
day and laid over until tomorrow, when
they can e'read. .ssrr.. .t.,,.
The House bill making an appropria:
tion for the payment Of the claims re.
ported allowed by the Southern Claims
Commissioner was passed, with the
amendments proposed by the COMMITTEES.
THE RESUMPTION ACT.
The House bill to repeal the resump.
tiot day clause OF the resumption bill 81
1875 and the House joint resolution TO
provide for committee TO inquire into
The change which has taken place relative
to the value Of gold and silver and the
cause thereof, and the effect on trade.
were read and referred 10 the Finance
Committee.
THE SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved that the
joint resolution Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives proposing the sixteenth amend
ment 10 the constitution prohibiting the
appropriation OF any school fund for the
support OF sectarian schools, &c, be re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
He said the people Of this country we're
in earnest on thissubject, but the amend
ment proposed by the House did not meet
the case. Suppose State did make such
an appropriation what could Con-
gress do about it. The amendment
gave no power to Congress- to en-
force it by appropriate legialation.
Another section should be added giving
Congress power to-enforce it. Another
objection he had was, it did not prohibit
the appropriation Of money to theologi-
cal institutions, nunneries, houses OF the
Good Sheppard and similar institutions.
We all know that in one State Of this
Union during decade one million two
hundred thousand dollars were voted TO
Protestant institutions for which Catho-
lies were taxed, and in same period sew
eral millions were given 10 Catholic in.
stitutions, for which Protestants were
taxed. He submitted a substitute
for the amendment proposed by
the House, and moved it be referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
MIR. Sargent also submitted q substitute
aud moved 1t be referred to the same COM
mittee.
Mr.. Christiancy presented substitute
to be SO referred. In regard to the amend
ment proposed by the House, he said It
prohibited the State from making
appropriations from school funds for
sectsriau schools, but did not prohibit
the United States.
Mr.. Morton said il was very clear; that
horse and cart could be driven through
the proposed amendment of the House.
It did not prohibit State from appro.
priating the money Of the general fund
| Tor the support Of 'Bectarian schools. It
did not prevent a State from leyying a
general tax for the support OF such
schools, but simply prohibited the State
from using q part Of the funds set apart
| for the public schools for the support Of
sectarian schools. He hoped it would be
properly amended and sent back to the
House. g...,
Mr.. Salisbury said this was not
proper time to discuss this amendment.
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