The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-17

timore for Richmond.
Mr.. Wiltshire moved To substitute Little
Rock for st. Louis. ~
Mr.. Baker moved toSubstitute' Indian
apolis for St Louis.y tgE1-s
Mr.. Payne moved 10 substitute for the
word louisville" the words louisville,
Cincinnati and Cleveland successfully"
Various other, amendments were Of
fered, but none Of them acted on. They
are TO be considered tomorrow.
The House then adjourned, the Speaker
obtaining for himself leave OF absence
until Monday next, in order, he said, that
he might pay little more attention 10
his health.
Mr.. Alcorn made a personal explana-
ton regarding the Washinstondispatch
published in the Chicago Times. He said
that when he left the Office OF Governor
in 1871 he left Mississippi in state Of
fepose and quiet not since enjoyed there.
Who were responsible for the present
condition, Of, affairs there he might at
some future time explain.
Mr.. Withers presented the petition Of
Jos. Zegar asking for compensation as
United States Senator from Virginia.
Referred.
Mr.. Anthony submitted concurrent
resolution that the reports in the Consres.
tioHal Record shall be accurate transcripts
Of the proceedings and debates Of the two
houses OF Congress, and that no speech
shall be published therein which was not,
spoken in the Senate or House Of Repre-
sentatives, and such speeches shall be
printed as they we're actually delivered
without omission, alteration or addition,
except verbal alterations made by the
author Of the speech and by no other per-
son, and that when speeches are reserved
by their authors for correction they shall
be returned TO the reporter Of the house
In which they were delivered within one
week, and IL not so returned they shall
then be printed in the Congressional Record
from the original notes Of the reporter.
Ordered printed and to lie'on the table.
Mr.. Anthony gave notice that he would
call it up for consideration tomorrow.
u COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Conklins, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported adversely to the
bill introduced by Mr.. Merrimon on the
18th Of December last to repeal SO much
Of section 34,S00 OF the revised statutes,
as forbids payment on the accounts Of
the claims and demands therein named,
and all clauses the resolution named, and
all clauses and laws forbidding the pay
ment thereof and appropriating money to
pay the same when duly established, and
It was indefinitely postponed. The bill
refers to claims for carrying mails before
the war.
Mr.. Conkling, from the same Commit
Tee, reported with amendments Senate
bill comforting exclusive Jurisdiction over
the Indian reservation, on the United
States Courts and for the punishment Of
crimes committed by and against the In
dians. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Wright, from the Committee on
Claims, reported adversely to the bill to
reopen and settle the claims Of the
several States against the United States
for advances made in the war OF 1872, and
il was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Kelly called up Senate bill for the
sale Of timber lands in the States OF Cali
fornia and Oregon and the Territories Of
the United States. Mr.. Kelly said this
bill was a copy Of one passed by the
House last session and was lost in the
Senate for want OF time. It had been
fully considered by the Committee on
Public Lands and reported favorably by
that committee. 1t Ionly carried into
effect the recommendations Of the Land
Office on the subject.
Mr.. Mcmillan submitted an amend.
ment 10 the second section so as to pro-
vide that any person desiring to avail
himself OF the provisions OF this act shall,
in addition 10 the other requirements
mentioned in the bill, declare that he has
not executed any mortgage or other in
strument on the lands, or any part there
Of, by or under which the title may be
vested in any other person. j .L.i'.'Al-
Messrs. Sargent, Oglesby and Sherman
favored the passage Of the bill.
Pending discussion, Mr.. Edmunds
moved to lay aside the pending bill and
take up
THE PBcHBAcK CASE.
Mr.. Morton opposed the motion on the
ground that several Senators were absent,
and said that he desired to have full
Senate when the vote was taken.
The question being on taking up the
resolution, division was called for, and
resulted: yeas 26, NAYS "a,
Mr.. Logan demanded the yeas and nays,
and the motion to take. up the resolution
was lost-yeas 80, nays SO.
sUNDRY BILLS.
Mr.. Stevenson introduced bill to pro.
vide for the purchase Of q suitable build
ing forsthe United States Court at Louis
vile. Referred. 7sEey1sJ .F. .. ..
On motion OF Mr., Merrimon the vote
by which the bill, in regard to the pay.
ment OF claims for carrying the mails
before the warwas indefinitely postponed
was reconsidered, and it was placed on
the calendar with the adverse report.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, moved to lay
aside the pending order, being the bill
for the sale Of timber on public lands,
and take up for consideration the Com.
mittee of-Conierenoe report, submitted
yesterday, on tie joint resolution to pay
the interest on the S.65
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS.
Agreed 70.
Mr.. BaySrd said he hoped that the
Senate would not concur in the report Of
the Conference Committee as it proposed
to maintain q Board OF Audit although tho
Senate had declared for the abolition Of
that board.
After discussion on this point, and
without action, the Senate went into
Executive session and soon after ad-
journed.
After the National Convention.
LOUISVILLE, February 16.-The dele
CATION to meet the National Demo
cratic Executive Committee at Washing