The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-21
F0RTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
WAsRISoroS, March 20.
SENATE.

Mr.. Wright said he desired to do what
he had thought he never should do
While he wss confined to the house BY
illness last Thursday, the Senator from
! Pennsylvania, had sent to the Clerks
desk and had read newspaper paragraph
charging several Senators, himself among
the number, with having 3 private secrc
tary paid for BY the government for him
self. be had had no clerks appointed on
the Indian bureau for three yesrs, and
there was no person there whom he had
recommended. There was no person
there who does any work for him, and he
had no private secretary whatever. The
only person who does any work with
anything with which be is connected, is
the clerk of the Committee on Claims,
who does the work of the COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Withers, from tine Committee on
Appropriations reported House bill
1856 TO supply the deficiency for feeding
the Sioux Indians He moved strike
out of the bill the words hundred thou
.and dcllars and insert zone hundred
and ffty thousand dollars" Amend
ment agreed to and bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, Senate
took up and pass d Senate bill TO reg
ulats the transportation Of bonded mer-
chsndise withdrawn from warehouse.
On motion Mr. Allison then took up
for consideration the Senate bill provid-
ing for agreement with the Sioux ns-
tion and for other purposes.
The matter wss briefly discussed By Mr..
Hitchcock.
The debate WAS continued by Messrs.
Bogy, Hamilton, Allison and Edmunds.
Mr. Morton said he had permitted this
debate. hoping the bill would pass, but as
it was quite evident that it could not he
would call up in regular order, Senate
bull No. l, to provide for
Counting the Vote Of President and
vice-President.
Mr.. Merrmon asked to Offer an amend
ment to the pending bill that the Presi-
dent shall appoint five army officers not
below the rank OF colonel in place OF
Eve persons mentioned in the bill. Or.
dered printed.
Mr Morton offered resolution that
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions have power to sit during the sess-
ions of the Senate while they are Inves-
tigating the case of Senator Spencer
Agreed TO.
Senate bill No was then taken up,
when Mr.. Randolph briefly addressed
the Senate in support OF his amendment
providing that should the two Houses Of
Congress, acting separately, fail to agree
as 70 which are the true and valid returns
Of State, then, aud IN that event only,
the President of the Senate shall render
decision of the question, and such rem
ditiop shall be in. favor of that return of
the State which shall have received a
majority OF all the votes cast in both
Houses of Congress, considered Ms if both
Houses had cast their votos in JOINT
meetings assembled.
After debate, the chair laid before the
Senate military bill from the House,
with the notification that the House
failed TO concur in tho amendment of
the Senate,
The Senate agreed TO adhere to the
amendments. and asked ior Commit
tee of Conference.
Senators Sargent Cockrcll and Hsr-
vey were appointed on the part Of the
Senate.
Pending the discussion, the Senate
went IN executive session and soon after
adjourned.