The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-02
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURE.


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The House then adjourned.
SENATE.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, from the Commit
tee on Agriculture, reported adversely to
the senate bill providing for an inyesti-
cation as to the habits Of the Rocky
Mountain locust or the so-called grass
hoppers, which was indefinitely post
poned. He also reported from the same
Committee favorabty on the Senate bill
for the protection Of agriculture from
injurious insects with amendments, which
we're ordered printed and the bin placed
on the calendar. @ - s#
ST. LOUIS CUSTOM HOUSE. F
After debate the Senate passed without
amendment the House bill appropriating
100000 for the purchase OF material,
and continuation OF the work on the
building for custom house and post
office nj st. Louis. The bill provides
that the appropriation shall be used for
certain iron work.
Mr.. Morrill,, in presenting the bill, SAID
il was intended that the amount appro-
ptiated shall be deducted from the appro-
priation for that building for the ensuing
fiscal year. ..-,.. ..-,--
REGISTERS IN BANKRUPTCY. .
Mr.. Goidthwaite submitted n motion
instructing the Judiciary Committee to
inquire and report whether any person is
now exercising the office OF Register in
Bankruptcy in u judicial district for
which he is not appointed. Agreed to.
UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS.
A concurrent resolution instructing
the Committee on Library to inquire and
report what unpublished documents, cor
respondence, or other manuscripts, rela-
tive to the history OF the country before
March 4, 1850, are now in the possession
Of the Department Of State, the historical
value OF the same, and the expediency
and cost OF publishing the same, and also
upon the expediency and cost Of publish.
ing the Monroe papers, was received
from the House OF Representatives and
agreed TO. ~
Mr.. Cooper, from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, reported
iayorably on the House bill authorizing
the purchase OF additional ground for the
Custom House at Nashville. Passed.
At the eexpiration OF the morning hour
the Chair laid before the Senate as ,in-
finished business the bill declaring the
true intent and meaning OF the Union Pa
ciGc Railroad act.
PISCHDACK. ..t..
Mr.. Morton moved that il be postponed
and that the Senate proceed TO consider
the resolution for the admission Of P. P.
s. Pinchback as Senator from Louisiana.
Agreed TO.
YEAs-Alcorn, Allison, Anthony, Bout
we'll, Cameron (Wisconsin), Conkling,
Conoyer, Cragin, Dorsey, Ferry, iFreling-
huyseu, Hamilton, Hamlin, Harvey,
Hitchcock, Ingalls,, Jones (Neyada), Lo-
gan Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrill, (ver-
mont, Morton, oglesby, Patterson, Rob.
ertson, Sargent, Sharon, Sherman, Spen-
Ger, West, Window and Wright-S2,
NAYs-Bayard, Bogy, Caperton, Cot
trell, Cooper, Davis, Eaton, English, Gold
thwaite, Johnston, Jones (Florida), Kelly,
Herman, Key, McCreery, Med Mer-
rimon, Norwood, Paddock, Randolph,
Ransom, Stevenson, Thurman and With
ers-24.
Messrs. Cameron (Pennsylyania) Howe
and Clayton, who would have voted in
the affirmative, were paired with Messrs.
Dennis, Salisbury and Gordon, who
would have voted In the negative.
When the name OF Mr.. Wright was
called, he said upon the amendment Of
the Senator from Vermont and upon the
main question he was paired with the
Senator from Massachusetts, Dawes, but
upon the question Of taking up the reso.
luton he was at liberty TO vote, and
therefore voted in the affirmative.
The question being on the amendment
Of Mr.. Edmunds to insert the word mot
before the word admitted" so II would
read:
"ResOlred, That II. D. Pinckback be not
admitted" &c,
Mr.. Morton said that when the resolu-
tion was last before the Senate he had not
concluded his remarks. When he took
the floor then It was the understanding
that no other Senator desired to speak
and he took the floor for the purpose Of
closing the debate. Since then he had
learned that other Senators desired to
speak, and he would now yield.
Mr.. Alcorn argued that the credentials
Of Pinchback were in due form OF law
and upon them he should be seated.
They we're duly signed by the Governor,
and any investigation as to the manner
Of his election could only be made after
he was seated,
Mr.. Alcorn spoke at length in favor Of
the admission Of PinchbacE.
Mr.. Norwood said that the Senator
from Mississippi had, as member Of the
Committee on Privileges aud Elections,
reported that the election in Louisiana
f..aA aaH ha fNnR.