The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-07
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
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10 TIE DAILY LNTELLIGENoER
GENERAL NEWS.
The House Still Lahore on the
Resumption Act.
Voorhees, Succeeds Morton In Tho
Senate.
Partial Returns from the Election
Yesterday.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WAsnlNoroN. NoYembar q.

political disabilities be removed and theI
be allowed 10 exercise the right Of citl
Iens at the ballot box.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Thur
man several days ago calling for copie,
OF reports to the Government made un
der the 20th section Of the act Of july
lst, 1862, 10 aid 10 the construction Of 1
railroad from the Missouri river to thG
Pacific ocean was taken up and agreed to
The Vice President laid before The
Senate 4 communication from the Post.
master General, asking for S6S7, $50 10
supply the deficiency in the approprla
tion Tor compensation 10 Postmastets
during the fiscal year ending June 80
1875 and June 80, 1877. Referred.
Mr.. Mathews presented conmunicA'
tion from Governor Young, Of Ohio, iu
favor Of the appropriation asked for By
the Coast Survey, for connecting across
the continent for the benefit Of the interior
States, the system Of tr;angulation ex.
tending along the Pacific and Atlantic
coasts. Referred.
By Mr. Window: To amend the Re.
vised Statutes, 80 as 10 exempt all vessels
belonging to citizens Of the United States,
and trading atthe ports within the Uni.
ted States, or employed In the whale or
other fisheries, from any tax, charge or
toll for lsvee or Wharfage dues, for land.
ing at, or tranIacting business at, or
across, or on any public wharf, leyCe,
dock or pier, which ia constructed or
maintAined by, or in which any municipal
corporation has any pecuniary interest.
By Mr.. Plumb: To further define the
rights Of persons with respect to home.
Stead entries on the public domain; also to
provide for the payment OF clerical and
other expenses Of land Offices; also 10 de.
clare certain lands subject TO taxation.
By Mr.. Cameron, Of Wisconsin: To ap.
propriate money TO improve the Missis,
sippi river from the crossing OF the Chi
cGgo, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul Railroad
bridge, in Wisconsin, to the mouth of the
Root river.
Mr.. Mitchell submitted the following
ReSolred, That the Secretary Of tho ln.
terror be directed to communicate to the
Senate statement OF the number OF miles
of railroad completed by the Northern
Pacific Railroad under ard in con.
troll Of such company and where
constructed and whether In con-
tinuancs Of the line; and also what
changes, II any, have been made by auch
company In the location OF the line oi
their road, or any part thereof, and when
made and whether such changes have
been recognized and approved by the
Commissioner Of the general land Office
or Secretary Of the Interior; and also =
full statement Of the number of acres Of
land patented to such company under
said acts, making the grant Of lands in
aid OF construction Of said road, and
where such lands arc located. Laid over
till tomorrow.
Mr.. Maxey submitted a resolution re-
citing the rescue OF prisoners from the
Stark county, Texas, Jail, in August last,
aud calling on the President TO inform
the Senate what steps had been taken to
secure the arrest OF the offenders under
the extradition treaty, and also copies Of
the correspondence with Mexico showing
the construction placed upon the treaty
BY that government. Laid over until to-
morrow.
A resolution relative to the disposal
Of surplus bills, documents, So, was pass
ed.
Mr.. Ma1ey submitted ! joint resolu-
ton authorizing the appointment Of a
commission 10 confer with such commis-
sion as may be appointed by Mexico, and
Ascertain on what terms q reciprocal
treaty OF commerce can be arranged.
Mr.. Wallace submitted several amend
men.s to the bill introduced by him on
Oct. ed TO authorize long bonds for in
vestment Of Savings banks. The amend.
ments provide that the bonds bear per
cent interest per annum, instead Of S65,
as originally proposed, and that the Sec.
retary OF the Treasury shall keep them
for sale at the money repositories as we'll
As the different tsub.treasuries. Two new
sections are introduced. Ono provides
tor the register and transfer Of the bonds;
the other that tho coupons DO paid In
legal tenders or In coin, at the option ol
the United States.
The House bill to authori1s the free
coinage Of the standard silver dollar and
restore its legal.tender character, was
read by Mr.. Tuttle and referred 10 the
Committee on Finance.
The Senate then, after a brief execu.
tive session, At 1850 adjourned until
Thursday.
HOUSE.
The Speaker being absent, the House
was called to order BY Mr.. sayler.
After the reading Of tho Journal, Mr..
Frye called attention to the fact that,
according to the Journal, after the morn.
ing hour yesterday the Speaker had an.
nounced that the regular order Of buai.
ness was the consideration Of the bill 10
authorize the coinage OF a dollar Of 4l2i
grains standard silver, and for other pur.
poses which had been offered the preced.
Ing Monday. Further on the Journal 1t
was stated that the bill which was passed
was entitled "a bill authorizing the coin.
age Of silver dollars, and to restore ils
legal tender character II the Journal
was correct, the gentleman from Mi0our ri
(Bland) had manifestly no right to obtain
and hold the a0or on one bill and then 10
introduce another one. He asked the
gentleman from Missouri whether the
bill passed yesterday was the same bill
upon which he held the aoor, and il not
where he had got any authority whatever
for obtaining the aoor and offering dii.
ierent bill.
Mr.. Bland replied that II the gentle.
man from Maine (Frye) knew thS.thsy
were different bills he should state It; il
not he (Bland) could not imagine what
the gentleman was dEivins At. Tho bills
might have different titles and still be
the same bills. The bill had been read
and the gentleman had voted against It.
He [ (Bland) was not there for the purpose
Of being ca,eehlsed by tho gentleman o.
anyone else, and II he (Frye1 was not sat.
is6ed with that he could obtain his In.
formation In such manner ~ he saw
proper.
Mr.. Frys-I asked the gentleman for
Information and have reason 10 b.lleye
that the Journal Is correct.