The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-26
Other Queer Papers Presented to
the House.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,
WAsHrSopoN. October 25,

SENATE,
WASHINGTON, October 25.
Mr.. Conkling presented a petition Of
the citizens Of New York against a repeal
Of the bankrupt law, and praying that It
be amended, Referred.
Mr.. Chaflee submitted resolution pro.
viding for a standing Committee on
Banking and Currency. Referred.
Mr.. Mitchell submitted a resolution
authorizing tho Committee on Privileges
and Elections, in the cases Of Kellogg
and SpoAord, claiming seats from Lou
isiana, 10 send for papers and persons
and administer the oaths that the com
mittec may decide upon the merits Of the
title Of each contestant.
Mr.. Herman, by request, introduced q
bill re.eslablishing the Court Of Commits.
SiOHers on Alabama Claims and for The
re distribution Of unappropriated mon.
eys.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Mr.. Garland: Authorizing Secre.
tary Schurz 10 adjust and settle The debt
due the United States by the State Of Ar
kansas.
By Mr.. Beck: For the relief of dislil-
lers Of spirits by refunding and repay.
ment Of money expended or paid and
deposited by them for ticemeters.
By Mr.. Dorsey: A bill to establish a
pension agency at Little Rock.
Mr.. Thurman submitted n resolution
directing the Secretary Of the Treasury
TO furnish the Senate with copies OF all
reports made under and in pursuance Of
the Goth section OF the act Of Congress Of
July lst, 1862, TO aid in the construction
Of railroad and telegraph line from the
Missouri river to the Pacific ocean.
Mr.. Edmunds suggested that it would
be we'll to call upon the Secretary Of the
Interior also for reports submitted by
him.
Mr.. Thurman said il would be- best to
let the resolution lie over for the present
until it could be ascertained il the Sec.
relary OF the Interior had any reports
desired by the Senate. So ordered.
Andiourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Mills, ofTexas, spoke on the Colo.
RADIO case. He held that neither Belford
nor Patterson presented a prima facie,
and the seat should be declared vacant,
The debate continued till three o'clock
when vote was taken on the resolution
offered by Mr.. Harris, referring the pa
pers in the case 10 the Committee on
Elections. This was carried by a party
vote. Yeas 1877, nays 100.
Mr.. Willis presented petition from
the National Rifle Association; George
W. Wingate, General Inspector Of Rifle
Practice in New York; Gen. ]. B. Wood.
ward, Noah Davis and about one thou.
sand others, for an appropriation for the
encouragement Of rifle practice; not only
in the regular army and navy, but among
the uniformed militia Of the various
States.
Among the Ipapers presented to the
House by the Speaker and referred was
one from the State Of Missouri for the
removal Of the National Capital.
Mr.. Garfield said that he had received
petition Of such peculiar character that
he desired to present it and have it spread
on record. 1t was petition Of 2l0 men
of color asking assistance from Congress
10 enable them to go to Liberia and make
1t their home, and saying that a very
large movement OF that sort was going
on among them. The petition was rC.
ferred. 1t sets forth the difficulty under
which the eolored people labor in sus.
tanning their families in the face OF the
competition from white labor, and asks
an allowance Of 500 each to be made to
emigrants 10 Liberia, under the auspices
Of the Colonization Society.
Mr.. Cox, thereupon, presented a petI.
tion from the white mechanics and labor.
ers, protesting against the unjust dis.
examinations made in fixing by law the
compensation Of the government clerks
and leaving that Of the mechanics and
laborers 10 DO established at the whim ol
individuals. Referred.
Mr.. Wright presented q petition form
2l 900 workingmen Of the Twelfth Con.
gressional District Of Pennsylvania, ior
the government loan to aid settlers on
the public domain. Referred.
Mr.. Kelley-I desire to present peli
lion OF citizen Of the United States
asking Congress to change the financial
system Of the country interruption by
laughter) so that the laboring people
shall not appeal TO the government fol
means ofthe expatriation Of themselves
and their posterity, and that they may
continue to live in the homes Of theil
choice and pursue the callings to which
they have been trained. Signed by VIM
H. Kelly. Laughter.
Speaker-Reierred 10 The Committee
on Education and Labor. Laughter.l
Mr.. Harrison presented a petition o.
the letter carriers Of Chicago for an in
crease ofcompensation. Referred.
Mr.. Banks-I have apaper which cam
be presented under the rule. l want t
introduce bill to give effect to the peti
tions presented. Objections were made
Adjourned till Monday.