The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-12

structing that committee to inquire and
report upon & system OF defensive WORKS
for the Rio Grsnds frontier, reported E
Dill making appropriations for tne erec.
tion of suitable posts for the protection
Of the Rio Grsnde frontier. Placed on
the calendar.
Mr.. Conover. from the select COM
mittee on the trsusportion routes 70 the
seaboard, reported tavorsbly on the Sen
ste bin providing for the survey Of
inland water routes aud canals from the
Mississippi river 10 the Atlantic ocean.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Paddock, from the Committee or
Public Lsnds, reported With amendments
the Senate bill 10 amend the sct 10 pro
vide tor The sale Of : portion o! the
reservation Of the Contederatet Oitoes,
Missouri, sac and Fox tribes Of Indians
in the States OF Kansas and NeorsssS.
Placed on the calendar.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Mr.. Davis OF West Virginis-To
provide for public building =. ChsrIes-
ton, West Virginia also, making 50 sp.
preparation for continuing the improve
mea; of tue Little hauswhs river, II
West Virginia.
By Mr. Heretor!-Msklng an spPro-
prislioa for the improvement OF the
Great Ksnawns New, Elk and Big
Sandy vers, il Wes. Virginia.
By Mr.. McMIIlsu-To establish II
board OF local inspectors Q, steam vessels
tor the collection districts of Mlnnesets
and Duluth.
By Mr. Paddock TO provide Tor ascer-
tanning the losses sustained by the citi
zen's OF the Uujled States BY reason OF
Indisn depredstions, aud providing ioT
,hs payment thereof.
By Mr. Dorsey Of and
supplements TO the act TO incorporate
the Texas Pacific ralirosd,and to aid IN lts
construction. (lt is T. copy Of the b'i.
introduced in the House by Mr..
StepAen's
By Mr.. Christi-ncy- Releasing TO cer-
tain States any Title OF right of the
United States to lsnds under tha beds OF
rivers, lakes and Dstura! ponds within
their limits not surveyed us public lands.
By Mr. EuStIs-Appropriatlag money
10 omen and keep unobsLructed tas nav
igstjon of tho Req river.
Mir. Dorsey submitted resolution d.
rectlng the Secretary Of the Interior to
report 10 the Senate by what authority
the bsnds Of Ute and Apache indians
are located and An sgercy established 1T
Cimarrou, New Mexico and also 10
transmit copies o! sIl letters aud te.e-
grams or other documents on file in his
department calling attention TO the dep
relations OF these Indians, and asking
for their removal TO their respec i've res.
ervations Agreed to.
Mr.. Anthony submitted = resolution
instructing the Committee on Library
to consider the expedency OF purchasing
the papers of Count De Rccham beau.
commaIde7 OF the allied lOrces OF Frat ce
10 the War of the Revolution, and now
in possession Of bi- grandson, Marquis
De Rocham beau. Agreed TO.
Consideration vas then resumed
the resolution Of Nj Matthews,
declaring the right of the government to
paw bonds IN silver, and Mr.. Herman
spoke IN opposition thereto
MIR. Allison said that on last Thurs-
day the Senate, by largo vote, assigned
today for the C,r5idegsLlon OF the SILVER
bill. known as the Bland bill. dc hoped
the Senator fIom Ohio Matthews would
now consent TO allow his resolution 10 b.
laid aside thst the silver b!l, might b(
lsLen up. This whole question could 90 dis
cussed lust as we'll on the silver bill. DC
therefore moved 20 lay aside the reso!u
lion aud take up the silver bill. Re'
iected. Yeas. l8; Lays, 43, rs follows:
YEAs-Allson, Blame, Booth, Burn
side. Chafee, ChrIstiancy Conkllng
Dawes, Dorsey, Hsmlin, Kellogg, KIRK
wood. Mitchell, Morroll, Patterson, Roi'
ms e0d SundeIs-lS.
NAYS Messrs. Bailey, Bsrnum Bay
ard, Beck, Bruce, Cameron OF Pannsyi
vsni.. Cameron OF Wisconsin, COckerlIL
Coke. Davis Of Illinois Davis OF Wes'
Virginia. Eaton, Eusus, Garland, Cor
don, Grover, Harris, Hereford, Hill
Howe Ingalls,, Johnston, Jones OF Flor
ida. Jones OF Nevada, Kerns- Lsmsr
McCreery, McDousd, McMlon, Nc
Phelsou, Matthews Asxey, Merrimon
Morgan, Oglesoy Plumb, Salisbury,
| Syencer. Thurman, Voorhees,, Wsdlelghr
Wallace and Whyte-43.
Mr.. Whyte said that as this subject
WA one o. much Importance and seyera
Senators desired 70 speak on II yet bu
could not 30 SO to-dsy, he moved that th'
Senate adjourn.
At toe request OF MIR. Hsmhn ne with
drew mis- motion that an executive 80.
sion might be neId.
Mr.. Hsnlin then made a motion To-
an executive session and It was agreed
TO, yeas "a, nsys 70, many Senators Il
fsvor Of The resolution YoIng ior Mr.
Hsmilns motoa 0u sccoun, OF The late
ness Oi the hour.
After shor. executive session to-
Senate, at 4 80 O'Clock, adjourned.