The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-09
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
CONGRESS.
OREGON INVESTIGATION.
TRACING TILDEN's BAR'L.
Gov. Chamberlain on Democratic
Charity.
The Louisiana InauguratiOns.
The May-Bennet Mystery Solved.
The Duel Taught and May Wound
The Louisiana InauguratiOns.
The Duel Faught and May Wound.
cd.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. January 5.

including the following:
By Chitienden-.For paying legal tender
debts in harmony with justice and the
pledged faith Of the government.
This is the same bill which he tried to
introduce just before the holidays.
On motion OF Willis the select Com.
mittee on Privileges in regard to count.
ing the electoral votes was instructed TO
inquire whether any votes were given
during the recent election contrary TO a
prohibition contained in the constitu.
tiOn, that no United States official shall
be chosen US Presidential Elector.
On motion Of Lemoyne the select com.
mittee was authorized TO inquire into
the alleged improprieties Of conduct
on the part Of the Police Commissioners
Of the District OF Columbia.
A bill abOlishing the Police Commits.
sioners Of the District Of Columbia aud
transferring their duties to the district
commissioners. Passed. There was not
u single vote in the negative.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Milliken (by requesV-To eI.
tend for two years the Southern Claims
Commission.
By Mr.. Bright-For the tree coinage
Of silver dollars and making the same 4
legal tender. This bill was referred to
the Committee on Mines and Mining,
notwithstanding the efforts Of Messrs.
0'Brien, Of Maryland, and Kssson, Of
Iowa, to have il referred 10 the Commit.
tee on Coinage.
BY Mr.. Hunter-To authorize and
equip an expedition TO the Arctic seas.
1t authorizes the President to organize
and send out one or more expeditions to-
wards the North Pole, and to establish
temporary colony, for purposes Of explor-
alton at some point north of the Slst deg.
Of north latitude, in or near the shore OF
Lady franklin hay; to detail officers or
other persons in public service; 10 take
part in the same, and 10 use any public
vessel that may be suitable for the pur-
pose; the scientific operations Of the ex-
petition to be prosecuted in accordance
with the advice Of the national academy
Of sciencei and apPropriating $4,000 for
the purpose.
By Mr.. Clarke-AuthoriEing the con-
struction OF railroad bridge across the
Missouri river ut Glasgow, Mo.
By Mr.. Kehr-For further redemption
OF legal.tender United States notes.
By Mr.. Buckner-To utilize the product
of the gold and silver mines, and 10 auth.
Orize paper circulation convertible
into gold and silver; also TO provide for
the counting Of the Presidential electoral
votes.
Mr.. Lawrence asked leave to offer 4
resolution iuStructing the Committee on
Education and Labor to ascertain wheth.
er in every State there is an equal oppor.
tunity for common school education, in.
cluding the school privileges for equal
time, is secured TO colored and white
and, il not, TO report bill to en-
force the Constitution in that respect.
Mr.. Knott objected.
Mr.. Lawrance moved 10 suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution; rejected,
yeas ll9, nays rs, not two.thirds in the
Affirmative.
Mr.. KAsson offered a resolution iu-
structing the select Committee on Privi-
leGes Of the House, in regard TO the
counting Of the electoral votes, TO in
quire whether any electoral votes were
cast by persons laboring under political
disabilities, and If so, what action should
be taken thereon, adopted.
A resolution calling for information Us
to the purposes for which troops have
recently been stationed at Washington
was defeated for want OF 4 two.thirds
majority. SO also was Il resolution re-
quiring the Judiciary Committee to re-
port within two days Constitutional
amendment prohibiting the payment Of
war clsims except to loyal persons.
STATES RIGHTS DOCUMENT.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, moved to suspend
the rules and adopt the following:
ResOlred, That in the maintenance inyi.
olatc Of the rights Of the States, and espe.
cially the right OF each State 10 order
and control its own domestic institutions
according to its own laws, il is essential
to the balance Of power, on which the
perfection and endurance OF our political
fabric depends, that We denounce lawless
invasions by armed force Of the several
States and Territories, no matter under
what pretext, Us one Of the gravest Of
crimes.
The second reading Of the resolution
was called for, when Mr.. Kasson sug-
gested that it didn't contain the words
subject 10 the Federal Constitution.
Several members on the Democratic
side, who did not seem to approve the
policy OF offering such resolution, sug.
Hested to Mr.. Holman to move an nd.
iournment, which he did. While on the
Republican side suggestion went around
to oppose an adjournment and to force
vote on the resolution.
The motion TO adjourn was defeated
and a vote was taken on the motion to
suspend the rules and adopt the resolu.
tiOn. 1t was lost-yeas l07, nays 50.
The Speaker announced as a select com.
mittee to investigate the corruption or
improper conduct Of the Washington Po.
lice Commissioners, Mesars. LeMoyne,
Gambler Of Georgia, Banks, and
W. b. Williams, Of Michigan.
Adjourned.
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