The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-28
Democratic Backbone Has
an Upward Tendency.
And Returning Board Ger
tifcates Depreciate in
Value.
South Carolina is Laid in It's
Little 8x7 Bed.
Jere Blacks Funeral Dirge
WASHINGTON, February q.
SENATE.

The session was resumed at 10 o'clock
this morning.
Messrs. West, Hsmlin and Bogy were
appointed members of the conference
committee on the postoffice appropriation
bill.
In accordance with the notice given
yesterday, Mr.. Mcdonald called up the
House resolutions ir respect to the mem
mory of the late Speaker Kerr.
Eulogies were delivered by Messrs.
Mcdonald, Wallace. Wright, Bsysrd,
Booth and Morton, after which the reso-
lutions were unanimously agreed to.
TIE House joint resolution author
izitg the President to designate and set
apart a site for the colossal statue Of
Liberty and provide for the mainten-
ance and preservation thereof.
Mr.. Conover presented q petition Of
the leading citizens OF Washington, ask
ing for the use OF the rotunds o. the Cap.
itol for the insugurstionbsll. Referred.
AT the expiration Of the morning hour
tie Chair LAID before the Senate the un-
finished business, the bill to amend the
Pacific railroad act, &c.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to lay the bill on
the table, but at the request of Mr.. Sher-
n an mod fed his motion go as to post
pone the further consideration OF the bill
until Monday next. After debate the
motion was agreed TO. Yeas, 90; nays, zS.
Mr.. Msxy ca led up House Bill, TO
provide building for the use of courts,
postottice and internal revenue office at
Austin, Texas. Passed.
Mr., Cameron, of Pennsylvania, sub
mitted resolution that the Secretary OF
State be and Is hereby directed to trans
NIT TO the Senate any communication
received by him demanding the pay
ment OF money claimed TO be due the
Dominion government from the govern
mert of the United States. Agreed to.
Mr. Sargent called up the House bill
to provide for the sale of desert lands in
the States of Cslifornis, Oregon and
Nevada, and the Territories of Ws.h-
ngton, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Arizona,
Wyoming, New Mexico and Dakota.
Mr. Sargent submitted an amendment
that no person shall be permitted TO
either reserve or acquire title to more
than one section Of land under the act.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Oglesby submitted an amend.
ment, providing that any person con-
ducting water on or to any desert land
for the purpose OF irrigation, shall not
acquire any exclusive right TO use
of water beyond what shall be actually
necessary for redeeming and irrigsting
the same, but the water in all the lakes,
rivers and other sources of water supply
shall be held for the use of the public Tor
irrigsling and mining purposes. Agreed
70.
Mr.. Boutwell, submitted an amend
ment so as to provide that such desert
lands shall be surveyed before their
reclamation.
Mr.. Chsttee moved to postpone furth
or consideration uatil the fret Monday
in December next. Rejected; yeas L.
nays 33
The amendment Of Mr. BoutweH was
then adopted, also one requiring persons
entering upon such land 10 psy rs cents
per acre a. the time of fling with the re-
ceiver his declaration that he intends 10
reclaim the land and one dollar per acre
upon receiving patent therefor.
Several other unImportsnt amend
ments were agreed to aud the bill was
passed.
Mr.. Oglesby presented the credentials
for Hon. David Davis, elected United
Ststes Senator from the state Of Illinois.
Placed on file
The House bill 70 amend the revised
statutes OF the United States 10 respect
10 vacancies in the Office Of President and
Vice.President was read by its title and
referred TO the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
Mr.. Gordon presented the credentials
OF J I. Morgan, elected United States
Sets.or from Alabama. Placed on hle
Mr.. Wright called up the House bill
to provide for the sppointmen. of Official
shorthand reporters in United States
courts. Amended ana passed
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported favorsbly on
the Senate bill. for the relief OF settlers
on public lands. Passed
Il authorizes the homestead and pre-
emp;ion settlers whose crops were de-
s,royed BY grssshopPers IN 1876, 70 leave
and be absent from their lands tall 1878
The Senate then vent into executive
session, and Nben the doors were re-
opened, Mr.. Norwood called up Senate
DILL for the relief Of Julius s. Bohrer,
master in the United States navy, which
WAS discussed and then laid over ILL to-
morrow, with the undertaking tia; Il
be the unfinished business.
The Senate then took . recess I'll III
O'Clock tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Upcn assembling this morning the