The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-30
CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, I'M

The following bills were introduced and
referred by Banning, fixing the time ior
the regular meetings Of Congress, II
provides that the session Of every Con,
gress shall begin on the 4th Of March.
By w. b. Williams Declaring, for.
feited to the United States, certain lands
granted 10 Michigan for railroad purpos.
es and providing for the sale to actual
settlers.
By Mr.. Hubbell: Chartering freight
railroad company from the tide water on
the Atlantic to the Missouri river.
The morning hour having expired,
the House resumed the consideration OF
the bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay Jas. Eads, the constrllc.
tor Of jetties at the mouth Of the Missis.
sippi river, S5O0,00O. The pending
question was on Buckner's amendment
directing the payment in United States
bonds. Rejected, yeas 5S; nays lG2. The
bill then went over.
A message from the Senate Informing
the House that the President had signed
the electoral compromise bill was read,
and Mr.. Payne thereupon gave notice
that he would move at | o'clock to.mor.
row that the House proceed to the clec.
tion OF five members Of the commission.
The House then adjourned.
A Democratic caucus was announced
to take place Immediately.
SENATE.
Mr.. Robertson called up Gordon's res.
olution acknowledging Hampton's Gov
ernment in South Carolina as the legal
Government, and made an address sup.
porting the resolution. lie denied that
there was any intimidation on the part OF
the whites toward the blacks. On the
contrary, he had no doubt that many
blacks had been deferred from voting the
Democratic ticket by Republicans Of
their own color.
Conversation was resumed on the un-
finished business, the bill in regard to the
creation Of sinking fund for the settle
ment Of the Indebtedness due from the
Pacific Railroad Company and Mr.. Mitch
ell spoke in opposition.
Hon. Joseph L. Bailey, recently elected
United States Senator from Tennessee,
took the oath OF office.
Mr.. Window presented the joint reso.
lutions Of the Minnesota Legislature in
regard to the reconciliation OF silver;
also to enable parties having silver bull
lion TO have the same coined at the mints
OF the United States, withent reference
TO the amount in circulation. Referred.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
message from the President Of the United
States, giving his reasons TOR approving
the Electoral Count bill. After it had
been read, Mr.. Conkling said 81 move
this important and wise message be print.
ed and lie on the table" Agreed to.
The Chair also laid before the Senate
a message from the President, transmit.
ting the proceedings of the commission ap.
pointed to examine the whole subject Of
reform and reorganization Of the Army
OF the United States, which was ordered
to be printed and lie on the table.
Mr.. Sargent, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, submitted the
report Of majority Of the subcommittee
which recently made an investigation in
regard to the late election in Florida.
Ordered to be printed and lie on the Ia
bic.
Mr.. Sargent also gave notice that Mr..
Cooper would report on behalf Of the
minority OF the committee.
Before Mr.. Mitchell concluded his re.
marks, he yielded TO n motion for an ex-
ecutiye session, and when doors reopen.
ed the Senate adjourned.