The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

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Mr.. voorhees, presented petition OF
citizizens of Warren county, Indiana,
praying for the reconciliation of the
silver dollar and the repeal OF the re-
sumption act.
The Vice e-Presdent-It will be re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance, un-
der the last clause.
Mr.. Voorhees, es-The repeal of the spe-
Gle resumption act is yet to come, and l
hope it will come soon.
A resolution that the Senate should
consider the bills on the calendar not OBJ.
jected to, ives agreed to.
The bill to enable the Indians to be-
come citizens was taken up during the
morning hour, and Mr.. White spoke in
opposition. At the expiration OF the
morning hour the further consideration
of the bill was postponed till Monday
next.
Mr.. Bsysrd presented petition of the
National Liberal League, signed by the
officers thereof and 10,660 persons, resid-
ing IN every State of the Union, favoring
the adoption of an amendment to the
Constitution separating the Church and
State. Referred.
The resolution of Mr.. Beck to have an
inquiry into the legislation needed 10
prevent the introduction of yellow fever
into the country was adopted.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, intro
duced bill TO reinsiate certain officers
of the United States army. Referred.
1t provides that all officers of the United
States army, who served therein more
than twenty years continuously, and
served also during the late rebellion, and
were wounded and breveted for gallant
service In the field and in action, and
who were honorably mustered out Of
service under stc.ion II, of the sct OF
July Is, 1870, be relnstatod and retired
as of the date they were respectively mus.
tered out.
Mr.. Hereford presented a memorial
of the Board Of Commissioners, appoint
cd by the Governors of Pennsylvsnis,
West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indi-
ana, Illinois and Tennessee, in relation
to the improvement OF the Ohio river,
and its tributaries, and asking for an
Appropriation TO complete Days Island
dam, near Pittsburgh. Referred.
Mr.. Dorsey submitted an amendment
the re olution recently submitted by Mr
voorhees,, instructing the Con mjttee on
the Judiciary TO procure information IN
relation to tho issue of bonds of certain
railroad companies or cer.sis contingent
land grants OF lands OF Indians OF In
dian Territory. The amendment. in
structs the committee 10 ascertain what
amount Of money had been expended by
the several Indian tribes OF Indian Terri.
tory, in support of delegates to Wash
ington during the past five years and IN
opposing the organization OF q civil gov
erment over said Territory, and
whether any such money had been
taken from the school funds of any
such tribes, and il so what legislation /:
necessary TO prevent, in the tutur a d.
vision OF such school fund from the legit
innate purpose. 1t further instructs the
committee 10 ascertain whether civil
form of government canno. be organized
over the Indian Territory for the better
protection Of life and property, ard
whether the lands nov held in common
by said Indians cannot be divided sever
ally among the Indians without. confirm
ing conditional grauts of land to certain
railroad corporations. Ordered printed
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sideration of bills on calendar, and the
following were passed: Senate bill fol
the relief of settlers ou public lands under
the preemption laws.
Mr.. Paddock, in explanation OF Thu
bill, said that it was allowed 8 settle
who had occupied trsct OF land yea
or more TO change his settlement, anc
take up one under the homestead law, snt
the time spent on the former tract b
counted SIS part of the five years required
under the homestead law.
Senate bill to amend the act of Msrci
2 1877, to provide for the publics tiol
of new edition Of the revised statute
o! the United States.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted s resolution
isstructing the Secretary Of Nsvy /
report 10 The Senate the extent and con
dillon of the lands OF the United States II
the State of Florlds, reserved for nsvs
purposes or for the timber thereon fo
the use OF the navy. Agreed 70.
After the executive session, the Senst'
adjourned.