The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-19
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TIE DAILY LNTELLIGENoE8
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WAaH1NoroN, FebruarY Is

| tle GliLcHn VI WAEch SOuhkyt 4h1tAhA
praying for the reconciliation Of the sil
yer dollar and the repeal Of the specie re
sumption act.
Tie Vice President-It will be re
ferred 10 the Committee on Finance un
der the last clause.
Mr.. Voorhees-The repeal Of the speci,
resumption act Is yet to come, and 1 hope
1t will come soon.
A resolution that the Senate SHOULD
consider the bills on the calendar, not OBJ
iected 10, was agreed To.
A bill to enable the Indians TO become
citizens, was taken up during the morn
ing hour and Mr.. White spoke In oppo-
Bition.
At the expiration OF the morning houi
further consideration Of the bill was post
poned till Monday next.
Mr.. Bayard presented petition OF the
National Liberal League, signed by the
officers thereof and 10,660 persons resid
ing in every State Of the Union, favorins
the adoption Of an amendment to the
Constitution separating Church and
State. Raferred.
Bills were introduced and referred a
follows:
BY Mr.. chatiee: To provide for the
election Of Territorial Governor, Sec
retary and other territorial officers in the
several territories. Referred.
A resolu.ion, by Mr.. Beck, TO have in
quiry made into the legislation needed to
prevent the introduction Of yellow fever
into the country, was adopted.
Mr.. Cameron presented resolution ot
the Council Of Erie proposing to convey
to the United States ground in thst city
upon condition that the Government will
proceed to erect buildings suitable for the
accommodation OF the United States
Courts and other United States officials
Referred.
Mr.. Cameron also presented petition
from the American Iron and Steel Asso'
citation demonstrating against any change
| In the present rates Of duties on imports
Referred.
Mr.. Cameron, (Pa.). introduced bill
to reinatate certain officers OF the U. s
army, which was referred. 1t provides
that all officers Of the U. s. army who
served therein more than twenty years
continuously, and served also during the
late rebellion and were wounded and bre,
yeted for gallant service In the field and
in action, and who were honorably mus
tered out oi service under section IL, act
ofJuly Is, 1870, be reinstated and re-
tired rs Of the date they were respective
ly mustered out.
Mr.. Hereford presented a memorial
from the Board Of Commissioners ap'
pointed by the Governors Of Pennsylva-
mia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, In
diana, Illinois and Tennessee relative &c
the improvement Of the Ohio river and
it's tributaries, asking an appropriation
TO complete the Davis dam, near Pitts
burgh. Referred.
Mr., Withers, from the' Committee on
Pensions, reported back the resolution
instructing the committee to consider at
TO the expedieucy Of reducing and read
justing thecompensation Of pension agents
and also as 10 the practicability OF hay
ing pensioners paid directly from the
Treasury Of the United States, together
with the views 10 writing OF the various
public officers 10 whom the question had
been submitted, and moved that they be
printed and recommitted. So ordered.
Mr.. Withers also gave notice that to-
morrow he would call up for considera-
tion Senate bill amending the laws grant
| ins pensions to the soldiers and sallors oI
the war Of 1872 and their widows.
Mr.. Dorsey submitted an amendment
TO the resolution recently submitted
by Mr.. VOORHEES,, instructing the Co NJ
mi.tee on Judiciary to procure GER
tain information in relation TO the
issue OF bonds OF certain railroad com.
panies on certain contingent land grants
Of the lands OF the Indians OF the Indian
Territory. The amendment instructs the
committee to ascertain what amount ot
money has been expended by the several
Indian tribes OF the Indian Territory in
support Of the delegates to Washington
during the past Eve years, and in opposing
the organization ofciyil government over
said territory, and whether any such
money has been taken from the school
funds OF any such tribes, and, ii so, what
legislation Is necessary to prevent IN the
future any diversion OF such school funds
from their legitimate purpose. II fur
ther instructs the committee TO ascertain
whether a civil form OF government can
no. be organized over Indian Territory
for the better protection OF life and prop
erty, and whether the lands now held in
common by said Indians cannot be di'
yided in severalty among the Indians
without confirming the conditional grants
OF land TO certain railroad corporations
Ordered printed.
The Senate then proceeded to the con.
sideratiou OF bills on the calendar, and
the following were passed:
Senate bill for the relief OF settlers on
public lands under the pre.emption laws.
Mr.. Paddock, in explanation oil this
bill, said it was TO allow q settler who
had occupied a tract OF land syear or
more to change his settlement and take nf
one under the homestead law, and the
time spent on the former tract be counted
"a part oi the five years required under
the homestead law.
Senate bill to amend the act of March
2, 1877, 10 provide for the preparation
and publication OF q new edition ot the
revised statutes OF the United States.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted q resolution
insIrucling the Secretary OF the Navy tt
report 10 the Senate the extent and CON
dillon OF the lands Of the United States ID
the State OF Florida reserved for nayaI
purposes, or for timber thereon for The
use OF the navy. Agreed TO.
After executive session the Senate ad
iourned. ,,
The Silver Bill, with the Senate amend
ments, was returned TO the House imme
diately after the commencement OF the
session 10 day and placed upon the Speak
er's table with other accumulated busi
ness, which has the precedence.
After the reading OF the journal th'
roll was called.
The regular Monday call Of the State
for bills and joint resolutions was inter
rupted for the consideration Of the re
ports from the Committee on the Distric
Of Columbia.
The Silver Bill may be reached TO
morrow by q majority vote 10 set asid'
all previous business on the Speaker
table. A conference OF the friends ot th,
bill will be held Immediately upon tht
adjournment this evening 10 consider thI
bifl In is present form and determine
their action,