The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-21
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, January 20.
SENATE.

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demption or payment Of bonds Of Il
United States and the issue Of bonds bea
Ing lower rate Of interest; to provide f
the expansion and contraction OF papC
currency 10 meet the business interes
and wants OF the country. Laid on III
table at the request Of Mr. CoCkrell, VIII
desired TO submit remarks in fave
OF the measure.
Mr.. Morgan submitted the substitu
agreed upon In the Democratic caucul
Tor Mr.. Edmund's resolution concernin
suffrage ard later constitutional ament
ments, Laid on the table.
The substitute Is as follows:
ReaOIrei, AS tho judgment OF the Senate
that the 18th, l4th and 10Th amendment
to the Constitution Of the United State
are as valid and binding as any other par
o. the Constitution; that the people OF th
United States have common interest Il
the enforcement OF the whole Constitution
in every State and territory OF the Unite,
States, and that 1t Is alike the right an,
duty Of United States, officials, so far a
the power has been delegated to them, I,
enforce the amendments, and to proteC
every citizen in the exercise OF their right
thereby secured.
:. ResOlued, That the Government Of thu
United States, and the Government OF th,
several States, are distinct, and each ha
citizens OF its own who owe 1t allegiance
and whose rights within It's jurisdiction i
must protect; that the Government OF thu
United States is one OF delegated power
alone; its authority Is defined and iimiteC
by the constitution; all powers not grant.
cd to 1t by that instrument, not prohibited
to States by II, are reserved TO the States
respectively or to the people, and that nc
right can be acquired under the constitu,
ton or secured through the laws OF the
United States, except such as the Gov,
ernment OF the United States has authori,
ty to grant.
ReSOlyd, That the Constitution Of the
United States has not conferred the right
Of suffrage on any one, and the United
States has no voters OF It's own creation in
these States, but the Fifteenth amendmen;
has invested citizens of the United States
with a new constituent, the right Of which
is exemption from discrimination in the
exercise OF elective franchise on account
o. race, color or previous condition Of ser.
Iltude, and it is within the jurisdiction Of
The government OF the United States.
md which Congress may exert by appro.
PIRATE legislation TO prevent the denial or
lbridgement by State OF the right Of q
'ltiZen to vote when such denial or
lbridgement is on account OF race, color or
previous condition OF Servitude OF the
ioters.
Resolred, That when such right to vote
$ denied, to abridged by the conduct OF a
person who is not so acting by authority,
md in obedience to the laws OF a State,
Jurisdiction to punish such conduct is in
he State Government and Is not in the
Government Of the United Statss.
Mr.. Bruce, from the Committee on Pen.
'lons, reported a bill granting DR.. Mary E.
Walker an increase OF pension to $50 a
month. Laid on the table.
Consideration OF the bill to amend the
patent laws was resumed.
Various amendments were discussed,
md yesterday, the bill having been con.
'ldered in committee OF the whole, was re.
ported to the Senate.
The question being on concurring in the
amendments made in committee, Mr..
moved to lay aside the bill tenn.
?orarily and take up the naval appiopria.
ion bill. In explanation OF his motion
le SAID his object was to procure time to
prepare an amendment, which would make
he bill more acceptable to his constit.
tents.
The preceding question being an amend.
nent OF Mr.. Davis OF Illinois, that it shall
rot be lawful to grant any reissue Of any
1atent for any invention except the einyen.
ion which was embraced in the original
1atent After q brief discussion Il was
greed 70. Yeas, 80; nays, 0.
The Vice President laid before the Sen.
Ite 9. communication from the Secretary
II War, transmitting the report Of Major
iodtrey Weitzell, oil the Engineer Corps,
n regard to the superintendence, manage.
nent and report OF the Louisville and
Portland Canal during the year ending
lune 3Oth, 1873. Referred.
Also, q communication from the Secre.
ary OF War, enclosing letters OF Generals
sherman, Sheridan and Terry, recon.
nending an appropriation Of $l35 900 for
Fort Smelling.
Tho Secretary concurs in the recon-.
nendations referred.
Mr., Withers, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported iavorably on the House
Dill granting pension to the widow Of
ieneral Robert Anderson.
Pending the discussion the Senate went
nto Executive session, and when the doors
we're reopened the Vice President laid
before the Senate communication from
The Attorney General in answer to the
Senate resolution as to whether certain
ands granted to the State OF Indiana by
Congress to enable that State to open a
canal through the public lands 10 connect
The navigation OF the Wabash and Miami
rivers and Lake Erie have reverted to the
United States, and II so what action is
necessary TO enable the government to OBJ
.ain possession 1hereof. The Attorney
General suggests the appointment Of a
commissioner to examine said canal and
report whether it has been abandoned
and no longer used as o public highway,
Should he report in the affirmative, Con.
sress may declare q forfeiture and autho-
tiZe the Attorney General to institute legal
proceedings. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
Adjourned.