Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, February IL,
SEN ATE.

Mr COokrell, from the Committee Oh
Claims, reported adversely on the bill
granting "a pension To the widow Oi the
late General Custer. At the request ui
MIR Ferry, placed on the calendar,
Mr. Garland, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported the bill to amend
section Of 6,352 Of the Revised statutes,
in reference to bigImy and polygamy.
Placed on calendar.
Mr.. Randolph moved tu take up the
bill for the rc.lrl oi FiE John Porter.
Mr.. Logan desired, when the bill
should be taken up that it might be- out,
side the moruius hour, 80 that the dis
cusslon would not be- broken up by thc
cxpiration'oi the hour.
Mr. Randolph then asked that the
bill be mage the special order Tor Mon
Law urNrsA U'pyt h,y hiOIIiIb.. -.
Agreed TO.
The resolution offered 10y Mr.. Eaton
on December ith, requesting the Prcsi-
dent to transmit copies OF all cores
pondence with foreign governments or
their representatives. ~ relation TO the
lntcr-Occanic canal, WAS passed
The bill directing the Postmaster
General to read Just the salaries vi Ger
tain postmastcrs in accordance with the
provisions Of section Of the act Of June
IL, 1866, was passed.
The morning hour having expired,
consideration was resumed OF the bill
authorizing the asccrtainment OF the
amount OF land located on military war
rants, etc, and Mr.. Edmnnds continued
his remarks thereon,
Mr.. Fdmunds argued that the five
per cent. referred to IN the enabling
acts oi the States named in the bill was
five per cent. of the cash revenue from
the sales OF public lands. II the revenue
were small, the States would get little,
but they would suffer no injustice on
that account. The location on military
warrants was not sale, and nothing
could be- claimed by the States on lands
50 located. lie stated the amount Of
lands located on warrants to be 5000, 900
acres. and five per cent Of It's valuation
would be about SI,0OO,0O0. II due, il
should he paid, but hc thought he had
shown that Il was not due.
Mr.. Mcdonald spoke in favor OF the
bill The enabling acts referred To- CON
tanned the provision that the money re-
Ceived by the States should be devoted
10 public improvements. The spirit Of
these provisions had been observed
Whether the particular money received
by the States from the government was
at once paid out on improvements, or
whether il went into the treasury and
other moneywas used for the improve
mcnt Was mmatcriai. This money
formed but "A small part OF the money
expended 10y the States on internal i'm
provements He showed that IN 1855 the
iormer poliCyregarding the > per cent was
abandoned ahd instead OF two per cen
tum being expended by the general
government and three per centum 10y
the State government, Congress pro-
vided for the payment Of the whole five
per centum 20 the State and included
the Indian reservations as sales III
estimating the amount. This bill pro
poses 10 treat locations on county war.
rants as salci. He supported this pro-
vision on theground Of equity.
Mr. McDoIald yielded 10 motion by
Mr.. Davis, II West Virginia, for an
executive session which was agreed 10,
and when tn, doors were reOpencd the
Senate Adjourned.