Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-29

WASHINGTON, January %.
The select committee on diseases OF
domestic animals reported with amend
ments the bill for the establishment OF
a bureau Of animal industry, and for
suppression and prevention OF conta-
glous diseases. The bill is to be called
up on Tuesday.
Mr.. Bayard, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported, with the recommends
ton that it pass, bill to amend section
| 5l7l and repeal section 5l76 OF the Re-
vlsed Statutes in relation to the circula-
ton OF National banks. Placed on the
calendar
Mr.. Blaine introduced bill for the
establishment OF a United States ocean
mail service and the revival OF foreign
commerce on American steamers.
Mr.. Blaine said he introduced the bill
as a substitute for the one which was
the subject OF Mr.. Beck's speech on the
previous day, namely, free ships. At
his suggestion the bill was referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Wallace introduced joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of tine United States chang
| ing the mode of electing President and
Vice President Of the United States.
This bill dispenses with the Electoral
College and provides for election by the
people By secret ballot BY direct vote
in districts each State is to have as many
districts as it has Senators and members
in Congress, and each district to have
one vote. The vote to be canvassed by
the State Board OF Canvassers, consist
ing OF the Governor, Chief Justice and
Secretary OF State. Their returns to be
made to the Speaker OF the House and
to be conclusive proof OF the result. The
votes to be counted by Congress in Joint
convention. and the purality vote to
elect. The bill was temporarily laid on
the table. Mr.. Wallace stating that he
would ask to submit remarks on it to-
morrow.
The regular order being the Indian
Land in Severalty Bill, it was proceeded
with. The pending amendment OF Mr..
Plumb, to permit the leasing OF lands,
was rejected.
An amendment by Mr.. Ingalls, to
make the bill more harmonious, pre-
Nalleu WITHOUT ODJtCtlOh'
An amendment offered by Mr.. Plumb
gave rise to lengthy discussion, in
which Mr.. Coke remarked that it was
the purpose OF the committee which
perfected the bill TO submit an amend
ment making the laws OF inheritance
and descent of one OF the States conugu-
Gus to the Indian Territory applicable
to those accepting lands. He empha-
sized the point that the bill contained
nothing obligatory and was not even to
90 into operation unless the President
deemed the condition of the Indians
required it.
Mr.. Morgan, referring to the alleged
delay in the presentation OF the tie
Commission report, said that the Secre'
tary OF the Interior, after having COM
mitted blunder, il not crime, IN
dealing with the Ponca Indians, for
which he had been apOlogizing from
that dav to this. now withheld the in
formation which was due to the Senate,
and on which alone the pending bill
could he intelligently acted upon.
Mr.. Coke explained that the Secre-
tary of the Interior had personally in
formed him this morning that the delay
in the report was owing to the vOlumin-
Gus character OF the correspondence and
other papers connected with it, and
that as soon as these were arranged, it
would be sent in.
Mr.. Morgan replied that he did not
want to vote on the bill until he saw
that report.
Without action on the bill the Senate
went into executive session, and, when
the doors reopened, adjourned until to-
morrow