The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-20
penses Ofterritories and contingent ex.


penses ofterritories and contingent ex
penses.
Among the items of appropriation wa,
100000 ofjudgments to be rendered By
the Court of claims.
The second section of the bill wa.
amended so as TO fix the compensation
at $4,000 for Assistant Treasurer, and the
salaries of the Assistant Treasurers al
Philadelphia, Boston and st. louis, al
S. 900 per amman, To commence from the
4th of March next, this Increased com
pensation to continue for two years from
the 4th of March next. -GJ 81
The Speaker announced Messrs. Scho
field of Pa, COLLEEN of Illinois, Hubbard
of Conn, and Brown, OF Wisconsin, as
the select committee yesterday author
lied to be appointed TO investigate the
alleged charge of corruption and nal
feasance against Lucish Anderson, n
member of the House of Representa-
tives, in connection with the proceedings
of General Payne in Kentucky.
On motion of Mr Muller, of New York
a resolution was adopted instructing the
committee on Ways and Means 20 in
quire into the expediency of increasing
the tax one per cent. on the first six hun.
dred dollars of income tax h.i
Mr.. Cole, from the committee on the
Pacific railroad, reported a bill 10 aid il
the construction of railroad connecting
the Pacific road from California to the
Columbia river, Oregon. The considers
tion of the bill was postponed one week
from to-day.
On motion of Mr.. Elliot, the committee
on Commerce was instructed To inquire
into the expediency of amending the
steamboat law of 1852 by providing safe
guards in the appointment of pilots by
local boards appointed from the people
with leave to report by bill or otherwise
Mr. Noble introduced joint resolu
ton, which was referred to the commit
tee on Military Affairs, that the Secreta
~ of War be instructed to give credit
in any draft hereafter made for the hun
dred days men from Ohio and othel
States
Mr.. Hubbard, of Connections, ofere,
the following:
WHEREAS, A circular has been issue,
by Provost Marshal General Fry. whicl
is in the following words:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
PRovosT MARsHAL's OFFICE, :
WASHINGTON.
Circular No. II.
The attention of Acting Provost Mar
shall Generals of States and boards of en
rollment, is called to the fact that th
quotas assigned under the call of Decem
| Der 10, 1864, for 300 900 men, must not b'
reduced except by actual enlistments il
the army, navy and marine corps since
the 10Th ult.
rSigned1 JAS. b. Fry,
Provost Marshal.
WHEREAS, Such order is unjust TO 10
calities that have in good faith file,
their quotas by enlistments in advance
of said calls; therefore he it
Resolred, That the committee be direct
ed to inquire whether law should no
be adopted so obviate the hardships tina
will result by such construction OF tn
law, and that they report by bill or otli
Ca wise
Mr. Boutwell, said that he had been a.
sured that there would not be such a
the gentleman from Connecticut (Hul
bard) apprehended.
Mr.. Schenck remarked that the Provos
Marshal General had, in conversation
with him, explained al objections away
Full credits would be given for all me
put in before the 10Th of Decembe
There was no necessity for the passage
a resolution, rs no injustice was designed
Consideration of the bill was assignee
! for this daV two weeks