The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-25
WAsH1NaToN, JulY "a

lHHE WASAlHGTONH July "a. I
| SENATE.
The bill for the speedy completion OF
the Northern Pacific railrOad, recently
recOmmitted to the Committee on the
Pacific railroad, was reported by Mr..
Howard, and on his motion further
consideration was postponed until to-
morrow. : y ~
Mr.. Wilson called up the army bill
recently passed, and moved to amend
by substituting for it the bill lately
passed by the Senate. he did this, he
said, to get the subject before Confer
fence Committee. As amended the bill
was passed, and goes to the House.
The joint resolution in relation to
bounties to colored soldiers was taken
up, amended and passed:
A bill to grant lands to aid in the
construction of the Stockton and Copo-
rapolis railroad, in California, was
passed.
Mr.. Sherman called up the tariff bill
lately passed by the House. It was
amended in the following manner: by
striking out from the first section the
clause and for the box in which any
cigars, cheroots, or cigarettes are pack
ed, shall be allowed, on ascertaining
the weight; by striking out the seventh
section, which adds the cost of trans
portatiUn in determining the dutiable
value of the articles; by striking out
1 VIC SOULFUL Establishes
a bureau of statistics, and by inserting
a new section, authorizing the Secreta-
ry ofthe Treasury to suspend the collec-
ton of the direct tax until January 1,
1867.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to strike out the
section repeating the fishing bounty
act, and supported his proposition in a
speech.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee of
Conference on the Indian appropriation
| bitl, made a report, which was agreed
to, and the bill goes to the President.
Mr.. Sherman called up the tariff bill
passed last week by the House, which
was passed by the Senate with amend
ments for concurrence in, and sent to
the House for concurrencein the amend
ments.
Mr.. Wade, from the Committee on
Territories, reported the bill for the
admission of Nebraska, and asked i'm
mediate consideration.
Mr.. Sumner objected.
MIR. Sherman said he was in favor of
the bill, but should object to its present
consideration. He hoped the civil ap-
preparation bill would be taken up.
Mr.. Doolittle, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported a number of
amendments for Indian appropriations,
which were agreed to. --fes-z
Mr.. Riddle offered an amendmentin in
creastng the compensation of members
of Congress to s, 900 per year and mile
age, instead of $S,0O0as at present, the
increase to commence with the Beth
Congress.
MI. Riddle said the Senate had been
liberal to others and ought to be to
itself. 1t was well known the salary
OF congressman for the present session
did not pay their expenses.
Mr.. Henderson offered a substitute
for Mr.. Riddles proposition, that the
compensation of Members and Sena-
tors shall be 3d. 900 per annum, COM
mencing with the 4th of March, 1855,
and 20 cents per mile by the nearest
route, instead of 40 cents per mile by
the ordinary travelled route, as at pres
ent, the mileage for the present Con-
gress TO be 40 cents per mile.
Mr.. Howard asked Mr.. Henderson
what would be the effect of his amend
ment on the expenses of Congress.
Mr.. Henderson said the effect would
be to increase the annual expenses of
Congress about SIC, 900. The amend
ment to the amendment as disagreed
to, and the amendment Of Mr.. Riddle
was adopted.
Mr.. Clark offered an amendment APP
propriating $4,000 for repairing the
leVee on the Mississippi. Pending the
discussion of this amendmentth the Sem
ate took recess till half-past Z.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Elliot, under the permission
given by the House to Mr.. Washburne,
of Illinois, now absent on account of
illness, made a report upon the follow
ing bills, from the committee on Com
merce:
House bill to provide for and regulate
weighing and exports. Itprovides that
IN all VEGETABLE articles hereafter ex-
ported on which drawbacks are allow
ed, and on all VEGETABLE goods with
drawn from bonded warehouses for ex-
port there shall be levied and collected
three cents per one hundred pounds.
It aboiishes the office of measurer at
the port of New York, the duties of
which are to be performed by the
weigher.- Weighers at New York are
to receive s., 500 u year. The bill was
passed.
Senate Joint resolution maniEesting
the sense ofCongress toward the ofh-
GERS and sailors of the vessels, and
others engaged in the rescue of the off,
GERS and soldiers of the army, and pas
sengers, officers and crew of the steam
ship San francisco, which was passed
without amendment. An appropria-
ton of $3.50 was made to the Captains
of each of the vessels, Three Bellies, of
Glasgow, the Kilby, of Boston, and the
ship Antartic, S5O0to each of the mates,
and 500 to each man and boy.
Mr.. Wilson, of Indiana, from the
Committee on the Judiciary. made a
report, which was disposed of as fol-
lows
The Senate bill in relation to the
district courts of Louisiana and Cali
fornia, was passed, with amendments,
one OF which increases the salary OF
district judge of Louisiana from s., 500
to $4,000.
The House bill to punish certain
crimes in relation toipublic securities
and currency, making the counterfeit
ing of securities, currency, stamps &C.,
a felony. Passed.
The House bill, amendatory of the
habeas corpus act of May 18th, 1865,
making some merely technical pro-
vision in regard to practice in the courts
was passed! 4
The House went into a Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Dawes in the Chair,
and resumed the consideration OF the
deficiency bill, the question being on
the amendment offered yesterday by
Mr.. Delano, to strike out the paragraph
| appropriating twelve thousand dollars
TO pay Mr. Royston, of Pennsylvania,
for certain buildings owned by him in
Memphis, when the town was taken
| possession of, and used by the United
States troops. The amendment gave
rise to considerable debate-Schofield
Kelly, Stevens, Spaulding and Farms
worth advocating the appropriation,
and Schenck, Davis and Morrill, op.
| posing it, as being partial and excep-
tional. Mr.. Morrill, said that IL the
principles embodied in the paragraph
were acted on, It would cost the Gov
lars, and the present system of taxation
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