The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, June 16.
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WASHINGTON, June 10.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Garfield gave notice that he
would, next Monday, offer resolution
directing the Committee on Mileage to
examine and report what discrepancy,
if any, there is between the amount of
mileage received by the members of the
last Congress and the amount claimed
by them, and directing the committee
to allow no more mileage in future 10 a
member than is claimed by him. he
explained the reason why he wished
the resolution to be adopted. On looking
into a document showing the pay and
mileage of members for the last Con-
gress, he found himself set down as
being paid for 2,74O miles of travel, be-
ing for 6S5 miles four times; whereas he
had only claimed, in answer to the cir
cular sent him by the chairman OF the
Committee on Mileage, 900 miles as the
distance from his home to Washington;
that multiplied by four would make
the number of miles for which he
should have been paid, $50; SO that he
was paid for $50 more than he had
claimed. Drawing his mileage in sums
of $50 and 800 at time, he did not no.
tice this discrepancy, and it was only
in referring to the document that he be-
came aware of the fact.
He found now, on inquiry, that other
members from Ohio, and perhaps from
all parts of the county, had been al,
lowed more mileage than they had
claimed. The gentlemen from Cleye-
land (Mr. Spalding) claimed for only
$40 miles and was allowed for 6S6, ana
his colleague, Mr.. Schenck, claimed for
only $50 miles and was allowed for S12.
The letter in which they stated the
number ofmiles travelled, in reply to
circular of the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Mileage, he found in the room
of the Sergeant alarms, and endorsed
with an increased number of miles, and
approved by J. w. W., the initials OF
MIR. White, of Ohio, Chairman of the
| Committee. In the case of his colleague,
Mr.. Schenck, he had dicovered the
discrepancy on being paid the balance
due him on the last day of Congress,
and had declined to receive the IN
creased amount. 1t appears that the
Committee on Mileage had in this way
got up scale of distances, utterly I'M
known to the members, and now the
whole thing was published to Congress
and the country, and the members were
set down as having received Il consid-
cradle amount more than they had
claimed. He therefore gave notice that
he would on next Monday ask unani-
nous consent to offer resolution dl-
recting the Committee on Mileage TO
| inquire into the matter.
No business being in order except
general debate on the Presidents an
/
nual message.
Mr.. Julian made speech in favor of
| the Congressional scheme of reconStrc-
| ton.
Mr.. Stevens gave notice of his inten-
ton to offer the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on For
eign Affairs be instructed to inquire as
to the proPriety of loaning to the re
public of Mexico, proper security on
| $50, 200, 900 to enable said republic to
prevent the overthrow of its Govern
ment and the establishment of a mo-
narchial Government on the continent
of America.
Mr.. Stevens addressed the House in
favor of the proposition.
Speeches were then made by, Mr..
Niblack, on general politics by Mr..
Davis, on the tariff question, and by
Mr.. Kerr, against Congressional inter
ference with the railroad system of the
country.
Many other members who designed
making speeches to-day, and who had
no opportunity of doing SO, were au-
thorized to have them published in the
Globe as part of the debates.
Mr.. Davis announced that since the
meeting of the House he had received n
telegraph dispatch announcing the
death this morning, after short i'll
ness, of Mr.. James Humphreys, Repre-
sentative from the Third Congressional
District, of New York. Hewould move
as "A mark of respect, that the House ad-
iourn, and he gave notice to the New
York delegation of II meeting to ar
range a programme for paying due
respect to the memory of the deceased.
The House thereupon, at 3:45 z. NJ.
adjourned