The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-14

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Mr.. Williams moved that the Senate
take up the bill to secure the speedy
completion Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad.
Mr.. Sherman said this was bill to
guarantee about a hundred millions Of
stock for the road. He hoped the Sem
ate would not take II up.
The bill was taken up by the follow.
ing vote, ayes 20, nays 10. Without
further consideration of the bill, the
Senate adjourned Riter executive SEES.
sion.
The House bill to incorporate the
National Soldiers and Sailors Or
phaus' Home, was read three times and
passed.
Mr.. woodbridge introduced a bill for
the relief Of the st. Adams bank, Of
st. Adams. Il was read twice and re-
ferred to tho Committee on Banking
and Currency. II authorizes the COM
missioner on Internal Revenue 70 sus-
pend the collection Of duties on taxes,
accrued or accruing from October 18th,
1864, to July 9th, 1865.
On motion Of Mr.. Stevens, the House
resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole, Mr.. Raymond In the Chair, and
proceeded to the consideration Of the
bill making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses Of the government for
1857.
Considerable discussion sprung up
on motion to strike out the appropria-
ton Of 800, 900 for publishing the medi-
cal and surgical history ofthe rebellion
and insert S5O,O 900 for printing the same,
and have the book printed in the gov
eminent printing office. The PROPOSE
ton was rejected, there being only 10
ayes.
The bill was amended by inserting
other appropriations for custom, Light,
and other government houses.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, moved TO strike
out the paragraph appropriating $780,
900 for fire-proof building for tho Cur
rency Printing bureau. He said any
member who had read the report Of the
Special Committee which investigated
the affairs of that department two
years ago, must be satisfied that until
there Is some change made In It's SUI
perintendlng no expenditures should
be made that would render Il a permR-
nent department of the government.
Alter some debate the paragraph was,
on motion Of Mr.. Washburne, of ILL.,
nois, amended SO as TO appropriate
100000 for the erection Of fire-proof
brick building, to afford additional
room for the Treasury Department,
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was then
The Committee rose temporarily, and
Mr., Morrill,, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported bill TO
protect the revenue, and Tor other pur-
poses, which was read twice and ordered
to be printed, and made special order
for Tomorrow. The bill Is a partial re-
vIson OF the tariff, and imposes the fol-
lowing duties: On cigars, cigarettes
and cheroots, 81 so per pound, and so
per cent I'D valorem; on cotton cents
per pound; on all compounds or prepa-
ratiOns, of which distilled spirits Is
component part OF the chief value, a
duty not less than that imposed upon
distilled spirits. II contains section
ofthe tariff bill passed the other day,
allowing goods In bond to be carried
through to the British provinces from
New York, Boston and Portland, with
out the payment of duties. Also the
section authorizing the refunding Of
duties paid in excess; also the section
providing that the dutiable revenue OF
goods is TO be ascertained by adding to
the value or cost in the principal mar
kets of the country from which i'm
prorted, the cost OF transportation,
shipment, commission, etc. Also the
section admitting free Of duty, ma
clinery for the manufacture of sugar
from beets; and also the section pro-
viding for bureau of statistics.
The House again went into Commit
tee Of the Whole, and resumed the con-
sideration Of the miscellaneous appro-
priatlon bill.
On motion of Mr.. washburne, of
Illinois, an amendment was adopted,
repeating the 9th section of the act Of
July 24th, 1854, allowing the payment
of bunties TO the loyal masters Of en-
listed slaves.
The committee rose and reported the
bill and amendments to the House.
The ayes and nays were called on
Mr.. Washburne's amendment TO repeal
the 9th section of the act OF July 9th.
The amendment was agreed to by yeas
81; nays IS. All the other amend
ments were ngreed. The bill was then
read II third time and pissed.
The House then resumed the con-
tested election case OF Fuller and Daw-
son, from the Dist Congressional Dis
trict OF Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Paine, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Elections, closed the debate in
speech supporting the ri Iht of Mr.. Daw-
son, the sitting member, TO his seat.
The resolution retaining Mr.. Dawson in
his seat was adopted without a d.
vision.
Mr.. Elliott, from the ConferenceC TOM
mittee on the bill further TO prevent
smuggling, made report, which was
agreed to.
The House adjourned, anil then an
announcement was made that there
would be caucus Of the Union Sena-
tors aud Representative In the hall to-
morrow Saturday evening, at 7:4O
o'clock.