The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-06
HOUSE.

Mr.. Paine, from the Committee on
Elections, called up the report on the
contested election case of Fuller against
Dawson.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, it was
postponed until after the tariff bill
shall be disposed of.
Mr.. Spaulding gave notice that he
would call up the question of privilege
on the Gripnell-Rousseau matter, imme-
diately on the conclusion of the tariff
bill.
The bill introduced some days since
by Mr.. Wilson, of Indiana, eXplana-
tory of the Pacific railroad act of July
LIST, 1862, and July I'd, 1862, came up in
order.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment,
which was agreed to, providing that
the act should not interfere with any
right conferred on the Central Pacific
Railroad Company of California.
Mr.. Loan offered on amendment,
which was agreed to, requiring the
Union Pacific road to cross the Tooth
meridian of west longitude, between
the north bank of the Platt river, and
the south bank of the Republican river
in Nebraska territory.
Mr.. Wilson proceeded to explain and
defend the provisions of the bill.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee of
Conference on the Army Appropriation
bill, made the following report: The
House is recommended to recede from
the amendment requiring suit to be
brought against the Illinois Central
Railroad Company for sums paid for
the transportation of troops and muni-
tions of war; to agree TO the Senate
amendment making appropriations for
the construction of Iire-proof store
houses at the Arsenal ut philadelphia;
and to agreet to the Senate's amendment
making the mileage of army officers
instead nf a v =,
recommended to recede from its amend
ment making appropriations for the
purchase of land used as fort near
Nashville, Tennessee.
The section in regard to quartermas-
ters stores is to be amended so as to re-
quire articles issued in the Pacific States
and territories to be delivered and in
spected at points designated, and adj
vertisements for such supplies to be
published in the newspapers of San
Francisco, California, and Portland,
Oregon. The section in regard to the
military academy is to be amended so
as to provide that a superintendent is
hereafter to be selected and officers de-
tailed from any arm of the service. A
supervision and charge of the academy
shall be in the War Department. The
report was agreed to.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the tariff bill, having
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An amendment offered by Mr.. Myers
on Tuesday last, to make the duty on
glass bottles, walls, jars, demaiohns and
curboys, cents per pound, was re-
jeeted.
Mr.. Myers then offered a similar
amendment, making the duty on
glass, yials, DC, 81 cents per pound,
was rejected.
Mr.. Moorhead moved to add a para
graph about cut glass, by adding to the
advalorum duty specific duty of 2
cents per pound, was rejected. 2
Mr.. Davis moved TO amend the para
graph about window glass, by increas-
ing the duty from 2 to "a cents per
pound, and from ~ to 20 cents.
and from BE- to cents per pound, and
from 4 to Az cents. Adopted.
Mr.. Myers again offered his amend
ment somewhat modified, which was
rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Hubbard, of West
| Virginia, new paragraph was added
taxing fire brick 30 per cent. advalorum.
On motion Of Mr.. -, a proviso
was added to the paragraph taxing
books as follows: Provided that if the