The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-17
coNaREssIoNXIP PROCEEDINGS.
wAsH1NeroN, May 1e.
SENATE -

sage was read and ordered to be printed
and laid upon the table.
MIR. Wilson introduced q bill to flx
the military peace establishment of the
limited States, which was referred to the
Military Committee. 1t provides that
the army shall consist of the five artil-
| lery and six cavalry regiments now in
service, 81 regiments of infantry and
/ the professors and cadets of the. Mill
| tary Academy. Companies shall con-
sist of 81 privates as minimum and
81 as a maximum, to be enlisted i've
Mr.. Stewart offered bill to transfer
| the Indian; Bureau from the Interior to
the War Department. Referred. l. {
The Senate passed House bill repeal
| ing the act OF the Thirty-Seventh Con-
gress in relation to passports, with an
amendment that hereafter passports be
granted only to citizens of the United
States.F ~
Mr.. Kirkwood offered joint resolu-
ton for the appointment of commits
sioner to investigate thewar claims of
Iowa. Referred.
A Joint resolution was passed to sus-
pend the collection of direct tax in West
Virginia until the first of March next,
unless her accounts against the United
States are sooner adjusted.
The Consular and Diplomatic Appro-
priation bill was taken up. Amend
Consulso or commercial agents not men
toned in schedule be accounted for to
the Treasury; that all fees of any Con-
sui or commercial agent exceeding
s., 600 in any one year be paid TO the
Secretary of the Treasury that titles OF
diplomatic representation in Hayt,
Liberia and Dominica shall be Minis
listers resident and Consular Generals,
without increased salary.
HOIISE.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, reported
from the Committee on Commerce,
bill further to provide for the safety of
the lives of passengers on steamships
He stated that it contained a section TO
prevent the transportation of nitro glyc-
crime, and also motion to modity the
construction given to the existing law
in reference to crude petroleum or coal
oil. That construction, he said, pre-
vented the shipment of that article,
very much interfering with com
merce. The bill was read third time
and passed.
Patents, reported bill to authorize
Della A. Jacobs, Adminitratrix of Jesse
Fitzgerald, to apply for an extension OF
patent granted to him for an inn
proved method of dressing Tree Nails.
The bill passed by yeas IS; nays 81.
Mr.. Myers, from the same Committee,
missioner of Patents to hear and deter
mine applications for the extension of
patents of VIM. Mann, for an improve
ment in Copying Paper and OF Jacob
Leunett for an improvement in Tired
dies, they not having made their applt-
cations ninety days previous TO the eX-
piration of their patents. The bill
passed.
mittee, reported a bill extending for
years, from the 9th of December, 1865,
the patent of Thomas D. Burrell for an
Improvement in u Corn Drill.
Mr.. Davis, of Massachusetts, also
spoke In opposition TO the bill, showing
that there was 10 information before
the House as to why the Iatentee had
not already sufficient profit from his
patent.
in explanation of the bill. Passed.
The morning hour having expired the
Speaker presented communication
from the Postmaster General transmits
ting, in compliance with the act of Con-
gress of July ID, 1868, abstracts of offers
received, and contracts made and al
lowances made to contractors for addt-
tional service &c. Laid on the table.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union,
Mr., Davis in the chair, and resumed
the consideration of the tax bill. The
paragraph amending SecLlOu seventy
iour of the present law was under con-
siderattOn.
Amendments were adopted striking
out allowance of half the penalty to in
former; for assessment monthly ofsales
of wholesale dealers within the year
above $50, 600; increasing the tax of
wholesale dealers whose sales do not
exceed $50, 600 to 500; fixing the tax of
distillers of apples, grapes or peaches,
manufacturing ifty or more than fifty
barrels per annum, at $50, and those
distiling less than fifty barrels $40.
Mr.Ingersoll offered an amendment
raising the license of distillers from
500 to 81 600, the object being to put
down small dfstillerles who are making
contraband spirits.
Mr.. stephens opposed it, suggesting
that licenses should rather be reduced
to $50. The amendment was rejected.
The House now concurred in the Sem
ate amendment to the act regulating
the place for holding the Circuit Court of
the United States within the district of
Virginia, and asked for COMMITTEES of
Conference. .a4
ON motion of Mr.. Banks, the Militia
ry Committee was instructed to report
what measures were necessary for the
further protection of dead soldiers of
the United States buried within the linn
its of the insurgent States.