The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-27
RE s.


/
Mr.. Wilson presented the credentials
of Charles Sumner, Senator elect from
| Massachusetts, which were read.
Mr.. Sherman said the Committee on
| Finance had considered carefully the
bill TO reorganiZe the Treasury Depart
ment, and fearing that they could not
| report bill on that subject which
would meet the views of Congress, they
had directed him to report a resolution
| providing for the appointment at the
| beginning of the next session Joint
Committee of three Senators and five
Representatives, with leave to sit dur
| ing the recess of the FortY-First Con-
gress, to examine and report upon the
expediency of reOrganiZing the civil
| service in the several departments of
| the Government, the examination ex-
tending to the clerical force in each de-
partment, the rates OF compensation,
and such rules and regulations as may
be required to increase the efficiency of
| the service.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported
back the pension appropriation bill,
with amendments for reducing the
amount appropriated for invalid pen
siOns from ten millions to nine mill
ions and the appropriation for other
army pensions, from thirteen millions
to ten millions, also the Military
Academy appropriation bill, with
slight amendment.
| Mr.. Rice introduced bill to incor-
pOrate Southern Express company
which was referred to the Committee on
Commerce. The Senate took up u bill
in relation to the Central Branch ofthe
Union Pacific Railroad. During the
discussion which followed. Mr.. Cor
bett said the debate had satisfied him
| that the passage of the bill was not re-
nIirpI hU laDQl pnnitqhIn oh.
legations of the Government to the Cent
raj Branch company, and he withdrew
his amendment offered yesterday.
Mr.. COnkling then offered an amend
ment in the nature of substitute, pro-
viding that nothing contained in the
act OF July, 1865. relating TO the Eastern
division OF the Union Pacific Railroad,
shall deprive the Central branch from
continuing its road and telegraph lines
from the termination of the ono hum
dred miles, mentioned in the act incor-
pUrating the company, to cOnnec; with
the Union Pacific RailrOad-Eastern
livision-as branch of that road; but
recurring continuation OF the central
branch road to be made to point at or
near Fort Riley, in Kansas, upon the
same terms in all respects as are now
provided by law for the construction of
the Eastern division of the Union Pa
citic Railroad; and providing further,
that no subsidy shall be allowed to said
Central branch company for any great
Gr length of road than forty miles from
the termination OF tho one hundred
miles on which bonds are already au-
thOriZed to be issued.
Mr.. Morton opposed the amendment
and affirmed the equity of the bill.
After further discussion by Messrs. |
Edmunds and COnkling, without action |
on the amendment the Senate ad-
journed.
The Speaker presented the petition
of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, for II PEN
sion, which was referred to the Pension
Committee.
Mr.. ueaton introduced a bill to
amend the Sth section of the act of Au- |
gust 5th, 1861, to provide for the in
creased revenue from imports, &C., by |
suspending and abating the collection |
OF the unc0llccted portion of the direct
taxes, made by that section upon the |
States of North Carolina. South Caro- |
lima, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Lou
isiana and Arkansas. Referred to the |
Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Perham, from the Committee on
Invalid Pensions, reported the bill re-
latinG TO the operations of the pension
law. The first section provides that no
pension pay or bounty, shall be paid
to u widow non resident in the United
States, when she has been living sepa-
rate and apart from her husband for
five consecutive years. Immediately
preceding his death, without receiving
from him any support. She second
section depriVes of pension woman
who leads Il life of prostitution or con-
cubinage.
Mr.. Ingersoll characterized it rs an
insult TO the widows of American SOL
diprs.
The remaining fourteen sections re
late to the details of applications,
proofs, &c.
After dispOsing of the various amend
ments, chiefly verbal, reported from
the Committee, Mr.. NiblRck suggested
that the bill should be recommitted,
with instructions to make the I'd sec.
ton apply to male pensioners AS we'll
as to female pensioners.
Mr.. Perham declined to that motion.
Mr.. Ingersoll desired to know the
purport of the I'd section.
The Speaker remarked that the Sd
section was not before the House, the
question being on the last amendment
reported by Mr.. Perhan.
Without disposing of the last amend
ment, the morning hour expired, and
the bill went over till to morrow.
Mr.. Lynch made speech in favor of
his bill to provide for general re-
sumption of specie payment.
Mr.. Barnes, of New York. spoke on
the same subject.
Speeches were also made on the same
subject by Mr.. Smith, of Indiana, and
on the subject of the treaty making
power by Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio.
Adjourned,