The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-14
-'FheIateSt News.
xL1st CONGRESS.
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go WASHINGTON, July Is.
Mr.. .BuTLER's resolution, directing the
House visitors iItWCst Point 10 'investi-
gate tho complaints IS to the ill-tre!tment
Of the colOred cadet at tho Military
Academy, was adopted.
Mr., SLOCuM moved to suspend the
rules and take from the SPEAKEHs table
| The Senate amendments to the House bill
to fix tile time for the election Of Repre-
sentativcs in Congress. LIe announced
his intention to move 10 noh-conCur in the
amendment and ask Committee OF Con-
ference, The Senate amendment incrcas ca
the number Of Representatives To 800. The
motion was rejected-ycaS 94, noes w.
The SenAteamendment tO the Miscel-
Iancous Appropriation bill was non.con-
Cured in and referred TO II Conference
Committee. A Conference Committee
wssaIso ordered on tho Army AppF99pri'
alton bill. ''- 80 80 = -
Mr., SCHENcK from Conference Commit
tee on tax and tariff bill;madc arcport, and
after some discussion the report was
agreed to-ycas, 143; nays, 40. :.
Mr.. SCIIENCK from Conference COms
mittce on Funding bill made a report
agreed to. 3 7 (,
Mr.. FARSswoRTH moved to suspend
the rules and pass the General Amnesty
IN SSir. WAKb, asked ifth6 biif was report:
ell from the Reconstruction Committee. :
Mr.. BUTLER Of Massachusetts said It
,vaq not Motion rejected :
Mr.. SCnRNcK, moved TO suspend the
rules in order TO, take from, the SPEAKERS
table tho Southern Pacific Railroad bill:
Rules were not supended. ~ =. :
Mr.. ARNEGL, from Committe on edtca-
tion and labor made report ID the case
oGinvestigation Of charges against How:
ARD, stating that he would call them up
for action tomorrow. lAI .,la glaFI y
". The SPEAKER inLimAted iit would be
well nigh impossible to hnvc y discus
sion on the matter tomorrow, and thai
action could be taken on the resolutions
now as well as Tomorrow. After some
suggestions In the midst Of much disorder
the majority and minority resolutions
were read, and the majority resolution Y
acuuit Major General o. o. Howard, d
the groundless and causeless charges late
| " preierred against him. The resolutions
reported by the minority directs q copy ol
tho testimony to be referred " the Secre'
tary of War, with direction TO- order a
Court Martial for the trial Of Genelal
Howard, and recommends the passage oi
Joint resolution directing the Secretary
l6fWart0 take the iecess0ry measures "a
secure the interest Of the Government in
the Howard University. . Without dis
posing Of the question, the llonse ad'
journed. -
The annual Post Route bill was anentI'
ell md passed. WOW, h.
Mr.. SHERMAN, from the Conference
Committee on the Tax and Tariff blll
made report, which AyQs ad0ptels Mr.
sHEHAf kSi 9lsO submit the, COME lencC
Committees report on The Funding bill
which was adopted.
The Deficiency Appropriation bill was
reported back from the Committee on
ApproMiatiops, with amendments, q
~ III. MILsbSi introduced 4, bill giving
bounty to the soldiers who entered the
service between tho 4th Of May and the
92d Of July, 1861, who were honorably
discharged, mud tue widow, children
Iatller and mother Of soldiers who were
KILLED or who died in the service in less
thRn one year.
The credentials Of Mr.. HAMILTON, o
ETe3Rs, WHO *as fe.bleEtetl' Senator for The
torn commencing March 4th, were pre-
scntCd. ~.
A bill to grant pension to Mrs. Lin
IEolnl wai briefly considered, and at Z
o'clock the Senate went into Executive
session. NN ErnfEHG "