The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-28
XLIst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION,
HOUSE.

HOUSE. |. ,..
WASHINGTON, May 81,
Mr.. CESSNA, IRON the Committee on
Elections, made report In the South Car
olina contested case Of Wallace against
Simpson, declaring Wallace duly elected
to the contested scat. He moved the
previous question, which was seconded
and the resolution adopted. When the
Democratic members realized what had
been done, Messrs. RANDALL and Brooks
demonstrated and protested against 1t, and
q motion to reconsider was. made, when
there was a brief discusSlorl9 After which
the Speaker called on Mr.. Wallace 10
come forward and take the oath, which
was done.
The House resumed the consideration
of the conference report bill to enforce the
18th Amendment
BIr. BINGHAM explained and advocated
the report, and Messrs. KERR, BECK,
POTTER, STILES and Cox spoke In oppO-
si.ton 10 ii. Mr.. DAWES followed In de.
fence OF the report, and Mt. BINOIGASt
closed the debate. A vote was taken and
the report OfCoiference Of the committee
was agreed to.
Tho House then proceeded with the
consideration Of the bill to reduce internal
taxes. The reading Of the first section,
covering 80 pNges, was completed, when
the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. MoHluLI, of Maine, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported with
amendments House bill to supply tho de.
flciency in appropriations for mileage Of
the members Of the House Of Representa-.
tivcs. The amendments appropriate
81 100000 to supply the deficiency In the
amount required this year to pay for the
collection Of custom duties. and SEQ 900
for tho pay of special counsel employed
by the Treasury Department
Mr.. SUMSElI from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported without
amendments, the bill appropriatlng $685..
OOO in gold 10 pay the Government Of
Great Britain tho amount awarded under
treaty Of July 1st, 1858, to settle the
claims of the Hudson Bay Company and
Puget Sound Agricultural Company.
II was ordered that the Senate adjourn
from Saturday till Tuesday in order to
observe Monday ASA holiday for the deco.
ration Of the soldiers graves.
The appropriation bill was resumed and
the amendment placing female clerks in
the departments on m equality with males
as 10 compensation debated and adopted
SO to 90. The next amendment, the
approprOpriatiOn for an extension OF the
Capitol grounds, was read.
Mr.. HARLEM asked for the reading Of
the resolution of the Iowa Legislature in
structing their representatives to oppose
further appropriations for public buildings
in Washington, in view Of an anticipated
removal ot the Capital. The resolution
was read, and Mr.. uANLEM argued that us
no public necessity existed for the pro.
posed expenditure, the only consideration
upon which It was based was personal
qualification Of Congressman and visitors
to thd city.
The discussion was continued at length,
each speaker being allowed five minutes.
Mr.. MoIusILL, Of VI, said that ST. Louis,
to which it was proposed the Capital be
removed, was the chief city Of u State
which would have gone into the rebellion
hut for the efforts Of one Major General
Frank 7. Blair, to whom he was willing
To accord all credit due him. He would
keep the Capital in loyal community.
Mr.. YATES said removal Ind been rep.
resented us having received black eye
in former debate on the subject, tlAt II
had been voted down in the Senate. He
stood up now to predict TINT not one
northwestern member FthG House would
be returned unless pledged 10 vote for re.
moval OF the Capital In the Mississippi
Valley.
Mr.. HOWARD Thought the agitation Of
the question injurious TO the public and
detrimental 10 the value of property in
the District Of Columbia. Washington
was hallowcd by rccOllcctions and tradi.
tiOus too sacred to be treated lightly.
Mr.. CARPENTER said proposition to
locate tho capital anew was made 10 the
representatives Of Iowa, Missouri, Indiana
and other Western States. Itwould take
twenty-five years 10 agree upon u site. He
thought Milwaukee was the only place
entitled to it, but could not get any one In
the Senate but his colleague TO agree with
him. lLaughter)
Mr.. MORTON thought 1t was understood
by everybody that II removed the capital
Should 70 to indianapolis. NaughtGr,)
Mr.. DRAKE denied that ST. Louis was II
candidate for the site, aud thought the eli
mate of Washington superior to that Of
any place in the Mississippi Valley.
NNcr remarks by Messrs. STocKToN,
TIrToN nnd STEWART in favor Of the al.-
preparation, and Ross against, the amend.
mend was carried, yeas 49, nays 10.
The amendment was adopted making
the salary Of the Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court $1O,0OO; Associate Judges,
$4,000; Circuit Judges, $4,000; Court Of
Claims md District of Columbia Judges,
5000. 4 motion 10 increase the salary
Of tho U. s. Treasurer TO $1,000 was re-
jcCted and the bill passed.
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