The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-15
HOUSE..

The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Mr.. Starkweather-To prevent
prize fighting.
By MIR. Dox-To pension indigeHt Off
GERS and soldiers of the war of 1912.
BY Mr.. Shanks-For a preliminary
survey for ship canal between the
southern portion of Lake Michigan and
the Ohio river.
BY Mr.. Cullom-Previding terrific
rial government for the District of Co.
lumbia.
By Mr.. Rogers--To abolish female
clerkships in the Government Depart
ments,
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Lough-
ridge providing for the safety of pas
sengers on Western river steamboats,,
prohibiting the carriage as freight or
stores of nitro-glycerine, coal oil, crude
petroleum, naptha, benzine, beDzole or
camphene. Passed.
BY Mr.. Smyth, of Iowa-Calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for tab
ular statement showing the operations
of the Sinking Fund in extinguishing
the debt Of the war ana revolution Of
1912.
Mr.. Marshall offered the following:
Resolred, That the depressed condi.
tion of business and various industrial
interests demands of Congress prompt
action in relieving the people of all bur-
dens of taxation not absolutely neces-
sary TO provide for the wants of the
government economically administered,
and that in reforming existing tariff
laws legislation should be on these
principles, to-wit: First, that no duty
shall be imposed on any article above
largest amount of revenue. Second,
that the maximum revenue duty should
be imposed on luxuries.
3. That the duty should be so imposed
as to operate equally as possible
throughout the Union, discriminating
neither for or against the class or sec
ton.
Mr. Holman, to test the sense of the
House, moved to lay the resolution on
the table and called for the yeas and
nays. Announcing he would vote
against his motion, the resolution was
not tabled; yeas So; nays lis.
Mr.. Marshall moved the previous
question.
Mr.. Schenck inquired whether, if the
previous question were not seconded,
the resolution might not be referred TO
the committee on Ways and Means.
The Speaker replied i'll the affirmative.
The House refused to second the pre-
vious question, and the resolution, on
motion of Mr.. SChenck. was referred TO
the committee on Ways aud Means,
without division.
Mr.Dawes, onsleave, introduced joint
resolution directing, in consideration of
the distinguished services of Edwin NJ.
Stanton, the payment TO bis widow, for
herself and children, of a sum equal to
one years salary of an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court
Mr.. Van Trump made a poiut that as
the Joint resolution made an appropria-
ton, it must first be considered in COM
mittee of the Whole.
The Speaker-Does the gentleman
object to its coming before the House
Mr.. Van Trump-I do.
Mr.! Dawes moved to suspend the
rules so as TO have the joint resolution
introduced and passed.
Mr.. Mungen objected to the preamble,
which mentioned distinguished services.
The rules were suspended and the
resolution passed; yeas l22, nays 32.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, intro
duced q joint resolution allowing owners
of homesteads to deduct the interest
paid On mortgages thereon from their
income returns. Passed.
The House at two o'clock went into
committee of the Whole. Mr.. Scofield in
the chair, on the Deficiency bill.
Mr.. Niblack spoke in defense of the
Democracy.
Mr.. Garfield replied to Mr.. Scofeld.
Messrs. Garfield and Schenck replied
to Dir. Niblsck.
The committee rose and the House,
after an Intellectual effort by Mr.. Dawes
to have an evening session, at 4:45 ad.
ionrned