The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-21

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MIR. BUCKINGHAM offered a resolution
authorizing the Committee OH Retrench
ment 70 sit In the city Of New York ant
also It's subcommittee 10 administer oath
and take testimony, which was adopted
Mr., BUCKINGHAM also offered resolution
directing the payment out OF the cOntin
gent fund 5000 or 80 much OF It as il
necessary TO defray tho expenses of the
committee. Adopted. ..s
Mr.. SUMMER called up his resolution
asking information about the United
States naval vessels sent To San Domingo
and 1t was passed without opposition.
MIR. FENTON, from the Committee or
Finance, reported bill to reOrganize TIT
custom service and regulate the disburs
ing Of fines, penalties and forfcitures. Il
proposes in lieu Of the salaries, mOitioE
and pcrquisiles Of all kind now paid Il
officers in the custom service 10 fix theil
salaries as follows: ..
At New YOrkACollectOr OF Customs
$4,000 per annum; Surveyor, $4,000
Naval 0ilicer, 10000; Assistant Collect
er, $1,000; Deputy Collectors, Deputy
SnrvGyOrs and Assistant Naval Officers
$4,000 each the offices Of Auditor and
Cash Clerk are abolished; One Superin
tendent OF weighing and gauging, 81, 900
twelve Assistant Superlntendents, % SOC
each; Appraiser, $4,000; Assistant Ap'
prsisers, 5000; Examiner, $1,000.
The salaries OF Collectors at othel
points Is fixed as follows : Boston
and San Francisco, $4,000; Philadelphia
and Baltimore, $1,000; st. Louis, Chica-
go and Cincinnati, $4,000. The salaries
ofotheF officers at the above named ports
arc scaled IN proportion. The salaries o.
oil customs officers ut other points moi
above enumerated, are to be fixed by the
Secretary Of tho Treasury at rates com
mensurate with the duties and response
bilihes devOlving upon them, respective
| ly, hut in no case to exceed thut now re-
Ceived by them from salaries, mOieties
and all other sources. llI fg-.
The bill further provides that oil fines
penalties and forfeiture received for viola
lions Of tho custom law,shall be paid into
the Treasury, and no portion thereof shall
be paid to any officer Of the United States
except In cases where he actually detects
lrand and makes y seizure, In which case
he shall DO entitled to One.iOurth the net
proceeds. Any person not employed by
the Government, uuder tho same Circum.
stances, Is entitled 10 the same sum, viz
one.fourth. Another section provides
that all bonded warehouses and general
orders shall be located as near as possible
10 the points where foreign vessels unload,
and no custom officer shall be peCuniarly
interested Ia such business. lis also pro.
vided that the public carriage Of mer-
chandiae shall he under the control Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury. The act is To
take effect July 1st, 1879.
The Senate then took up the House
General Amnesty bill. ....
Mr.. RODERTsON said II was favored by
all prominent Republicans ut the South,
and that It's passage would gain tic Re-
publican party more friends there than
any other measure they could pass.
Jefferson Davis and others ought to have
been executed Immediately after the end
Of the war. The Government nhad TO.
lievod so many individuals from political
disabilities that there was some apparent
reason for charging It with injustice, Il 1t
refused 10 relieve others no more guilty
than those relieved. lie hoped no other
amnesty bill would DO introduced.
MIR. MOnTON offered an amendment
providing that the act shall not DO con-
strued to date back so as Ia. validate the
election or appointment Of any person 10
the position Of Senator or member Of the
House Of Representatives, or to my Office
civil or military, under tho United States
or any State, which person was, Mt the
time of such election or appointment,
eligible to tho position. ..l@ Ia....
Mr.. EDMUNDs-That Is right.
Mr.. STEwART wished to have the bill
passed substantially as II had come from
the House, without adding further excep-
tious, although hc had no objection 10
Mr.. MoRTON's amendment.
Mr.. SUMNER said he believed in being
just before we arc generous to tho rebel
South, lie thought II was good oppor-
tunity to do justice to tho cOloretl race,
and therefore he offered as an amendment
the supplementary civil rights bill.
Mr.. Hill, Of Georgia, expressed the
hope that the measure would notbe over
laid with amendments, but would be pass.
cd when IL came from the House. The
people Of Georgia were rejoicing to-day
over It's admission In tho Senate yester.
day, and the passage Of this bill would
add TO their rejoicing. As to the amend.
ment Of Mr.. SUMNER, he hoped II would
not be pressed, because II would essential
ly give rise 10 debate, and II had better
stand alone to be passed or rejected on It's
own merits. lie (HhI) believed the
measure 10 be impractlcable, rs he would
endeavor TO show at q proper time.
| Messrs. SUMNER and HIt1 then discuss.
cd at great length the question Of equal
rights for colored persons in hotels and
public schools, and conveYanCes. ...s
| Mr.. MoKToN modified his amendment
90 as to apply only 10 members of Con.
gress and United States officers.
| MIR. EDMuNDs moved TO 30 into execu-
tive session. Lost. y
Mr.. TRUMBuLI appealed to Ntessrs.
1 MORTON and SUMNER not to press their
Amendments. If anything practically
was to be done this year In the way OF fe.
moving disabilities, II could be done only
By passing this blil as II come from the
House, and he urged the Senate not 10
adjourn until the bill passed. I
Mr.. ALCoRN said IL the bill was TO be
amended as proposed, bis interest in II
was, to a great extent, gone. ...g.
Alter further discussion by Messrs.
SCOTT, MORTON, WILSON and THURMAN,
Il was agreed that vote be taken on the
bill and amendments at four o'clock to.
morrow. -i~g NIfU VgAL TNlf
The Senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned. '