The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-06
WASHINGTON.
Work Of the House.

Work Of the House.
WASHINGTON, March 3.--The after
noon session Of the House to-day was
noisy, busy and good natured, but for
tunately not fruitful in dangerous leg
islation Mr.. Dawes again reported
that the conference committee could
not agree on the executive, legislative
and judicial bill, the Senate insisting
ON its amendments, which were not
genuine, and a new committee was ap-
pointed. The conference report on the
Southern or Texas Pacific railroad was
adopted. Mr.. Washburne, of Wiscon-
sin. made another attempt to get the
St. Croix railroad bill through, amend
ing it so as to restrict the grant OF land
TO the original dimensions, but it was
again defeated A resolution cOnstru-
ing the tariff act so as to permit the
free transportation OF cattle tor breed
Ing purposes was put through. An
earnest attempt was made to get full
set of the Globe for all new members Of
the next Congress, involving an expense
OF $4,000, but the House would not
allow it. 1t was stated in the debate
that the cost OF publishing the Globe
now is 1923 day. A desperate
struggle was made to pass the
bill increasing the pensions Of dis
abled soldiers and sailors twenty
per cent. for five years, involving
an expense OF seven million dollars, but
this was also defeated. Mr.. Julian got
passed a bill compromising the title of
the Alabama railroad to certain lands,
small amount to be paid, justly be-
longing to it. The New York men
failed to get through the appropriation
of 100000 for new Government
building in Albany. The Judiciary
committee bill, regulating the manner
OF drawing jurors, was passed. The
Senate amendment to the fortitications
Till, which strikes out the clause re-
Juiring the unexpended balances to he
conveyed into the Treasury, was con-
CURED in 80 was the Senate amendment
to the general act authorizing the land
Ing OF ocean cables, which provides that
the rates Of toll shall not be higher
than five dollars in gold for ten words,
a.hlress and signature not counted.
When the resolution Of thanks to
Speaker Blaine was proposed, Mr.. Cox,
OF New York, in behalf of the Demo
Gratis, made complimentary speech in
It's support, aud said he hoped the votes
would he unanimous, but Mungen, OF
ohio. was the single man to vote no,
with very bad tempered loudness.
The s!an.hern Pacific Railroad.
10th Houses of Congress were very
largely occupied to-day in considering
r.c report of the conference committee
Oh the Southern or Texas Pacific rail-
road. In the Lower House the report
was acduiesced in without much debate,
hut in the Senate it met with fierce
opposition. The great difficulty seemed
to he that certain parties would rather
zee the bill killed entirely than to have
il passed as agreed upon by the confer
ence committee. Rice and Mcdonald
and other Southwestern and Southern
senators appeared to care less tor the
interests of the trunk line than Of local
branches, which they sought to put on
the bill, while the real friends OF the
trunk line were Of the opinion that by
leaving the gauge of the road to the
discretion of the incorporators 1t was
making it a Northern road, having
nothing but Northern connections and
subordinate entirely to Northern inter
rS;~
>rveral obnoxious sections Of the bill
werr stricken out, but the Senate was
in no mood tor further discussion on
amendment, and so the report was con-
CURED in by very close vote.
Thr Army Appropriations Passed.
Both Houses comcurred tonight in
the report OF the conference committe
on the Army appropriation bill. Nc
Donalds amendment relative to the
payment Of claims OF Southern loyal
lists, and Stewards amendment regula-
ting the payment OF interest by the Pa
cifcr abroad to the Government were
both adopted. There was an amend,
ment to McDonald's amendment, which
provides for the appointment of COM
mission by the President, to investigate
and report upon all claims arising there
under.
The Three per cent. Certificates
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Secretary
Boutwell, to-day directed the As
sisstant Treasurer al New York
to notify holders OF three per cent,
certificates Of March ID, 1867, and
July 18th, 1868, that all such GER
tticates beariLg date from October 10Th,
1867, to December 10th, 1867, inclusive,
Of the denominations OF five thousand
each, between numbers Sol and l99,
and the denominations Of ten thousand
each, between numbers 759 and 1910,
will be paid on presentation at his office,
and that from and after April 30th,
lS1l, such certificates will cease to bear
interest and will be no longer available
as a portion of the lawful reserve in
possession OF any National Banking
Association.