The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-06
HOUSE.

Public Lands, reported bill authoriz.
ing joint entry by preemption settlers.
Passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Tyner. the Senate
amendment to the House bill to erect a
colossal statue OF Admiral Farragut
was concurred in.
Mr.. Mercur, from the Judiciary Com.
m;ttee, reported bill authorizing the
appointment by the United States Court
Of deputy clerks, on the application of
clerks, the compensation ID be paid by
the clerk. Passed.
The bill for the appointment OF ship
ping commissioners was then taken up
under the operation OF the previous
question.
Mr.. Wood called attention 10 the
novel spectacle of the House passing
the bill, some twenty sections OF which
had never been read.
Mr.. Conger remarked that that was
the fault of the gentleman from New
York, Mr.. Wood, and himself, who had
occupied the time which would have
been spent in reading the bill. (Laugh-
ter.)
By unanimous consent the reading OF
the bill was resumed and completed.
During the reading of the bill Mr.,
Wood made an effort to present re-
monstrance against it from the Board
of Underwriters Of New York, hut an
objection was made, as the bill was
under the operation OF the previous
question.
Various amendments, principally Of
a verbal or unimportant character, were
offered to several Of the sections, and
were agreed to.
Mr.. Garfield offered an amendment
requiring all fees, penalties, and other
revenues paid under the act to be paid
to the treasury, and that disbursements
under the bill shall only be made under
specific appropriation.
Messrs. Conger and Holman opposed
the amendment, as changing the whole
character Of the bill.
Mr.. Garfield withdrew the amend
ment, and then, on motion Of Mr.. Con-
ger, an amendment was agreed to that
all extra fees besides those fixed on the
schedule shall be paid into the Treasury.
The bill was then passed without the
yeas and nays.
On motion OF Mr.. Dawes, the House
resolved that it will take part in the
memorial services on Tuesday evening,
the 10th inst, in honor OF the memory
OF Prof. Morse, under the auspices Of
the National Morse Monument Associa-
ton, and that, for that purpose, it will
assemble on said evening in the hall OF
the House, and that the Speaker will
preside on the occasion.
Mr.. Starkweather, from the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs, reported bill to
paw: Capt. Winslow and officers and
crew Of the Kearsarge, on the occasion
of the destruction Of the Alabama,
$4,000 as the estimated value Thereof,
in the same manner as prize money.
Mr.. Starkweather explained the bill,
cited precedents for il and advocated IT.
Mr' Butler, Of Massachusetts,. op
posed the bill but be wanted to have it
amended by providing that the amount
shall be submitted to arbitration at
Geneva as a part Of the direct damages
sustained by the United States under
the general terms Of the Alabama
claims.
Mr.. Starkweather was afraid that the
amendment would embarrass the bill
and he suggested that it should be
offered q, an independent proposition.
Mr.. Butler-I desire that the money
shall be paid out OF money not other.
wise appropriated in the Eoglish treas.
ury. not in the United States treasury.
Mr.. Starkwesther favored making
England pay not only the direct but the
indirect damages; but thought that
matter should come up by itself.
Mr.. Hale moved to amend the bill by
striking out the words according to the
law regulating prize cases" and insert
ing the words according to the pay
roll Of the ship at the time" which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Cox opposed the bill, urging that
prize money was . relic Of the past;
that it applied only to property cap,
tured, not destroyed, and that there
should be No distinction in that respect
between the army and navy.
Mr.. Brooks coincided in the views
expressed BY Mr.. Cox.
The bill was then passed; yeas 81,
nays So:
Mr.. Coghlan, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported Q bill to pay Z.
u. Green $l0, ,000 in full for the use BY
the Government of his patent machine