The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-31
42d CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, January, 80.
HOUSE.


Mr.. ELDRIDdE introduced bill for the
erection Of q light house at the mouth o
Fond Du Lac river, Wisconsin.
MIR. GARFIELD, from the Committee or
Appropriations, reported q bill appropri
ating $3.50, 900 for the purchase Of o lot II
st. Louis for the Custom House, Post
office and other government purposes
applying the former appropriation o.
$3OO,OOO for the cost OF the building, the
cost not to exceed $2,000000.
Mr.. BUTLER, Of Mass, inquired why ST.
Louis should get tho precedence in this
matter over other cities.
Mr., GARFIELD said there was q great
existing necessity for additional accom-.
mediation for government offices in st.
Louis. The bill had been unanimously
recommended by the Committee on Pub.
lie Buildings. The bill passed.
On motion OF Mr.. SHELLABARGER O
bill was passed providing that merchan.
disc conveyed, either by boat or rails,
from the port Of arrival to the interior,
shall be under the exclusive control of the
custom officers, the merchandise not to
be unladen between the port OF arrival
and its destination, except as authorized
by the Treasury regulation. There shall
be no breakage Of original packages.
On motion OF Mr.. HOOPER o resolution
was adopted authorizing the Banking
Committee to send for persons and papers
and to conduct the examination Of the
causes of the recent suspension Of the no.
tional banks.
A bill was passed extending the statute
Of limitations for the prosecution of pen.
sion or bounty forgeries from two to eight
years.
The Committee on Elections to-day dc.
cided unanimously in favor OF BowLEs TO
the seat in the House now held by Mr..
EDWARDS. The latter received his GER
tlficate from the Governor, now Senator
CLAYTON.
A bill was passed to pay the fees o. re.
spondent's witnesses in extradition cases.
A bill was passed TO further prevent
smuggling, and providing that Collectors
Of customs and internal revenue report to
the District Attorney within ten days all
fines and forfeitures, and making It the
duty OF the District Attorney Immediately
to commence prosecution.
MIR. BUTLER, Of Mass, from the Com.
mitteo on the Revision Of the Laws, re-
ported bill further,to regulate.the appel
late jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court.
1t increases the existing minimum OF limi-
tation of two thousand dollars, as to the
value Of the matter in dispute, to five
thousand dollars. It also allows criminal
cases to be certified from the circuit court
to the supreme court for the review Of
doubtful law questions.
The morning hour expired and the bill
went over.
The House then took up the Senate
amendments 10 the apportionment bill
and they were concurred in. The bill
now goes to the President for his sigma.
ture.
MIR. CONNER offered resolution, which
was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, for inquiry into the outrages com
pited by Mexican citizens and Indians
against citizens Of the United States.
Various Senate bills on the SPEAKERS
table were taken up and referred to the
appropriate committees. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole (AIr.
Cox in the Chair on the Indian appro.
priation bill. The bill extends through 70
printed pages, and appropriates about five
and half millions.
Mr.. CONNER complained Of the policy
Of protecting Indians on their reservations,
which enabled them to rob adjacent set.
Elements and then return to their reserva-
tions where the pursuing parties could not
follow them.
Mr.. BECK bore testimony to the i'm
mense good which had resulted from the
peace policy. In nothing which the
President had done did he (BECK) coin
eide with him Us thoroughly as in the
policy which he had inaugurated regard.
ing the Indians
Mr.. SARGENT said it had been found
that the policy Of feeding the Indians was
cheaper Us well as more humane, than the
policy of fighting them. The various re-
ligious denominations had taken hold in
good faith and with hearty zeal in sec.
onding the plan of the administration to
the civil Indian tribes.
The discussion upon the different poll
Cics of treating the Indians was contin.
ued for couple Of hours, and the Com
mittee rose, after having passed as lar as
page six.
MIR. HAzLEToN, OF Wis, from the Com.
mittee on Elections, made report on the
Arkansas contested election case that Mr..
BowLEs was entitled to the seat and that
the sitting member was not. He gave
notice that he would call it up at an early
day. House adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. CAssERIY presented memorial
from the California soldiers for modifl.
cation Of the bounty laws.
On motion of Mr.. Cole, the House bill
appropriating $4,000 for the expenses OF
the japanese Embassy was passed.
The following bills were introduced :
To regulate the compensation OF depart.
ment clerks; regulating the distribution of
prize money, and TO equali2e bounlies.
BY Mr.. STEVENSON: For the improve
ment OF the falls of the Ohio river and
Louisville Canal.
MIR. DAVIS gave notice that he would
call up tFluay MS resolution relative TO
the executive derilections.
On motion ofMr. KELLOGG, q resolution
was adopted directing the Postmaster
General to send in the names OF the Louis.
lana claimants for mail service prior to
1851; also calling on the Secretary of War
for information relative to the obstruc.
tions in Red river.
On motion Of Mr.. Cole, o bin was pass
ed to supply the deficiency in the Post
Office Department occasioned by the de-
lalcation of Mr.. Mccartney, late disburs.
ing clerk.
On motion OF Mr.. PoMERoY, q bill set.
ting asldea tract OF land at the head wa
tiers oil Yellowstone, for public park,
was passed.
Mr.. CAMERON said that at an early day
he would call up the bill for the payment
nj the French snnliation claims