The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-09
42d CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May 8.
uOIIHE.

-..' MASHlNGTON, May 3.
HOUSE.
The House passed without division, the
supplementary apportionment bill, In
creasing the aggregate number OF Repre-,
sentatlves 10 2Ue. The. additional nine
being given to New Hampshire, Yer.
mont, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama and Flor.
Ida, 10 be elected by separate districts,
except for the Forty.Third Congress,
when they may be elected on the general
ticket.
Bill passed: Senate bill authorizing
the construction oi q railroad bridge across
st. Croix Lake. The House In Committee
Of Whole on the tariff and tax bill, after
lengthy discussion, participated In by
MessTs Kelley, Beck, Woods, Cox, Kerr,
Randall, Banks, Morgan Potter and
FarnswOrth, struck out Olrthe bill the
duties on tea and coffee.
Mr.. RETcITE moved to increase the duty
on bltuminous coal and shale from fifty
cents to one dollar per ton.
Mr.. FOSTER, Of Pa, moved to strike out
tho whole paragraph. The subject gave
rise toa lengthy discussion. Mr.. RITciIrE's
amendment was rejected.
MIR. McGREw moved to make the rate
15c q ton. Agreed TO so to IS.
Mr.. Fosters motion to strike out the
paragraph was rejected.
On motion OF MIR. DAWES u new item
was inserted as follows: On Culm and
coal 10 per cent advalorem.
Mr.. BELL moved to amend the item OF
salt by making the duty 10 cents instead
OF 8 cents per pound.
The salt question gave rise 10 another
long discussion, which had not closed
when the Committee, at half past four
o'clock, rose. The House then took a
recess until hall past seven, the evening
session to be for business Of the Commit
tee on Military Affairs.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A bill was hefore, the House at the ad.
journment last evening, to enable honOra.
bly, discharged soldiers, their widows and
orphans, to acquire homesteads on public
lands, ind came up first in order and was
recommitted.
The following bill was reported from
the Committee on Military Affairs and
passed: House bill to amend the act OF
the 22d of February, 1867, to establish
and protect the national celerites.
Mr.. SLocUM reported House bill pro-
viding that all retired officers of the army
shall be retired at their actual, not their
brevet rank, and with the pay prescribed
tor retired officers of the same rank In the
regular army.
The bill gave rise to long discussion.
The opposition to 1t being on the ground
that 1t was intended to apply to existence
cases instead OF being confined to TIE tu-
ture.
At the close OF the discussion MIR.
HALE moved an amendment, that
the bill shall not apply 10 the cases OF OF.
tiCers heretofore retired under the pro.
visions Of law. Negstived.
MI. LYNCH moved to lay the bill on the
table Negativcd.
The bill was then passed without q di.
vision.
The Senate amendments to House bill
providing that minors shall not be en-.
listed without the consent of parents or
guardians were cOnCurred in.
Senate bill TO prohibit the retention OF
soldiers discharges on land warrants by
claim agents and attorneys was passed,
with amendment.
Senate bill to enable the President to
appoint Paymaster General of the
Army was reported, and gave rise 10 con-
siderable discussion on the point as 10
whether this bill should be amended by
making Paymaster GGnaral the rank OF
Colonel. The amendment was agreed 10
ind the bill passed.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
On motion Of Mr.. HAMLlN a resolution
was adopted directing the Secretary of
the Navy to furnish the Senate with
copies of the report OF the survey Of the
Isthmus Of Darien for the Inter. Oceanic
Ship Canal.
A resolution from the Committee on
Military Aflirs reported without amend
ment the House bill authorizing the issue
OF 10000 rined breach leaders and am.
munition to the authorities oi Montana for
the defence Of the settlers against the
indians.
Mr.. KELLOGG called up the bill provid-
ing that the Presidential election In
Louisiana, shall be had on the same day
with tho State election, the first Monday
In November. He said the object Of the
bill was to avoid the trouble and expense
of two elections in succession.
Mr.. MORTON said that the additional
advantage Of the change, would be that
the Presidential election would get the
benefit OF the protection now provided by
law for tho State election.
Mr.. TRUMBuLL said that Mr.. MORToN's
statement was an admission that his bill
was designed 10 enable Congress TO con.
troll the Presidential election, In violation
of the Constitution.
Mr.. MORTON denied that he had admit
ted any such thing, and asked Mr..
TRuMBULL whether he wanted to have
the scenes Of 1868 in Louisiana renewed,
and Presidential election held under
such circumstances that 1t could be con.
trolIcd by the Ku.Klux. If he did, he
might fitly oppose this bill; but II he was
in favor Of an honest election, he ought 10
supportit
MIR. TRUMBULL said Mr.. MORTON had
stated that the object Of the bill was to
place the election under the protection of
an act Of Congress, and he asked where
Congress got authority to interfere with
the Presidential election in the face Of the
express provision OF the Constitution that