The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-20
42d CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May lS.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.
'. HOUSE.
On motion Of Mr.. AvERTLL the Senate
bill TO establish the collection district oi
! Duluth and TO create st. Paul, Mimi,
port Of delivery was passed.
! Mr.. MARSHALL submitted tho report oi
the conference committee Of the Military
Academy appropriation bill which was
agreed 10.
The House then proceeded to action on
private bills reported from tho Committee
on Claims, the day being specially assign.
ed to that business.
The most important bill reported by
the Committee on Claims and passed by
the House was one making appropriations
for the payment Of the claims allowed
by the Southern Claims Commission.
The bill contains appropriations for eight
persons, ranging from twelve TO sixty.fve
thousand dollars. Most awards are for
sums under 81 900 and the aggregate is
$349,304.
Mr.. BLAIR, ofMichigan, chairman of the
committee, stated in reply to Mr.. GAR.
FIELD and others, that the awards
were solely for stores and supplies
taken by the army. No allowance was
made Tor the loss or destruction or occu-
patton OF the property, or incidental or
consequential damages. Another bill
which gave rise to considerable discussion
rs being series involving large drains
on the Treasury, was the Senate bill to
pay $4,000 10 DR.. J. Milton Best,
OF Paducah, by compensation tor
the destruction Of his dwelling
house and contents by the United
States troops under order OF the Com
manding officer. The bill was passed.
The bill for the benefit of the Louisville
& Bardstown Turnpike Company was
passed.
Mr.. SWAMI made q report from the
Conference Committee on consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill. The only
important point Of difference between the
two Houses was as to the Central Amer
iCan mission, and that was compromised
by an arrangement that there shall be but
one minister to tho Central American Re-
public alter June 90. The report was
agreed TO.
A long discussion occurred on the mes
sage from the Senate asking a return OF
the resolution Tor final adjournment on tho
Goth of May.
Without action on the message, the
House took up the regular order OF busi-
ness.
The Committee on Claims reported q
bill TO pay Mr.. CoNNoR, representative
from Texas, $4,000 for the expense of de.
tending the right of his seat in the Forty.
First Congress, which gave rise to long
discussion. 1t being claimed and denied
that this was an unusual proposition and
would be establishing dangerous prece-
dent. Passed; yeas, 11S; nays, 81.
A report was made from the Confer.
enCe Committee on the Indian appropria-
tiOn bill. After an explanation by MIR.
SARGENT, and remarks by Mr.. BECK, the
conference report was agreed to.
A Conference Committee was ordered
on the steamboat bill, and Messrs. NEG
LEY, CoNGER and HAMILTON, were ap-
pointed.
The House then at 4:40 =. NJ, adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. SHERMAN reported from the Com
mittee on Finance, bill to authorize the
Secretary Of the Treasury to issue bonds
in lieu OF the bonds destroyed or deiaced,
and stated that it was carefully drawn so
as guard against fraud.
Mr.. EDMUNDs believed there was great
danger Of the government being de-
frauded.
Mr., FRELtNGHUYsEN took the same
view. Bill passed. ....
Mr,SCoTT called the bill up for the relief
Of Chas. s. Wagner. Passed.
Mr.. SAWYER, from the Committee OF
Conference on the Consular Diplomatic
bill, made report which was laid over.
Mr.. CoNKLING introduced bill to
enable the Secretary of the Treasury to
acquire from the. Common Council Of
New York, land at the Battery as a site
Tor a custom house and other public
buildings. Referred to Committee on
Commerce.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
the army appropriation bill came up as
unfinished, business.
On motion of Mr.. SHERMAN 1t was laid
aside for the purpose Of taking up reso-
luton requesting the House to return the
Senate resolution providing for adjourn.
ment sine die on the Goth inst.
After long discussion the resolution
was adopted.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up. The pending question was on
an appeal from the decision of the VICE
PRESIDENT, ruling out Of order the amend
mGnt 10 repeal section 0 OF the army ap.
preparation, act OF March 8, 1871, which
prohibited the Secretary OF the Treasury
from retaining money due from the gov
ernment to the Pacific Railroads.
Mr.. COLE withdrew his appeal. 30 the
decision Of the CHAIR stands. =
The following amendments were agreed
to: Appropriating 100000 to enlarge
the military department at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas; providing surgical appara.
tus and appurtcnances for the relief OF
persons disabled In the military and naval
service not included within the terms OF
my law; granting for artificial limbs $l0,.
O0O, and Tor experiments with and tests
ol heaVy ordnance $1S0,000.
Mr. STEVENSON moved as an amend
nent that no money appropriated by this
act shall be paid any railroad In arrears to
the government for the payment OF inter.
est on its bonds. Tabled.
Mr. LOGAN offered an amendment pro.
viding that the government pay no royal.
~ for the use Of arms patented by citizens
o! the United States. Agreed to.
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