The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-24
HOuSE.

HOUSE.
Mr.. Finckelnberg introduced bill to
reimburse the State of Missouri for
ordnance stores furnished during the
rebellion. Referred to Committee on
military Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Maynard the Senate
amendments to House bill to provide
for a reissue OF bonds in lieu Of defsced
or destroyed Government bonds, were
concurred in.
Mr.. Hawley, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill to extend
to Nevada the provisions Of the act to
enable Arkansas aud other States TO
reclaim swamp lands. Passed.
The Senate bill to provide trusses for
disabled soldiers was passed and the
Senate amendments to House bill
amendatory Of the Agricultural College
were concurred in.
The House then, at Has, went into
Committee OF the Whole, Mr.. Wheeler
in the chair, on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, during the consideration
of which a message was received from
the President announcing that he had
approved and signed the amnesty bill.
Mr.. Rodgers, member elect from
North Carolina, whose name was in
cluded, was thereupon sworn in.
Mr.. Hoar remarked that the House
was now full, with every State and dis
trlct represented.
The appropriations recommended by
the Committee on Appropriations for
buildings and grounds. in and around
Washington, were agreed to without
debate. They aggregate $3SS,O0O A
protracted debate took place on the par
agraph appropriating 100000 for the
purpose of defraying the expense OF
winding up the affairs OF the Freed
mems Bureau.
The paragraph appropriating 1926
900 for the signal service was increased
to $2j0,000.
The following were agreed to without
material amendment: To pay for horses
and other property lost or destroyed in
the military service, 100000; secret
service fund, $4,000; military convicts
at State prisons, $65, 900; refunding to
States expenses incurred in raising vol
unteers, 100000; to pay the expenses
Of the arbitration between the United
States and the Great Bay Canal Com
pany, 81 900; to establish an astron.
omical base and to continue the surveys
and explorations west OF the cne
hundredth meridian, $4,000 for a
pedestal to the equestrian statue of Gen.
Scott, in Washington, 81, 200; for the
navy yards at Portsmouth $4,000,
Boston $4,000, Brooklyn 500, 900,
Philadelphia $40, 900, Norfolk 500, 900,
Washington $75 900, Pensacola $25 900
and Mare Island $4,000.
Mr.. Hazleton, of Wisconsin, moved
to insert in the paragraph an appropri-
alton OF $4,000 for testing breech load
ing howitzers. Adopted.
On motion ofMr. Garfield, the appro.
priation Of $4,000 for League Island
was increased to $l50,000.
On motion Of Mr.. Starkweather, the
appropriation of 5000 for the New
London Naval Station was increased to
$4,000.
Mr.. Hoar offered paragraph appro>
priating s. 900 to complete the museum
under charge OF Townsend Glover
Adopted.
The paragraph appropriating s22j,> :
900 to return TO its lawful owners the
prize money enormously paid into the
Treasury on a decree OF the District
Court for the Southern District OF Illi-
nois, made May II, 1864, and revoked
June 9, 1865, was agreed to.
The following paragraphs were struck
out on objection being raised that they
are not authorized by the existing law
To pay Rapheal Msdreas $4,000 for
the bark Teresita, illegally captured
near the mouth OF the Rio Grande No
vember l6, 1868; TO pay s95, 900 TO the
owners Of the steamboat 7. D. Hine,
illegally libelled and sold under q
decree OF the Eastern District Court OF
Louisiana August 3, 1865.
Mr.. Garfield submitted the following
additional paragraphs, which were
adopted: To pay for the loss and ex.
penses involved in the recoinage of the
gold coins in the Treasury which are
below the standard weight, sl50000 :;
TO defray the expenses OF reissuing the
minor coinage, 800, 900; to enable the
Secretary Of the Treasury to pay the
prize money due the officers and crew
OF the Kearsarge, $4,000; for the
Of q pneumatic tube be-
tween the Capitol and the Government
Printing Ofice, on the plan invented by
Albert Brisbane, $1,000; to pay GER
tain contractors for carrying the mails
prior to July l. 1869, $4,000; to pay
claims for carrying mails in the South
prior to May 81, 1861, $3.50, 900, or 90
much thereof as may be necessary.
The Committee then rose and re-
ported the bill to the House, and it was
passed as amended. The bill appro-
PIRATES total OF between $lS, 100000
and $l9,0O0,OO0.
At Sis P. N. the House took q
recess until 730 P. N.
EVENING sEssIoS.
The House assembled at 7:30.
On motion OF Mr.. Willard the Senate
amendment TO the apportionment bill
was not eon-coneurred in, and q Con-