The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-10
BY T,EEEcRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
E1clutlyely 70 the InterlIssn,er.
(By the Western Union Line
Once Northwest cor. OF Main and Monroe StsI
CONGRESS.
WAsHINoToN, December Q. ,
5uOIISn .

"a, WASHINGTON, December Q. =,
HOUSE. n1Fes (!
Several bills were introduced and re-
ferred.
By Mr.. Hibbard: An amendment tC
the Constitution authorizing Congress tC
dxa Uniform time for State elections.
Resolutions Of the Vermont Legislature
were presented, tavoring civil service re-
lorm and the abolition Of the franking
privilege.
Mr. Banks offered resolutions fixing
the salary Of the President at $4,000
per ,annum, commencing March, 1873
that the term Of Office OF the President
and Vice President be six years, the
President to be ineligible Tor reelection;
and that the President and Vice Presi.
dent be elected by the people at the same
time Congressman are elected; the por.
ton Of the resolutions as 70 term Of Presi.
dent being in the form ofean amendment
to the Constitution. - S1-'
Mr.. Butler, OF Massachusetts, offered q
bill remitting the duties on certain goods
destroyed by the Boston fire, and also to
refund discriminating duties under the
proclamation OF October 80, 1872, on mer.
Chandise then actually afloat
| A bill wasintroduced by MI. Negley to
complete the. James river and Kanawha
canal.
Bills were also introduced to repeal the
tax on spirits and from fruit; providing
for the safety Of bonds; to reduce taxes;
repeating the usuary section Of the cur
rency act; amending theJpostal act and
providing for the collection of statistics
OF the inland and coasLwise trade between
the States.
Several other bills were introduced, in
Cluding one repeating the iron clad oath.
Bills were also introduced and referred
as follows: BY Mr.. Shellabarger, to
amend the act to facilitate postal and tele.
graphic communication; by, Mr.. Morgan,
Of Ohio, 10 secure Justice 10 the wool
growers Of the United States; by Mr.. CIsg.
gett, OF Montana, to promote education In
the territories, also TO secure more eff
cient and honest administration in Indian
affairs, and also for the removal Of OBJ
struetions to navigation in the Upper Mis-.
souri, river; by Mr.. Burchard, limiting the
time during which funds received on sub.
scriptiOn TO the national loans shall be per.
mitted 10 remain on deposit with the ma
tional banking associations and deposito.
ries; by Elr. Blair, Of Michigan, extending
for four years the Southern Claims Com
mission; by hlr. Dunnell, Of Minnesota, to
repeal the act Of the 4th OF June, 1872,
regulating the construction Of bridges
across the Mississippi river, also to au-
thorize the Milwaukee s. lSt. Paul Rail.
road Company to build bridge across the
Mississippi river at North La Crosse, Wis.
consin; by Mr.. Gallagher, OF New Mexi
co, for the constructing OF military
road in New Mexico; by Mr.. Banks
creating q commission to adjudge the
compensation Of the several claimants for
damages ior depredations- by the Rebel
cruisers, to be discharged out Of the in
dCmnlty fund awarded by the tribunal
arbitration ut Geneva, to be paid by Great
Britain to the United States. 3, r -
At the conclusion Of the call OF States.
the bull introduced at the last session by
Mr.. Frye for Mr., Hooper, known as the
Supplemental Rights bill, came up, and
occupied the remainder oil the morning
hour. The House refused to lay the biz
on the table, and then it was referred 10
the Committee on the Revision Of laws.
Mr.. Dawes introduced a resolution for
adjournment over the Christmas holidays.
which was amended and adopted so as To-
make the recess extend from Friday, De.
Cember goth, to Monday, J1nuary 9th.
Mr.. Hooper introduced and asked 10
have put upon its passage, q bill reCiting
that at the late great fire in Boston the
safe Of the sub-Treasury, containing s1O,.
000, 900 OF pnblic property, was saved
from destruction by the heroic exertions
Of the tlremen, and appropriations 500
900 to the Firemen's Fund, established by
the fremen Of Boston, 10 aid the families
OF the ftemGn who lost their lives in the
conflgration. The bill was obtained and
advocated by Hooper and Butler, and
was criticised by Kerr, Of Indiana, and
other members!as proposing TO establish
very dangerous precedent. The bill
was further -defeNde led by Bingham, soi
OhioJ Hoar and; Banks, the latter, declar..
ing that II was based upon principal oI
universal application, that d6f, ,rewardinc
persons. lOr services to the United States
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, argued that thc
bill should be referred to committee.
Mr.. Hooper moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill. Negatiyed. g-
The bill was then referred TO the Com
mittee on Appropriations, with leave to
H. KSISs "a o. oao.s E,,.,
calingon the Secretary ofthe Treasury
tor Q statement of the tonnage employed
in the home trade Of the United States
distinguishing between steam and sailing
vessels, and between iron and wooden
vessels. Adopted. sicss.. u -
A,bill was passed admitting free Of duty
the sailors monument now being erected
at Rome, which is 10 be placed in The
grounds ofthe Naval Academy, at An
napolis. earg ou7 - ~
M. Lynch, from the Committee or
Commerce, reported a bill appropriatinp
$4,000 for the removal OF sunker
wreck which Is now obstructing the
navigation OF the, channel way at Sandy
Hook, which was passed with an amend.
ment holding the owners, charterers OF
insufesof such vessel responsible FstSt
cost Of removal. .r. :. -
Mr, Acker moved t9suspend the rules
aud pass tho bill removing all political
disabilities and extending general amnes
Ey. Negatived-yeas, 1o9; nays, 81; les!
than the necessary two.thirds In tht
affirmative, "a ,T''- -17 "6lfi. TB
Mr.. Sheldon moved to suspend, tht
rules and pass the Senate bill authorizins
the Mobile & Montgomery Railroad Com
pany to construct and operate bridge