The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-20
42d CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
HOUSE,

Mr.. RANDALL got unanimous consen
and had passed tho resolution calling iol
Information relative 10 the case Of Dr.. ]
Z. Howard, native Of Philadelphia anG
q citizen oi the United States, who has
been upjustly arrested, condemned ant
transported by the Spanish authorities o.
Cuba TO the penal settlement Of Africa.
The bill relative TO tho capture ot the
rebel iron.clad Albemarle was passed.
The bill for publishing the debates In
Congress was taken up
Mr. HANKS offered an amendment that
no person shall be employed as reporter
OF the proceedings Of the House without
tue approval OF the SPEAKER. Tho amend.
ment was agreed to.
MIR. BEATTY offered q substitute for the
bill merely appropriallng $4,000 to be
on account Of reporting and publishing
the proceedings Of the 49d Congress.
Substitute agreed TO. The bill us amend.
ed then passed without discussion.
Mr.. Cox offered a resolution instructing
the Committee on Rules to report q rule
restricting the publication Of debates
to debates which actually occurred.
Agreed to.
The House then proceeded to consider
private bills reported from the Committee
on Claims, of which large number were
passed.
MIR. BUTLER, of Mass, offered resolu.
tlon authorizing the Judiciary Committee
70 send for persons and papers, and TO take
testimony in the matter OF the memorial
and charges against Mark Dulabley, dis.
trict priest ri for Kansas.
MIR. SNAPp offered resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Ways and Means
to enquire into the expediency Of making
the fiscal year commence on the 1st 0i
January. Adopted. AT
Mr. TYNRR, from the POstoffiCe Com.
uittee, reported back the petitions OF
the envelope manufactures against the
business being carried on by outside
parties. Ordered printed.
They House went into Committee Of the
Whole at 3 Pm
Mr.. COCKER offered an amendment pro.
viding that in the event vessels OF the line
may be taken possession Of by the gov
ernment they shall be subject to equita.
Bile remuneration and pay. He spoke in
support Of the proposition. Without dis.
posing Of the bill the House adjourned.
SENATE.
MIR. FERRY, Of Michigan, presented q
remonstrance signed by 1400 citizens Of
Michigan against the Chicago Relief Bill.
A bill Tor the relief of the officers and
crew of the Kearsarge passed. 1t directs
the Secretary ot the Treasury TO pay them
$780, 900 prize money.
The Chicago relief bill came up and
MIR. POMERoY moved to take up the bill
TO extend the time for tho completion OF
the Atcheson, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
road. Objection was made.
Mr.. SAWYER, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported with an amend
ment the bill 10 reimburse United States
marshals for money necessarily expended
by them in taking the ninth census in ex.
cess oil the legal compensation.
MIR. SHERMAN, from the Finance Com
miltec, reported the following bills adver-
sely, and on his motion they were indeil.
nitely postponed: Mr.. CoLR's bill to
abolish the income tax; Mr.. SUMMERS
bill to reduce internal taxes and abolish
the office of Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue, and Mr.. JoHNsToN's bill to pro.
vide an adequate supply Of circulating
medium to the States. Approved.
Mr.. SHERMAN gave notice that II the
Chicago bill shall not be disposed Of to.
day. he would insist on going on with the
tariff bill.
Mr.. SCoTT said he was willing as any,
body to relieve the Chicago sufferers, but
insisted that the bill was Unconstitutional.
MIR. HOWE opposed, but said he was
willing to make direct appropriation.
MIR. WRIGHT argued that the bill was
constitutional, and ought to pass.
Mr.. CHANDLER again argued against
the bill.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Nor.
RnI,, OF Vermont, specifying the articles
to be admitted free was rejected. Yeas,
19; nays, 80. pl-
Mr.. FERRY, OF Mich, offered bill and
advocated his substitute, applying $4,000
for the relief Of the sufferers by the Chi
cago fire. The amendment was rejected.
Yeas, IA; nays, 23.
The substitute reported by the Finance
Committee was agreed to. Yeas, "a ;
nays, IA. .t'40l ##
1t was agreed that final vote on the
bill should be taken at 2 o'clock to.mor.
row. Senate adjourned.
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