The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-16
42d CONGRESS.
b. ~ y. i1ss5s Z aiiaIi. /. HOUSE.

II sCnNSA thoLSah VI 0bdteo u alhTR6 uumDe
Of bills Of no general interest were Intro
!. duced and referred. ~ .ii9 ~ 9l's'6 7'7
N Mr, HoopRBs supplementary ciyi
rights bill was taken mp and much tim,
was consumed In dilatory motions thereon
Mr Cox presented petitions against fur
ther land grants and against ecognizint
God In tho Constitution for religious LID
ertY. sg .,5 ,.''.. ~ ,.i -, ''-I. '..
On motion Of Mr. DuNNRLL, a bill wa.
passed confirming to the Port Huron 4
4 Lake Michigan Railroad Company a gran
ot land made by Michigan for railroad
4 from Grand Haven to Flint, thence tc
Port Huron. ,a. ~ 80,
4 On motion Of Mr.. LOGAN, a bill was
Ipassed authorizing the construction Of q
wagon railroad bridge across the Mlssis.
slppi river at Quincy.
4 Mr.. WII11AMs, Of Ind, Chairman ol
the Committee on Expenditures in the
War Department, made'a report with the
testimony taken on tho investigation into
the sale Of arms and ordnance stores dur.
ing the. Franco Prussian war, Ordered
printed, together with thes-yiews Of the
minority. The committee reports the fol.
\ lowing conclusions: 'rasg r1sv5.,
j First-That the act OF Congress of july
goth, authorizing the sale OF unsultabie
arms, gave, by flair Interpretation of its
letter. and spirit, full authority to the Sec.
retary Of Warto sell and dispose OF the
arms and ordnance stores in question, and
that in doing so he violated neither the
letter nor the spirit Of the law.
Second-The proceeds OF the sales were
promptly paid into the treasury. a''o'. Is d
Third-Thatno sales were made to any
known agent Of either OF the belligercnt
/ governments, and that no act vvah done hy
the Secretary Of War or any Of his sibor.
dinates that was calculated 10 impair or
violate any international obligation.
Fourth-That no official Of the United
States Government was pecuniarly bene-
fitted in connection with the sales.
! Ffth-That the only party benefited
was the Government OF the United States
In having disposed Of unsuitable arms at
the highest market price, TO the amount Of
nearly $40 100000. ti5, ~, = g2 Tll .l. y
| The House then proceeded TO the con-
sideration Of the river and harbor I'M.
provement bill, which appropriatos about
$5,0O0000, including $685. 700 for the re,
moval Of He'll Gate and other distractions
in East River, New York. The bill was
passed with but few unimportant amend.
ments. 81 a45.. . e :r9=.r..
Mr. HANCOCK introduced bill for the
appointment by the President, oil three
Commissioners at q salary Of $40 day
EACH to inquire into the depredations on
the frontiers Of Texas, by bands Of In
dians and Mexicans, and appropriating
100000 for expenses. The Commission
bill was passed, and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr. COLE submitted resolutions from
the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce,
asking the establishment Of a steamship
service between San Francisco and the
Islands Of the Pacific; also asking an in
crease Of mail service between San Fran.
CISCO, China and Japan; referred. Also
the protest of twenty.four thousand OF
the leading citizens of San Francisco,
against the cessation OF Goat Island to the
Central Pacific railroad.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, bill was
passed permitting the interment in the
National Cemetries, Of all honorably dis.
charged soldiers and sailors. .,,l SISI 90.
Memorials wero presented protesting
against the renewal Of tho Wilson Sew.
ing Machine patent. They were laid on
the table, the committee having reported
adversely on the bill to renew the patent.
Mr.. TRuMBuLL presented memorial
protesting against the exactions on freight
and travel over the railroad bridge Be.
tween Omaha and Council Bluffs. 20 i
A bill was introduced by Mr.. MERRILL,
ot VT, providing that no money shall be
be paid from the proceeds in the treasury
of any captured or abandoned properly
without a special appropriation hereafter
to be made therefor. -.
Mr.. CoNKLrNa introduced q bill direct.
ing the sale Of the site of, the present post
Office in the city of New York to the New
York Chamber Of Commerce for tho sum
Of 100000, in such payments rs may
be agreed on. rgl Fts5L ...sI a.
On motion of Mr.. ScoTT, Monday next
was set apart for the consideration OF the
bill reported from the Joint. Select Com.
mittee on outrages In the, late insurrec.
tionary States, extending discretion to
the President 10 suspend the writ OF
tdbedS corpus until the end of this Con-
gress. =, .. aG2a4 20 Fs.i gIts
Mr.. STEWART called up the bill providing
for the sale Of lands belonging to the Uni:
ted States containing coal, which was dis.
cussed until the expiration OF the morn.
| ing hour when Il went over
1 The unfinished business, being a sreso-
luton declaring ]. Q. Abbott not entitled
to scat in the Senate, was then taken up.
Mr.. THURMAN, who was entitled to the
floor proceeded to make elaborate legal
argument against Justin Abbott's claim.
he said there was not one single case
from the foundation OF the government
down where a minority candidate had
been admitted on the ground that the
majority candidate was disqualified.
There was no precedent whatever for
giving the seat to Abbott. 7'4
When Mr.. THURMAN had concluded,
Mr.. Cole moved to postpone the further
consideration Of tho subject In order to
take up the deficiency appropriation bill.
After considerable discussion the mo.
tions OF Mr. COLE was postponed. nis0F
Pending the matter the order to take
up the deficiency appropriation bill was
finally cafried-ayes 81; nays IS.
Tho VICE PRESIDENT submitted the
message Of the President vetoing the bill
70 increase the pension Of Mrs. Abijail
IRyan, which, on motion Of Mr.. EDMUNDs,
was referred to the Committee on Pen
sions, .,, ,-., 49,
was arrived at that the case Of the NORTH
Carolina Senatorship shall be again takes
up next Monday, and the bill reporteao oy
tho Select Committee on Southera Out
RACES, which had been assigned lor Mon.
day, is now set for Wednesday OF next