The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-12
HOUSE.

Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on
Agriculture, reported bill extending
the time tor providing an agricultural
college m Indiana 10 the lst Of March,
1873 Passed
Also bill to prevent cruelty to ami
mails in transit by railroads and other
means of Transportation, prohibiting the
confinement of animals m cars, DC, tor
more than twenty four hours continu-
ously, after which they are to have five
hours for rest, food and water. After
some discussion the bill was passed
yeas O., nays II.
Mr.. Haldeman from the same com.
mittre, reported bill to encourage the
planting of trees and for the preserva-
tion of the woods on the National do.
main; requiring all patents for lands TO
be on condition Of keeping ten per cent
of the land in timber, and OF planting
two acres with timber trees for every
acre rom which trees are cut, DC.
Mr.. IIaldeman proceeded to explain
and advocate the bill till the conclusion
of the morning hour, when the bill
went over till Monday next.
The House then, at l:3O P. NJ, went
into Committee OF the Whole, Mr..
Wheeler in the chair, on the Senate
amendments to the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill.
Debate was had on the Senate
omendment appropriating $4,000 to
enable the President to perfect and put in
force such rules regulating the civil
service as may from time to time be
adopted by the President.
Mr.. Sargent opposed the amendment
and remarked that some members
would support it, lest the defeat of it
might be made use OF at the Cincinnati
Convention. He would not te actuated
by any such motive. He took no coun
sci from his enemies; he took none
from the traitors of the Cincinnati
Convention.
The discussion was further continued
by Messrs. Holman. Wakeman, Kel-
logg (of Connecticut), Durrell, Stevens
| and Perry (of Ohio). The two latter
were in favor Of the amendment.
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts,, op.
posed it and declared the movement
to have been a shrewd political trick,
10 put the President IN a position
where, if he did not inaugurate it, he
would be attacked, and if he did it
would be a failure. The thing had
sprung from the late turned out Sec.
retary OF the Interior.
Mr.. Stevenson remarked that Mr.
Butler attributed too much honor to
the late Secretary.
Mr.. Butler-It came from them and
will end there. 1t began in Cincinnati
and will end in Cincinnati. The dis,
cussion having closed, the amendment
offered bv Mr.. Sargent to reduce the
APPROPRIATION to $4,000 was adopted
90 to SO.
The Senate amendment providing
for the enlargement and improvement
of the grounds around the Capitol was
discussed pro and con for over an hour.
Mr.. Banks moved to amend bv
providing that the railroad track on the
o. & A. shall be removed from the
west side of the Capital grounds within
six mon tbs. Adopted.
Mr.. Holman offered an amendment
limiting the expenditure on account Of
the extension Of the Capitol grounds to
the sum Of 100000. Adopted
The committee then rose and re-
ported the bill to the House
Mr.. Banks from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs submitted a report in
the case of Dr.. Howard, now i'm.
prisoned BY the Spanish authorities,
which was ordered to be printed and
recommitted.
Pending discussion upon the
motion to strike out the paragraph
appropriating $1,000 for the publica'
ton OF laws 10 newspapers, the House,
a, $40 P. NJ, adjourned.