The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-30
42d CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May 30.
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bills authorizing the construction OF rail.
road bridges across the Missouri river at
Omaha, and at Brownsville, Nebraska,
were passed.
The bill TO issue assignable land grants
for homesteadsto soldiers and sailors came
up, but the House refused to second the
previous question-67 to n. The bill
went over.
Mr.. BUTLER (STass. ] moved to suspend
the rules and pass the Senate bill fixing
Congressional and Presidential election In
Louisiana on tho same day. Agreed TO.
Mr.. GARFIELD called attention to a
clause contained IN the bill passed the
other day increasing the pensions for dis.
abilities, to the words "or any,disability to
a degree for which there is no other pro-
vision In the act, $13 asmonth," would
$13.
Mr.. MOORE, Chairman of the Committee
on Invalid Pensions, explained that 1t
was an oversight which could easily be
remedied by the conference committee.
Mr.. HALsEY from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds reported
a bill appropriating 100000 for the site
and buildings for a postofflce and custom
house at Port Huron, Mich. Passed.
Alr. TYLER from the same committee
reported like bill for Nashville, Tenn,
appropriating $150O00 Passed.
MIR. CASIPBELL moved to adjourn over
tomorrow, decoration day, but withdrew
the motion at the request Of GARFIELD
and DAWES, in order that the tariff bill
might be sent TO the Conference Commit.
tee, 1t being expected that the Senate
would dispose Of it tonight.
Mr.. BANKS from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs reported bill to release
thegovernment Of Japan from the payment
oil the indemnity fund remaining unpaid,
under the convention of the 22d Of Octo.
Der, 1864, amounting to $375000. After
considerable discussion by Mr.. WILLARD
and others the bill passed without the
yeas and nays. ..I
Mr.. DAWES moved to suspend the rules
and proceed 10 the business on the SPEAK.
ER's table. Negatived. 0.
There are twelve Senate bills on the
SPEAKERS table, the supplementary civil
rights bill being the last but five.
Mr.. DIcKEY presented tho Conference
report on the army appropriation bill,
Which was agreed TO.
The Conference had been unable to
agree on the question Of appropriating
$780, 600 for building Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas.
The Senate confirms, insisting on that
item being retained.
After long discussion the House re-
fused to recede from its disagreement.
The Senate amendment on the matter
was referred to the same Conference Com
mittee.
Mr.. WILSON, Of Indiana moved to sus.
pend the rules and pass bill to divide
the State Of Illinois into three Judicial
Districts. Agreed to-yeas-1S6; nays
-4G.
The Florida contested election case
was continued until next session, with
leave to take further testimony.
Mr.. BUTLER, massachusetts, from the
Ku.Klux Committee reported a bill to
amend the conference act in regard to
elections. The reporting Of this bill was
signed for the opposition TO. resort to the
parliamentary tactics to'prevent the vote.
Mr. HOLMAN opened the ball by mo.
ton to adjourn and it was supplemented
by motion by Mr.. WooD that when the
House adjourn it adjourn to meet Friday
next at The alternative Of these two
motions which ore always in order may
occupy the time Of the House indefinitely.
After several votes by yeas and nays,
MIR. DAWES showing no signs OF yielding,
and many Republicans not caring to
keep up the useless contest, tho motion
to adjourn was carried-yeas 102; nays IS.
SENATE.
Mr.. THURMAN, from the Conference
Committee on the supplemental appor-
tionment bill, made report recommend
ing that the Senate recede from its amend.
ment. Tho report was concurred in.
The bill to amend the soldiers and sail
ors homestead act was passed.
MIR. ANTHONY announced that the Com.
mittee on Printing was prepared to report
a resolution to print extra copies OF the
report Of the Committee on the French
Arms Sales, hut as the chairman of that
committee, Mr.. .-HANILIN, and the Senator
from Massachusetts, Mr.. SUMNER, were
not IN their seats he withheld the report.
Mr.. KELLOGG called up the House bill
TO prescribe the time for electing Presi-
dental electors in Louisiana.
At the expiration of the morning hour
1t went over.
Mr.. WEST submitted report from the
committee OF conference on the army ap.
preparation bill, which was concurred in.
In regard TO the appropriation for build
ings at Fort Leavenworth, new com.
mittee Of conference was appointed.
The consideration OF the tariff and tax
bill was resumed.
A motion of Mr.. WlIaHT's to leave the
present tax on tobacco unchanged, was
lost. Yeas, II; nays, SO.
An amendment fixing the tax on to-
bacco at "a cents per pound was agreed to.
Mr.. CoRBETT offered an amendment
providing Tor the continuance Of tobacco
in bonded warehouses under certain re-
strictions. Lost.
MIR. CoNRLING's amendment restricting
the time within which tobacco, Sc, now
stored in bonded warehouses was to be
Withdrawn to one year from the pas
sage of this act, was agreed to-Yeas,
81; nays, 25. A provision was adopted
by the House abollshing the storage OF
tobacco in export bonded warehouses,
except for immediate export, which was
agreed to with an amendments providing
that all tobacco in bonded warehouses
when this act takes effect shall pay new
tax
Mr.. FERRY, of Michigan, offered an
amendment providing that the stamp tax
should be taken off Of watches on the 1st
Of July instead of the 1st Of October.
Agreed to. :
The amendment Of the Finance Com.
mittee for the repeal Of the stamp taxes
imposed by schedules B and @, section
40 Q! the act of goth June, 1884 was