The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-22
The amendment repeating the twelfth


March 3, 1851, so far as said sections
provide tor specific permanent appro-
priations for carrying free matter in the
mails for the department and members
of Congress. was nonconcurred in.
The amendment striking out section
six of the House bill which forbids any
person who has held Office under the
executive department Of the Govern
ment to act as attorneys In the prose-
cution of claims in such department
until two years after he ceased to be
such officer, was non-concurred IN.
An additional Senate section relative
to a contract with the Pacific Steamship
Company for carrying the mails, was
concurred in.
The bill having been finished a con-
ference committee was ordered on nen-
concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield the House
then went into Committee OF the Whole
on the miscellaneous appropriation bill.
Mr.. Garfield submitted an additional
paragraph appropriating s256,OOO to
pay salaries OF supervising inspectors
and to carry out the provisions OF the act
to better secure the life and property
of persons on steam vessels Adopted.
Mr.. Butler submitted paragraph
appropriating Sl4OO to supply books to
the National Asylum Tor soldiers.
Adopted
The following paragraphs were agreed
to without amendment:
To continue the construction Of the
Custom House at Charleston, South
Carolina, 100000; to complete the
Post Office and Custom House at Co
lumbia, South Carolina, 10000; to
pave and grade the approaches to the
Custom House at Machias, Maine,
$1,000; to continue the construction OF
the Custom House at New Orleans,
100000; for the continuance or COM
pletion ofthe public buildings at Omaha,
100000; at Portland, $4,000; at
Baltimore, Sj00,000; at Albany, $780,
900; at indianapolis, 100000.
Mr. Garfield submitted an amend
ment providing for the erection OF a
Court House and Custom House at Gin
cinuati, appropriating $500, 900 therefor
and limiting the cost of the site to
100000 and the entire cost to $2,25O,-
900. Adopted. Also, an amendment
appropriating $4,000 for grading and
paving the approaches to the new
Custom House at Ogdensbug. New
York. Adopted
Paragraphs appropriatIng 81 100000
to commence the erection OF public
buildings at Hartford were agreed to.
Also paragraph appropriating $500
900 to continue the work on the new
State Department buildings.
Mr.. Farnsworth offered a proviso
that no money appropriated in the bill
shall be paid unless the contract for
work shall be let to the lowest bidder,
who shall give bonds for the fulfillment
Of his contract Adopted.
Mr.. Hawley moved that Mr. Farms.
worth's proviso shall only apply to
buildings erected under the direction OF
the Treasury Department. Adopted.
Mr. Farnsworth submitted proviso
that no part Of the money appropriated
shall be paid to the Naux Roofing Com
pany. He stated that the architect,
Mr.. Mullett, had helped one Vaux to
perfect this invention, which was useless,
and the latter had afterwards sold it to
Mr.. A. P. Sheppard, of this city, and
now orders it to be put on every public
building, paying Sheppard royalty OF
ID per cent
: A protracted debate ensued, pending
which the committee rose.
The Speaker announced Messrs. Pal
mer, Sargent and Niblack as the Confer
ence Committee on the postoffice appro-
priation bill.
At 4:3j P. NJ. the House took
recess until 7:30 P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The House re-assembled at 80 P. NJ.