The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-18
CONGRESS.
WAsHIEGToN, December II.
HOIISE,

the Geneva award was referred 10 the
Judiciary Committee. ,.., " E
The bill appointing Commissioners to
investigate the depradatlons on the Texas
frontier was referred 10 the Committee on
Appropriations.
The bill providing for determining the
boundary line through Haro, channel. as
decided upon by the Emperor Of Ger
many, was passed. ,,-,
The bill appropriattng one hundred
thousand dollars for the American ex-
hibitors at Vienna was discussed. The
debate was continued at some length,
based on tue assertion by Mr.. Shellabar.
ger that American inventors would
have, their inventions initiated without
compensation, as the Austrian laws gave,
foreign exhibitors no protection.
Mr.. Banks said 1t was expected the
present laws would be so modified as to
afford protection.
Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment that
twelve American artisans TO the Exposi-
tion, be appointed blythe President 10 re.
port their observations.
The debate continued during the morn.
ing hour and the bill went over until to-
morrow.
Mr.. Brooks rose to question Of per.
sonal privilege connected with statements
in the New York Herald and Word.
That q. s. MCComb had testified before
the Credit Mobelier Investigating Com.
mittce, that he, Brooks, had received Ger.
tain shares OF stock, in order to influence
him aud through him the Democratic side
of the House in Legislation beneficial to the
Union Pacific Railroad Co. He utterly de-
MED the statement aud ridiculed the idea
ot his attempting to influence Democratic
members Tor q bribe, Of fifty shares Of the
Credit Mobilier stock representing $1,000.
He did not recollect that he ever spoke
to Democratic member on the subject
of the Union Pacific Road. McCOmb was
q man of no character-a mere reckless,
audacious adveuturfr, who is shown by
the record OF the Military Commission,
now on file in the War Department, 10 be
q robber and bandit, and Is also shown
BY the record OF the House Investigation
Committee into the Louisiana affairs last
summer, TO have been engaged IN bribing
in order 10 get hold Of the New Orleans
& jackson Railroad. He (BrookE had
never owned, directly or indirectly
single share Of credit Mobilier stock,
despite the testimony Of the peuurer
(McComb.) The whole thing was
fiction and fgment Of McCombs' villain.
GUS invention. His son.in.law, he
understood, had bought fifty shares of
Credit Mobilier, paying for 1t $5,S3S, and
it was out OF that fgment perhaps, that
McComb made up the whole story about
fifty shares being given him Brooks to
buy up the whole Democratic side Of the
House. In conclusion, he appealed TO the
Committee Of Investigation to search his
conduct from beginning to end, to riddle
him from top to bottom, and If they found
any fault in him, to report it to the House
and disgrace him. r..-.
A desultory discussion took place rels.
tive to enlarging the scope Of the inyesti-
cation and as To sitting with open doors,
but no action was taken. ......
On motion OF Mr.. Cox, the report Of
the conference committee on the bill to
remove sunken wreck from the channel
at Sandy Hook was taken up and agreed
to. The bill now goes 10 the President
for his signature .
The House then took up as a special
order the bill reported from the judiciary
Committee last session, for the settlement
with the States of Ohio, Indiana and Illi-
nois, Of the s per cent Of the net proceeds
Of the sale ot public lands within those
States. ss1r'st Je,. lHr
After a debate, and without action on
the bill, the House adjourned.
r-. SO. SENATE. ..-.--
The following were appointed COM
mittee to consider the question Of cheaper
transportation from West to East : Win.
dom, Sherman, Conkllpg, Ames, Lewis,
Cssserly, Norwood.
The Vice President also appointed
Morrill,, Of Maine, and Osborn, to ill va
cancies on the Military Committee.
The Vice President presented the reso-
luton Of the House against removing
from the army register the names u the
battles OF the rebellion.
Mr.. EdmundS hoped the resolution
would be ct once passed. ~
Mr.. Sumner objected. 10 y a-.
NIr. EdmundS gave notice that he
would call the resolution up tomorrow.
Mr.. Rice offered Q preamble recitiug
allegations Of fraud on the part Of the
administration party at the.late election
in Arkansas, and resolution providing
Tor the appointment Of committee OF
five to go TO Little Rock and investigate
the matter. Laid on the table, IEs'
Mr.. Rice said be would call up the res-
olution Thursday next.
On motion OF Mr.. Fentou the customs
bill reported by him at the last session
from the Committee on Finance, was re-
ferred to Committee on Commence.
MIR. Morrill,, Of VT, on behalf Of the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, gave notice that the models for
the proposed statue 10 FArragut would be
received in the northeast corridor In the
Senate wing Of the capitol, and that they
were required to represented before Jan.
uarY 1st, 1878.
MIR. Cole from the Committee on APP
preparations reported the Indian appro.
priation bill with important amendments.
Mr.. Chandler introduced bill for Cx-
tending the time for the completion Of
tho Portage Lake i Lake Superior ship
canal. Referred.
Mr.. Morton introduced Q bill authorlz-
ing the East Chester National Bank OF
Mount Vernonto change It's location and
name. Referred. q
At one o'clock the Senate resumed the
consideration Of the FreAch spoliation
bill Z - TF-l o. CT -
Mr.. Sherman said careful examination
Ill At