The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-08

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court of law.
Messrs. Butler and Blair, of Michi-
gan coincided with Mr.. Bingham.
Messrs. Banks, Peters, Kerr and
Marshall favored the amendment re-
ported by Mr.. Garfield, which author
ICES the Secretary of the Treaeury to
pay the lawful owners the net proceeds
of seizures without interest
Mr.. Poland's substitute was rejected
ayes IS, noes l03.
Mr.. Gar6eld's amendment was then
adopted and the report of the confer
ence committee, as amended, was
agreed to.
Mr.. Sargent called up the report oi
the conference committee on the Indian
appropriation bill.
The report was considered and con-
Cured in.
On motion of Mr.. Cox, the Presi-
dent was called upon to furnish any
correspondence during the last and
present administration on the subject OF
the extradition treaty with Belgium.
Mr.. Hazleton, Of New Jersey, from
the Committee on Elections, made a
report on the South Carolina contested
election case, that Wallace, the sitting
member, was entitled to the seat. he
gave notice that he would call 1t up
next Thursday for action.
At 230 P. NJ. the House considered
the tariff and tax bill.
Mr.. Dawes moved to strike out the
lines taxing tea und coffee.
Mr.. Kelly, to save time, moved to
strike out the enacting clause Of the
bill.
The chairman ruled that Mr.. Kelly's
motion took precedence of the other
and must be voted on without debate,
and that if the enacting clause was
struck out the committee would there .
upon use and report that fact to the
House.
The question was taken by the tellers
on Mr.. Kelly's motion, and it was then
agreed to by a vote of 95 to Is.
The committee thereupon rose and
the chairman reported its action in
striking out the enacting clause.
Mr.. Kelly moved that the House
concur in the action of the Committee
O. the Whole, and that the bill be
recommitted to the Committee on
Ways and Means with instructions to
report back his own as substitute.
Mr.. Dawes moved as an amendment
that the committee be instructed to re-
port back bill reducing the rates Of
duties to ninety per cent OF the present
rates.
Mr.. Finkleuburg moved to amend
Mr.. Dawes amendment by reducing the
rates to eighty per cent OF the present
rates.
The question was first taken on Mr..
Finklenburgs motion. 1t was rejected;
yeas 70, nays ITO.
The vote was then taken on Mr.
Dawes motion.
Mr.. Dawes amendment was adopted
yeas III, nays 70. ;.
Mr.. Dawes then, in obedience to the
instructions to report forthwith, reported
back the bill amended according to in
structions, and gave notice that he
would move to 60 into Committe Of the
Whole upon it Immediately after the
morning hour tomorrow.
The House then, at P. NJ, took a
recess until 80 P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The House assembled at 7:30 P. NJ
when the following bills were reported
and passed;
A bill relating to the payment Of en-
listed men;
A bill allowing enlisted men to de-
posit money for safe keeping with army
Paymasters;
A bill to amend the act of 1868 for
enrolling and calling out the militia. 1t
allows the officers who were on the
plains on duty sixty days leave of
absence without deduction of pay
provided they only obtained such leave
once in two years.
A bill regulating the employment OF
members of corps OF engineers on extra
duty;
A bill declaring lands on the Fort
Collins Reservation, Colorado, subject
to entry for homestead purposes
A bill abolshing the army prison for
the incarceration Of soldiers convicted
Of crime.
A bill granting three months pay to
the officers Of the Missouri State Mill.
tia was laid on the table.
A bill allowing soldiers, sailors and
their widows and orphans to acquire
homesteads on public lands. 1t gives
l60 acres to all who have served ninety
days.
Mr.. Richie moved to amend by
granting the benefit OF the act to mill.
tary telegraph operators who were
sworn into the service Of the United
States.
The bill excited a great deal of de-
bate, and pending its discussion the
House, at 1890 P. NJ, adjourned.
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