The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-25
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
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Once Northwest CO... ..:oi Main and Monroe Sts.l
42d CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May "a.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.
The adjournment OF the continuation
OF last nights session was effected by til,
Democrats, and vote on the bill Tor thl
construction Of ten steam vessels OF wa
thus prevented.
SOn motion Of Mr.. HoAK from thI
Committee on Election, Mr.. uerndon wa
declared entitled to the scat in the TcxaI
contested election case aud $4,000 award
ed the contestant for his expenses.
Mr. KERR called up the Senate bill fO
the sale of land held by the government
under the direct tax laws, and moved u
substitute therefor providing Tor redemp
ton Of such lands within two years
which was passed.
MIR. WILSON, OF Ohio reported bill
authorizing the issuing of College scriE
to Arkansas.
Messrs. SARGENT and HoAR opposed t
the bill, which was passed.
The Senate amendments to the army
appropriation bill was taken up, and OF
motion of Mr.. MAYNARD $4,000 was ap
propriatcd to re.embursc the funeral OK
penses OF Admiral Farragut.
MIR. BANKS offered resolution for thu
appointment Of five commissioners, o
which the SPEAKER shall be President
with authority to sit during recess, who's
duty 1t shall be to revise the rules of thl
House and report ut the opening Of thu
session in December next such chang
es as will facilitate the presenta
ton of reports Of Committees, enlarge
the means of an intelligent transaction o
general business and secure to every
membera a proper opportunity to examine
all legislative measures before they nrI
submitted for the consideration and actor
Of the House. Agreed 10.
Mr.. BANKS asked that he be not up
pointed member Of the Commission.
The House then proceeded to the con
sideratiOn OF the Senate amendments Il
the army appropriation bill. All the
amendments were disposed of and 9
Committee Of Conference ordered on the
disagreeing Of votes.
MIR. GARFIELD introduced bill grant
ing to the widow Of Gen. Robert Ander.
son pension of $50 month. Passed.
Alr. FINKLENBURG, from the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, report ed bill
regulating the collection Of taxes on fer
mented liquors, and stated that it did moi
change the rate Of taxation, but only sim
plitied the mode of collection. The bill
which is long one, with its formal pro
visions, was passed, without being read
The House proceeded, at 2 o'clock, tc
the consideration of the business parlia
mentary to the District of Columbia.
MIR. PALMER presented conference
report on the post6fflce appropriation bill
The committees agreed on every point
except as to the Brazilian mail steamship
service, on which the House had not con
CURED in the Senate amendment doubling
the the service and subsidy.
Dir. WOODS moved that the House re-
cede from its disagreement, and that il
agree to the Senate amendment. He
spoke in favor oil the motion.
Messrs. BANKS, KELLEY and BUTLER
Of Massachusetts, advocated the amend
ment, and Messs. HALE, KERR and
SHELLABARGER.opposed it. t.
Without disposing Of the question thC
House took q recess until O'Clock
in the evening, the session then to bC
devoted to the Committee on Claims.
SENATE.
Mr.. WINDOW, from the Committee ol
Conference on the postoflice bill, made q
report on the postoffice appropriation bill
which was agreed to.
The VICE PRESIDENT appointed the
following Committees of Conference: On
bill for the appointment of Shipping
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, CHAND1.EI
and VIcKERs; on bill to abolish tribal
relations with the Miami Indians-HAR.
Lam, PoMERoY and PRATT.
Mr.. WINDOW moved the appointment
OF new conference on the Senate amend
ment relating to the mail service be
tween the United States and Brazil, L
which the House had refused to agree.
MIR. HAMILTON, Of Maryland, moved
that the Senate recede from the amend
ment.
Mr.. HAMLIN opposed the rcceding from
this while other subsidies remained in thu
bill.
The motion to recedo was lost. Yea
2S; nays 2S.
The motion for a new Committee o
Conference was agreed 10.
The Senate then on motion Of Mr.. SAW
YER, took upthe House labor commission
bill so as to make it unfinished business
The Senate on motion Of Mr., CAMERON
went into executive session on the Treaty
Subsequently, Mr.. CAMERON, from tht
Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported
q bill to incorporate the Continental In
ternational Association, OF Philadelphia
AT 8 o'clock p. NJ. the Senate took {
recess until z o'clock Pm
The Senate adjourned at 10 o'clock 7
NJ, without having como to any conclu
sion. 1t will resume consideration OF thu
subject tomorrow.