The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-21

on Public Buildings and put on lts
passage the bill to authorize the con-
struction of building at Philadelphia
for Posteffice and U. s. Courts at a
cost not exceeding 81 100000.
Mr.. Garfield objected unless debate
be had and Mr.. Dawes declined to yield
further if the bill led to delay.
Mr.. Dawes motion to resume the
tariff and tax bill was then rejected
ayes IS, nays l25.
Nr. Knapp, OF Illinois, moved to sus'
pend the rules and instruct the Com
mittee on Ways and Means to report to
the House forthwith the Senate resolu-
ton fixing the 29th day of May for the
final adjournment Of Congress. A vote
by the tellers resulted ll6 to "a, not
quite two.thirds. The ayes and noes
were then ordered. The motion was
not agred to-ayes l29, noes 50.
Mr.. Dawes moved that the rules be
suspended 50 as to discharge the Com =
mi,tee Of the Whole from the further
consideration OF the tariff and tax bill,
now pending, and that the same, as 1t
has been amended in Committee Of the
Whole, do pass. The motion was
agreed to-yeas l47, nays 60
Mr.. Dawes then moved to suspend
the rules and concur in the Senate res
olution for a final adjournment on the
29th of May. Agreed to-yeas l62'
nays 81.
The announcement of this resolution
was received with clapping OF hands
and general jubilation among the
members.
On motion OF Mr.. Scofeld, Thursday
evening OF this week was assigned to
the Committee on Naval Affairs for
reports.
Mr.. Getz, of Pennsylvania, again re-
ported the bill appropriating 81 100000
tor the erection Of a Postotfice and
United States Court at Philadelphia.
Passed.
Mr.. Coburn, from the Committee on
military Affairs, reported bill to au'
thorize Gen. Bittman, who was short
hand reporter OF the court Of inquiry
which investigated the operations Of
Gen. Buells army in Kentucky and
Tennessee in 1852 and '63, TO supply
the missing records by making trans
cripts o! his report. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Poland, the bill
giving the assent of Congress to the
corporation Of Washington to subscribe
to the capital stock of the Piedmont
and Potomac railroad was passed
Mr.. Butler, OF Massachusetts, moved
to suspend the rules and pass the reso-
luton requesting the President to
inform the House whether he has
knowledge Of any promise being made
by any official person that the claims
for indirect damages should not be
presented at Geneva, and if 80 by
whom, or whether any arrangement
whatever had been made with Great
Britain by which the action of the
Americs n Senate was to be controlled
or influenced in this behalf. Rejected;
yeas 100, nays q, two thirds not voting
aye.
On motion OF Mr.. Garfield, the House
went into Committee Of the Whole on
the miscellaneous appropriation bill,
Mr. Wheeler in the chair.
The items apprepriating sums Of
money for shad and fish culture were
stricken out. The items appropriating
$2j,0OO for paving the roadway and
placing curbing in front of the govern
ment property in Washington City were
agreed to.
the committee then rose and the
House, at 4:30 P. NJ, took a recess un-
til 7:30.
EVENING SESSION.
The House rea5sem bled at 80
P. NJ.
Mr.. Banks, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported ad dversely on
the bill to allow the Minister Of the
United States at Japan to represent the
Hawaiian Government at Japan. Laid
on the table.
The bill as amended for the appoint
ment OF one or more agents to represent
the United States at the agricultural
and scientific exhition at Vienna, was
passed.
The bill to appoint a Secretary Of
Legation to the Court Of Japan, also
two students to be used as interpreters
at said Court, was passed.
The bill TO amend the consular and
diplomatic system OF the United States
was passed.
Mr.. Myers reported bill relative
to the French spoliation claims, but
its consideration was postponed until
December next.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, reported
bill relative TO telegraphic COM
munication between the United States
and foreign countries. 1t is q general
bill which passed last Congress,
allowing any parties to connect the
United States by cables with other
countries on easier terms and upon
complying with certain regulations,
Passed.
Mr.. Conger, from the Committee on
Commerce, by unanimous consent re.
ported a bill incorporating the Loomis
Aerial Telegraph Company, which was
discussed.
Pending vote the House, at 1910
P. NJ, adjourned.