The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-02

arrangement. Inc Irieuue VI 'hS oii'
all assure me we shall be allowed a
vote on my amendment, and that l
shall have the privilege OF offering 1t
with that understanding. l agree to
withdraw it now, but l mean to offer 1t
again and pass it on the consideration
of the House.
Mr.. Cox-I object to the withdrawal
of the proposition.
The Speaker-The gentleman from
New York can renew it. Laughter. J
The motion of Mr.. Eldridge, to re
commit the bill to the committee with
instructions and the right to report at
any time after Monday next, finally
prevailed and the motion was adopted.
The call of COMMITTEES for bills OF
a private nature was then proceeded
with.
Mr.. Coburn, q Indiana, from the
Military committee reported bills for
the relief of several persons IN the mat
ter of back pay, bounty. etc, all OF
which were adopted. Also a bill
authorizing the President to appoint a
Chief Medical Purveyor, the same to be
selected from the Assistant Medical
Puryeyors, passed. Also bill in re-
lation to the Tail-Collins reservation,
passed.
Mr.. Stoughton, of Michigan, from
the same committee, reported on numer'
GUS private cases, all of which were
were agreed to. Also, a resolution
directing the Secretary Of War to fur
nish the Military committee all CORE
spondence in relation to the inquiry OF
1862 into the official conduct Of General
Don Carlos Buell.. Adopted.
Mr.. Hays, of Illinois, from the same
committee, reported adversely on a large
number Of private bills.
Mr.. ScoGeld also reported adversely
on large number OF private bills. He
reported favorably on the bill providing
for the sale of arsenals and other prop
erty belonging to the United States.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, the
House went into committee OF the
Whole on the deficiency appropriatio n
bill.
Mr.. Coburn offered an amendment
providing that no expenditure for per
manent Notifications exceeding $4,000
should be made unless specially author.
lied by Congress. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hooker offered an amendment
making the salary Of Second Controller
equal to that of First Controller, Reg
lister and Controller OF the Currency.
Adopted.
The paragraph appropriating SCI 900
for signal service having been reached,
Mr.. Farnsworth suggested that there
should be limit to the expenditures
of money for this service beyond the
discretion OF the Chief Signal Officer.
Mr.. Dawes warmly defended the
signal service, and stated that SO
strongly was he convinced OF its useful
ness that be would be willing to give
the chief officer a carte blaneh for bis
expenditures. Its benefits were not
confined to commerce, but important
interests were also governed by the daily
reports Of the signal corrs.
Messrs. Coughland, Upson, Cox and
Sargent advocated the appropriation,
and related instances OF benefit occur
ring under their own observation.
Mr.. Butler, OF Massachusetts, offered
an amendment appropriating 100000
for completing the grounds and ap'
proaches to the capitol. Some discus
sion ensued, and it being apparent that
a quorum was not present, Mr.. Butler
withdrew the amendment and the COM
mittee rose.
Mr.. Banks, OF Massachusetts, offered
resolution authorizing the Speaker to
invite the japanese Embassy to visit
the House at such time as their conve'
nience and the condition Of public
business would permit, which was
adopted.
Mr.. Conger, from the committee on
Commerce, reported a bill authorizing
the Secretary Of War and Secretary OF
the Treasury to lease certain United
States property on the Niagara river,
near Buffalo, which was passed.
The Speaker announced Messrs.
Dawes, Finkelnburg and Cox as the
Conference committee on the bill to
amend section 80 of the act to reduce
the internal tax.
1t was ordered that the session Of the
House tomorrow be for debate only.