The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-25
42d CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1872.
HOUSE.

In the House the bill reported yester
day 10 establish an educational fund wa!
taken up. "
Mr.. PIERCE, Of Mississippi, made q
speech In favor Of the bill. lie said thai
prominent educators and men prominent
to the labor question, looked towards the
proceeds of the public lands TO educate
the people, and the laborers who consti
tuted fOur.lilths Oi the people, too, con.
sldered that the land was theirs. Ii was
not proposed by the bill TO supercede the
the common school system, hlt rather Ia
strengthen 1t.
Mr., MCINTYRE, Il member Of the edu.
cational committee, opposed the hill, say,
Ing that the question of education should
be left to the States.
The bill went over until tomorrow.
MIR. BUTLER, oI Mass, presented n peti.
ton oE35, 600 women Of America Tor a dc.
claratory law TO assure the right Olsuilrage
which the petitioners asked He assured
the House that in his judgment as as.
suredly rs the sun rolled on It's course the
right asked for by this petition would be
accorded u the women citizens of the
United States. lie asked that the petition,
which he partly unrolled to the great
amusement Of the members, might be re.
ierred to the Judiciary Committee, which
was done.
MIR. SHELLAEARGER, Chairman of the
Committee on Commerce, reported a
resolution directing that the committee
inquire
l. Whether commerce among the sey.
eral States was injuriously affected by any
inadequacy in the present land transpof.
tatlon, Orby any combination or MONOPOLY
in the control or ownership thereof, or by
means of any excessive inf9nitable rates
OF freight or fare charged 0By common
carriers, or by means of other burdens or
restraints imposed on such commerce by
carriers. -f-.
3 Whether the commerce with foreign
nations and on the coasts and waters of
the United States, or any part thereof is
subjected TO any oppressive or illegal re.
qulrements or restraints, under Quaran-
tine, health or other laws or customs Of
any State.
3. Whether at any ports Of the United
States American seamen or foreign immi.
grants on arriving thercat are subject TO
wrongs or deprivations which require
legislation.
4. What legislation or other means is
requisite to relieve, serve and sustain the
tonnage and foreign commerce with the
United States.
The committee or subcommittee TO
have power, to send for persons and pa.
pers, and to sit at such places as may he
convenient. ..,
The resolutions which were reported
unanimously from the committee were
adopted, and the House then went into
committee OF the whole on several civil
appropriation bills.
MIR. GARFIELD offered an amendment
repeating all laws that authorize the pub.
lication Of the laws in newspapers.
Mr.. MAYNARD objected to It rs out Of
order in proposing TO change the existing
law. Tho objection was sustained and
the amendment excluded.
A provision to pay for such advertising
was then inserted on motion of Mi.
l'ofERoY and was sustained by MAYNARD
and opposed by GARFIELD and SARGENT
MIR. GARFIELD moved to strike out the
clause respecting the law establishing a
branch mint at Carson City, Nevada, and
to insert an appropriation of 100000 for
carrying It on. After long discussion
the amendment was adopted.
After progressing as far as page 80 Of
bills, the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
SENATE.
A motion Of Mr.. SHERMAN passed All.
.thorizing disbursing officers to pay dupli.
cate checks.
Mr. FREIINGIIUYsEN introduced q bill
appropriating 100000 to carry out such
civil service rules rs may be adopt.
cd by the President. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. CoNKLINd the Presi
dent was requested to send TO the Senate
the amount ol money received and dis.
bursed by the government since March,
lS69, with amount of embezZlemcnts |:
amount remaining charged TO internal
revenue officers; number OF dclaulters
number prosecuted; statement OF criminal
prosecutions instituted under the internal
revenue laws; number OF officers receiy.
ing pay from the government who have
been dispensed with since March, 1869,
and the saving thereby; also, same infor.
nation with reference 10 the last admin.
istration.
Mr.. MORTON called up resolution hr
adjournment the third Monday in NAV,
Messrs. CORBETT and CoI.E favored nm
early adjournment.
Mr. MDRTON hV cnOponN ,,,n1troI a. .
resolution so as TO fix the Goth day Of May
for adjournment. There were two amend.
ments pending, Mr.. SUMNRR's providing
that Congress shall not adjourn until
after it shall have passed n supplementary
civil rights bill, and Mr. SCIURz, prOyi.
ding that it shall not adjourn until after
the revision Of the tariff and internal rev.
enuc laws, and the reform Of the civil
service. ...
MIR. SHERMAN opposed the resolution,
He thought it mn extraordinary resolu.
ton, as 1t had originated in the Senate
Heretofore such resolutions had come
from the House, and there was no occa.
sion Tor the resolution, as a majority
could adjourn at any time.
MIR. THURMAN offered resolution that
il it passed the people would come to the
conclusion that there was 10 be done in
the way of reform. He also protested
against the practice of postponing the
appropriation bills until the close Of the
session.
Morning hour expired; the amnesty bilr
The amnesty bill coming up, was laid
aside, and the bill for the relief Of Chicago
was taken up and, after long discussion,
was passed as reported from the com!
mittGe.
Adjourned.
Storm in the Far West.
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