The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-04

an order for the appearance Ol MARX W
Delahay as such Judge TO answer to tn
same. The presiding officer (Mr. An.
thoDy) OF the Senate will take order il
the premises Of which due notice shall bl
given to the House Of Representatives..
The conference report on the SundrY
Civil Appropriation bill was concured in
Mr.. West offered the resolution direc-
ting the Secretary Of the Senate to pay
Ray, Mcmillan of Louisiana, full compen-
sation and mileage from the time they
claim to have been elected until Marct
4th 1878, referred TO the Committee OF
Elections and Privileges.
The report on the PostOfElce Appropri-
alton bill was agreed 10.
Messrs. Frelinghuysen, Vickers, and
Thurman from the select Committee to
investigate the charges against Pomeroy,
submitted their reports.
Recess taken at five o'clock until seven
r. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
: On motion OF Mr.. Schurz the Senate
insisted on its amendments 10 the Japan
Indemnity bill and asked for q committee
or conference, aud Messrs Schurz, Har-
Ian and Stewart were appointed such
committee. D..
7 Mr. SChuIz presented the memorial OF
VIM. l.. Mcmillan announcing his election
as Senator from Louisiana; announcing
that his credentials arc on the way and
asking the Senate TO take notice Of the
fact OF his election.
The Senate resumed the consideration
Of the deficiency bill The appropriation
to reimburse the Creek Orphan fund was
non.concurrCd in.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Committee Of
Conference on the Geneva award bill, sub.
milted report lie stated that after
full and free conference, the representa-
tiyes Of the Senate were unable TO agree
with those Of the House The represen-
tatives Of the two houses fully agreed rs
to the fact that the actual losses ought to
be paid, but disagreed as to the class Of
the losses, and Us 10 the war premium,
on this point the House Conference would
come to no agreement that the Senate
Conference thought they would be JUST:
fled in accepting. They therefore had
concluded that the best thing now, would
be 10 invest the money in 8 per cent reg
istered bonds Of the United states TO be
held subject to the future action OF Con
gress
Mr. Edmunds-No. The committee
were unable to agree, and being unable to
agree they have only postponed the dis
tribution until next session. They put the
money in the treasury OF the United
States and invest so that Il will be draw.
ing interest until the proper distribution
can be made. ...-
Mr.. Trumbull-That is very IOrtu-
nate thing for the United States, but
rather an unfortunate thing lor those who
lost their vessels and their goods.
Mr.. Edmunds said the money would not
be due until the 18th OF September, and
AS Congress met in December the parties
would have to wait but three months.
The report was then concurrcd in.
The deficiency bill was then passed.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the Secre-
lary was directed 10 notify the House that
the Senate was prepared to receive arti'
cles Of impeachment against Judge Della.
hay, whenever the House was ready 10
present them.
Mr. Morrill, OF Maine, submitted the
Conference report on the legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriation bill.
Sir. Wright moved to recommit 10
the committee with instructions to strike
out oil relating to salaries except the in.
crease of the Presidents salary. A point
being made, motion TO rccommit with
Instructions was not in order. The chair
Overruled the point OF order. Appeal
was taken and the decision Of the chair
was sustained by vote of Al to Ill.
I Mr.. Edmunds called the attention ol
the Senate to the fact that his amend.
ment increasing salaries would operate ir.
and would take $l,5OO,00O
out of the treasury to pay members Of
Congress Tor the past two years. The
amendment had doubtless been put in
that form through inadvertance. laugh.
Ter but it ought to be corrected.
Mr.. Carpenter said that il the next Con.
Eress ought 10 have increased pay, then 1t
was evident that this Congress must have
had TOO little. 0.a