The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-13

Mr.. Berk from the Committee on Way
and Means reported bill authorizing tn
cancellation OF export bonds for 90 barrel
OF distilled spirits belonging to John D
Miller, OF Illinois, burnd while In bondeC
cars OF the United States. After an ex
PLANTATION the bill was passed.
GEN. HowARD's DEFALcAT1oN.
The Speaker laid before the House
communication from the Secretary 0
War calling attention to defaulcations II
the accounts Of Gen. o. P. Howard. o
the Freedman's Bureau. At the reques
of Mr.. Wood tho letter was read. A
the conclusion Of the reading Mr.. Wool
offered q resolution that the letter and ac-
comparing report relating TO the defalca
tion of Gen. Howard be referred to tht
Committee on Military Affairs, with in
structions TO report q resolution providing
tor trial, by q military court martial, o.
army officers implicated therein. Mr..
Dawes moved to amend by striking ou,
the clause relative to Instructions. he
wished simply to have II referred, leaving
the committee to take such action as Il
shonld Judge best. The Speaker remark
ed that he had been about to report the
communication to the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. Mr.. Wood said he preferred
in view of the authenticated history Of the
Freedman's Bureau! and Gen. Howard's
connection Herewith, there should be
some instructions given.
Mr.. Hale, OF New York, objected to
debate. A vote was taken on the Dawes
amendment and agreed TO, 176 to 50.
FOUR DISABLED REBELS RESTORED TO
FULL CITIZENSHIP.
The Senate bill removing all political
disabilities from Thomas A. Bsbcock, e.
J. Harvey and Daniel Trigg, Of Virginia,
and John Fl. Reagan, OF Texas, was
passed.
Mr.. Holman offered resolution direct.
ing the Secretary Of War to report wheth.
er payment has been made to the Illinois
Central Railroad Company for transpor.
tation Of troops or supplies Of tho United
States since the first Of January, 1866, and
recurring like information as to other
roads in aid OF which land grants have
been made. Adopted.
Mr.. Duell presented petition from
large number Of business men all over the
country for the repeal of the bankruptcy
law. Referred.
DEBATE ON SALARY QUESTION.
Mr.. Comingo defended the increase
salary bill, but announced his intention OF
voting for the bill reported by the Com
mittee.
Mr.. Burchard thought that the pending
motion TO deter with instructions omitted
one important point, that was as to when
the notifications should begin to apply.
Their predecessors were not on trial be.
lore them, but they themselves were on
trial before the country. They should
Justify the expectations formed Of them
and date back the commencement OF the
decrease Of salary to the commencement
OF the present term.
Mr.. Orth said he had offered his propo.
sition last evening more In the nature Of q
compromise than anything else, because
1t was apparent that unless there was o
compromise the House would never arrive
alta conclusion.
Mr.. Tremaine asked Mr.. Orth whether
his proposition made any provision for
covering the back pay into the Treasury.
Mr.. Orth replied It did not. he said
personally he would have no objection to
let the law date back, but as o matter OF
compromise he thought 1t better to let the
reduction commence from the passage Of
the law. He believed that that would
meet with the wishes Of the people, and
would be in conformity with the previous
history OF Congress on that subject.
The House came to vote on the two
pending propositions The first was that
offered by Mr.. Hurlburt, 70 recommit the
bill with instructions TO strike out the sec.
ond and third sections OF the bill and sub.
stitute for them the following:
lat, That from and after the passage oI
this act, the compensation for Senators,
Representatives and Delegates, shall be at
the rate Of six thousand dollars per an
mum, payable monthly, and in addition
thereto the actual individual expenses Of
each Senator, Representative and Dele
gate in going to and returning from the
seat OF Government, once In every session,
to be certified in writing by each:
2nd. That the compensation Of the
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives,
shall be two thousand dollars In addition
to his pay as Representative, amounting
in all to eight thousand dollars. The
Vice. President the same amount, with
the same allowances far travelling expen.
ses as berein before provided.
Srd. That ali laws and parts Of laws In.
consistent with the provisions Of this act,
ara hereby repeAled,
Mr.. Orth offered o substitute as follows:
That select committee report bill re.
pealing the whole salary act, so far as the
same can be done under the Constitution,
excepting Judges OF the Supreme Court,
and ascertain the average amount Of
salary, mileage and all other allowances,
exclusive of any estimate Tor the use OF
the franking privilege, paid to Senators,
Representatives and Delegates In the
Forty.flnt Congress, and report Q bill de.
termining the compensation OF Senators,
Representatives and Delegates In Con-
gress hereafter at an amount as near as
practicable as thus ascertained with the
necessary travelling expenses, and restor-
ing all other salaries as they were before
the passage Of that act.
The previous question was seconded by
a vote Of 1873 to 1875 and the main ques-
ton ordered. l,lhLl-t ~.
The question was first taken on substi-
tuting Mr.. k0rth's, proposition, and It
was adopted also without the yeas and
nays, so the bill was recommended to q
special committee with the instructions
proposed by Mr.. 0rth, and 1t was agreed
that when the bill shall be reported back
1t will be considered under the FIVE min
utes rule.
100000 FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE.
The House then went into Commit.
tee Of the Whole, Mr.. Tyner in the chair,
and took up the bill appropriating four
million dollars for extraordinary expenses
OF the naval service. A long discussion
followed, participated In by Messrs Cox,
Hale, Of Maine, Beck and Others, and the
committe rose and reported the bill to the
Hous and II was thereupon passed. The
House adjourned until Monday.