The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-08
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v,mworos, February IA larg
rrmber Of bills OF q private characte
"SES SFSs Committee on Appropriations TO-
dsv limited the new government Dullalng
AZ PSilsdelphia to three millions. az
Hseyio,,s ~ appropriation one million and
p,I;tSh pp.if y" nat account. They also agree
IN uS' The S spDroprIation Of $40,s0O ior the ap
nraIsers n 81 Stores at San Francisco, s9C
sIO0 900 for observing the transit Of We
Sns SThe committee completed their &C
lion on the army bill, appropristlnG aoou
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the House went into Committee OF ta'
Wbole On The Military Academy appro
rriaton bill, appropriSting $34O,617. -
Mr. Coburn moved to strike out the
clause Of the bill which gives the Secreta
~ Of War discretionary power, and ,tC
s1bslitute for professorshlp Of Spanish, {
DrofessOrship Of Rhetoric and English III
The motion Of Mr.. Coburn was adVO-
Gated by himself, Wood, Butler, of Mass.
Maynard, Dunnell and Young; and op
nosed by Marshall, Sargent and Slough
Ion. During its discussion the relative
importance 10 q military education Of the
spanish, French and German languages
we're csysssod, the opponents ofthe mo-
lion contending that the two latter were
the most important, and its supporters
Claiming that the close relations between
the United States, Mexico, the West
India Islands and Spanish American
countries, rendered q knowledge Of the
Spanish on the part of army officers both
necessary and desirable. - ara
Mr. Bltler spoke of the acquisition o.
Mexico, as a thing that would take place
his generation, and Mr.. Coburn predict
ed that the American boy was born who
would issue a proclamation from Morrc
Castle, in Havana. Finally Mr.. Coburn's
motion prevailed, and the clause was
struck out. .n %
On motion Of Mr.. Butler, OF Mass, the
amendment was agreed to, more espe-
Caly defining the pay and term OF ser
vice Of Professors in the Academy,
The Committee then rose, the amend
ments were agreed to, and the bill passed.
Adjourned. - .-.- -
~ l- L SENATE. a.5t 3. M
The remonstrance Of the New York
business men against the repeal of the
bankrupt law was presented. tl g,0
On motion Of Mr.. Casserly a resolution
was agreed to directing the Secretary ol
tue Treasury to tranSmita statement OF
the net earnings Of tho Union Pacific
Railroad Company and Of the Central
Pacific Railroad Company Tor 1870 and
1871, showing their receipts for passen'
gers, freight and funning expenses With
their details. Is b.. n gG
Mr. Morrill,, Of Vermont, from the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds reported an original bill author
izing the Secretary OF the Treasury TO
exchange the old custom house and post
office site in Chicago for the land belong
Ing to the school fund Of the city, on the
corner OF Polk street and Fifth Avenue
The difference In value between the two
pieces Of land Is to be ascertained by 9
comittee ol Eve persons, two to be appoint
ID by the Treasury Department, two BY
lhe city authorities, and the fifth to be
chosen by these four. The difference
viii be paid upon their award when ap'
proved By the Secretary Of the Treasury,
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill author.
izlng an irreYocable deposit Of money In
Ihe United States Treasury, and the pay
nent Of 5 per cent interest thereon for
Charitable and educational purposes. Re.
terred. = -. :. -. = ...... I'd
Mi. Morrill,, Of Maine, from the Joint
on Library, reported adverse.
ly the bill providing for an international
copyright. 20 p - Z, 49, ,.
POstofices, reported favorably the bill
authorizing the Northern Pacific Rail.
road Company to construct q bridge over
the 81. Louis river, and the bill author.
izlng the construction Of q bridge across
the Arkansas river at Van Buren, Ark. !
Nj. Morrill,, Of Vermont, reported with
amendments the bill providing for a gov.
ernment building at Parkersburg, w. Va.
Mr.. Alcorn, from the Committee on
Mines, reported q bill to aid the construc.
ton Of Sutro Tunnel from the proceeds Of
the sales Of mineral lands, with amend.
menls. rrnF ts. .r1..r
The bill for the distribution OF the
Geneva awards was taken up and Mr..
Elmunds spoke thereon. He argued
that the award had been made not to the
claimants, but to the Government of the
United States and that In distributing the
award the Government ought To pay only
the actual losses. Therefore the insurers
whose receipt from increased premiums
Tor extra risks, covered or more than
covered the losses they had 10 pay, ought
not 10 receive any portion of the award.
Mr. Thurman argued that the award
had been asked and obtained on the ba.
SO Of individual claims and ought 10 be
20 distributed by tho Government as trus,
lee for the claimants, and that the insur-
ance companies concerned had as com
plete right to their respective shares Of
award as man has to property Of which
ne holds the title in fee. IL H sr
On motion tho Norwood bill, relieving
certain persons in Georgia and other
southern States Of political disabilities,
was taken up and the bill amended so as
70 . include some additional names, when
Ar. Flanagan inserted tho name OF Jet
IetSon Davis, saying that II the rebels
were to be relieved so freely he wished
70 relieve the chieFsone and get done with
Iae business. He demanded the yeas and
nays on his amendment, but they were
nGt ordered. A vote was taken on The bill
winch tesulted-ayes 81; nays7; no quo
rum voting. 80.
Senate adjourned until Monday.
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