The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-21
CONGRESS.
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ufacture Of tobacco and snut Tree o
5 duty.
:, The call of States for bills being con
: cluded, Mr.. Poland offered resolution
g TO pay to members who have got theil
n seats as the result Of contested elections
! the sum necessarily expended In the con-
! test for seats, whether they had beer
contestant or contestee. Adopted-Yeai
80; nays 95. .l
A motion to reconsider was laid on the
table-yeas 90; nays 98-in the midst ol
} some excitement arising out Of state
I ment made by Mr.. Hawley, Of Conn,
that several members who were directly
interested had voted. 1tturned out, how
ever, that all those members whom he
lhsd alluded to either had not voted or
were not Immediately interested, with
the exception Of two, who thereupon
withdrew their votes.
Bills were further introduced as Iol-
lows: By Mr.. Butler, Of Mass, to pun.
ish pretended counterEeiters Of United
States currency and com. By MIR. Co
burn, to provide that no person shall be
promoted in the army who is addicted to
. the use Of intoxicating liquors or drugs
On motion of Mr.. Negley it was or
dered, by d vote of LAG to 80, that on the
18th Of February tho Committee on Com.
merce shall be authorized to report bill
relating to the lines Of internal water
communication.
Mr.. Young, OF Georgia, introduced,
and the House passed under suspension
of the rules, q bill to pay what Is due TO
the censustakers Of the census Of 1SBS
residing in the Southern States, whose
payment was withheld on account OF the
war or on account Of their disloyalty.
Mr.. Randall moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution, alleging
in very long preamble that the Goat
Island bill passed by the House at the
last session, was passed under various
MISREPRESENTATION, and requesting the
Senate to return the bill 10 the House.
Negatived. Yeas-04; nays-76. Less
than two.thirds in the affirmative.
VIM. r. Roberts, Of New York, intro
duced o concurrent resolution giving the
thanks of Congress to Capt David
Ritchie, Of the revenue steamer Merrea.
sin, and the officers and men under his
command, for their service and humane
action in saving iorty.two lives and
rescuinC seventeen dead bodies from the
wreck Of the steamer Metis, on Long
Island Sound on the S1st of August, 1879.
Passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Coburn the business
of the military committee was made
special order for 10Th OF February.
Mr.. Bingham from the judiciary COM
mittce reported a bill defining the true
interest and meaning of the act of the 9Th
of June, 1872, amending the bankrupt
act, 10 make the exemptions under 1t the
same as are allowed in the various States.
Mr.. Hazelton OF Wis, moved as sub
stitute therefore, one repeating the bank
rupt law entirely. Carried by 1919 to go,
and under the suspension Of the rules the
repeating bill was passed.
Mr.. Sargent presented a resolution ot
the National Woman's Suffrage Associa-
tion and the petition OIL 500 citizens, ask
ing Congress, by appropriate Legislation
to protect the women in the several
States Of tho Union in their right to vote.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Wilson presented the petition oI
Wendell Phillips and others for q HIohib'
itory liquor law.
MIR. Carpenter of the Judiciary commit
tee, submitted themajority report adverse
to the bill for relief OF sufferers by the
Boston fire.
MIR. Edwards for himself submitted the
minority report in favor Of the bill. Both
were ordered 10 be printed.
MIR. Edmunds from the judiciary COM
mittee reported adversely several bills to
amend the bankrupt law, The commit
tee, he said, did not mean to express any
opinion upon the merits OF these bills but
reported them adversely, because they
would probably be superseded by new
bill on the subject,
Mr.. Wright, from majority OF the Ju.
dietary Committee, reported new bill In
relation 70 the bankrupt law. The bill
rcpeals the bankruptcy act OF March 2,
1867, and all supplementary and amenda'
tory acts; said repeal 10 take effect on
tho 1st day Of next July, provided that
the repeal shall not in any way affect any
proceedings in bankruptcy commenced
before the first day Of July.
Mr.. Edmunds offered resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the Attorney
General to report 10 the Senate as early
as practicable the operations OF the De-
partment of Justice for the past fiscal
year, together with such information
touching the operations OF the present
year rs may be available.
Bills were introduced Axing 50 30 as
the minimum price at which the govern
ment shall sell all lands remaining to
the United States within the limits Of the
grantS for rail or wagon roads, excepting
lands within the indemnity limits, and
the claims Of pre.emption settlers and
privileges accorded by the existing home
stead laws TO soldiers and sailors.
Mr.. Anthony introduced a resolution
directing tho Postmaster General with
the consent Of tho President, to contract
with the lowest bidder within three
months after sixty days public notice, for
the carrying OF mails between San Fran
cisco and Australia and New Zealand,
touching at Sandwich and Navigator Is.
lands. The service TO be performed
monthly for ten years from July lst, 1874,
in first class American built steamship,
Of not less than 2, 900 tons burthen, and at
compensation not exceeding $225, 900
per annum. Referred to Committee on
PostofIlce and Post Roads.
Mr.. Stewart offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads to inquire into and report
to the Senate as soon as practicable, the
cost OF construction and the present mar.
ket value oil the existing telegraph lines
now in successful operation within the
United States, and the character Of the
franchises and special privileges connect
ed with them.
Gr. Conkling said he wished to offer an
amendment 10 the resolution, and II was