The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
WARRINGTON, February 5.
SENATE,

the salary Of the Federal Judiciary.
He also presented numerous petitions
for and against the repeal of the bank
rupt law from professional and bushes,
men Of the State of New York
A majority report from the Judiciary
Committee was made adverse to th,
two per cent claim OF Ohio, Indians
and Illinois. A minority of the com
nittee reported in favor of it.
| The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was concurred in.
Mr.. Price, OF Arkansas, offered bill
instructing the Committee on Eectiont
and Privileges to enquire whether q
Democratic or Republican form of gov
ernment existed in Arkansas.
Mr.. Ferry, OF Connecticut, objected
and denied the right OF the Senate to
order such an inquiry, and said that il
had exceeded it's powers in ordering
such an inquiry in the case of Louisi-
ana.
The special committee to investigate
the Credit Mobilier charges against the
Senators is announced. They are
Messrs. Morrill,, of Maine; Wright
of Iowa. and Scott, OF Pennsylvania.
The bill to relieve the disabilities OF
w. A. Graham, OF North Carolina, was
passed.
MIR. Sherman's specie payment and
banking hill wes taken up.
Mr.. Edmunds, OF Vermont, moved
to provide for the distribution OF the
Alabama claims award, which was not
agreed to-ayes II, nays 81.
Mr.. Cragin, of New Hampshire, from
the committee of conference on the bill
to build additional sloops OF war. sub.
mitted report providing for the build
ing OF eight additional sloops. The re-
port was concurred in.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Kentucky, called
up the House bill granting . pension OF
fifty dollars per month to Mrs. Wood,
daughter of the late Zachary Taylor,
when, on motion OF Mr. Pratt, it was
referred 10 the Committee on Pensions.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, called up the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill. b.
Mr.. Edmunds said the United States
and Mexican Claims Commission was
defunct and he therefore moved to strike
out the appropriation for it, which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Schurz, Of Miss ouri, moved an
amendment providing for an allowance
to consuls OF twenty per cent. Of their
salaries for Office expenses. Without
further action the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Beck, Of Kentucky, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported bill to amend the revenue act
60 as to allow planters to sell at retail
to consumers an amount OF tobacco not
exceeding in value 500, the tobacco to
be Of their own production, and also
allowing q similar privilege to man.
ufacturers of wine from grapes OF their
own production, which was passed
The regular order was demanded and
the Committee on Pensions was called
for reports
Mr.. Moore, OF Illinois, said that be-
fore he reported any bills he desired to
refer to the passage OF the bill which
had been passed in the House while he
was absent yeyterdsy, giving a pension
to Mrs Robert c. Wood, the widow of
a retired officer. He desired to call the
attention of the members to three
points. First. that the pension was to
the widow of retired officer and there
fore not within the scope of the pen.
sion laws. Second, that the highest
pension given to the widow Of an As
sitant Surgeon was that Of SIT per
month, but in this case the
House had agreed to give fifty dollars,
and the House and Senate had settled
the price, which was now generally un.
derstood throughout the country; that
a pension should not be given before
the passage OF an act There were, he
said, not less than q thousand poor
widows asking for pensions who, per-
haps, could not boast Of go conspicuous
q service on the part Of their relatives,
yet who had given their all.
Mr.. Blaine, who offered the bill. said
he was willing tust the remarks Of the
gentleman should 60 out as the sober
second thought OF the House. In the
case of the widows OF general officers,
the House gave . pension Of fifty doll
lars. The bill was not presented on
thst ground, bat as a specisl pension to
the widow Of one Who illustrated our
military history in 90 glorious man.
ner; and he said this vas the only in
stance in which the blood Of Greneral
Taylor had been recognized in anv
place or form;
Mr.. Randall said he was not pres
ent when the bill passed, but had he
been he would have done all in bis
power to assist in its passage.
Messra Finkelnberg, OF Missouri,
and Potter, OF New York, on the post
Office appropriation bill, opposed the
appropriation.
In considering the postoffice appro-
priation bill, VI. Cotton, oil lows, Of.
Tered an amendment establishing the
carrier system in cities Of 10000 inhab-
itaus. Passed.
When the paragraph in relation to
an increased compensation to railroads
was reached, Mr. Randall, Of Pennsyl
vania, inquired why it was proposed to
give this sum for what we are now pay
ing nothing.
Mr. Dickey, OF Pennsylvania, said
that since the introduction OF postal
cars the roads were doing much larger
amount OF business for the Govern
nent, and that the trunk lines between
Washington and Boston were taking
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