The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-22
CONGRESS.
HOuSE.

probable cost of new lines
On motion Of Mr. Buckley the Com
mittee on Military Affairs was instructed
10 inquire as to the legislation for equal
izing the pay Of retired army officers.
On motion bill was passed authoriz'
ing settlers upon untimbered land to en-
ter 30 acres of timbered land for every
100 acres of untimbered land, at 81 25
per acre.
Mr. McCrary, from the. Committee on
Elections, reported that Mr.. Niblack, the
contestant, was entitled to the seat from
Florida, as against Mr.. Walls. The re.
port will be taken up when Mr.. Walls
is present. =,
The bill for the admission Of Colorado
was taken up and debated.
Mr.. SARGENT moved an amendment,
that the States hereafter admitted shall
not deny or sbrldge the right Of citizen
to vote by reason OF sex. The amend.
ment is considered pending.
Mr. TafTee argued, that as Oregon had
doubled its population since 1t was ad'
mitted as q State, 80 would Colorado
There was no hazard in admitting Col
orada as q State. It was not only min.
ing country, but an agricultural and
stock raising country. Territorial gov
ernments were unsatisfactory and COM
munities did not thrive with them. Such
governments were never intended by the
constitution.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
the Colorado bill went over without &C.
tion, and the rest Of the day was given to
the Committee on Commerce for the con.
sideration OF reports from that Commit.
tee. The first bill considered was that
reported March II, 1879, for the encour.
agement OF the foreign commerce OF the
United States. It tprovides for Board OF
Commissioners OF Commerce, consisting
OF the Secretaries Of the Treasury, Navy,
and Interior, and Postmaster General,
with secretary to be appointed by the
President of the United States. This
Board is to allow bounties OF fifteen dollars
per ton for iron steamships, and twelve
dollars per ton for other steamships built
In the United States to an amount not ex-
ceeding 100000 tons o year, and to pro-
vide for Steamship Lines with one or
more OF the principal ports Of Great
Britain and Of the continent Of Europe,
with tho West India Islands and Mexico,
and between San Francisco and Aus
tralia.
MIR. sellabarger, Chairman Of the Com.
mittee, made speech in explanation and
advocacy OF the bill.
Mr.. Cox opposed the bill. The lat.
ter did not propose TO revive ship.
ping by recommitting the piracies of
an early day or by practicing the
bounds Of the present. BE considered
the only solution free registry on law
tariffs and resumption OF specie pay
ments. The bill created new bureau,
sure to be corrupting in time and useless
in practice. Every man should have q
subsidy or none.
MIR. Kelly, of Pa, replied to Cox's free
trade argument and closed with the re-
mark that he had walloped his competitor
without action. House adjourned.
SENATE.
Bills were passed Tor the pro-
lection of owners Of saw mills on the
Mississippi river; for the erection Of pub
lie buildings at Nashville; for the sale Of
portion OF the light house reservation;
to enable the Commissioner on Indian
Affairs to purchase certain improvements
within the Nezperce reservation in Idaho.
Mr.. Sherman from the Committee on
Finances reported an amendment to q
bill to require national banks to restore
their capital when impaired, and to
amend the national currency act, said
bill being the original bill reported from
the Committee on the 10Th inst, a proviso
permitting savings banks heretofore au-
thorized by Congress to use the word
national in their corporate name and 10
continue to do so.
MIR. Morrill, Of Vermont, reported from
the Finance Committee an original bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasu.
nv to refund differential duties on articles
actually on ship board on French vessels
designed for the United States on the 9th
of November 1879.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Com
mittec, reported q bill fixing the salaries
Of certain executive officers with amend.
mcnts as amended by the committee.
The bill provides that each Of the follow.
ing named officers shall be paid IN annual
salary Of $4,000: Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury, Assistant Secretary Of the
Interior, Assistant Postmaster Generals,
Solicitor, Register and Supervising Ar
chitect OF the Treasury Department, Com.
missioners OF Patents, Indian Affairs,
General Land Officer, pensions and Gus.
toms, Auditors Of the Treasury, Superin-
tendent of the Money Order System and
Superintendent Of Foreign Mails.
Mr.. Ramsey from the Committee on
PoStoflces and Post Roads, reported tho
annual post road bill with amendments.
Bills were introduces by Mr.. Wright,
authorizing the reference 10 the commit.
tee on claims the claims OF book agents OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
BY Mr.. Pratt, legalizing tho titles Of Z
years settlers on lands to which the Indian
titles have been extinguished. By Mr..
Stewart, authorizing the Texas Pacific
Railroad Company TO make payable in
lawful mOney, bonds which 1t has hither.
to been authorized to issue.
Mr.. West presented the credential oI P.
B. s. Pinchback, Senator elect from Lou.
isiana.
Mr.. AlCorn introduced bill 10 provide
for tho construction Of lcvees on the Mis-.
sissippi river, which was referred TO the
committee on lGvees and addressed the
Senate at length on the subject; he also
discussed at length on the subject Of cot
ton production,
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, from the Com.
mittee on Appropriations, reported the
legislative appropriation bill.
The Senate then resumed consideration
Of the bill to authorize the construction Of
six new sloopS.oi.war.
Mr. CrSgin offered an amendment lin.
iting the aggregate tonnage Of the vessels
to 10000 tons and the aggregate cost TO
$4O00O00. Agreed to. II.
Mr.. Bayard offered an amendment pro.
yidinp that the hulls of nj least three nj