The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-19

| II looked like the rich man taking the ont
, eve ldmb OF the poor man. Laughter,
, He could refer that gentleman 10 high au
thority. Let him look at the 4th chapter
Of st. John, where the woman taken In
adultery was brought before the Savior
He said, turning 10 her accusers, "Let
him who Is without sin among you cast
the first stone" Gould his friend hale
have led the stoning party on that occa-
sionS Laughter. he had led the sal
ary repeal party In the House. They all
went out and left the woman standing
before the Savior, who said, "Woman, 70
and sin no more" That Is what they in
tended to do in this House on the question
Of salary [laughterl; only their accusers
had not gone out. CONTINUED laughter.
Mr.. Kelly offered the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted:
ResoIred, That the Secretary oil the
Treasury be and Is hereby directed to
furnish this House with q statement Of the
total amount OF money received on tenn
porary loans under the acts Of February
25th, March 18th, and July 10th, 1863,
and the act Of June 30th, 1854, stating
specifically the largest amount on deposit
under each act at any time, the rate Of in.
terest thereon, together with the amount
Of said certificates presented fol. payment,
exclusive Of exchange for other securities,
In each month while said certificates
were outstanding; also, whether any Of
said certificates, and II so what amount,
were paid and redeemed out of the re.
demption fund Of fifty millions authoriz.
ed by said acts.
The Speaker announced that he had
appointed Messrs. Hoar, Cox and Halle.
ton as regents Of the. Smithsonian Institute
for the next two years.
Mr.. Griffith from the Committee on
Appropriations reported back the Senate
amendment to the bill making an appro-
priation for the extraordinary expenses Of
the naval service, increasing the amount
from four to five million dollars. The
amendment was concurred In.
Mr.. Sener offered resolution instruct!
ing the Committee on War Claims to In. |
quire into the expediency of extending |
the time within which the loyal adherents |
Of the United States during the war may
file their claims in conformity with the |
act Of November Sd, 1871. Adopted.
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution OF ad.
journment over the holidays from to.mor-
row to Monday, January 9th. Adopted.
Mr.. Dawes introduced the postal tele. |
graph bill, which was referred to. the
Committee on Appropriations.
SUPPLEMENTARY CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
Mr.. Butler, Of Mass, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported the supplementary
Civil Rights bill, providing that any pro-
prietor Of 4 public inn, a place Of enter.
tainment, or line OF stage coaches or otner
means Of transportation, or OF cemetery,
benevolent institution partly endowed Tor
public use, who shall make any distinc-
ton as to admission or accommodation Of
any citizen Of the United States because
Of race, color, or previous condition Of
servitude, shall on conviction thereof be
fined not less than. 800 nor more than
$1,000 for each ofiense, and shall be liable
10 citizens thereby injured in damages to
be recovered In action Of debt, such action
to be prosecuted in any U. s. Court or Dis.
trict Court having Jurisdiction. he gave
notice that he would ask action on It to-
morrow.
The House adjourned.