The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-18
CONGRESS.
ROuSE.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-The House
met at II A. n, which Is to be the regu
lar hour of meeting, the remainder OF th'
session.
Bills were introduced and referred
among them the following: By Boles, au'
thorizing o railroad bridge across the
Arkansas river at Dardanelle. By Mitch
ell, relating to the height OF the railroad
bridge across the Mississippi river. by
Armstrong, OF Dakota, to enable the peo
ple of the Territories to elect Governors
and all other Territorial officers.
Mr.. Merriam, Of New York, introduc'
ed and moved the previous question on
the bill authorizing free bank king, and
providing for specie redemption.
Mr.. Hoar made point OF order that
this was not bill Of which Merriam had
given previous hotice, which was simply
a bill to authorize free banking.
The point Of order was sustained and
the bill was not received.
Mr.. Ely offered resolution directing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to report
whether some general system Of night
signals should not be established Tor use
In the Merchants Marine. Adopted.
Mr.. Storm introduced and moved the
passage Of bill to reimburse the College
OF William and Mary Virginia, ,$65, 600 Tor
destruction OF property during the war.
After votes by yeas and nays at various
stages, tho bill was. passed. Yeas-11l;
nsys-H.
Mr. Monroe moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill authorizing an inCreas.
ed issue Of twenty-five millions OF Ma
tional Bank notes in States having less
than their proportion in circulation in the
census OF 1870. Rejected.
Unanimous consent was given Mr..
Banks that he might offer as an amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill, when up for consideration, an amend
ment prohibiting the printing Of books
by the Government for free distribution.
MIR. Packard moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill TO encourage and
promote telegraphic communication be.
tween America and Asia. Agreed to and
the bill was passed-yeas 1876, nays 52
The bill gives the America & East In
dia Telegraph Company the right to con-
struct anil maintain lines Of telegraph or
submarine cable on the Pacific Coast OF
of the United States to connect the
American and Asiatic Coasts, provided
the company shall begin to lay the cable
within two years, and 1t provides that
one or more Government steamers may
be detailed to aid in the work.
Mr.. Maynard moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution assigning
the evening sessions of Monday and Fri
day next 10 bills 10 refund tue taxes COL
lected on raw cotton. Negstived-Yeas
90, nays SO, not two.thirds in the athrms-
tive.
Mr.. Perce moved to suspend the rules
and bring up for consideration the Senate
Bill for further endorsement and support
of Agricultural Colleges. The bill was
agreed to-Yeas 1873, nays 90. Mr.
Perce then moved q substitute for the
bill, with provisions that for every five
hundred dollars Of the annual income &C.
cruing 10 any OF the colleges, there shall
be one free scholarship, and that when
the annual income shall reach $50, 600,
ali portions of that college shall be free.
The substitute was agreed to and the bill
passed-Years 12l, nays 90. The House
then adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Logan, from the Military Commit:
tee, reported the Goat Island bill, and
without recommendation the bill was
plsced on the calendar. The testimony
was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Morton reported the evidence IN
the Caldwell case, and offered the fol-
towing resolution:
ReS0tred.-That Mr.. Caldwell Is not
duly or legally elected to seat In the U.
s. Senate By the Legislature Of Kansas.
Mr., Logan indicated his dissent to the
report OF the majority Of the Committee.
Mr.. Morton from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported taYora-
bly on The resolution to rescind the tWen.
ty.second joint rule which prescribes the
method OF determining disputes arising
during the counting OF electoral votes for
President and Vice President.
Mr.. Trumbull said he did not agree
with the majority as to the propriety ol
resembling the rule, but he thought 1t
ought to be modified.
MIR. Anthony announced that he also
dissented from the report ofR majority on
tle CbluWell Ctoo ACSSANSN ASA4 va
judiciary Committee; reported without
the amendment the House bill declar.
| ing it to have been the true in
tent and meaning CT the act
Of June s, 1879 amendatory Of the
bankrupt law that exemptions be al.
lowed by bankrupt and by the said
amendatory act should be the amonnt al.
lowed by the Constitution and laws OF
each State respectively, as existing in 1871,
and that such exemptions be valid against
the debts contracted before the adoption
and passage Of such State Constitution
and laws as well as afterwards and
against liens by the decree OF any State
court, Notwithstanding any decisions
since rendered.
Mr.. Edmunds offered a resolution di.
recting the Attorney General to procure
and report to the Senate at q December
session. complete information as to the
emoluments Of marshalls, clerks, registers
andiassignees in bankruptcy and establish.
cd fee bills inbankrucpty, proceedings In all
the districts in the United States for each
wear from the passage oi the bankruptcy
act OF 1867 to the present time, with a
statement OF bankruptcy cases which
have been entertained and the disposition
made Of them, aud statement Of those
now pending.
! Mr.. Conkling said he wished to exam
; inc the resolution and 1t was laid over.
The special committee appointed to en-
ouire into charges of bribery In the late