The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-20
CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February 10. - The
House went into the Committee Of the
Whole, and resumed the consideration oI
sundry civil appropriation bills. With
out disposing OF the bill the COMMITTEES
at once arose, on motion Of Mr.. Garfield
who wished 10 bring up Mr.. Beattys bill
give the reporting and publishing ol the
debates to Mr.. Murtsgh, Of the Washing.
ton Republican. Mr.. Beatty again moved
the previous question on bills. The pre-,
vious question was seconded by q vote ol
SO to 43. -
After debate and remarks by Mr.
Beatty, Mr. Blair moved to lay the bill on
the table, which was negatively eas "a,
nays 1OO. The vote was almost strictly Q
party one. The bill was then passed
without division. The House then pro-
ceeded In accordance with q previous ar
rangement, to the consideration Of the
bills reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs.
The following bills were reported, by
Mr.. Coburn, the Chairman Of the Military
Committee, and passed: to provide
for tho inspection and distribution Of
the appropriations made TO army officers
to extend, for one year, till Febru.
ary lat, 1874, the time for filling ont the
claims for additional bounty under the
act of July 25, 1865; to provide for head.
stones in national military cemeteries; TO
confirm the purchase, by the proper ex.
Gcutive department, OF a certain tract Of
land at Omaha and Nebraska; to author.
ize the Secretary Of war to ascertain the
amount Of expense incurred by the Ter.
ritorial authorities Of Dakota, in arming,
equipping and supplying volunteer forces
in the Indian war Of 1869.
Mr.. COburn also reported bill declara.
tory of the meaning Of the Sd section Of
the act of July 11th, 1870, in regardto the
time at which the commissions to the Of
ticers during the late war, who were prls.
oners, etc, shall take effect; this bill
gave rise to considerable discussion. The
opposition to 1t being stated In the cause
OF the debate that 1t would invalidate
the army record and will take twenty mil.
lion out OF the treasury. The House
refused to second the previous question,
and the bill was recommittad. Mr..
Coburn also reported the bill to provide
that no officer shall be promoted in the
army who is addicted to the incorporate
use Of intoxicating liquors or drugs.
Mr.. Dodds wanted to know II that rule
had been in force during the war, what
would have become oil the Presidents
Mr.. Coburn replied that 1t would, not
have applied To him at all. 1t applied
only to drunkards, and he asked what
gentleman would dare to vote against such
o proposition.
Mr.. Hay, Of Illinois, said he had dared
to vote against 1t in the committee, and
would vote against 1t in the House.
AIr. Farnsworth moved to strike out
the words "intemperate should" so that
the act should apply 10 those addicted TO
tho use Of intoxicating liquors.
Mr.. Stevenson remarked that il the SOL
diers were all tetotalers there would be
no fighters.
MT. Roberts, of New York, suggested
that 1t should be made to include mem
bers Of Congress. Laughter o..
Mr.. Mcintyre moved 10 lay the bill on
the table. Negatived.
Mr.. FarnswOrth's amendment was re.
jected, and the bill passed. -r.
Recess, the evening session to be for the
business Of the Military Committee.
SENATE.
The House bill removing the disabIli-
ties ot Ex.Gov. Smith Of Virginia, was
passed.
Mr.. Anthony called attention to the ne.
cessity Of making some disposition In re.
gard TO the contract Of the publication Of
debates in Congress, the existing contract
expires on the 4th Of March. Mr. An
thony intimated that he would ask the
Senate to consider the subject tomorrow.
Mr.. Blair moved to take up the confer
ence report on the steamboat bill made at
the last session, but af(er some discussion
the motion was withdrawn until to.mor-
row.
Mr.. Frellnghuysen gave notice that he
would ask the Senate tomorrow TO take
up the bill reported from the Judiciary
Committee relating Utah affairs.
MIR. Sherman, from the Committee on
finance reported without amendment, the
House bill providing that upon all impor.
tations of sugar, molasses, pig iron aud
railroad iron, the amount Of bond required
shall only be in the penal sum OF double
the amount Of duties on such articles and
that upon all other importations II shall
be In penal equal TO invoice the value Of
merchandise imported with duties added.
Mr.. Wilson introduced q bill authoriz.
ing the President TO appoint three Com.
missioners 10 revise the bankrupt law and
report tho amendments thereto. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee. uJ
On motion Of Mr.. Trumbull, the In
diana, Ohio and Illinois 2 per cent bill
was taken up by a vote Of 90 to 81, and
debated at length. Messrs. Thurman,
Trumbull, Pratt, Morton and Logan sup.
porting, and Messrs. Frelinghuysen and
Edmunds opposing 1t. No action was
taken.
Mr.. Casserly entered a motion to recon.
slider the vote passing the Asiatic Cable
Telegraph bill.
After executive session the Senate ad-
jOurned
Excitement at Newport, r. l.
PROVIDENCE, Il. l., February 19.-At
Newport this afternoon Albert 81. Essex
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