The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-24

in competition in civil service examins'
tions, was rejected-yeas 50, nays 1O3.
The amendments agreed 10 In Committee
of the Whole were then read. The first
vote was on an amendment requiring the
Secretary Of the Treasury 10 report to
Congress how he disburses the secret ser
vice fund appropriation for the prevention
and detection ol counterleiting. The
amendment was rejected, yeas IA nays 1Oi.
The amendment apprOpriating $780,
600 10 Government buildings in Raleigh,
N. c., was adopted; the amedment apprO.
priating $5OOO0O for addition TO the site
Of the Boston postottlce, on condition OF
the streets being widened, was adopted;
the amendment requiring contracts for
public buildings to be made with the
lowest responsible bidders, after adYer.
tisement, was rejected without yeas and
nave; the amendment increasing item
for Naval Station, New London, Conn,
from 5000 to $4,000, was rejected
Yeas o., nays. W. The bill was then
passed.
Mr.. Chapman called for the report Of
the Committee OF Twelve, appointed TO
confer with the officers Of the Washing
ton National Monument Society on the
practicability Of completing Washing.
toms monument by the approaching CEN
tenial anniversary.
Mr.. Sawyer, who wished 10 takeup the
river and harbor appropriation bill moved
to postpone the Washington monument
matter until Wednesday next, the mo-
ton was agreed TO.
Mr. Kerr, rising to question OF prtvi-
lege, offered the resolution reciting the
testimony taken before the Senate Com
mittee on elections to the effect that ]. Fl.
Sypber, member from Louisinia, before
the general election last year, while he
was q candidate for the election TO Con-
gress he had unlawfully and coTuptly
procured to be mado false counts, fraudu-
lent registration, false and fraudulent
votes 10 be cast for himself and other
gross frauds to be committed lin con-
nection with such election, and referring
the matter to the Committee on elections,
with power to take testimony.
Mr.. Sypher said that when Theodore
jacques (the witDess) testified against
him, that he had CONS to the Capital,
hired by the Democrats o; Louisiana, to
testify falsely, and he (Sypher) went be-
fore the Senate Committee and asked the
privilege OF rebutting thai testimony, but
The Committee denied him that right,
stating that bis cIse was not before the
Committee. He hoped that the resolution
would be adopted, and he would prove
that Jacques was a pejured scoundrel,
and that he had been sent 10 Washington
with Democratic money, after having
forged certificates In the interest Of the
Democratic party. He challenged the
investigation and thanked Kerr for the
resolution.
A Democratic Member.-Thcn you
ought 10 have offered 1t yourself. The
was adopted.
The House then took up the river and
harbor appropriation bill, which appro-
PIRATES 81, ,6O7 400 in the following items:
For dredging out Bay Superior, 10 the
docks of Superior and Duluth, 500 900;
for Marquette and Menomee Harbors,
Michigan, $4,000; for other harbors in
Michigan, 100000; harbors in WiScon.
sin, SI2OOOO; Chicago Harbor. 100000;
Calumet Harhor, Illinois, $50 900; Michi-
gan City Harbor, Indiana, $4,000; Fox
and Wisconsin rivers, $500, 900; St Marys
Falls Canal, 100000; st. Clair river at
the mouth Of Black river, $4,000; Har.
Dor Refuge, Lake Huron, $75 900; st.
Clair Flats Canal, 100000; Toledo Har-
Dor, Ohio, 100000; other harbos In
Ohio, $4,000; Oswego Harbor, New
York, 1000; Dunkirk Harbor, New
York, $4,000; Buffalo Harbor, New
York, $4,000; other lake harbors in
New York, $7l 900; Burlington Harbor,
5000; Anthony's Falls and Upper Mis-
sisslppi, S75 900; Minnesota river, $40 900;
Illinois river, $50 900; Des Moines Rapids
Mississippi river, 100000 Rock Island
Rapids, Mississippi river, $50, 600; Harbor
OF Refuge, Sturgeon Bay Canal, $4,000;
Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas rivers,
100000; Usage river, Missouri, $25, 600;
Onachita river, Louisiana, 100000; Mis-
sissippi river, between the mouths OF the
Missouri and Ohio, $l00, 900; Ohio river,
5000 900; falls OF the Ohio river 100000;
Upper Monougahela river, West Virginia,
600, 900; Cumberland river below Nash
Vile, S25, 900; Wabash river In Indiana
and illinois, 100000; Tennessee river be.
low Chattanooga, 800, 900; Tennessee
river above Chattanooga, $25I 600; mouth
Of the Mississippi, $l25, 900; removing raft
10 Red river, Louisiana, $50 0OOi also va.
rious sums for rivers in the Southern
States, also In Maryland, Pennsylvania
and Virginia. removing distractions In the
East river, New York, including Hell
Gate; $925, 1000; various sums for rivers
and hsrbors in the Eastern States; Boston
Harbor, $75OO0i Lower Willamette
river in Oregon, 10000; Upper Viii
lismetic river, $4,000; break water
at Wilmington, Gala, $15O,000; surveys,
examinations and contingencies, $780,
600: second section, Mr.. Dueck's exami-
nation Of surveys Of the numerous lakes,
rivers, and harbors, Mr.. Herlord moved
10 insert $4,000 for the Great Kanawha
river, West Va; rejected-yeas ~, nays
IS.
Mr.. Holman moved 10 insert an item
spproprlating 500, 900 for the Louisville
s. Portland canal, directing the Secretary
OF the Treasury to assume control Of the
management Of the canal; the toll Of
steam vessels to be thereafter reduced to
% cents, and from all other vessels in
proportion.
Alter long discussion Mr.. Holman's
amendment was adopted and the item Of
$780, 900 for the falls Of the Ohio river
struck out.
Mr., Wilson Of Indiana, from the Union
Pacific Credit Mobilier Committee, gave
notice that he would, on Monday next
move TO suspend the rules and pass the
bill reported by the Committee as tho
House was not making much progress on
the river and harbor bill and was impa-
tient TO adjourn.
Mr.. Sawyer moved to suspend the rules
and pass tho bill with the following
amendments Inserting an item of $780,
900 for the channel ol the Delaware river
at Fl Miflin bar; reducing the item fol
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