The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-04

7WHEEIING w. VA, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 4 1873

business on the Speakers tablC
with the understanding that no. bill
should pass without two-ihird
vote and disposed OF the following Senate
bill: To amend the act Of May 81, 1870
|, to enforce the rights of citizens In seYera
States, was laid aside by unanimous con
sent. The Senate bill TO quiet titles tc
land of settlers Of the lands belonging tC
the West Wisconsin Railroad Company
passed with the amendment.
Mr.. Sawyer, from the Conference Com
mittee on the River and Harbor Appro.
priation bill, made q report which was
agreed to. The bill Is now practically
the same as when It passed the House
except that the appropriation for Boston
harbor Is increased from $4,000 tC
$3.50 900, and that an appropriation ol
$25, 900 Is made for St. Paul, Minnesota,
aud some few, small, additional appropri'
ations for Michigan and New Jersey,
The House then proceeded with the
business on the Speakers table and dis
pOsed therof as follows: The Senate bill
TO secure homsteads to actual settlers on
the public domain, was passed with
amendments; Senate bill TO authorize in.
quiries into causes Of steam boiler eXplO.
sions, was passed; Senate bill to encOur.
age the growth OF timber on the Western
prairies, was passed; Senate bill to place
Colored persons, who enlisted in the army
as slaves, on a footing as other soldiers US
to bounty and pensions, passed. Senate
bill to establish an assay office at Helena,
Montana, passed; Senate bill authorizing
the Kansas Valley National Bank, at To
peka, Kansas, TO change its name to the
First National Bank Of Topeka, passed;
Senate bill to authorize certain postmas-
ter 10 deposit public moneys In public
banks, passed with amendments.
The Senate bill to amend the national
currency act coming up, Mr., Roberts
moved an amendment by ordering the
cancellation ofNational Bank,notes as re-
ceived at the Treasury, and the substitu'
ton Of United States notes, TO be re-
ceived in payment Of duties Laid aside.
Mr.. BurchOrd, from the Conference
Committee, on the bill to amend the ReYe'
nue. laws, made report agreeing 10
strike out the section taxing Msccaroni
on Vermicille thirty-ave per cent 30 as 10
leave 1t on the free list, and making other
amendments as 10 details. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Cox congratulated the House on
having made one step forward In the dt-
rection of free trade.
+ The Senate amendments to the Deli.
cheney bill were rejected without being
read and a Conference Committee or
dered.
b Mcssrs. Garfield, Sargent, and Niblack
OF Ind, were appointed such committee,
AIr. Voorhees,, rising in what he called
tho most pleasant duty OF his official life,
offered resolution rendering the thanks
of the House to Speaker Blaine, for the
distinguished ability and impartiality with
which he had discharged the duties OF
Speaker of the House in behalf Of Con-
gress. He said that the resolution had the
sanction of his head and heart.
Mr.. Eldridge seconded the resolution,
and concurred most heartily in Mr.. Noor'
hees' remarks.
The resolution was adopted by unani
nous vote, III members rising for it and
none against it.
The House proceeded with the busi.
ness on the Speakers table. .fr.
The Senate bill for the protection ol
the owners Of saw mills on the Mississip'
pi river was passed,
The Senate bill 10 purchase certain i'm.
provements within the Nese Perce Indian
reservation in Idaho, was passed.
The Senate bill for tho cession oi q
portion OF the Creek Indian reservation
occupied by friendly Indians was passed.
The Senate bill to require National
Banks to restore their cspital' when i'm
paired, and TO amend the National Cur.
rency act was passed. Ea
SENATE. tTEI
The Senate concurred in the Ii uouse
resolution TO print ten thousand copies OF
tho testimony before, the Poland Com
mittee.
MIR. Logan called up the bill to cstab.
lish military prison. Passed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported o bill to relieve Treas.
urer Spinner from the responsibility OF
the deialcations of subordinates. Passed.
Mr.. Hitchcock presented the creden-
tials Of Mr.. Ingalls,, Senator elect, and Mr..
Cragin those Of Mr.. Madbigley.
On motion OF Mr.. Ferry, Of Michigan,
bill was passed 10 establish board Of
local inspectors Of steam vessels for
Michigan.
Mr.. Sherman, from tho Committee Of
Finance, reported the House bill TO
amend the tariff act Of June 9th, 1872,
with the amendment for striking out 35
per cent on Alacaroni and Veramcilla.
MIR. Harlan offered an amendment pro.
viding for the drawback in export Of
locomotives, engines and railroad cars
manufactured partially Of wood grown in
the United States, under the act OF Octo.
Der, 1861, in cases wherever the imported
material exceeds one half of the value ol
the material used, which was adopted,
Section 6, relating TO whisky lost at sea
was stricken out, tho bill then passed.
The Deficiency bill was taken up and
the amendment reported by the Commit
tee was agreed to and passed. Among
the amendments are $251, 900 to REIN.
burse the Creek Orphan Fund; $291 900
in arrears OF the interest due tho ChiCka.
saws: $5l3,000 Montana War Claims.
Mr.. Stewart called up the House sub
stitute for the Senate bill relating TO the
sale OF vacant coal lands. Passed.
A communication was presented from
the members Of the Legislature OF South
Carolina against tho admission OF Patter
son 10 the Senate. Also q dispatch ad-
dressed to the Governor Of Louisiana, an
nouncing the election Of McMillen as
Senator.
Mr.. West did not object to McAIillen's