The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-08
HOUSE.

Mr.. Hale, OF Maine, from the Com:
mittee on Appropriations, reported the
navy appropriation bill, WHICH was
made the special order for next Satur-
day. The bill appropriates $l8,S ,SS4,993
Mr.. Wood, of New York, from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported
bill to authorize the Attorney General
to examine the claims of the Sun Mu-
tual, the Mercantile Mutual and the
New York insurance companies OF New
York, the China Mutual Insurance
Company, of Boston, ard other owners
of the cargo Of the barque Calderon,
captured in 1854, to be paid out OF the
Chinese indemnity fund.
A discussion took place in regard TO
the bill, Mr.. Garfield suggesting it was
based on the same principle as that on
which insurance companies claimed
most of the fund under the French
spoliation bill and under the Geneva
award, ard Messrs. Wood aud Willard
responding that the cases were not
analogous, as in this case the insurance
companies bad not received any war
risk, but only their ordinary premium.
Mr.. Kerr remarked that the bill was
one that would establish a dangerous
precedent.
Mr.. Packard, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported q bill direct
ing the enforcement o. the stipuIatlons
of the convention Of 1866 with Vene
zuela, for the payment of adjudicated
claims Passed. .
Mr.. Niback, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the fortitica.
ton bill, appropriating Sl9 100000
Made the special order Tor Tuesday.
The Speaker presented a number OF
executive communications, including
one from the Chief Engineer, reporting
that the probable cost OF the ship canal
from the Mississippi river to deep
water in the Gulf of Mexico will be
about S7.5O0,000; also that the amount
expended for the construction OF the
canal around Des Moines rapids is, up
to this time, about = 769, 200; also
that the amount already expended or
contributed for canal around the falls
in the Ohio is S2,Ss3, 1862
The House went into Committee OF
theWhole on the Legislative Approprla-
ton bill, Mr. Dawes in the Chair.
Mr.. Hale moved that hereafter the
members and delegates elect, whose
credentials have been duly filed with
the Clerk OF the House, may receive
their compensation monthly from the
4th OF March following their election.
Adopted
Mr. McCrary offered an amendment
that after the close OF the Forty.second
Congress no pay be made to the con-
testants OF election for expenses incur
red in contesting such elections.
In support of the amendment
Mr.. McCrary had read letter
from the Clerk OF the House, showing
that in twelve years preceding the
Forty. first Congress there had been paid
to contestants Sl07,359 81. Pending
its consideration the committee rose.
The Speaker presented letter from
Hon. John l. Beveridge, Of Illinois,
resigning as a Representative, to take
effect Immediately.
The Speaker announced as the spe-
cial committee ordered yesterday to ln'
vestigate the relations Of the Credit Mo-
bilier and the Union Pacific railroad to
the Government Of the United States ;
Messrs. Wilson, OF Indians Shella-
barger, Of Ohio; Hoar, OF Massachu-
setts; Swami, of Maryland, and Slo-
cum, of New York.
The House, at 4:30 adjourned.