The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-25
II the United States to carry out their

part Ol Tue hSIeeluSut'
Mr.. Conger opposed the bill in the in
terest Of the lake fisheries and of tie car.
rying trade Of the great lakes and the St
Lawrence river, which he said would be
swept away by this law.
Mr.. Willard opposed the bill, saying he
did not believe the treaty making power
had any authority over the tariff, and the
treaty did undertake TO regulate the tariff
on fish and struck death blow at the
American fisheries. .rya
Dir. Butler said the bill seemed to him
q mere mockery ot legislation. There
never was such an abandonment oI
IAmerican interests. BE knew that the
President and Secretary Of State had come
to Congress to urge the passage Of this
bill; but the time would come when the
President would be sorry for that. Under
this bill all the waters Of the United States
| would be open to the British carrying on
trade for goods in bond, and the govern
meut would have TO keep up 0 printing
service Of over G,000 miles Of Custom
House lines prevent smuggling.
Mr.. Banks closed the discussion and
replied TO the arguments against the bill.
MIR. Conger moved to table the bill.
NegatiVed, and the bill was then passed
yeas 145; nays 30.
The bill provides for carrying into et.
feet the provisions Of the Treaty Of Wash
ington relstive to the fisheries. 1t su-
thorizes tho President to issue proclA'
nation announcing that he has evidence
that either OF the parties concerned have
passed laws TO enforce said provisions,
and declares that all fish oil and
fish Of all kinds, except those OF In.
land lakes and rivers, falling into the
lakes, and all fish preserved in oil,
being product OF the Dominion OF
Canada or Prince Edwards Island, shall
be admitted TO the United States free OF
duty, and that upon the ratification oithe
provisions of the treaty with Newtound.
land the same facility shall be extended
to her fisheries so long as the fishery pro.
visions of the treaty remain in force. All
goods, wares, and merchandise arriving
at New York, Boston and Portland and
other ports Of the United States, which
may be specially designated by the Presl'
dent and destined for the British provinces
may pass through the United States with
out payment Of duties, under regulations
to be prescribed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury; like provisions being made for
goods, wares and merchandise Of those
provinces destined for export from
American ports. British vessels are
admitted to the privilege Of carrying
goods, wares and merchandise in bond
between our ports on the st. Lawrence
and the great lakes without payment Of
duties so long as the Dominion Of Canada
give tho use Of her canals to our vessels
on terms OF equality with her bwD; pro-
vided, that no duty continues to be levied
after the 10th Of June, 1872, on lumberOr
timber cut on American territory WatGrCd
by the river St. John and floated down
that river to the SEQ, when the same Is
shipped to the United States. The Presi.
dent is given power to suspend these pro.
visions. The act takes effect July 1st
dext, and shall not apply to any articles
OF merchandise held in bond that day by
custom house officers oi the United States,
The House then took up the Senate
amendments to the naval appropriation
bill, first one OF Importance beinga pro-
vision that no officer on the retired list Of
the navy shall be employed on active du,
ty except in time ofwar, and that officers
on the retired list after forty years service
or obtaining tho ago ofsixty.two years,
and shall be entitled 10 rs per cent OF sea
pay OF their grade amount was concurred
In. The next amendment Of importance
was one approprlatiug $l50,000 for the
right to manufacture land use Of the
best set of propelling torpedo boats or
best submerged torpedo, capable Of being
guided and operated from vessel, the
amendment was after discussion, rejected.
The amendments striking out the items
for clerks OF pay rolls and mastering
clerks in the Navy Yards conCurred In.
Mr. Garfield stated that there were
nineteen of such amendments applying 10
eleven Navy Yards and affecting the 81.
wing Of $4,000. .t..g
The amendment apprOpriating $3.20O..
900 for the construction Of eight steam
vessels Of war was agreed to without dis.
cussion. -.
The amendment providing for the ex.
tension Of the classes In the naval acade.
my at Annapolis from four TO six years
was, after discussion, agreed TO.
An amendment providing that the re.
firing act OF the 2lst Of December shall
not hereafter be construed to retire any
officer before reaching the age of sixty.
two years, was concurred in. :
This concluded the amendments, and
tho Conference Committee was ordered
on disagreeing votes. %
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, moved TO
suspend the rules and substitute the House
bill distributing the Geneva award for the
Senate bill on the same subject.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Indiana, moved TO sus-
pend the rules and take up for considera.
tIon the bill reported from his committee
in reference TO the Union Pacific Railroad
Company and Credit Mobiller, which was
not agreed to.
After various efforts the House at 1l:l5
P. N. went into Committee of the Whole
(Mr. Dawes in the Chair on the Senate
amendments to the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill.
Mr.. Garfield, Chairman ot the Commit
tee on Appropriations, indicated various
important amendments. In the bill there
were provisions in regard to the interest
payable by the Pacific Railroad Compa.
ny to the Court Of Claims; suits growing
out Of captured and abandoned property;
the increase ofsalaries In the departments
and in the two Houses &C., there being
in all ninety.four amendments. The Com
mittee on Appropriations recommend q
concurrence on the first Senate amend
ment with the following addition to it,
There is hereby appropriated o sum
sufficient to make the annual salaries Of
such OF the clerks Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives as receive $4,000 and upwards,
including the petition clerk and the
printing clerk, and not increased
In this act, to $1,000 each, and
such as receive $2l60, the sum OF
81 500 each, and such as receive 81 500,