The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-24
CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, JAM

OQ uulIuu VI u4As NhWSot Va tHS SSAA
mittee on Ways and Means, o bill was
passed relieving from taxation all alcohol
used for scientific purposes.
Mr.. Stevenson offered q resolution re-.
citing allegations that members oil the
House have been interested In the Du.
buoue and Sioux City Railroad, which
had received q subsidy In lands, and that
it had been managed by the Credit Mo-
bilier, and directing the select committee
first appointed-Polsnd's-to investigate
the matter, and report what members
have been interested in the Dubuque and
Sioux City Railroad.
MIR. Randall wanted all subsidized rail-
roads included.
Mr.. Stevenson said he would willingly
do go, but he was afraid to load down
the Committee.
Mr.. Randall thought differently, be-
cause 1t was pretty much the same class
OF birds that were in all Of them.
Mr.. Randall then moved to include the
Central Pacific Railroad Company.
Mr.. Stevenson consented.
The resolution was amended and
adopted.
The House went into a Committee Of
the Whole and took up the consular dip
loma4ic appropriation bill.
An amendment was agreed to reducing
the salary Of the Minister to Uruguay and
Paraguay to $500, and the bill passed
tho Senate.
The amendments to the Vienna Ex.
position bill were taken up.
A motion 10 table the bill was rejected.
The Senate amendments amended
by reducing the appropriation from
$30O,0O0 to 5000 900, and the bill return
ed to the Senate.
The House went into Committee Of
the Whole on the naval appropriation
bill. Without disposing OF the bill the
House adjourned.
SENATE.
MIR. West was appointed to I'll the va.
cancy on the Committee Of the Pacific
Railroad, and Mr.. Ames on tho Committee
Of Commerce.
Mr.. Conkling presented petitions to re.
peal the bankrupt law.
Mr.. Chandler presented petition from
the soldiers for the passage OF the bounty
land bill.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported adversely on tho bill Of
Mr.. Cole, Of California, to replace national
bank notes with United States notes, and
to authorize in part payment the customs
due in United States notes.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee OF
Public Lands, reported without amend.
ment the bill establishing two dollars and
fifty cents as the minimum price OF lands
remaining to the United States within the
limits OF railroad grants.
On motion, Mr.. Wilson Of the Commit.
tee on Library was instructed to inquire
into the propriety oil having the debates Of
the Thirty.seventh and Thirty.eighth
Congress condensed by competent persons
and published by authority or with the
aid Of Congress.
Mr.. Nye moved 10 assign an evening
for the consideration Of the bill to estab-
lish q line Of steamships for the mail ser.
vice between the United States and Aus
tria. TWAS agreed that after the legisla.
tive appropriation bill had been disposed
OF Mr.. Nye should be recognized by the
chair to make motion to take up the
Australian steamship subsidy bill.
MIR. Morton introduced q bill which
was passed, approprlating $50, 1000 to de-
fray the expenses in regard to the elec-
tlons in Kansas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was taken up, and all
tho amendments reported by the Commit
tee on Appropriations agreed to. None
of them being oispecial Importance.
Mr.. Hill offered an amendment increas'
ing tho pay Of the members Of Congress to
IS, 900 year.
Mr. Morrill,, of Vt, offered an amend
ment to the amendment, providing that
the question be submitted 10 vote Of the
people Of each State next election, and un'
less endorsed by majority Of the voters,
the increase will not be made.
Mr.. Hills amendment was tabled BY 81
10 10.
Tho Senate then went into executive
session, and soop after adjourned.