The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-18
cOkCRE SSIONAL.'
WAgHIHeToN, Juoe Il.
SENATE.

ii uueDH nay SOpPoby ouu o'oSA D
ish subjects within the limits which
were the subject OF the award Of the
Emperor OF Germany under the treaty
of Washington. May Sth, 1871, and
Tor other purposes. Passed.
Mr. Schnrz called up House bill for
the relief OF Jas 4. McCulloch, late
collector oI the l5lh district OF Missouri.
Passed.
MIR. Scott called up House bill 10
provide for the sale OF the present
United Sts;ea Msripe Hospital site, ard
lor the purchase OF new site and The
erection thereon OF lew marine hos
piial in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Passed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance
Committee, reported the House tariff
bill with sundry amendments. DE
said it was manifest thsi the bill could
not be passed in the shape in which II
came from the House. The Committee
on Finance had added no new matter to
it, but proposed to strike out various
sections, one of which was that lmpos-
ing tax on the sale OF coin, bonds and
other securities. The substance Of the
bill was lhe uuobjectionabe parts of tie
House bill. II the Senate Intended TO
pass the bill this session, 1t should be
taken I'D tomorrow or the next day.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Prstt said al the instance OF an
old friend, a citizen OF Ohio, former y a
member Of this body and also ex-pre-
sid ny officer, he desired to call up the
Senate b.llro amend the act in relation
20 the survey ot certain lands granted
20 the Northern Pacific Railroad lie
said the charter OF that. road
provided that q certain quantity OF
,and on escu side OF the road should he
conveyel 10 the road. Some ten mil
lions Of dollars were due under the
clause, hu, had heen withheld by the
goyerun!eut on account 0. the clause in
the suodry civil appropriation bill OF
1870, which required the cost OF the
survey to be pad 10y the company.
This provision was ~ direct contEo-
vention 10 the orjginsl charter, and
why it was put in the appropriation bill
he was st loss 10 understand.
Mr.. Davis sad that he understood
,het sever or eight hundred thousand
dollars we're involved iu this bill, and
all the railroads receiving public lands
heretofore had paid the cost 0! surveys,
and he saw no reason why this road
SHOULD BE- made an exception TO the
rule. ,,,
Mr.. Howe inquired why the bill
could not be ameoied 50 as To extend
the sa;oe relief to other roads.
Mr.. Pratt sad if amended it would
probably 'ail on account o' a want o.
time. The bill then passed without
amendments.
Mr. Alcorn, of Mississ'ppi, called up
the House bill to provide Tor the ap-
nointment OF g commission OF engineers
to investigate and report upon per-
manent plsu for the reclamation OF the
alluvial BASIN OF the Mississippi! river,
suhiec 10 ilyesiigstion. Pas sed.
Nrs West, from the Committee on
appropriations, reported tsyorably on
Houge bill making an additional ap-
propria,on fJr the relic! OF per-ons suf-
fe1in, tv :he oveIh1w OF the Lower
Mississippi river, and asked its imme-
dIare Consideration.
Objection was made by Mr.. SauIs-
bury, end It went over.
Mr. OglesIy rrc-eUled a memorial OF
FIVE hundred wOrkingmen OF Chicago,
asking the restoration OF the ID per
cen, duty on iron ard steel and free
banking. Referred.
Mr.. Cragin, tr5m the Committee on
Naval Affairs. reported hack the reso-
luton iGztruc;l;g that committee 10
INQUIRE into the expedlenCy O! reducing
the number o. navy yards and naval
hospitals, with q resolution directing
the committee 10 continue their loves
ygs;ion during recesE, and that they be
authorized 10 viet the navy yards and
naval hospitals on the Atlantic coast
and thai the Secretary o. the Navy Iur
ni-h facilities tor the committee TO vIsi
-uch Yards acd hospitals Agreed to
Mr.. Acorn, iiom select COMMITTED
on Mississippi levees, reported a olI
Tor the relet Of the overhJwed leve'
di-ricis OF Miss ssippi, Arkansss anc
Louisiana. Placed on the calendar.
The morniag hour expired and th'
Char called zip unfnished business
! it being the posloffice appropriation bull
The pei ding question krag the amend
men, o. NJ. Moral, OF Vermont, TO th'
amendment OF NJ. Frelnghuysen, pro
yiiilr mat tie amendment shall apply
only to documents 10 be printed b,
ether hcuse 0; Congress Prsy.ous to tn
pss-age of the act.
NJ. FrelDghuysen accepted TIT
amrnimeLt, AID the question then Ee
Cured on his amebim-ut 81 amended
which d!Gyeusss with lie prePaymen
requisite atd provides that public doc
uments may be sent through the mail
at q rate O: postage lot to exceed :
cents Tor each volume, 10 he paid b.
the person receiving the same. sn'
authorizes the POstmaster.General Il
sci! after thirty days all plbIic docu
uents which have accumulated.
Mr.. Thurman moved to amend 30 a
to provide tia. the Congressional Rec
ord should 90 through the mails Tree
The amendment OF Mr.. Thurma
vss mod fed so as to allow the Con
qresSional Record or any part therec
10 60 tree upon being stamped with III
words "C3ngrsSsioral Rscord upon To
wrapper. Agreed TO; yeas IS, nays2
Tie question recurring on the amen
nent OF Mr.. Frelinghuysep, "a smenc
ed. it was agreed TO; yeas 50, nays u
Mr.. Ramsey submitted an ameuc
meat 10 that OF Mr.. Sherman, adopte
Yesterday, so as to provide that