The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-06


Civil Service and Rstrenchment to in
qulre into the eXpediency Of reporting Z
bill making reduction Of ten per cent Ia
compensation Of all officers OF the Gov.
ernmsnt whose salaries exceed one thou.
sand dollars Per Annum, Og I've dollsn
Nd. CamsrOa objected, shd il ws5 iaid
over
HOUtE SALARY hill TAKEN UP.
On motion Of Mr. Wright, the House
bill 70 sstAbliAh the compensation Of Sem
atom, Representatives and Delegate Wls
taken up, together win The amounts 10.
ported BY the Senate Committee on Civil
Service and Retrenchment, sinking out
the first and third sections and subsIIul-
ing therefor sections tepealing the act Of
MEFeh 50, 1e78, and axiug the salary as
Il was prior TO the passage OF that act;
and iurther providing thai the compensA.
tiOn Of the several heads Of the depart
ments be eight thousand dollars per an.
CIiAGtN on Ell8 a RE91LuTT0f oH INQuIHf.
Mr.. Cfagin Introduced resolution 70.
quesilng Secretaries Of State, Treasury,
War, Navy, Interior, Postmaster General
and Attorney General 10 communicate
With the Senate the number Of ,oftlceEs
and empllyes connected With theirru-
spectiyef Departments who 6Fg iurnlshed
with official postage stamps, either directly
or Indirectly, and II II is customary when
writing % parties NOT, connected with the
Departments fDr information; % enclose
ahofieial stamp tor prepaymonG
BUCKINGHAM PROPOSES TO BORROW
RATHER THAN tNFLATE THE CUR
RRACY. a.
Buckingham submitted q resolution
directing The Finance Committee, in or
der TO prevent the imitation Of the cur
rency and TO meet the necessities Of the
Government, to consider the expedIency
Of reporting q bill which shall empower
tho Secretary Of the Treasury 70 mako
temporary loans, and TO anthoEize the
national banks 10 use certificates Of in-
debtedness issued before such lOans as a
part Of their reserve; also TO provide for
the redemption and cancellation Of legal
tender notes equal In amount 10 those
which have been or may be paid out Of
the $44 100000 heretofore held by the
Secretary of the Treasury. Ordered
printed. Il
PRATT OFFERS AHEALTHY KRsoLuuONt
BIr. PSatt offered resolution, which
was agreed TO, 10 direct the Finance
Committee 10 inquire whether the Ma.
ttonal banking law should not be so
emeDded as to prohibit stockholders and
officers OF National Banks from being
concerned in the business OF private bank,
Ing in or near the the locality Of Ma.
uonaI Bank, whereby the means OF such
bank may be employed 10 produce
greater rate OF interest than 3 allowed. 4
ALLISON oFFERs A BnIL TolfAKE RAIL.
ROAD BMDdEs PUBLIC H1oHwAYS.
Allison introduced q bill to regulate
commerce across navigable rivers form.
ing the boundaries OF States. II provides
that all railway bridges across such riy-
ers shall DO declared public highways,
and shall be equally open TO the use Of
every railroad having terminus at or
near such bridges upon payment 10 the
owners OF such bridges and approaches
thereto OF reasonable compensation,
under certain limitations and conditions,
which the bill in detail presCribes. Re-
ferIed. FYEg e3Y9 II
sPEcR PAYMENT. = Il
The morning hour having expired,
resolutions were reported by the Com!
mittee' on Finance declaring II TO be the
duty Of Congress at present 10 adopt deh.
mite measures 10 redeem the pledge made
by the Government for the earliest prac-
ticable redemptionoi United States bonds
in coin. Takenup. 80.
PRATTs iRsTnfATE OF A REsPRcrEBLE
SALARY n 1000 FIR YEAR.
After speech from Mr.. Bogy, the con.
sideration Of thesalAry bill'wW then re-
Bumed. d.---.s-.,---.--s-- .s,s-.------
Mr.. Pratt offered amendments that Sen.
Ators, Representatives and Delegates ol
the 4Sd Congress who have received com.
pensation since March (, 1873, Of 1880
per snnum, shall hereafter be paid in such
monthly instAIlments as will make an az.
gregate Tor the whole Congress at the rate
Of &, 900 per annuml ara
Mr.. Logan opposed the amendments.
Mr., Morrill, favored the repeal Of. the
bill and said he would vote for It's repeal.
but would rejectal other propositions. ! Il
Mr.. Stewart opposed the amendment.
MESSAGE ON THE vIReNrUs DIFFICULTY.
The Chair laid before the Senate mes.
sage from the President Of the United
State, transmitting the correspondence
IN regard 10 the Yirginius, which was
laid on the table and ordered 70 Be
printed. us
TALK THAT HAS THE RIGHT RIEGgJ II
Mr.. Edmunds said he was In fsyoroi
an absolute repeal ofthe sSlaty bill, and
further, TO reimburse the Treasury for all
money taken out under that bill.
Mr.. Wright gave notice that Tomorrow
he would Gndeayor to press the salary bill
TO q vote, and he hoped the Senators
would remain until the matter was dis.
posed Of, " Z u t Et}S :, Atsft
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
The session Of the House after
the vacation was resumed at noon
with a pretty full attendance oimembers,
and with densely crowded galleries, i'm
mediAtely after the reading Of the journal
Of Dec. 10th, the Speaker proceeded 10
call theroll Of States for bills for refer.
ence only under the call. &
suNDRY BILLS INTRODUCED.
"A large number Of bills were introduced
and referred by G. F, Hoar, of MhSsachu,
sets for the appointment Of q commission