The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-02
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SENATE,
WASHINGTON, June /

the seabOard.
Mr. Window, from the Committee on
Transportation, reported back the bill Ia
provide for Bureau oil Internal Com.
merce, with an amendment 10 the nature
ofa substitute. Placed on the Calendar,
Mr. Oglesby from the Committee on
Pensions reported iavorably on the bill
granting q pension ol $50 month 10
Louisa A. Candy, widow OF the lste Gen.
E K. $. Candy. Passed.
HuNDRY APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. Morrill,, OF Vermont, from the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, reported fsvorably on Tho Lii
to authorize and provide for the con.
struction of substantial iron and ma.
sonry bridge across the Eastern branch
Of the Potomac river, and approprlaling
$l40, 600 Tor that purpose. Passed.
MIR. Morrill,, ol Vermont, called up the
bill for the completion and location Of a
naval monument, sppropriatiug $250OOO
therefor, and providing that Il shall be
placed 10 public grounds In Washington,
d. y. Passed.
The chair appointed as a Committee Of
Conference on the part Of the Senate on
the disagreeing votes OF the two Houses
upon the resolution 10 suspend the rules,
so that the bill 10 codify the laws might
be transmitted to the President jn print
for his signature, instead Of being en-
crossed on parchment, Messrs, Clayton,
Conkling and Bayard. He also appointed
as Committee Of Conference OIL the part
Of the Senate on the dissgreeiug votes OF
the two houses on the Legislative, Judi.
clsl and Executive Appropriation bill.
Alessrs. Morrill,, (ot Maine) Sargent and
Davis.
The bill reported by Mr. Window, from
the Transportation Committee, as sub
stitute lor the bill recently introduced by
him TO establish bureau Of internal com.
merce, provides that there shall be estab.
lished in the Treasury Department q
bureau OF commerce, in which shall be
merged the existing bureau Of statistics.
The new bureau is TO be in charge OF the
Commissioners of Commerce appointed
by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, and its duties to include the col
lection ol statistics and facts, relating 10
foreign and domestic commerce, the cost,
operations. management and charges OF
railroads and the accounts and returns as
10 the tonnage registration, enrolment
and licensing OF vessels. The bill also
requires oil persons and corporations en-.
gagged in interstate transportation OF
freight and passengers 10 make sworn re.
ports to the Chief Of the Bureau annually
in regard to the cost, amount Of business,
rates Of lreights and passage and general.
ly TO furnish iull details OF the condition
and operations OF their respective lines.
The morning hour having expired the
Senate took up the bill making appropri.
ations for the support Of q Military
Academy, and the following amendments
ot the Committee were agreed to: Au.
thorizlng the Secretary Of War to assign
one Of the Judge Advocates OF the Army
TO be professor Of law at the Academy,
and increasing tho appropriation for the
new hospital ior Cadets from $4,000 to
SEQ 900. The bill then passed.
Mr. Window called up the Indian ap.
preparation bill and gave notice that as
soon as il was disposed ol he would call
up the resolutions reported from the Sc
lect Committee on Transportation, pro-
vldiDg for the new surveyes for the pro.
jected lines Of interior water communica.
ZION. He explained the items of the In-
dian appropriation bill and said as it came
from the Committee on Appropriations II
called Tor 1910 705, which was an in
crease over the bill as 1t came from the
House Of $504 .043, the increase being
made up principally Of the following
items: ApaChes $250000, the Arspahoes
and Cheyenes 1000, the Crows $5O,.
900, for incidental Indian expenses
in California, $4,000 and 5000
tor incidental expenses in Arizona. The
bill, as now reported, appropriated $5O4,
600 less than the revised estimates of the
department in 1873. The total amount
OF Indian appropriations, including the
deficiencies, was $702l,177, and for the
fiscal year ending juno 80, 1874, $685.
l69.
Mr. Wright introduced resolution in
structing the Committee on Transports
ton 10 inquire whether any legislation ls
required TO regulate commerce passing
from one State to another across nsvigs.
BILE streams, and to report by bill or other.
wise. Agreed 10.
The Indian Appropriation bill was then
considered. The amendment OF the Com.
mittee increasing the appropriation for
the Indians in Arizona from $350.000 TO
$3.50. 600 was agreed 10 after some discus.
sion-yeas 90, nays 10. The next amend.
ment, 10 increase the appropriation for
the Apaches In New Mexico from $l00,-
200 to $3.50. 1000, was read. Pending the
discussion the Senate went into executive
session
Al 1886 P. n. the doors were re- eopened,
and the consideration Of the Indian Ap-
preparation bill was resumed. The
amendment increasing tho amount for the
Apaches In New Mexico was agreed 10.
Other amendments Of the Committee were
agreed 10.
Tho bill having boen read through and
the amendments Of the Committee agreed
10, the bill was laid over till tomorrow.
Adjourned.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRRD
Under the call of states, bills we're in.
troduced and referred, including the fol-
lowing by Mr.. Foster: To admit free oI
duty Photographic and lithographtc
prints, and philosophical apparatus, ETC.,
imported for educational and scientiflC
purposes; by Mr., Parker, for an amend.
ment Of the constitution so as TO provide
for the election Of senators by tho people.
Mr.. Tremsin moved to suspend the rules
and non-concur with the Senate in the
amendments TO the Banking law. Agreed
to and a Conference Committee was Or
dered.
On motion oil Mr. Kelley, the House
concurred In the Senate amendment to
the Centennial bill, providing that the
United States shall not be liable directly
or Indirectly for any expenses attending