The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-05

hr. +. Hoar suggested 10 Mr..
HollmanS that he should limit his
amendmeht to the provision that no
money sball be paid any railroad for
performisf sny service for the U nited
States reaaised to be performed with
out compensation by the terms of its
organic Get. He moved TO amend the
amendmsnk fby making it read ION
conditions that transportation should be
free Of cbsrge." Adopted Ia1.'r'rf
Mr.. H1mau characterized Mr.
Hoar's d heudment ssbkSipg emascu,
lated, au1 1Ebseu designed Yits suthor
to emas6 isie, the original proposition,
because ny officer OF the government
would sin5ty saY no il o grant OF issds
had beet made to any railroad compas
ny on thht express condition ~, ~
A pe}onal debate sensued between
Messrs. Holman and Hosr. the former
| intimatiae that Mr.. Hoar represented
|th Hind Central railread, Mr.. Hoar
indignas1 repelling the insinuation'
After ecass;on thesubstitu.e offered
by MrS Willard, OF Vermont, was
adopted.xs fe]loHs: "And no part of
the moasy appropriated by this act
shall s1sidtp any railroad company
for the ransportation OF any property
or troom Nef the United States other
than rs}roads which in whole or in
part wei $constructed by aid oftbs grant
OF publA lands on condition that such
railroad should be public highway
for the use Of the government Of the,
United States free OF toll or other
chargeio such transportation nor
shall any allowance be madeSoqtyof
any money appropriated BY, this act tor
the trans portation of the officers Of the
army over any such road when on du1
ty spd under orders r, as 9
military officer Of the United States,
out nd(hing herein contained shall be
construed as preventing any such road
rom fuging snit in court OF claims
''t.r th htthsrge .iof said transportation,
aadTSsoveriDg for the same if found
It'd thereto, by virtue of laws in
jo.ce PRIOR TO the passage Of this act"
2. A ke amendment offered. BY Mr..
Cobul6, was adopted. in re'erence TO
railroads 10 the sonth which had pur-
chased railroad material and rolling
stock from the government under the
executive order o! 1he,-Sth Of August
and the Am OF October 1865, and
which are indebted 10 the United
States therefore, and which refuse to
give the Qusrtermaster's department
sn order for such amount on The Post
office Department. .'-. ..'.- .. ..' -s.'.
The Committee then rose. -., !
The Speaker stated that C. L. Myer
and Mr.. Hale, of New York, asked to
be relieved from service on the Joint
Select Conmittee on Affairs of the Dis.
trlct Of Columbia, and that as they
werea'yesdy aerying on two COMMITTEES
they. had a right to decline. He an
nopIeed the appointment in their stead
ot Mi s,t tWfeeser and Mr.. Hamilton, Of
same grounds. as he was slready lserv-
ing on two COMMITTEES. He insisted,
however. tha. when O gentleman could
not make that plea it was his duty TO
serve, and he then announced the ap.
ppintment OF Ellis II. Roberts, o! New
York. The Committee now stands as
follows: J. NJ. Wilson. Indiana; T. Ii.
Ro,ers, New York; Hubbell, Michl-
sar; Hamilton, New Jersey and Jewett,
Ohm.
TIE House then took q recess until
7:30lhe evening session being for the
consideration OF bill to revise and
consolidate statutes. ...-
Tb attempt 70 make auy progress
with,usiness in the evening session OF
the buse was complete failure. Adj
jourld.