The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-21
CON g R e s 8.
SENATE.
WAan1rnroN. March 20.

7 against any further subsidy 10 the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company. Referred.
He also presented q resolution oil the Cali.
tornia Legislature instructng the Sena.
: tors and Representatives. from that State
j.. to use their influence 10 have Articles
/ Five and Six OF the treaty with China
modified sc as to discourage further i'm
migration Of Chinese. Referred.
Mr.. Hagar said the Chinese immigra-
, ton was rapidly assuming such propor-
tlOns as to require the attention OF the
, Federal Government. The subject is not
understood either upon the floor of the
Senate or throughout the country.
MIR. Sherman submitted resolution
that the bill to equalize the national bank
note circulation, under discussion for sev.
eral weeks, be made the special order for
Monday next alter the morning hour, and
that two days be allowed ior general de-
bate, after which speeches were TO be
limited to ten minutes each.
Mr.. Bayard objected to any Limitation
OF debate.
Mr.. Sherman withdrew the latter part
OF his resolution in regard TO two days for
general debate and the enforcement Of the
ten, minute rule, and said he would ask
that the bill be made the special order for
Monday next, and upon that or the next
day he would ask for Limitation Of de-
bate to two days and the enforcement OF
the ten.minute rule after that time. The
bill was then made the special order for
Monday next after the expiration Of the
morning hour.
The morning hour having expired the
Senate resumed consideration Of the
Army Appropriation bill, the pending
question being the amendment Of MIR. Ste.
venson offered yesterday comforting juris.
diction on the Court Of Claims 70 hear all
claims arising from the late rebellion, and
abollshing the Southern Claims Commis.
sion.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, moved that the
amendment be laid on the table. Agreed
to.
The bill, having been considered in
Committee oil thelWhole, was reported to
the Senate and the amendment agreed TO-
The bill being before the Senate for
further amendment, Mr.. Logan moved to
strike out the proviso in the amendment
In the section appropriating $3.50, 900 for
the expenses Of recruiting and the trans.
portation of recruits, declaring that no
money appropriated by the act should be
paid for recruiting the army beyond the
number Of 5000 enlisted men, including
Indian scouts. After discussion the bill
was read the third time and passed.
The amount appropriated for the next
fiscal year Is less than halt that appropri.
ated for the present one.
The bill having been read, Mr.. Hitch
cock moved an amendment appropriating
$50, 900 lor military post on the North
Fork OF the Loup river, Nebraska, and
submitted letter from the Secretary Of
War as TO the necessity oil establishing
this post.
Mr.. Davis objected to the amendment,
as II properly belonged to the Army Ap.
preparation bill, and not this one, which
Is for sea coast detenses only.
Mr.. Sherman moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the army bill was passed,
so as 10 allow the amendment of the gen.
tleman from Nebraska (Mr. Hitchcock)
to be offered TO that bill. Agreed 10.
The amendment was then offered TO
that bill and agreed to. The army bill
was passed as amended.
The tortifcation bill was then amended
so as TO provide that appropriations there.
in made should be for the fiscal year end.
ing June 30th, 1875, and the bill was then
passed.
On motion oi Mr.. Sargent, the President
pro TEN. was authorized to fill the vacan.
ctes In the Committees on Privileges and
Elections, and Education and Labor,
made vacant by the death oil Mr.. Sumner.
The Senate proceeded to the conaidera.
tion OF executive business, and soon after
adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
After the reading of the Journal, Mr.
Dawes, chairman Of the Committee on
Ways and Means, gave notice tha! on
Monday next he would ask the privilege
ot bringing before the House the consid-
GRAFTON OF what is generally termed the
four hundred million bill, with the under.
standing that amendments reducing the
amount would be admitted. He should
himself introduce an amendment 10 limit
the use Of the 1856 100000.
The Speaker announced that at the
close Of the morning hour on Monday the
bill in relation 10 the Louisville & Port.
land Canal Company, and after that the
bill 10 prevent the importation OF iniec-
tious and contagious diseases, would be
taken up, and after the latter bill was dis.
posed OF he would recognize the gentle
man from Massachusetts.
The House then proceeded 10 the con-
sideration Of the Georgia contested cleo
ton case, the majority report being that
Rawls, the sitting member, Is not entitled
to seat, and that Andrew Sloan, the con.
testant, Is. The minority report takes the
opposite position. All the Republican
members Of the committee join IN the ma.
jority report, and all the Democrats in the
minority report.
After the discussion the election bill
went over till tomorrow. The House
then proceeded 10 the consideration Of
the business in relation to the District OF
Columbia.
The bill to provide for the payment Of
school teachers in the District gave rise
to discussion. The bill appropriates
$4,000 for the pay ol school teachers
from the 1st Of September, 1878. to the lst
Of March, 1874. The money is to be re.
garded as an advance, to be deducted
from the monies which Congress may
hereafter appropriate for the expenditures
in the District
A long discussion followed as TO the
relation Of the District government 10
State government.
Mr., Howard opposed the bill, and urged
That the most Objectionable part Of It was
that which declared. II to be an advance.
ment TO be deducted from future appro-
priations for expenditures, In the face Of
the declaration OF the last session that
the Board OF Public Works should have
no power to make any expenditures on
behalf OF the General Government. He
moved 10 strike out that portion of the
hill