The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-20
CONGRESS.
SENATE.

DuEse hlsSOuEl l0r expenses incurred II
arming and equiplng troops during tn
late war. Referred.
Mr.. Thurman presented q petition Il
behalf OF the Winnebago Indians Of Wis,
consin. 1t sets forth that the tribe 1
greatly wronged under color of the au-
thority ot the United States. That liz
has been destroyed, and that the tribe 4
deprived Of liberty and property. It ask
necessary legislation for their protection
Mr. Thurman said It was not the inten
tion OF the law passed the last session 4
use force to remove these Indians. Undel
the Fourteenth amendment to the Consti
tuition these Indians were citizens and thu
Government had no right 10 use force t
remove them. The aflldavits accompany
ing the petition show that Indians have
been kidnapped and carried away from
their homes. He hoped the matter woult
receive the serious consideration Of thC
Committee on Indian Affairs. The
petition was referred 10 that Committee
Also q bill for the relief Of the ChickasaW
Indians.
LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
Mr.. Logan introduced q bill authorizing
the President to appoint five Commits.
sioners to collect information as 10 the el-
iects Of the liquor traffic and practical
workings Of the prohibitory laws, &c
The Commissioners are to serve without
pay and be appointed from civil life, ire.
spective OF political considerations; but
the bill requires that they shall be in har-
mony with the views oI those taxpayers
Of the country who in 1873, out OF the total
internal revenue Of $114, ,0000 600, paid
800 000, 600 for these articles Of spirits,
tobacco and fermented liquors alone.
The morning hour having expired, the
consideration Of the resolution reported
by the Finance Committee was resumed.
Mr.. Wright addressed the Senate at
length
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary OF
War in response to the resolution OF that
body IN regard 10 the appropriation for
the collection and payment oil bounties to
colored soldiers and sailors.
The letter states that Of the appropria:
ton Of $50, 900 but $22,0 900 remain to con:
duct the business until June 30lh. The
expenses per month are at the
lowest limit $5. 500 Therefore Of the end
Of April the entire appropriation will have
been expended, and unless some provis.
ion is made all the work will have TO stop
and the clerks be discharged. The Sec
rotary recommends that the unexpended
balance OF the appropriation for the col.
lection and payment of bounties for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1873, be rem
dered available TO carry on the business
until June 80, 1874. Referred 10 the
Committee on Military Affairs.
l The Senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE. .as..H /
HOUSE BILLS
Under call OF States alarge number
6 bills were introduced and referred. BY
MIR. Speer for the purchase Of Monticello,
the homestead Of Thomas Jefferson, and
containing his grave; by Mr.. Hunter to
amend the national banking law 90 as to
provide for free banking, and better secu.
rity to depositors, and prevent usury, to
give, elasticity to currency and place
on more secure and snbstan.
tlal basis. By Mr.. Wells, TO establish q
branch mint at st. Louis.
Mr.. Page offered resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Public Lands to
whether lands granted by Con-
greSs to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Company to aid in the construction of the
railroad from Springfield, Mo. TO the Pa
ci6c ocean are forfeited, and whether any
legislation Is necessary to restore such
lands to presumption and homestead en-.
try. Adopted. i8 Ha
Mr.. Wilson, Of Indiana, moved 10 sus,
pend the rules and adopts q resolution to
increase the currency, which was lost BY
1875 yeas TO 98 nays, there not being two.
thirds in the affirmative.
The Speaker appointed the following
Committee on Expenditures in the De.
partment Of Justice ,ss follows: Sener,
Parsons, Williams, speeF and Dunham.
THE FRANKfEG PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. Young moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill providing that all print.
ed matter printed by order Of the Gov
ernment, bearing the official signature Of
the members Of either house of Congress,
shall pass through the mail free Of charge
until July /, 1874. The motion was re-
jected, yeas II; nays 1853. +,
The following Is the affirmative vote:
Messrs. Adams, Albert, Archer, Ashe,
Beck, Bell, Blount, Bright, Buckner, Bur.
ley, Butler Of Tenn, Cain, Caldwell, Cess.
na, Clymer, Comingo, Corwin, ,Crutchfield,
Davis, Dewitt, DonnAn, Eldridge, Gid
dingS, Hancock, Harris Of Ga, Havens,
Hays, Hereford, Hefndon, Houghton,
Howe, Kendall, Killinger, Knapp, Lamar,
Leach, Loa9nd, Marshall, Maynard, Mill.
Ken, Mills Moore, Morey, Morrison, Neg.
ley, Nesmith, Mum, 0'Brien, Parker Of
Mo-, Perry, Plat OF Va, Purman, Rawls,
Ray, Read, Robbins, Sener, Sheats, Sloss,
Smith OF Pa, Smith Of N. T., Southland.
3peer, Todd, Vance, Wallace, Whitehead,
Williams Of Ind, Willie, Young Of KY,
Young Of Ga. h'E1HT I9H75.ll.
THE UNITED STATES FLAG.
Mr.. Batter offered 0 resolution instruct.
Ing the Judiciary Committee to inquire
further legislation Is necessary
70 prevent the illegal use Of the United
States flag on commercial vessels, &C.
Adopted. 3Ir NHl -ag r..y.-lli
Mr.. Cox suggested that the resolution
seemed to be q reflection on the adminis-
tration. s.e ..4..s
A resolution from the Board Of Trade
10 reform the complex, cumbrous and de.
t1cient customs laws OF the United States,
and against the system Of intormers, moi.
sites and arbitrary seizures was intro.
duced. ia
Id a. d, BoUNTIEs.
Mr.. Ward introduced o bill providing
that the heirs OF any soldiers who were
killed or died while In the military service
during the late war, whose period of en-.
Listment was for less than one year or
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