The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-01
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SENATE.
WAsurSoToN, Aptll 30.
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.

SNllUu' ~ 1tUI' dhyQens report wa
worth publishing, let the material b
handed over TO somebody who woul,
publish and distribute It TO those VIII
were willing TO pay for It. It cost ias
session two dollars and twenty cents 3
distribute the Congressional 6Iobo h
Ohio BY mail, while the express com
panies did Il Tor one dollar. Somethinl
should be done soon TO prevent the ex
press companies from carrying document
which should be sent through the mail
90 that the cost OF transportation woult
be received by the government. But thl
only way to accomplish this was 10 70
duce the postage on them.
Mr.. Anthony said that the engraving
Tor the work had already been done, and
me resolution involved the cost ol bu
5000 for printing. w.
Mr.. Ffellnghuysen said the evil miph,
be remedied by the passage OF the bill
recently introduced BY him, which dis
pensed with the prepayment provisions
and fixed tho amount Iot postage at 90
per cent o volume. n
In the course Of the discussion It was
stated that the engravings were paid fol-
out Of the appropriation TOR making the
survey, which was $150,000 In two years
Mr. Window said he couldn't see any
economy resulting from the abolition Of
the ranking privilege. Immediately after
the passage Of the act Congress gave GER
tain large railroad. companies $500 900
additional for carrying the mails, there.
lore the saving has mot been much.
The resolution was laid over.
BILL TO PROMOTE coMtERcE. i
Mr.. 0gIesby introduced q bill to pro.
mote commerce among the States and Ia
cheaper the transportation Of persons
and property between the Atlantic sea.
board and the western States and Terri.
tories. Referred. 1a,
Tho morning hour having expired
Tho Senate resumed consideration Of
the Civil Rights bill, and MIR. Norwood
made q speech. He said the Republican
party was actuated by selfish motives in
this measure, and NOT by love for the col.
ored people. BE denied that there was
any more prejudice in the breasts Of the
Democrats than In the breasts Of the Re-
publicans, and said that the former in
their social relations treated the col.
ored people as well as the latter.
This bill proposed to put blacks
and whites! together in schools, In hotels
and In places OF amusement, and yet 1t
was declared that social equality was not
contemplated. He predicted ruin tothat
political party in this country which pre-.
scribed that poor white men should 20
with the blacks whether or not they de-
sired 1t. Before concluding his argument
Norwood said he would ask the indul-
gence OF the Senate till tomorrow, that
he might present his views on constitu-
tionsl objections 10 the passage Of the
bill, he not being physically able to go on
to-day. The bill was then informally
laid aside.
The legislative, judicial and executive
appropriation bill was received from the
House and referred to tho Committee on
appropriations and ordered printed.
The chair laid before the Senate the
resolutions adopted by the mass meeting
at indianapolis, Ind, In relation 10 the
finances. Referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The Senate then proceeded TO the con.
sideratiop Of the bills on the calendar, and
q number Of private bills were passed.
MIR. Logan called up the Senate bill to
increase the pay OF the Department OF the
Army, fixing the number OF paymasters at
fifty, with the rank, pay and emoluments
Of Msjors Of cavalry. The bill passed,
and now goes to the House. Should the
bill become law, six new appointments
in the Paymaster's Department will be
made. Adjourned. ir-.. .
HOUSE. f.
TIE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT BILL,
Alter the reading Of the journal and
some other preliminary matters, the
House took up the bill to carry into exc
cution the provisions OF the Fourteenth
Amendment4o the Constitution, and 10
define certain rights of American citizens
In foreign countries, and the duties ol
diplomatic and consular officers.
E. r. Hoar, who reported the bill from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, ad-
dressed the House in its support and In
answer to the criticisms made BY Hale, OF
New York, yesterday.
After short debate tho House passed
from the consideration Of that bill and
took up tho Senate amendments to the
House bill relative to the Louisville and
Portland Canal. IN,
The debate, which lasted for over three
hours, was closed by Mr.. Wheeler, who
insisted that the bill should contain q
provision that no money sheuld be paid
out under II unless the State OF Kentucky
should cede to the United States jurisdIc.
tlon over the canal with all ita property
and appurtenances, ndlshould reiinuuish
to the United States the right to assess It
so long as the United States shall remain
owner, and should pay to tho United
States all taxes assessed and collected on
the canal from the passage Of tho act until
such oession. He offered an amendment
to that effect. He noticed and repelled
with q good deal Of indignation aspersions
upon his character and motives, indulged
In by some Western papers, on account
Of the position which he had heretofore
taken and still held in regard to this bill.
Wheeler's amendment was rejected; yeas
70, nays lq6.
The bill was then passed without a di-
vison. iiUhA.T - ;sfGi}7
The bill now goes to the President for
signature. f.IE7s.- u
TIE UTAH MKMBER.
Mr.. Hazleton, Of Wisconsin, from the
Election Committee, made report on
the Utah contested election that Cannon,
the sitting member 10 entitled TO the seat
aud that Maxwell, the contestant Is not.
he gave notice that he would call It up
for action hereafter, and he gave notice
that he would then offer q resolution rc.
citing that Cannon, the sitting member Is
openly living and cohablting with a.
woman as his wife under the pretended
sanction Of the system Of Polygamy, 10
the great scandal and disgrace Of the
people aud Government Of the United
States, and providing for the appoint.
ment Of q committee 10 enquire into the
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