The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-15
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AssoCIATHD PRESS REPORT
By tho Western Union Line.
)tice Northwest cor. OF Main and Monroe sts.
CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Mr.. Morton presented . petition o
colored men Of Indiana protesting agsins
the decision Of the Superior Court OF thai
State, claiming that by iorco Of that de-
CisiOn they are deprived Of the rights o.
citizenship and their children Of tho ben
etts Of education, and asking that the
proper law officer Of the Government bt
instructed TO appeal the case to the Su
premo Court Of the United States Re
ierred.
Dir. Anthony presented a memorial o.
F. u ]. Rives, publishers Of the late Con
greS'ional GloJ6, asking Congress to pur,
chase their building and materials. Re
ferred.
Mr. Davis introduced bill making al
appropriation for the continuation OF the
work on tho Great Kanawha river in
West Virginia. Referred.
Mr. Cameron submitted resolution
providing for the appointment Of two
members Of the Senate and three o! the
House TO take proper notice at the Capt.
tai OF the King Of the Hawaiian Islands
Agreed TO.
MIR, Sherman called the bill TO amend
the existing customs and internal revenue
laws, and for other purposes, postponed
last session, and moved that the Senate
insist upon its amendments and agree Ia
the conference asked Tor by the House
Agreed to. The Chair appointed Messrs
Sherman, Freelinghuysen and Cooper
the committee to the conference.
Dir. Harvey, from tho Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill Tor the re-
lief OF certain settlers on public lands
II provides that settlers who left lands on
account OF the ravagGs OF the grssshop.
pers shall not be edeprived of their right
10 such lands, and authorizes the Com
missioner OF the General Land Office Ia
modify the Homestead lawsin their favor
Tho provisions Of the bill are also made
applicable TO settlers who may be com =
PEELED TO leave their land from some cause
next year. After some discussion on an
amendment by Mr.. Thurman, the bill
passed.
Mr. Ingalls, introduced bill 10 refer 10
the Court Of Claims aud the Supreme
Court Of the United States the deter
mination Of the rights Of the central
branch OF tho Union Pacific Railroad
Company under the existing laws He
said as bill Of similar nature had been
already reported to the Senate he would
not ask 10 have this referred, but gave
notice that when the gentleman from
Iowa, Wright, should call up Friday next
the bill declaring the true intent and
meaning OF the Pacific Railroad acts he,
lngsllS, would submit this bill as Il sub
slitute.
Mr.. Stevenson introduced a bill for the
erection Of public buildings at Covington,
Ky. Referred.
Mr.. Home called up the House bill re.
lating 10 the disposition of certain lands
to be reclaimed in sections 10, 30, and go
in township 1G, north ot range 20, in the
county Of ShGboygan, Wisconsin. Passed.
At his owrrequest Mr.. Boreman was
excused from further service on the Com.
mitlee on Claims.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, from the Com
mittee on Appropriation, reported favor.
ably on tho House resolution TO continue
the Board OF Audit to examine and sudit
the untounded or floating debt of the
District Of Columbia, which was read and
laid over as Mr. Edwards wished 10 px.
anime it,
hlr. Sherman presented o resolution oi
the importers and groCers Of the Board
Of Trade, Of New York, in favor of the
revision and simplifCation Of the revenue
and collection laws.
MIR. Conkling introduced bill 10
amend an act for the creation Of a court
for the adjudication and disposition OF
certain monies received into the treasury
under the Geneva award. Referred.
1t tproposes, that portion Of the 18th sec.
ton which bars the claims OF insurance
companies, except for excess of losses
over premiums or other gains or war
risks shall be repealed, and provides
that any insurance claimant ex,
Cluded by this prohibition shall
have q like period OF time within which
to present their claims as they would
have had II not SO excluded.
Dir. Hitchcock introduced biii'iOr The
appropriation Of $4,000 to enable the
Commissioner Of Agriculture 10 make a
special distribution OF seeds to portions
OF the country which have suffered from
the grasshopper ravages during the
past summer. Referred.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, called up the
bill which was reported from the select
committee TO frame a new government
for tho District Of Columbia, and It was
read at length.
Mr.. Morrill, said that the demand for
copies OF the bill by those interested was
very great, and he moved that three hun.
dred extra copies be printed, which was
agreed to. lie then yielded for a motion
10 adjourn, with the understanding that
the bill retain It's place on tho calendar
and be unfinished business tomorrow.
The Chair appointed as members oi
the committee on the part of tho Senate
to take measures for the reception OF
King Kalakans. Messrs Cameron and
McCrecry.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Under the call oil States the following
bills were introduced and referred;
BY MIR. TrAmaine, bill in relation 10
indictments for libel in the District Of
Columbia. It provides that when libel
appears in any newspaper published else.
where but circulated in Washington, no
Indictment shall DO found in the District,
unless the party libeled shall reside
therein, and in that case 1t may be remov.
ed to the United States Circuit or Dis
trict Court for tho place where the news.
paper is published.
BY Mr. Albright, Tor Tree banking and
to retire legsltenders.
BY Mr.. speer, reducing letter postage
to one cent.
By Dir, Storm, to amend tho Constitu-
tion concerning the official term Of the
President.
By Mr.. Negley, for the improvement Of
the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio
rivers.
BY NJ, Smith, for the relief Of tho