The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-05

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Territories having less circulation thar
ten dollars per capita Of the population
and ior the withdrawal Of legal tender
notes at the rate Of 25 per cent Of the adj
ditional issue Of National Bank notes
until the outstanding legal tender notes
shall be reduced TO $3.50, 900 900 and pro-
hibiting National Banks from chareinp
more than 1910 per cent lor interest on II
discount. ''S' N''
By Ml. Mellish, to regulate tbe nav.
ment OF custom Duties and 10 secure par
IN value Of gold and Of United States
Treasury notes and National Bank notes.
sUNpRY BILLS.
By Mr., Hay, to incorporate the Eastern
and Western Transportation 90; by Mr.
Bromberg, TO relieve Raphael Semmes
from political disabilities; BY Mr.. Sypher.
for the construction Of Fort St, PhDlin
Canal 10 Louisiana, at a cost not 10 ex-
ceed "a ,0OO,O0 by Mr.. Young, granting
aid IN the construction OF q canal from
Rowe, Georgia, to Macon, and a cana
connecting the Tennessee and CoosR
rivers, by guaranteeing bonds Of the COM
pany, In the tirst case not TO exceed S23,-
you. goo, and in the latter case $l4 100000
BY MI. Buckner, requiring stockbrokers
70 take ont license and pay 800 there.
lore, and also 10 pay onesixth ot one per
cent on the par value ol securities bought
or sold by them, and reducing the tax on
manufactured tobacco 10 ten cents ner
pound; BY MIR. McDlll, to extend ior six
years the time to complete the railroad
from st Croix River or Lake to the vest
ern end ol Lake Superior, and to Baiield,
Wisconsin.
MIR. Vance offered q resolution instruct.
ing the Committee on Ways and Means 10
inquire into the proprie.y Of repeating the
tax on Leaf tobacco, and of changing the
character Of the fines and penalties ior
violations Of the Internal revenue law.
Adopted. '"
MIR. Beck moved TO suspend the ruIes
60 as to make in order the amendment 10
the Indian appropriation bill, recurring
all payments TO the Indians 10 be made
through the officers Of the army; also, re-
storing the former powers of the Indian
Peace Commissioners, as to the revision
OF contracts. The rules were NOT sus-
pended. Yeas 50; nays 1Os.
MIR. Negley offered resolution IN.
structiog the Committee on Military Az
fairs to report bill TO amend the Home.
stead law OF the 9Th Of June, 1879, so as
to allow honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors, their widows, orphans and
children to acquire homesteads on public
lands without being required to com.
mence the settlement and Improvement.
Referred, on objection, TO the. Committee
on Public Lands.
RANBoRN CONTRACTS.
Mr.. Foster, OF Ohio, from the Commit.
tee on Ways and Means, presented re.
port on tho Sanborn contract. Ordered
printed and rCcommitted with leave 10
repofliat any time. The committee recon-.
mends the passage OF the bill repeating
a provision Of the oct Of Nav slh, 1s7S'
under which these contracts were made,
and directs tho revocation and anpull-
ment OF oil such contracts and provides
that the Court Of Claims shall have no
authority to consider or decide on any
claims Tor damages by reason OF discon-
tinuance OF such contracts Or for any
profits or percentages. under them.
TIE FRUIT BILL.
BIr. Kasson, from the Committee on
Ways and Means reported back tho Sem
ate amendment TO the fruit bill with an
amendment The Senate amendment di.
reefs that clause shall read, "fruits.
plants, tropical and semi-tropical, for The
purpose OF propo CATION or cultivation"
The amendment reported by the Commit.
tee Is to add to the Senate amendments
these words, provided that duties i'm. |
posed by virtue oil these amendments
shall not DO levied or collected on fruits
entered for consumption at any port OF
entry prior to July 1st, 1874" The
amendment was agreed TO with the Sem
ate amendments. The bill goes back 10 |
the Senate lor concurrence In the action
Of the House bill.
sUNDRY Hills.
Mr. Ward, from tho judiciary Commit.
tee, moved that that Committee have
leave to report OF any time on the bank.
ruptcy law. Agreed to.
Mr. Bromberg, from the Committee on
Commerce, moved TO suspend ne rules
and pass the bill to prevent the introduc-
ton of contagious or infectious diseases
into the United States. The motion 10
suspend was not seconded,
Mr. Hawley, OF Illinois, moved to sus-
pend the rules and have the order made
that daily sessions Of tho House shall |
commence at II o'clock A. N. Was mega.
livcd, yeas 14O; nays 7s; not two thirds in
the affirmative.
Mr.. Lamar moved to suspend the rules
and adopt o resolution instructiug the
Southern Claims Commission to report
to Congress without delay all claims be-
fore 1t which have been decided. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Knapp offered resolution instruct.
ing the Committee on Pensions to INQUIRE
into the propriety Of granting pensions TO
soldiers OF the Black Hawk Indian war.
Adopted.
Mr.. Mckee, from the Committee on
Territories, asked and obtained leave for
that committee to report Tor action on
the Dist Of May bill for the admission ol
New Mexico Ss a State.
Mr.. Tyner moved to suspend the rules
and make In order an amendment 10 the
postotticc appropriation bill, limiting The
free delivery system 10 towns and cities
where there Is q population Of 10000
within the corporate limits, instead Of be.
Ing, as at present, within the limits of the
office delivery. Agreed to.
MIR. Southard moved to suspend the
rules and adopt q resolution directing
the Committee on Banking and Currency
to report what legislation Is necessary 10
secure a fair and justitiable apportion.
ment OF the whole volume OF National
Bank circulation among the aevaral Skniea