The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-03
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WAsH1NsToS. March :


stating that the action Of the Illinois Ser
aLors In advocating an increase Of sue
money was based on miaapprehensior
Referred. In presenting the petition M
Sherman said that II was also signed b
seventy.tlve Of the leading merchants 6
Chicsgo, representing sixty millions Q
capital.
Mr.. Logan said he had nothing to "a,
against the character Of the men signinii
the resolution, as they were respectable
merchants, but he would say that thl
meeting at which the resolution wa
adopted was composed Of ten men, ant
they had been going around for the lasI
ten days procuring the signatures Of bus
iness men. The grocers OF Chicago haC
an organization called the Merchants Ex
change, and 1t was the members Of thi.
body who adopted the resolution. The
meeting did not represent the business
men Of Chicago, % the Board Of Trade
OF that city was composed 1926 men
He (Logan) had received letter from
one Of the alleged signers, stating that hif
name was there without his authority
Mr.. Logan's resolution presented a pe,
tltion signed by Potter Palmer, Samuel
]. Walker, B. r. Allen, H. o. Stone, ],
Young, s. Common and Peter Schulz, Of
Chicago, asking for an increase in the vol.
ume 0l paper currency. He said these ak
men had done more to build up Chicago
than other persons. Then he also pre-.
sented petition OF q similar nature from
the Mayor and the majority Of the Board
ol olAldermen Of that city and one hundred
OF the leading business firms and three
hundred and eleven prominent merchants,
another signed by one hundred manulac.
turers and business men, another signed
by four hundred and eighty respectable
citizens, another signed by $500 business
men and small traders, and The final one
signed by all the merchants oi Evanston,
all Of which were referred.
Mr. Allison presented a remonstrance
from the citizens Of Wisconsin against any
contraction Of legal tender notes. Re-
ferred.
The bill reported from the Committee
on Public Lands TO extend the time for
completing the Wisconsin Central Rail.
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Mr. Pratt, from the Committee on Pub.
lie Lands, reported favorably Senate bill
cedipg TO the several States bids of all
unsuryeyed lakes, bsyous and other
bodies OF unnaVigable waterslying with
in the limits Of such States. Placed on
the calender.
Dir. Sumner presented the petition of
ladies of New York setting forth the ser.
vices rendered by them during the war,
and asking for pensions, which was re.
terred. srl
A bill was reported from the Commit.
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds, a
few days ago, in relation TO removing the
bronze statue OF Jefferson from the
grounds at the executive mansion TO the
old hall Of the House Of Representatives,
was taken up and passed. 1
Mr.. Frelinghuysen introduced resolu.
tion requesting the Secretary Of the
Treasury to inform the Senate whether
the United States surities, bonds, notes,
and fractional currency have and are be-
ing prepared in accordance with the re-
commendation Of the joint Committee on
II any change has been
made therein, and what were the reasons
for such change; what. safeguards have
been adopted against fraudulent issues OF
said securities. Agreed TO-. ..g
The Chair laid before the Senate the
joint resolution from the Kansas Legisla.
tura in favor OF the transfer Of the Bureau
Of Indian Affairs to the War Department.
Referred. 6.8.
MIR. Ingalls, introduced a bill authoriz.
Ing the Secretary oi the Interior to use
Tor the benefit Of the Great and Little
Usage Indians, Of Kansas, $4,000 per
annum, for four years, out OF the pro-
ceeds OF the sales Of their lands.
Also, bill relating to the contract OF
the Central Branch oI the Union Pacific
Railroad. 1ft-
The bill in regard TO the appointment
oil a commission to investigate into the
alcoholic liquor traffic was taken up and
Mr. Pratt spoke In favor Of the passage Of
the bill.
The morning hour having expired the
bill laid over. e, tS,assr
The House resumed the consideration
Of unfinished business.
House bill in regard to the Centennial
was taken up.
MIR. Sargent addressed the Senate in
to It. BE argued that the ma.
tional treasury was not In condition 10
appropriate money Tor this purpose,
hr. Morrell said the exhibition should
be held but 1t should be national in its
character. he therefore moved to stike
out the provision authorizing the Presi-
dent In the name Of the United States to |
extend q respectful and cordial invitation
10 the governments Of other nations to be |
and take part In the interna.
tionsl exposition, and insert therefor the
provision authorizing the President to
extend q respectful and cordial invitation
to the Governors Of each one OF the q. 8.
to be present and take part In the nation
al exhibition 10 be held at Philadelphia,
&c. MIR. Morrill, said Il we were to have
an Industrial Exhibition II should be held
in the o. s. he thought that In 1880 the
country would be prepared Tor an Inter.
national Exhibition. This celebration
has been so managed by Pennsylvania
that the whole Of the loss, II any, would
fall on the Government Of the United
States.
Mr.. Sherman said that II Congress
should now change the character Of the
exhibition the effect would be TO release
the subscription already made, including
q million and half from Philadelphis
and Pennsylvania. y
BE- Mr., Cameron said he should not accent
the amendment Of the gentleman from
Vermont, as 1t would destroy the whole
affair, change the whole character Of the
exhibition, and prevent the managers
from receiving the money already sub
scribed, They had been assured BY the
gentlemen having the matter in hand
that they would not ask another dollar
beyond three millions from the Federal
Government, he spoke In favor OF giving
the exhibition an international character.
and that the people are going to celebrate
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