The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-22
HOUSE.

Portland. Maine, In mid-ocean. fass-
ed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Randall introduced q bill direct.
ting the temporary suspension OF the
Legislature OF the District OF Colum-
bIs. Referred.
The Committee on Indian Affairsre'
ported a bill extending for one year
from the passage of this act, the time
for completing the entries Of the Osage
Indian lands in Kansas. Passed.
Mr.. Hurlbut, from the Committee on
Railways and Canals, submitted o long
written report on the bill to charter
double track freight railroad company
from tide water on the. Atlantic te
Council Bluffs on the Mississippi
river, and to limit the rate OF freightf
thereon. Ordered printed and recon.
mitted.
M. Cobb, from the Committee on
Postofficcs and Postroads, offered res
olution Tor the printing Of the testimony
,aken before that committee and the
Committee on Appropriations. on th'
question of additional mail service tc
China and Japan. Adopted.
Mr.. Marcy, from the Committee OF
Mississippi Levees, reported bill t.
provide for the appointment of q com
mission OF engineers to report perma
nent plan for the reclamation OF al
the alluvial basin OF the Mississippi
river subject to inundatiop, and pro
ceeded to address the house in expIaua'
ton and advocacy OF it.
After the discussion, in which MI
Willard, OF Vermont, opposed the bill
for proposing to tax the whole peopl
for the advantage Of owners OF thes
alluvial lands, the bill went over unit
tomorrow. ,
The Senate's amendment TO the bill
for the relief OF sufferers 10y inundatiol
by the Lower Mississippi, was concur
red in.
The House at 3 o'clock went int
Committee OF the Whole, Mr.. Wood
ford in the chair, on the legislative, ex
| ecutive and judicial approximation bill
About one hour and half was spen
| in discussing the question OF the pay Q
psugers under the internal revenu
laws. The bill provides that the max
imum pay shall be five dollars per day
Mr.. Burning moved to strike out thl
provision and on this the discusslo
proceeded, the most notable thin
said being the assertion that by Nj
Foster that while the members wer
very ready to practice economy agalns
clerks in the departments, they wer
not 30 ready to do it against offic
holders in their respective districts
and the statement Of Mr.. Sypher ths
the influence OF the Cincinnati distillel
was exercised periodically, for the pul
pose of closing up the New Orlear
distillers, so as to get control OF tn
whisky market.
Finally the motion to strike ont We
lost by q motion to substitute seve
dollars for five dollars made by NJ
Ward and carried.
An amendment was offered by NJ
Duuell to substitute for an item OF $2OC
600 for postage stamps for the Treasul
Department an item Of $1,000 for Il
cost OF furnishing official postal
stamps, which was ruled out OF ord
nv the chairman ON the ground tn.
the amendment conficted with the Ia
abolishing the ranking privilege. A
appeal having been taken the decise
was sustained by vote Of ITO to 50.
At this point, and after having e
through only one page Of the bill, Il
committee rose.
, The slow rate Of progress made on Il
> bill thus far has been chiefly owing
the difficulty OF getting quorum
vote on any proposition. Much tit
8 has been wasted in this way and in {
E resulting necessity OF having the n
n called. The bill contains seven
: printed pages. and although it was I
i ported over two months ago and b
been under consideration four or e
o weeks, only the tweuty-second pa
a has been reached.
The House. at q quarter past Fl
q adjourned, the las. roll call hayi
|. shown that there was NO quorum pr
v ent.