The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-20

' business could be transacted until ,
quorum should attend. At lilo tho rol
was called, showing q quorum present
and business proceeded. sa-S ~ :
. Mr. Edmunds, called up the resolution
submitted By him yesterday providing tol
, the adjournment Of Congress on the 29d
} o. June, and 1t was agreed TO without
, discussion. >.,.-..,i -
PROPOSED AMENDMENT. 1T.
Mr.. Wright introduced q Joint resolu-
ton proposing an additional amendmen,
10 the Constitution, to provide that alj
claims and demands against the United
States shall be presented or prosecuted
within ten years after they occur or arise
or else be forever barred.
After morning hour the Senate re-
sumed tho consideration of the Leeis.
lattve, Judicial and Executive Appropri.
alton Bill. The provision in regard to the
Public Printer, repeating a portion Of the
act providing for his election by tho SEN
ate, was struck out, and the Superintend-
ent Of Public Printing remains an officer
Of the Senate.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, submitted an
amendment, as an additional section re.
pealing that clause Of the Sundry Civil
Appropriation Bill which appropriates
5000 900 to replace worn out and mutt.
lated National Bank currency, each Ma
tlonal Bank 10 reimburse tho Treasury
for printing lie notes ruled out on point
Of order.
Mr.. Window submitted an amendment
for an increase Of four in the clerical force
in the Office Of the Comptroller OF Cur
rency, which reinstates the number
dropped by the House. Agreed 10.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, offered IN
amendment authoTizing the Secretary OF
Of War 10 detail the men enlisted for duty
in the A6jutant Generals Office. Agreed
to. He also submitted amendments 10 re.
instate five clerks in the office OF the First
Comptroller Of the Treasury, and two In
the Office Of the First Auditor. Agreed 10,
Mr.. Sargent moved 10 strike out tho fol.
lowing words In the first section Of the
bill: "or shall make any private use OF
such property, or of the services or labor
OF any person in the employment Of the
United States, which service or labor ID
paid by the United States; lorovided, that
this shall not be construed to deprive any
officer OF United States OF such ices as arc
or may be expressly provided by law in
addition TO the salary or compensation oi
such officer, or ofthe use Of such property
as may be expressly by law appropriated
to the use of such officers. Agreed 10.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved the appro.
priatiOn Of 81, 500 for chemicals and ap.
paratus, and $500 for microscopes for the
Agricultural Department. Agreed to.
The bill was then reported 10 tho Sen.
ate, and amendments Of the committee
agreed to with the exception Of the sec.
tion relating 10 covering into the treas.
ury the unexpended balances, which was
modified so as to provide that 1t should
take effect on the 1st day Of July, 1875,
instead Of 1874, as the committee recon-
mended.
The clause appropriating $5,40O Tor an
assay office at Charlotte, N. O., which
the Committee on Appropriations struck
out, was reinstated, and the bill was then
read the third time and passed.
Mr. Sargent, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported, with various
amendments OF an unimportant character,
sundry Civil Appropriation bills. Or.
dered printed.
Mr. Ffclinghuysen moved that the Sen.
ate proceed 10 the consideration Of the
Civil Rights bill, upon which motion the
yeas and nays were ordered. Tho roll
call showed but 83 Senators present, and
as there was no quorum the Senate ad.
journed. -...
HOUSE. fr N
The House took up tho Senate amend
ments 10 the naval appropriation bill.
Some were concurred IN, but those nom
concurred in were sent to tho Committee
of Conference, and the Speaker appointed
as such committee MesSrs. Hale OF Me-,
9co6eld and Marshall.
The House then took up the hill re-
ported by E. q. Roberts, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, to amend the
custom laws and 10 repeal the system OF
moietics 10 iniormers In custom revenue
cases.
MIR. Dawes moved an amendment to
strike out the third section and add to the
fsixth section the provision "that any in
former who shall pay TO any officer oI the
United States any portion OF the money re.
celved by him shall have perpetual right
Of action for its recovery.
Mr.. Beck, also OF Committee on Ways
and Means, submitted amendment max
ing 1t unlawful for any Senator, Repre-
sentative or Delegate in Congress 10 act
as agent, attorney, proctor, advocate, 80
licitor or counsel for any person against
whom suits orr proceedings are brought
Tor violation Of revenue laws. Both
amendments are pending. Z Fl, Roberts
opened discussion on bill.
He explained the provisions Of the bill
and spoke earnestly In advocacy thereof.
Mr.. Beck, a member Of the Committee
on Ways and Means, said the moiety sys.
tenn was disgrace 10 any civilized
country. II allowed equal division 10 be
made between the government and
thieves, and the penalties inflicted under
the law were altogether out Of proportion
to the oftenses. These penalties and for
FIXTURES had been inflicted without regard
to the equestion Of whether guilty intent
existed or not; in other words the COM
mittee had found system Of things pre-
vailing which rendered necessary the bill
now before the House. he proceeded to
refer especially to tho Phelps, Dodge s.
Co. case, and alluded 10 Senator Conk.
J ing and General Butler as counsel for the
officials Of the custom house. He said
Gen. Butler had been paid large lee out
OF the portion received by Jaynes, by the
thieI who had stolen the papers from
Phelps, Dodge & Go. How much SenR.
tor Conkllng had got he (Beck) didn't
: know, because, although the committee
had invited the Collector, Naval Officer
, and Surveyor Of the port Of New York
. some time before they had all declined
the invitation.
Mr.. Kason, another member of the
Committee on Ways and and Means re-
marked that there was not particle oi
evidence to show that Senator Conkling