The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-30
PERSONAL BILLS.

The Senate bill declaring the true in.
tent and meaning Of the Union Pacific
Railroad act, approved July 1st, 1862,
July I'd, 1854, and July Sd, 1866, YVES
read, and objection was made to Its
present consideration on the ground that
1t caused debate and should not be con.
sidered in the morning hour.
MIR. Wright gave notice as the bill was
of an important nature he would move TO
take it up.
Mr.. Wright introduced a bill in relation
to salaries and the civil service. 1t pro-
vides for q reduction from and after the
Isl of October next Of ten per cent in the
compensation of all officers and employees
OF the Senate, including the capitol po-
lice, except the Secretary, Chiet Clerk,
Sergeant.at.Arms and Assistant Door
keeper, and clerks of committees, whose
pay IT proposes to cut down thirty per
cent. The bill also proposes to repeal
the law of March 80, 1871, under which
the civil service commissioners were ap-
pointed and now hold office, and provides
that fhe clerks shall be appointed in the
various executive departments subject to
such examinations as the heads OF the re.
spective departments may prescribe, the
bill, however, providing that the clerks
in each department shall be classified
geographically to correspond with the
Congressional Districts, and that when q
vacancy occurs, It shall be filled from the
district which has the least repreaenta-
ton, till the clerkships, &c, shall be
equally divided among all the Congress
sional Districts.
Mr.. Wright also introduced bill in re-
gard to pension agents. It proposes to
repeal the law which allows them thirty
cents for each voucher prepared and paid
by them. 5=s@.
The morning hour having expired Mr..
Frelinghuysen moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration OF Senate
BillSNo. 1, known as the supplementary
civil rights bill. Agreed to.
The amendments made by the Judici-
ary Committee were cOncurred in.
Mr.. Norwood said he desired to sub.
NIT some remarks on the bill, but was un-
able to do so on account of severe cold.
He would be glad if Mr.. Frelinghuysen
would speak to-day if prepared and he
(Norwood) would go on to morrow.
MIR. FrelinghuyBen explained the pro-
visions of the bill and said he invoked for
it calm, impartial and bipartisan con-
sideration of the Senate. He asked for
its passage only; as it should commend it.
self as consistent with the constitution
duu Will " OLA SAoE6Oo "a 6OSAStS
He would be glad il he who was the author
of the measure, Sumner, was here to put
the cap stone upon the structure. BE
was instrumental in erecting the bill
which was intended TO secure equal
rights to white people as well as to the
colored race. The colored people now
produced every year about 100000, 600
worth OF cotton, and should be vested
with all the rights. He argued that Con-
Press had full power under the constitu-
tion to pass the bill and make any viola
tion OF its provisions penal offence.
Mr.. Thurman moved to strike out the
second section OF the bill.
This section imposes fine of $500 for
any violation of the act, to be paid to the
person aggrieved, and provides further,
that tho party violating the act shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and upon
conviction, ahall be fined not less than
$500 nor more than 81 900, or shall be
imprisoned not less than thirty days nor
more than one year. Mr.. Thurman ar.
gued that the punishment was monstrous,
and besides, the section provided for a
double punishment.
MIR. Conkling said that il the Senator
thought the punishment too great, he
could offer an amendment reducing it.
On motion of'Mr. Boreman, the Sen.
ate went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned. a. - rs
~ HOUSE.
BANKING AND CURRENCY BILLS.
Mr.. Kasson introduced bill to amend
the act for the redemption of the three
per cent. temporary loan certificates and
for the increase Of the National bank
notes. Referred ,.-.,
Mr. Dawes introduced. bill to amend
the National currency acts and to estab-
lish free banking. Referred.
FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT.
The House then, took up the bill to
carry into execution the provisions of the
Fourteenth amendment to the Constitu.
tion, and todeflne certain rights of United
States citizens in foreign countries, and
was addressed by Hale, of N. Y, in op-
position to the bill. He gave notice that
at the proper time he would move to lay
it on the table. The bill then went over
over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Conger, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill for the relief
Of owners Of steam ferry boat A. Burton,
of Nauvoo, Ill, permitting inspectors to
license it although its boiler may not be
stamped TO show the textile strength OF
the iron. Passed., Iatg37 6E lts-=I q
fsllss INDIAN AFFAIRS. ~
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole, Poland in the chair, on the
Indian appropriation bill, and Mr.. Laugh.
lin, Of Iowa, who had charge of the bill,
proceeded to give the result of its provis-
ions. His speech was mainly directed to
the history Of the Indian wars, in order
to prove that they were generally pro-
voked by the troops, and consequently it
would be a bad policy to place the In
1ians under the control of the War De-
partments The estimate of the cost OF the
Indian wars during the past forty years
was $500, 600 ,000, and he had no doubt Of
the correctness Of that estimate. With
snch record before the country it was
difficult for him to see on what ground
the turning of the Indians over to the War
Department could be sustained. The
true polfcy!to civilize the Indians and to
get rid OF the necessity for. troops, was to
keep them in order. ~.
Mr.. Parker, OF Missouri. followed in 9
speech in the same general direction, and
at the conclusion OF his remarks, the COM
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