The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-22

Mr.. Wadleigh, from tho Committee n,
military Affairs, reported without amend
b ment House bill for the relief Of person
t suffering by tho overflow in MissIssippi
y and asked for its consideration.
n Mr. Edmunds submitted an amendment
providing that the provision Of tho acI
shall expire on the first Of September
which was agreed to, and the bill ther
passed.
LouBV1LLE AND PORTLAND CANAL.
Mr. Scott called up the bill providing
Tor the payment Of the bonds Of The
Louisville and Portland Canal Company
the question being on agreeing 10 The
amendments ei the House, as amended BY
tho Senate.
After considerable discussion, NIr. Conk.
ling moved 10 reconsider the vote BY
which the amendments oil the Finance
Committee 10 the House bill were agreed
10 several days ago, and said that these
amendments were conCurrcd In early al
ter the meeting Of the Senate and before
number oI the Senators were In their
seats.
The vote was reconsidered, and tho
question then required upon the amend
ment Of the Finance Committee 10 strike
ont the amendment in the House bill,
that the canal should not be taken DOS.
session Of. nor any money paid till the
State OF Kentucky should cede to the
United States the Jurisdiction over the
same, together with all the right to tax
the property, and it was adopied-yeas
40; nays, 4. The bill now goes back 10
the House, for tho concurrence Of that
body.
The Senate resumed consideration of
the Louisiana bill, upon which Mr.,
Stockton was entitled to the floor
MIR. Frelinghuysen said he gave notice
few days ago that he would call up the
Civil Rights bill to-day. He now gave
notice that he would call it up as soon as
the pending bill should be disposed oil.
MIR. Cameron reported iavorably on the
joint resolution extending the thanks Of
Congress to Capt. Benz. E. Gleadall and
the officers and crew OF the steamer At
lantic, OF tho White Star Line, for rescu-
ing the officers and crew of the brigantine
Scotland of Portland, Me-, in mid-ocean
Passed.
Mr.. Stockton yielded for the executive
session and the Senate soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
sUNDRY BILLS.
Mr.. Randall introduced bill directing
temporary suspension OF the LeCisls.
ture OF the District OF Columbia. Re.
ferred.
The Committee on Indian Affairs re.
ported the bill extending for one wear
from the passage Of this act the time for
completing the entries of the Usage In.
dian lands in Kansas. Passed.
Mr. Hurlbut from the Committee on
Railways and Canals, submitted long
written report on the bill for the charter
oil double track Freight Railroad Com.
pany from tide water on the Atlantic to
Council Bluffs on the Missouri River and
to limit the rates OF freight thereon.
Ordered printed and recommitted.
MIR. Cobb from the Committee on Post.
office and postroads offered RESOLUTION
for printing the testimony taken before
that Committee and the Committee on
Appropriations on the question Of ad.
olllonal mail service TO China and japan.
Adopted.
CONCERNING THE LRvREs OF TIE MIssIs. |
sIrPI.
Mr.. Marcy, from the Committee on
Mississippi levees, reported bill to pro.
vide for the appointment of q commission
OF engineers 10 report q permanent plan
for the reclamation Of alluyian in the
basin of the Mississippi river subject 10 |
inundatlon, and he proceeded 10 address
the House in explanation and advocacy OF |
1t.
After discussion, in which Mr.. Willard,
OF Vermont, opposed the bill on proposing
to tax the whole people for the advantage
Of the owners Of these alluvial lands. the
bill went over till tomorrow,
The Senate amendment TO the hill Cor
the relief OF sufferers by the inundstion OF
the Lower Mississippi was concurred in. |
The House at 2 o'clock went into Com. |
mittee OF the Whole, Mr.. Woodford in
sne snS Gnair, iI5; on the Legislative, Executive
PAY OF WHISKY aUAGERs.
About an hour and half was speut in
discussing the question of the nav Of |
guagers under the Internal Revenue laws
The bill contains provisions that the
maximum pay shall be s. 90 a day.
Mr.. Banning moved 10 strike out this
provision, and on this the discussion pro.
ceeded. The most notable thing said be.
Ing the assertion by BIr. Foster, that
while members were very ready to prac.
ice economy against clerks in the De.
partments, Sthey were not go ready to do
It against office holders in their RESPECTIVE
districts, and the statement of MIR, Sypher
that the influence of the Cincinnati dis
tillcrs was exercised periodically for the
purpose OF closing up the New Orleans
distillcries, 80 as to quite control the
whisky market. Finally the motion to
strike out was lost by motion to substi.
tute 81 for s. a day made by Mr.. Ward.
SLOW PROGRESS.
An amendment was offered by Mr.,
Dunnell TO substitute for an item OF 5000.
200 for postage stamps Tor the Treasury
Department an item OF $4,000 for The
cost OF furnishing officials with postage
stamps. Ruled out Of order by the Chair,
on the ground that the amendment con.
dicted with the law abolishing the frank.
Ing privilege, and an appeal having been
taken, the decision was sustaiped-l2O 10
3S. N
AN AMENDMENT THAT FAILED.
At this point, and after having got
through only one page Of tho bill, he
OommlIee rose: The slow progress made
on the bill thus far has been chiefly owing
to the difficulty Of getting a quorum TO |
vote on the proposition, Much time has
been wasted in this way and inthe result. |
Ing necessity Of having the roll called.
Inc bill contains seventy printed pages,
and although i was reported over two
months ago and has been under consid.