The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-09
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SENATE.

SbENAkE.
~, WASHINGTON, April 8.
Mr.. 0glesby presented q memorial o
Jno. Benson, asking for the appointment
ot delegation composed In part Of wo.
men, to visit Indian tribes and devisC
means to improve their condition. Re-
terTed.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee OF
Claims, reported iavorably on the bill il
reference 10 the cotton claim Of K. Ii
and Stephen A. Douglass, 10 the Court o.
Claims. Placed on calSndar.a
Mr.. Dawes called up the resolution In.
troduced by him few days ago calling
upon the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 re-
port to the Senate the amount Of the de-
falcatlons OF the various dhbursing off
Gers Of the government, and it was refer
red.
Afler the expiration oil the morning
hour the Senate resumed the considera-
sion Of tho bills on the calendar.
Mr.. Carpenter said that several weeks
ago he introduced bill for q new election
In Louisiana, 1t was an important BILL
and should be diSpoeed Of. He had
consented TO yield 10 the Senator
from Louisiana, Mr.. West, who de-
sired to speak on the bill, and he
now gave notice that on Monday next
after the expiration Of the morning
hour, he would move that the Senate pro.
coed to the consideration oil that bill, and
he hoped It would be passed upon with
out reference 10 the Committee, as there
was no need for such reference.
Mr. Cameron moved y Il the Senate 60
into Executive session.
The Senate went into Executive ses-
sion, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Negley, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a bill giving consen,
tor the erection Of bridge across the
Arkansas river at Pine Bluffs, Arkansas.
Passed.
MIR. Sessions reported q bill to provide
for the sale Of the present Marine hos
pital site at Pittsburgh.
Alter remarks from Messrs. Negiey,
Randall and Speer, in explanation and
advocacy Of the bill, Mr.. Garfield offered
An amendment authorizing the Secretary
OF the Treasury to contract with the au-
thorities Of Pittsburgh to care for such
persons as are now cared for in the Ma.
rine Hospital. The amendment wa, re-
jected and the bill passed.
MIR. Woodford, from the Committee on
Civil Service Reform, reported bill pro-
viding that no officer Of the United States
shall directly or indirectly receive or be
paid for his own use or benefit any mon
ey or property Of the United States ex-
cept his salary or compensation, and that
no public property shall be used by off,
cials, or by any person, for private pur-
poses-the act not to be construed so as
to prevent the payment Of all actual and
necessary travelling expenses when tray
cling on legitimate and necessary duties
pertaining to their Office. II.
MIR. Dawes offered an amendment by
inserting the words, "or make any pri.
vGte profit or use oi the labor or service
Of any person employed by the United
States, which labor or service Is paid Tor
by the United States"
The morning hour expired, and the bill
went over until tomorrow. So
The House then resumed consideration
Of the currency bill,
Mr. Coburn made a speech in favor oi
the bill. he denied the assertion that
what the South and West lacked was not
currency, but capital. He maintained, on
the contrary, that 1t was not capital they
wanted, but currency.
Mr. Townsend opposed the bill as one
that provided lor an unlimited initiation oi
the currency. lt ..tgtH# -'.
MIR. Beck stated that he had early in the
session prepared and had referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means bill
which he had hoped would be reported
back, but 1t had not been. The purpose
OF 1t was 10 substitute the notes OF the
Government for those OF the National
Banks, and to give to the people instead
oI to the bondholders, the credit OF the
Government. 5ss s-.s
At the close Of Mr. Beck's speech gen.
eral calloquy arose as 10 tho Limitation
OF debate. 8,
HI. Maynard wanted 10 have the de-
bate confined to ten or fifteen minute
speeches.
MIR. shanks objected to fifteen minute
speeches on the ground that q man who
could not say all he knew on the subject
in i've minutes did not know anything
about It.
In reference to Mr.. Shanks' remark Mr..
Maynard made allusion TO the fable Of
the man and the ass.
MIR. Butler suggested In the midst Of
the confusion that Governor Dix's mess
age be read.
The arrangement was finally made that
there should be an evening session for
debate and that the previous question
would be seconded at hAll.past three
o'clock tomorrow.
The House then took recess,
Nt EVENING SESSION.
The attendance at the evening session
was confined to those members who
had speeches to deliver. The speechea
were confined to fifteen minutes each
MIR. McDlll, Of Wisconsin, occupied the
speakers chair.