The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-08
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socr1FHD pR1ss REPORT
9y the Western Union Lima. D.
omeo Northwest COZ. Of Main and Monroe ats,
co N g r e s 8.
HOUSE. tg9 s
WARRINGTON, June Q

WARRINGTON, June Q
A number Of private bills, considered
In Committee Of the whole, were taker
up and passed.
"A bill was before the House Of the ad-
journment last night for the sale Of In
dian lands In Kansas.
The House also, on motion OF Mr,
Wells, passed the bill removing the no
liucal disabilities Of George 8. shryack
Of St. Louis, and then proceeded with the
confederation ol the Senate amendments
tothe deficiency bill. llR yHFfl ilITII'
a long discussion resulted on the item
in regard to official reporters.
MIR. Holman made Q speech In favor OF
economy and against the salaries fixed
Tor reporters, arraigniDg the Republican
party for extravaganza In raising the sal
Mr.. Garfield replied that Holman must
have extraordinary cheek to make such
q charge in the face Of the fact that this
deficiency bill appropriated only three
millions as against eleven millions last
year and against an amount three or four
times, and in one instance seven times as
great ss In previous years, and In the face
OF the fact Of the annual reduction Of ex.
penses to the amount Of! thirty millions oil
dollars.
Mr. Holman again got the floor In con.
nection with another Item, and read q lee.
tute 70 MS own side Of the House for It's
apatny and Tor Us Willingness to vote
win the msjority In all measures Of ex-
travsgance.
The discussion having dritted into refer.
ences 70 the river and harbor appropria-
uon Dill, MI. Copger reminded Mr. Hol.
man that the biggest item In that bill
wac 9 miliion and Q! quarter 70 pay on
me ola aept on the Louisyills andLPort-
land Canal, and that NH. Holman because
tae matter Interested his own State and
district had worked for that item and
haa mportuned members 70 support It.
MT. Vox followed with o Characteristic
speech, and the last discussion was closed
and various amendments were disposed
OF and o Conference Committee ordered.
Inc House then took up the bill re.
ported from the Committee on Mississippi
heVees providing Tor Commissions Of
engineers, which was passed alter sub
sllnte offered BY MI: Willard, of Yer-.
mont had been rejected. SIT ll5'i
MI mt. cannon, from the Fostottice Com
mug, !n!sIse, teporteo . Din lot the prepay
tnens Q. postage On printed matter. Alter
q spetcu ny M; cannon IN explanation
anu auvocacy Oh tne plll ne moved the
Pteylous qussuon WnlSn cut otau amend.
InenIs anu ueDate; Inc OIL was then
pasSeu; ieas 4v9; nays ,5,sa In
p!a.EG MI. aacker, .oL ifennsylyania, irom the
rosIomce Oommlttee, reported bill to
plevent wnat ls termed straw bids" for
carrying tne mails. be also reported q
pnl ioT aelusEng tne salaries OF Postmas.
!ets: " nxes me say salary Of tne New York
F9sInSsIer at SoVgV, and divides all the
o!nets nto Iour classes Those whose
satattss isas is aEe 90 no6 n06 more nan 4UOO nor
iess M ,L .nan So,yVg;o SS 6od not more than 5000
noE l less taan . $S'yNyy; NSS NOT more than $4,000
noE less lnal 9i,VgV, ana tnose whose an.
nusi p compenssuon' ls less than $1,000.
tosLnasteIs OF tne nrst tnsee classes are
70 % appolnteo. o. removed with the con.
sent VI tae eenaH lnose ot the fourth
tha % PostmsVtsr s "t aenaSsT y TsaI TSvso SS,, py
nSsaed mo ''A''s' >'sHs. -. ue Dl4 was
f'SSsN ~ G.. - -, !, = ; ~ ~ !i.-i Y
Mr. ua;. oenet, from he COMMITTEE on Ex'
penditures IN the Department Of Justice,
made report In regard to the expenses,
os9utSsmen9 oS .Sn Wint 4 sna genetal MANAGEMENT
y, tne west =, Sualcla! Dis!tlct OF Afkan-
aSs aS1s sInGe !ts tsorganlzalon IN 1871:
naHos nnu s''U TbU oia,. saasn coVets SVV printed
pps5S;irres. ps S hsga so hse, uaSs LnaL tne ex,
Penal!utss . nave peen extraordinarily
iass y, S.a,d anu ste nos IN an cases supported
Oy 5SippETpsiase yeeGnes. ,og; 6or me year
80 eSIs ~ assss SuIe ny, Tv, t3.!, lne aisbarsements
~ W.. IAS.suai naas VIM Mn' 9r15von %efe !S196s;
tho1 ma !con yeaL,u9saan u. FootS Delng marshal,
seSt sy tsscleu ~ uS 'ne exIaotoi9ary figures oi
E"..So, SETSaSoS, ~ ana neM yeat .6rltton being
Seai SssaS1 aS1 lor most OF !ne Ierm they fell to
n. mAkNnp Naa