The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-10
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 0.

WAsHMGToN, April 9.
AN EXEMPTION FROM CUSTOM FEES.
Mr.. Gordon from the Committee OF
Commerce reported without smendmen
the House bill exemping from proyis.
ions ol an act ot February 18th, 1903, al
boats employed on internal waters anC
canals In any State and providing tha
all such boAts as have sails or propellinl
machinery Of their own adapted for lakI
or coastwise navigation, and excepting
such as arc employed In trade with Can
ada, shall be exempt from the paymen
OF all customs or other fees.
MIR. West, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported with amendments the HouS,
bill TO facilitate the expectation Of distil
led spirits. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. lngersoll, from the Committee OF
Pensions, reported, with an amendment
House bill to increase the pensions O
soldiers snd sailors who are totally desti-
tute, which was placed on the calendar
The following bills upon the calendar
were passed House bill for inspection
and disbursements OF appropriations BY
army officers; Senate bill 10 authorize th(
issue OF supply Of arms 10 the authori-
ties Of the State ot Nebraska, was discuss
ed until the expiration oI tho morning
hour, when It went over.
Unfinished business being the Senate
bill to provide for the incorporation and
regulation of railroad companies Ia The
territories Of the United States was taken
up. The pending question being on the
motion Of Nj. Wright to recommit the
bill. MIR. Wright withdrew that motion
and offered several verbal amendments
which were accepted by the Chairman ol
the Committee.
Mr. Wright then moved to strike oui
section 81 of the bill giving q right oI
way to any railroad company organized
under the act through unOccupied public
lands OF the United States In any State 10
tho extent Of 100 feet In width on each
side oil the centre Of such railroads with
authority to take from such public lands
materials Tor the construction and main
tenRnce ofthe road and ground for station
buildings, depots and shops not to the ex.
cess Of forty acres lor each ten miles OF
road. Agreed to.
Mr.. BAyard moved to strike out the
14Ih section OF the bill which authorizes
any corporation organized under the &C,
to acquire BY purchase or gift any lands
in the vicinity Of its road, or through
which the same may pass and convey the
same IN such manner as the directors may
prescribe. Agreed to.
Mr.; Pratt moved to amend the 9Th sec.
tion Of the bill so as to grant ten acres oil
public lands in the territories for station
buildings and shops for every ten miles OF
road instead Of forty acres as proposed by
the committee.
Mr. Clayton moved an amendment re.
quiring every road organized 10 maintain
al some point Of the line OF lis road an
Office, where books shall be kept opened
At all times for inspection. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hagcr moved TO amend the first
section so as TO provide that the provis-
ions Of the bill shall not apply to the Dis.
trict Of Columbia. Agreed 10.
Mr. Buckingham moved an amend
ment torbidding the construction Of any
road across an Indian reservation.
Mr. Sargent moved substitute therefor
so as TO provide that a road should not
cross an Indian reservation, unless the
written permission Of the Secretary Of
War be first obtained.
Pending discussion, the Senate went
into executive session, and soon after ad.
journed.
HOUSE.
BILL TO REPEAL MoIKTIEs INTRODUCED
IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
E. q. Roberts, from the Committee Of
Ways and Means, reported q bill 10 re.
peal all moieties. he stated that the bill
referred TO only one branch Of the sub.
ject, which the Committee was still con.
sidering, and which would In due time
be reported on.
Fernando Wood said that the bill had
not received the vote Of the Committee
and In his opinion, did not.go far enough.
The bill was ordered printed and re-
committed.
The bill reported yesterday by Mr..
Woodford TO prevent officers Of the
United States from receiving or be-
ing paid any money beyond their fixed
salaries, came up and was discussed. MIR.
Woodford explained and advocated the
bill, and Messrs. Dawes and Butler, OF
Mass, opposing 1t as not being sufficiently
matured. The latter alludIng TO the
criticisms on the display Of Republican
officials contrssted the modesty Of
the present day with the ostentatious dis
play Of George Washington, who never
travelled road without making q requi.
sition on the quartermaster's department
Tor six horses and coach for himself and
four horses and coach ior his secretary.
In the course OF the debate Mr.. Mer-
riman, who had introduced the bill origi.
nally, stated that on the morning after do.
ing so Q Government officer had pressed
himself on the floor and in a very excited
manner approached him, saying this bill
will ruin me. It takes away the carriage
which I use and II Ia impossible
for me to get along without It.
he said 1t was very hard on him, and es.
pecially on his wife, and he saw no OBJ.
lection to her riding when he did not
want q carriage, he (Merriman) told
him, as be now told the House, that the
Republican party could not afford longer
to carry the wives OF public officials.
After further debate, Mr.. Woodford,
admitting that there were some practical
objections to the bill In its present shape,
moved It's reference to the Committee on
ways and Means, =
The bill was sorelered. Yeas-15o;
nays-69. z--I
Mr.. r.speer moved that the Committee
have leave 10 report at any time. W
Mr Maynard objected.
Tho House then resumed consideration
Of the currency bill. ~
E R. Hoar opposed the bill.
Mr.. Copger discussed the question as q
conflict between capital and labor-be.
tween wealth and poverty.
Mr. Garfield opposed the bill, and took
for q text for hiA rnmarka n nnninnra Of