The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-26
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OF 81 Clair county, IlL endofsine Ii Il
declaration Of principles OF the Industria
| Congress ot the United States. Reierret
I Also . communication from an Executiy
Committee Of the citizens OF Chicago In,
wiling Congress TO be. present at the lay
ing OF the corner stone Of the new gov
ernment building in that city on tho 24tl
Of Juno next. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Alcorn presented o memorial Q
citizens Of Mississippi asking Congress I,
take charge OF the levees Of the Mississ
ippi river. Referred. =. ..- 49,
Mr.. Davis presented resolutions Of th,
Legislature Of his State asking Congress
10 divide Ione.half OF the PROCEEDS oftht
sale Of public lands among the seyera
Satesiorthe benefit Of the public schools
Referred 10 Committee on Public Lands
Mr. Scott called up tho Senate bill
supplementary TO incorporate the Texas
Pacific Railroad Company and 10 aid II
the construction Of the road. He explain
ed that the bill was f0I the purpose o.
enabling the company 10 execute mort
gage upon q portion Of the road, y b.
Mr.. Eamunds submitted an amend
ment that nothing In this act shall be
construed 10 have the effect 10 entitle
said corporation TO any other or further
rights to public lands, or In any other re-
spect as agsinst the United States, than
such as by Law, 1t islnow: entitled To-.
Agreed to and the bill was passed as
amended.
Mr.. Conkliug presented the memorial
toi Mrs. Beivefna Lockwood asking the
passage Of an oct declaring that NO wo-
man otherwise qualified shall be debarrtd d
from practice in the Courts OF the United
States on account Of sex Or COLOR Refer.
red to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Pratt called up the House bill to
revise, consolidate and amend the laws re-.
lating 10 pensionsiap proved March 3, '73,
which provides that all persons who have
lost an arm at or below the elbow shall be
rated In the second class and receive a
pension Of $24 per month. Passed. -. 4,
MI: Sargent, from the Committee Of
Conferences on the Naval Appropriation
bill, called up the report Of that commit
tee made last week. and 1t was agreed to.
The Senate proceeded 10 consider the
deficiency appropFfationbilL. y
MIR. Sargent said the deficiency bill last
year appropriated 100000, and sew
eral years ago $4,000, 600 were appro.
priated by q similar bill. The present bill
appropriated less than 100000. The
committee had made very few changes in
It as passed by the House. As 1t came
from that body the bill appropriated
$S.372.l55. The bill agreed upon by the
Senate Committee increased the amount
$3, $50 sG3, the principal item OF the in
cresssy being for the care Of the Apache
Indians, which amounted to $300000
Various amendments proposed by the
committee were concurred In. VI s
Mr. Stewart introduced a resolution
proposing the following as an amendment
10 Article 9 OF the Constitution: "If any
State shall fail to maintain the Common
School system, under which all persons
between tho ages ot five and eighteen
years not incspacitated for the same,
shall receive, free Of charge, such eliment.
ary education as Congress may prescribe,
Congress shall have power TO establish
therein such q system, and cause the same
TO be maintained at the expense OF such
State" Referred to the Committee on
MI Conklinp fron thu Comm;,,oo on
Revision Of T,aws Tenortcd a Honso bi1i
10 revise and consolidate tho ststntes nj
the United States,in force ON tIie lat dav
of December. 1878: also, that relating n
the statutes otthe Posioffice Denartment
and one 10 revise and consoIidaie the Ia ws
relating 10 the District of .Columbia,
Placed on the calendar.
The chair laid before the Sonata, a
message from ,he President Transmitting
a letter rom Inc President of The GiviI
Service Commission. eneIosin1 IN fi,,l an. an.
swers from tho heads nj the denartmento
In regard 10 The workings of the Civil SeT.
yice rules therein. Ordered .nrinted and
laid on the table. Also, a message from
he President. transmittinp ali 'nshers and
correspondence in relation TO the troubIes
in Arkansas. Ordered printed and laid
on the table, - -
: 1t was ordered that the debate on
amendments TO the Deficiency Anpro-
priation bill be limited 10 FIVE minutes
ior each Senator =
Tho Senate resumed confederation Of
the Deficiency bill. Alter some discussion
( MI. sherman moved to amend the
sscHna seclGa 2. ~ as y ptoyiae inat eoy
Holsuon :ast o1 II sn9utu pe oeemea nlgn
mlsuemeAnor, anu 70 sttiHe OUT tnst por'
WI ol tae secuon pIoViulng !or PUNISH
ne9t, "1tSu suoulu 10 a. p1oVteeao III 70
secuon 10 Ioi inc aet o.. July 20, 1858.
agreed toi yeas p, nays H..
a Voe,Was tnen taken upon recon-
menuation tl OF 'ne comml!tee' 10 strike out
tnat seetion as amended, ana II was
agreed sp 70. y, -, :. =, ii, &. ! ~
4. reauleg aiscusslon, tae Oaalr lsit oe
le[e lne senate q ieseiutlon OF me = house
announcing an Ine osatn o. nGvia D. Mel.
!isn, an1 lavltlng II 70 atlena ms ianerAl ID
lne na!l OF tae house ~ a O'CLOCK 10 NOR
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