The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-03
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mittee on Appropriations, reported thl
pension appropriation bill with an amend
ment, Placed on the calendar.
The amendment proposes that tho pen
sion agents fee Of SOC berednced 'p6c
: instead Of 20c as provided BY the House
j Mr; Sherman, from the Committee on
, Finance, reported back the bill to amend
the customs oi revenue laws and TO repeal
the moieties with number OF additional
d amendments. N Placed on the calendar
/ The bill As amended provides that the
salaries Oi collectors Of customs al Chicago
and Cincinnati shall remain unchang-
4 ed, together with those ot all Gus
Il tom officers not specified in the
amendments heretofore repoSied. Also
that all fees, storage and other emolu.
ments now received by the officers Of Gus.
toms shall hereafter be paid into the treas.
ury.
|, A new amendment proposes to appro.
pirate 800 900 to enable The Secretary Of
the Treasury to make compensation to In.
formers, &C., during the next fiscal year,
In accordance with the provisions hereto.
fore reported. 3e EiBgr 3 ~ 9
The morning hour having expired the
Senate resumed the consideration Of the
Indian appropriation bill and o number Of
amendments Of an unimportant character
submitted BY the committecgwere agreed
TO. Other amendments submitted by Mr..
Buckingham. chairman Of the Committee
on Indian Affairs were agreed to.
The request Of the House Of Representa-.
lives for y Committee OF Conference on
the dissgreetug votes Of tho two Houses
on the bankrupt bill was granted on the
motion OF Mr.. Edmunds, and the Chair
appointed as the Committee on the part
ot the Senate, MessIa. Edmunds, Wight
and Thurman. W.
The Indian Appropriation bill was then
reported 70 the Senate, read tho third time
and passed.
Mr., Window moved thst the Senate
proceed TO the consideration OF the resolu.
ton introduced by him In regard to cheap
transportation. Agreed to.
MIR. Sherman said the resolution Just
taken up would be. pfuished business 10.
morrow, and he therefore moved that the
Senate proceed 10 the consideration ol
Executive business.
Mr.. Clayton, from the Conference Com.
mittee on the resolutionsto suspend the
rules 90 that the bills TO codiiy the laws
might be sent to. the President for sigma.
ture in print instead Of being engrosseE on
parchment, made report, which pro-
vides that these bills may be sent 10 the
executive In print alter being examined
by the chsirmen Of the two Committees
on Engroesed Bills. Agreed to.
The Senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House is engaged on the Utah
The Chalk interrupted the discussion to
inform tho members that the two bills
passed last night on tho report Of the
Committee on Judiciary were previously
passed this session. E7E.' 2
Mr.. Beck suggested that the Committee
be abolished.
Mr.. Poland from the Judiciary Com
mittee called up the bill reported BY him
some time ago In relation TO the Courts
and Judicial officers in Utah. ~
MIR. Cessna moved substitute for one
Of the sections in regard to summoning
Grand and Petit jurors. The substitute
requires the list TO be made up of male
citizens without regard to their religion,
politics or social positions.
Mr.. Poland briefly explained and ad.
yocated its provisions.
Mr.. Crownz opposed 1t as establishing
q dangerous precedent. lex
Mr.. Potter opposed tho bill.
MIR. Cannon, a delegate from Utah. sd.
dressed the House in opposition to the
bill.
Mr.. Poland closed the debate, and de.
clared as an undeniable fact that the
Mormons were as hostile to the govern
ment as any portion Of the people OF the
South had been In tho darkest hour OF the
rebellion. Twelve years ago Congress
had passed q bill making polygamy a
crime In all the Territories. Did The
Delegate from Utah pretend to say that
the law had been obeyedF Did he not
know that Il had been openly and un-
blushipgly disobeyed 2
Mr.. Cannon remarked, that with United
States Judges, District Attorneys and
Marshalls In Utah, the people were not to
blame II the law had not been enforced.
MIR. Poland said that was no answer 10
his inquiry. Everybody knew that the
law had been openly and avowedly dis
obeyed. Why had no maA been prose-
cnled iof went Of such o bill as thst be-
tore the House Every United States
officer In that Territory knew perfectly
well the absurdity ot trying anybodyio
4 polygauy before twelve unblushing and
miserable polygamists, The question
now came before Congress whether Il
would open courts. and provide machin.
/. cry by which the law. could be set In
/ motion or whether Il would suffer the ais.
grace OF having It's own law disobeyed by
that people openly and ayowedly. Con-
gress should repeal that law or provide
some kind Q. legal machinery bYiwhich Il
could be enforced. ~ : " : = f5FlT
The debate closed aud the House pro-
ceeded 10 vote on tho billrand amend.
Mr. cessnas amendment was rejected,
Mr.. Barber offered an amendment pro-
vidipg that the salary and'fees Of Dlstrici
Attorneys should not be more In tho ng-
gregate than $3,500, and that any excess
Of Ices should ibe accounted ;ior 10 The
Treasury. Agreed to.
The bill was them passed-yeas 169
nays IS, .;-r,.. .-4.y,
The remainder Of the days session va!
gwen to the business Of the Committee or
Public Buildings and Grounds.
| The House took;a recess until 7;e0 p
I'M The evening heAsfon Il to he devoted
10 business from the Committee on Prl-
vate Land Claims.
EVENING SESSION.
The House was in session fortwo honrl
1 on bills reported from the Committee OF
Private Land olaimG The frat Betioui