The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, May Is.
SENATE.

and the Speaker of the House OF Rep
resentstivss declare the two houses ol
Congress adjourned sine die on the 22t
OF June at noon. Ordered printed and
laid over.
Mr.. Hamlin called up the bill re-
ported from the Committee on Com
merce few days ago, to relieve ship;
and vessels from compulsory pilot iees
in certain cases.
| Pending discussion the morning
hour expired and the bill went over.
| Mr.. Freelihghuysen moved that the
Senate proceed with consideration Of
the civil rights bill.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, said he gave
notice Friday that he would move to
take up the legislative appropriation
bill, and in accordance Herewith made
the motion. ..
/ Mr.. Freelinghuysen gave notice that
as soon as the Legislative appropriation
bill should be disposed OF, he should
ask the Senate to take up the civil
rights bill.
The Committee on Banking and Cur
rency this morning voted on several
propositions relating to the currency
bill as amended by the Senate and now
on the Speakers table. A motion that
the chairman report the bill as it came
from the Senate, and recommend its
passage, was voted down. A PROPOSE
ton was made that the chairman move
q suspension OF the rules to take The
bill from the table for action to-day,
but it was finally agreed that the chair
man move the bill be taken from the
table and referred 10 the committee
with leave to report it back for action
at any time. 1t is not yet determined
what the committee will recommend in
regard 10 any of the new features in
serted iu the bill by the senate.
Mr.. Spencer submitted resolution
requesting the President to transmit to
the Senate the answer received by the
Civil Service Commissioner from the
heads OF departments and bureaus 10
regard to the effect OF the civil service
rules and regulations in their respective
| Ofhces. agreed 10.
Mr.. Alcorn introduced bill to pros
vide for the appointment by the Secre-
tsry oil War, OF commission OF three
army officers ard two civil engineers, TO
investigate and report a permanent
plan for the reclamation of the alluvial
basin OF the Mississippi river subject 10
inundstion. Referred to the Commit
tee on the Levees Of the Mississippi
River.
The legislative appropriation bill
was then taken up and Mr.. Morr.ll, Of
Maine, submitted resolution that DUR
ing the present session it should be in
order to name q recess OF the Senate at
any time, and during the confederation
Of The ysGg.gr,epI.iystji99p .y tj9p ..blt tHeTeSah jB
any pending amendment, to FIVE minutes
for each Senator desiring to speak;
that no amendment proposing a new
legislative bill be received, and that no
special order shall hereafter be made.
Provided that the postoftice spproprla'
ton bill shall be excepted from the
operations Of this rule. Agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, explained the
provisions Of the bill and sad it was in
harmony with the general reduction Of
expenses. As it passed the House, 1t
appropriated $40. .923, ,63S, or s., S93, ,995
less than the bill OF the same character
passed last year. AS the bill now stood
before the Senate it appropriated S4Sl,-
6lS more than the House bill, the prin
crpal item OF increase being S25S,5OO
for postage for the several departments
of the government. The bill was
strictly an appropriation bill and con-
tanned less extranous matter than such
bills usually did.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, gave
notice Of an amendment to increase the
clerical force OF the State Department,
which would involve $l3, 900 additional
expenses, but the amendment also pre-
yldes for an increase in the revenues OF
that department from passports, which
would probably amount TO $40, ,OOO.
Mr.. Chandler from the Committee
on Commerce reported back the bill
ameudatory OF the act OF August Is
| 1856, to regulate the Diplomatic aed
consular departments OF the United
Sts,ee. Passed. /. iorbids certain
consular and diplomatic officers from
being absent from their post Of duty fol-
a longer period than ten days without
the consent OF the President. Toe
bill also forbids their corresponding
with regard to the public affairs OF any
foreign nation, and prohibits them from
accepting any favors OF office or title o.
any kind from any foreign government
The legislative appropriation bill
was then read, the Senate being II
Committee OF the Whole and th'
amendments OF the Com mmittee on Ap
propriatious agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman moved to strike ou
the provision that hereafter no interna
revenue guagers shall receive create
com eneation than Ave dollars per day
, He said the internal revenue laws re-
] ls,ing to that subject be thought wer
: correct, and it was agreed 10.
The amendment of the committee IN
. creasiug the appropr alton for the pur
. chase OF official postage stamps for tn
Treasury department, from s5O,OVo
J. 100000, WAS agreed to. Alec that o
d striking out the provision for two clerk
at$l 500 each, in the Office OF the As
, sistant Treasurer at New York.
/. The committees amendment appro
e priating $4,000 for compensation I
/ special agents, to examine the book
q accounts, and money on hand, an
several sub-tressurer's depositsries, in
cludiug the National banks acting 9
/, dspoeitariss under an act OF 1878, va
|. agreed to.
|" Mr.. Sherman moved an amendmeI
e. to authorize the Secretary OF War