The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-18
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WHEELING WEST VA. THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 1S 1874 @

ployees Of the House. In regard to the
Congressional printer, the present occu
pant Of that office shall remain an officer
Of the Senate as at present, but when 4
vacancy occurs In that Office Il shall bC
flled by an appointment by the Preai
dent The clerical force ID the depart.
ments cut down by the House had beer
largely restored, nevertheless there was
reduction Of over 100000 as compared
with the bill when reported to the Senate
by the Committee on Appropriations,
The report was agreed to. 30 7 Z 81
The Senate then resumed The consider
alton OF the postofilce bill. The bill was
then reported TO the Senate and amend
ments were madeln the Committee OF the
Whole. Agreed to. i- n Nj.
The bill was then read The third time
and passed Tn
Mr.. Scott moved that the Senate pro-
ceed 10 the consideration ot the bill max
ing Appropriations for the payments for
claims allowed by tho southern claims
commission. Agreed; yeas 40, nays Is.
Mr.. Sargent, from the conference CON-
mittee on the pension appropriations bl Il,
made q report which was agreed to.
Mr., Howe, from the Committee on
Library, reported iavorAbly on the bill
for the relief Of Mercy Ann Hall, widow
Of Captain O. F. Hall. Placed on the
colendar. ..af Y.tis
Mr.. Stevenson introduced Q bill pro-
hibiting the publication 10 the news
papers OF the revised statutes Of the
United States. Passed.
The consideration Of the bill for the
payment Of claims allowed by the South
ern Claims Commission was resumed, and
Mr. Scott explained that the amendments
proposed by the Committee on Claims re.
dnced the amount allowed by the House
bill to $4,000.
Pending the discussion the Senate went
into executive session. FH t -
The doors were reopened and the bill
under discussion when the Senate went
into executive session was laid over until
tomorrow. .....lu' -If5
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on
Commerce, called up number Of bills,
which were passed. he next moved to
take up the Senate bill to regulate CON-
merce among the several States and with
foreign nations, but objection was made
BY MessIs. Boutwell, and .Sprague and II
went over. '.se
Mr.. Boutwell, called up toe House bill
repeating all revenue tax on saving banks
having no capital and where investments
are made solely for the benefit OF deposi.
tors. Passed. 81 s..
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
A BILL TO PREsRRvE BALLOTS AND
OTHER PAPERS.
MIR. Tremaiu, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported bill to preserve ballots
cast at and oil papers connected with elec.
tions for members Of Congress. he
moved to suspend the rules and pass 1t,
the bill having been read In full. -
Mr.. Cox asked NJ. Tremain to leave the
bill open for debate, as 1t was q very i'm.
portant measure.
Mr.. Tremain said he had no control Of
the debate, the rules Of the House regu.
lated that, 1t was very simple bill, pro.
vidiug only for fair elections.
Mr., Eldridge-It does nothing Of the
kind, It provides for the destruction of the
states and for placing the elections
entirely within the control Of Federal
power.
The motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill was rejected. Yeas las;
nays 100-not two-thlrds in the afflrma-
tive. The vote was strictly party one.
Mr. WoodIord moved to suspend the
rules and adopt resolution OF all civ
illzed powers tor the establishment Of an
international system ol arbitration, where.
by matters In dispute between govern.
ments may be adjusted by arbitration
and without resource to war. Agreed 10.
The resolution offered yesterday, giving
the use Of the rotunda Of tho Capitol 10
the Women's Centennial Executive Com.
mittee Of Washington ivr the 18th Of De.
cember next to celebrate the destruction
otthe tea In the Hsrbor of Boston, was
adopted.
MIR. Wilson, Of Indiana, Chairman Of
the Committee on the Investigation Of the
Affairs oi the District Of Columbia, called
up the bill reported from the Joint COM
mittee yesterday for the government Of
the District OF Columbia.
Pending the consideration of the bill,
Mr.. Poland moved 10 take up and pass
Senate bill prohibiting the publication OF
the revised statutes In newspapers at the
expense Of tho United States Agreed TO.
MIR. Wilson proceeded to advocate bis
bill, and 10 answer tho questions in rela-
ton TO II.
Mr.. Bass followed Mr.. Wilson in fur.
ther explanation Of the bill.
At the close Of Mr. Bass remarks, Mr.,
Wilson moved the previous question In
the passage OF the bill. lW
The main question was then ordered
yeas 1874, nays 1ll-and tho bill passed BY
a vote OF 21G yeas to % nays.
PEACE RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. orth, Chairman OF the Committee
on Forign Affairs, reported the following
resolution, which was adopted without
dissentI ...
WHEREAS, War Is at all times de-
structive Of the material interests Of the
people, demoralizing In It's tendencies,
and at variance with enlightened public
sentiment; and
WHEREAS, Differences between nations
should, In the interest OF humanity and
fraternity, be adjusted, II possible, by in.
ternational arbitration; therefore
ReSolped, Thatthe people Of the United
States, being devoted 10 the policy OF
peace with all mankind enjoying It's bless.
ings, and hoping for its permanence and
its universal adoption, hereby, through
their representatives In Congress, recon-
mend such arbitration as national sub.
stiute for war; and they further recon-.
mend to the treaty making power
Of the government to provide, Il practic-
able, that hereafter In treaties made BET.
ween the United States and foreign DOW.
eEs war shall not be declared by either Of
the contracting parties sgainst either
nea.An ahaO haNn ham A.