The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-22
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
By the Western Union Line.
ONCE Northwest cor Of Main and Monroe 6te.
CON g R e 8 8.
SENATE.
WAsHNoroN, June 20.

City and Point Lookout railroad 10 ex-
tend itS road into and within the District
OF Columbia.
| Mr.. Edmunds objected.
MIR. Anthony, from tho Committee on
Printing, reported resolution 10 print
5000 extra copies of the report Of the
Select Committee on Transportation
Passed.
Also, resolution 10 print 5000 copies oI
the report Of the Commissioner Of Educa'
tion. Passed.
Mr. Hamilton, OF Maryland, from the
Committee on Patents, reported adverse.
ly on the memorial Of Allen B. Wilson
for the extension Of Q sewing machine
patent, and the Committee was discharged
from It's further consideration.
Mr.. Hsmlin, from the Committee on
Post Offices, reported that no further leg.
islAtion is necessary TO secure additional
mail service between San Francisco,
China and Japan.
Mr.. Boreman, from the Committee on
Territories, reported a bill granting the
right ol way through public lands 10 the
Arkansas Valley railroad.
MIR. Davis presented joint resolutions
OF the West Virginia legislature asking
the resale ot the government property al
Harper's Ferry. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Wadleigh, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill to fix the
salary Of clerk Of United States armory at
Springfield, Massachusetts.
The calendar Of general orders was then
proceeded with, single objection pre-
venting action on any bill.
The following were passed House
bill for relief ol Peter 8. Pattan. Senate
bill Tor restoration TO market certain lands
In the territory Of Utah. Senate bill for
relief oi E. Sairs, chief engineer United
States navy. House bill TO authorize the
Secretary OF the Interior to settle and pay
accounts Of VIM. Pelham, late surveyor
general Of New Mexico. House bill to
remove political disabilities OF II. Il. Sib.
ley, OF Virginia r.t
Senate bills TO remove the political dis.
abilities Of Thomas N. Jones, oi Virginia,
and @. D. Anderson and Dabney q.
hsurY. House bill for reliet Of Martin
Kalbfeisher's heirs. House bill making
appropriations to pay Emmanuel Small,
and Joseph Tate, OF Atchlson county
Mo., for carrying the mails. Senate bill
to remove disabilities OF Charles III
Fauntieroy, Of Virginia. House bill to
appropriate lands Tor the support oi
schools in certain fractional townships in
the state oil Missouri. Senate bill TO pro-
tect the timber lands OF the United States
government reservations and lands pur-
chased by the United States.
Mr.. Hsmlin, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported the House
joint resolution appropTiating $500 for the
purchase Of the watch presented TO LaIay.
ette by Washington for restoration TO the
heirs ot Lafayette. Passed.
MIR. Scott called up the bill donating
twenty condemned cannons for statue
TO be placed in Fairmont Park, Phila.
delphia, of the late Gen. George Gordon
Meade. Passed.
MIR. Upton called up :he House Joint
resolution amending the JOINT resolution
OF April 16, 1872, relating to statue Of
the late Admiral Farragut. Passed.
The Senate bill extending the time al.
lowed for the redemption oi lands sold in
the late insurrectionary States under the
direct tax act Of June 8, 1879, and to sus.
pend the operation oil the fourth section
Of said act, was passed.
The unfinished business, being the 1919
pension bill, came up.
Mr.. Morrill,, ol Maine, moved TO post
pone 1t in order to proceed with the sun.
dry civil appropriation bill, which was
carried. Yeas 80, nays %.
Mr.. Window submitted the conference
report on the Indian appropriation BILL
which was concurred in.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Albright, Of Pennsylvania, offered
a Joint resolution 10 fiji vacancy In the
Board Of Managers Of the Asylum for Dis,
abled Volunteers by appointing General
James =, Negley in place oil Jay Cooke
II the latter shall resign. Adopted.
Mr.. Eames, Of Rhode Island, reported
q bill to refer the claim Of the owners ol
the schooner Ada Andrews TO tho Court
Of Claims. Passed.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, from the Commit
tee on War Claims, reported bill TO pay
the Kentucky Mechanical and Agricul-
tural Association the sum Of $25 900 iol
damage done to their property by It's oc'
cupancy by United States troops. Passed.
MIR. Poland, Of Vermont, called up the
resolution offered yesterday TO authorize
the select committee to investigate affairs
In Arkansas, aud TO sit and examine wit
nesses during tho recess. Adopted.
TIE LRaTsLATlvE DAY.
On the question Of recess Mr. Randall
asked the speaker at what hour the 'legis
lative day Of Monday should close.
The speaker replied that there could be
only two opinions on the subject whether
It ended at midnight Monday or at the
[ conclusion Of the legislative day, which
would be at II A. NJ Tuesday.
] The Chair had not yet made up hiG
} mind as between these two constructions,
but the session could not possibly extend
beyond II A. n. Tuesday.
MIR. Randall asked whether It could he
at 10 o'clock Monday.
, The speaker replied that there was nc
presumption whatever in favor Of that
This was not the last legislative day
He apprehended that the two houses
would necessarily agree on the hour o.
adjournment.
Mr. Dawes, Of Massachusetts,, from the
Committee on Conference on the disa-
greelng votes on the currency bill, sub
mitted the report ot said committee
which was read:
Mi. Dawes explained the provisions o
) the report He related the history Of tht
|. legislation In this Congress on the cur
/. rency question, and said that this wa
/ the best thing that could be sgreed upon
? He regretted to cay there was nothing II
Q the bill looking 10 an early resumption Q
s specie payment, but the committee did