The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-19
CON G R E 8 8.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Nav ia,

journed sine die at noon on the 2sd day o
June. Ordered printed and laid over
Mr.. Hamlin called up the bill reportef
70 from Committee on Commerce few day,
II ago to relieve the ships and vessels Iron
oi compulsory pilot fees In certain cases.
y Pending the discussion tho morning
! hour expired and the bill went over.
y Mr. Frellnghuysen moved that the Sen.
: ate proceed with the consideration Of I'M
q civil rights bill.
n MIR. Morrill,, Of Maine, said he gave no.
tlce that on Friday he would move Ia
y takeup tho legislative appropriation bill,
J. and In accordance Herewith made The
a motion.
\ MIR. Frelinghuysen gave notice that az
! soon as the Legislative Approximation bill
should be disposed Of he should ask the
Senate TO take up and pass the Civil
}, Rights bill.
MIR. Spencer submitted resolution re-
questing the President 10 transmit TO the
Senate the answer received by the Civil
, Service Commission from the heads Of
B Departments and Bureaus In regard 10
the effect Of tho Civil Service rules and
regulations in their respective Offices.
: Agreed to.
MIR. Alcorn introduced a bill to provide
for the appointment by the Secretary OF
War OF Commission Of three army
officers and two civil engineers, to investi.
gate and report permanent plan for the
reclamation Of alluvial land in the basin
Of the Mississippi river subject 10 inunda-
tion. Referred TO the Committee on
Leyees Of the Mississippi. ; a3I
7 Tho Legislative Appropriation bill was
then taken up, and Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine,
submitted resolution that during the
present session It should be In order to
move recess Of the Senate at any time,
and during the consideration oTthe appro.
prlation bills 1t may be In order 10 move
10 cOnfne the debate on any pending
amendment TO five minutes for each
Senator desiring 10 speak; that no amend.
ment proposing new legislation shall be
received, and that no special order shall
hereafter be made. Ff0Uided, That the
Postotllce Appropriation bill shall be ex-
cepted from the operations Of this rule.
Agreed to.
Morrill,, explained the provisions Of the !
bill and said 1t was In harmony with the
general reduction oil expenses, as II |
passed the House it appropriated $20,.
923, ,036 or $2s98995 less than the bill OF
the same character appropriated last year.
As the bill now stood before the Sen.
ate, It appropriated $4sl;6l9 more than
the House bill, the principal item OF in.
crease being SECS, 500 for postage for the
several departments Of tho government.
The bill was strictly an appropriation
bill and contained less extraneous matter
than such bills usually do.
Mr.. Frellnghuysen from committee Oh
foreign relations, gave notice Of an
amendment 10 increase the clerical force |
OF the State department, which would
involve $4,000 additional expense but
the amendment also provides for an in |
crease In the revenues OF that department |
from the passports which would proba-
bly, amount 10 $4,000. !
MIR. Chandler, from the Committee on |
Commerce, reported back the bill amend.
atory OF the act ol August 1S, 1906, regu.
lating the Diplomatic and Consular dc.
partments OF the United States. Passed.
The bill iorbids certain consular and
diplomatic officers from being absent
from their post Of duty for longer
period than ten days without the consent
Of the President. The bill also forbids
their corresponding with regard TO the
peblic affairs Of any foreign nation, and
prohibits them from accepting any favors
Of office, or titles Of any kind from any
foreign government,
The legislative appropriation bill was
then read, the Senate being in Com.
mittee OF the Whole, and the amend.
ments Of the Committee on Appropria.
tons were agreed 10.
MIR. Sherman moved 10 strike out the
provision that hereafter no internal rev.
enue gaugers shall receive greater com.
pensation than S. per day. He said that
the internal revenue laws relating 10 that
subject, he thought, were perfect. The
amendment was agreed to- l
The amendment ot the committee In.
creasing, the appropriation for the pur-
chase OF official postage stamps for the
Treasury Department, from $4,000 TO
$780, GOO was agreed 10, and also that
striking out the provision for two clerks
at 81 500 each in the office Of tho Assist.
ant Treasurer at New York.
AAo SVnuAteSs aIueuulueuI hppEOpEla'
ting 100000 for the compensation Of spe.
cial agents 10 examine tho books, &C
counts and money on hand in the several
sub,treasuries and depOsitories, including
national banks acting as repositories un.
der the act of August, 1868, was also
agreed to.
A number OF other amendments pro-
posed by the committee were agreed 10.
MIR. Sherman moved an amendment 10 |
authorize the Secretary oil War to detail
enlisted men for duty in the ordnance de.
partment. Agreed to.
The last section OF the Lii was amend.
ed to readt "That from and after the 1st
day Of July, 1874, and Of each year there.
after, the Secretary Of tho Treasury shall
cause all unexpended balances Of appro.
priations which shall have remained on
the books ot the Treasury for the two
fiscal years 10 be carried 10 the surplus
fund and covered into the Treasury, pro.
vtded that the Secretary Of the Treasury
shall OF the beginning Of each session re.
port to Congress any balances OF appro-
priations Tor specific objects affected by
this section that may need 10 be reappro.
priated."
The amendment fixing the number Of
clerks in the Internal Revenue Office at
154, instead Of 1S0, as the House bill pro. |
vided, was agreed to.
The bill having been read through and |
the amendments oI the Committee acted |
upon, 1t was laid over till tomorrow.
The Senate went into executive session |
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Msy 1S.-Under call OF
States bills were introduced and referred
including the following By Cessna, fix.
ing the first Tuesday after the first Mon
| dsv IN Nnve,nhar aa the time fnr ih0