The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
wAsHIseroN, April Is.
SENATE.

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Before the reading of the journal 0
Yesterday was concluded, the clerk 0
the House OF Representatives appeared
at the bar OF the Senate and announced
that the House had passed uithou
amendme ents the bill of the Senate t
| fix the amount OF United States note
and the circulation OF the Natlons
banks apd for other purposes; ais!
that the House had passed the bii
amepdatory Of the acts to proyid'
National currency and to establish fre'
banking. The latter bill was referred
to the Committee on Finance.
House bill making an appropriation
for the payment of teachers in the pub
lie schools OF the District OF Columbis
and providing for the levy OF tax to re-
| imburse the came, was taken up. J.
provides for an appropriation OF ~, ~;
out of the National Treasury to pay
teachers salaries from September. IS
| to March, IA, and that the Dlstrlc
Government shall levy aud collect tai
on personal property to reimburse the
treasury. The bill also provides tha
money shall be disbursed under the Su
perintendent. Passed.
Mr. Boremau introduced bill 10 re-
| imburse the State OF West Virginia fol
moneys expended in the armipg anc
equippiug militia to aid in suppresslnf
| the rebellion. Referred.
Mr. Conkling presented memorial
of the Buffalo Board of Trade for tht
removal of a bar in the Saginaw river
Referred. -,
The Senate then resumed The consld'
GRAFTON Of the bill to provide Tor ne"
election in Louislans.
Mr.. West spoke lheIs"'.
Mr.. Hamilton read comnumcsliou
signed BY J. C. Seachsry, OF New Or.
leans, asserting that Mr.. Kellogg had
in his possession new bill whI"i'
would give him control OF the who''
election machinery.
Mr.. Morton said he had never heard
of this until now. =,
Mr.. West said he had no knowledge
Of asy such thing, but even if it wse SO
the charge came from the other eide o'
the chamber, aud a complaint OF any
election machinery came with rather
bad grace from that side.
MI. Bsyard said il any meaning
could be gathered from the remarks Of
the Senator from Louisiana, (Mr West)
il was An aimip.'or thst such repeat
ing ac, hai 'r.n passed and subse
auenliy au act was passed repeating
the sct, 90 they can be produced from
the pocket OF this so-called Governor
on the eve OF an election, and all the
machinery to make frauds in elections
would be not only possible but highly
probable. if Kellogg should be permit.
ted to occupy the place he now does:
Mr.. West-The Senator from Loulsi
ana does not admit anything OF the
kind.
| Bsyard-No, sir, be does not admit
| it; he has not the candor TO state the
fact; he merely says he does not know
as to ,acts, He is protesting to speab
from special knowledge Of the truth o
facts in Louisiaua and says here to-day
| in regard to this most important fac
he has no knowledge whatever,
Mr.. West-And he Gays the truth
he has no knowledge oiit; he nevel
heard OF it; it is new to him, That IL
what I mean without equivocstion OF
reservation in anyway.
Mr.. Bayard-It is a confession OF lg
uorauce, sir, in regard to important
facls, OF which the gentleman processes
to speak.
Mr.. Hamilton resumed, but before
the conclusion OF his argument tht
Senate went into executive session and
soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Buudy, from the Committee or
Mileage, reported a bill to abolish
mileage to the members of Congress
aud providing that they shall be paid
their actual travelling expenses TO anc
from Washington once each session
He demanded the previous question
which was not seconded, 69 to II.
Mr.. Maynard moved to recommi
The bill.
Mr.. Maynard moved to lay the bill
on the table.
The House refused 10 lay the bill on
the table yeas CT. nays 100.
Mr.. Bundy again moved the previ'
GUS question aud i. was seconded. The
motion 10 recommit was rejected and
the bill WAS then passed; yess lS5
nays 49
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole. Mr.. Woodlord in thu
chair, upon the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill.
Mr.. Cox offered resolution recitipe
the existence OF architectural defects il
the new State Department building
and providing for board OF three
architects to examine. Referred to tn,
Committee on Public Buildings aut
Grounds.
There was q good deal OF the usus
discussion over the salaries OF the EN-.
ployes OF the House, come OF whicl
were increased and some reduced. Th'
item OF $4,000 tor folding document
was reduced to SIS 900, and the mum
of folders limited 10 twenty. Only twt
pages OF the bill were gone through
with when the Committee rose srd tn
House adjourned.