The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-04
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nance reported lRvorably on the Roust
bill to amend the Charter Of the Freed
mems Saving and Trust Company
Passed. The bill authorized the appoint
ment oi three Commissioners BY the
Comptroller Of Currency to wind up the
affairs Of the Company.
Mr.. Sherman from the Committee or
Finance reported tavorably on tho House
bill explanatory ot the account Of June
Both 1854, in regard to Savings Banks
with an amendment which was agreed ID
and the bill passed. Il reads as follows:
That oil deposits made in institutions
now existing which do business only as
Savings Banks and are recognized as
such by law In their respective States OF
by Congress, are hereby declared exempt
from taxation the same as deposits In
savings institutions having no capital,
and though they have capital stock OF
bond for the additional security ot their
depositors, and pay dividends thereon, no
tax shall be assessed upon deposits made
In such institutions or collected OF them
on said deposits otherwise than as herein
provided. Provided, That all the profits
OF such savings banks, less the Rioremen-
toned dividends on stock not exceeding
at the rate Of 8 per cent per annum, are
divided among the depo8itors, and that
the capital stock Is invested only In the
same class Of securities as Is issued for the
invested deposits; that interest at the
rate oi not less than 4t per cent be paid IN
all cases to their depositors, TO be made
good II necessary from the capital steek.
The morning hour having expired the
Senate proceeded to the consideration oi
the consular and diplomatic appropria-
tion bill. The several amendments were
agreed to. The bill was then read the
third time and passed: geLc. &
Mr.. Sargent called up the pension ap-
preparation bill, which was read. Heck.
planned that the total amount appropria-
ted by the bill was $50 $50, 600, q decrease
Of $500,00 as compared with the bill Of
last year. The pension roll would be
smaller and smaller every year unless
Congress should improperly increase it
by putting on new cases.
The only amendment reported by the
committee was one to fix the fee for pre-
pairing vouchers and administering oaths
at 25 cents in each case instead oi20 cents
as in the House bill. -.a# X,
After discussion the amendment Of
the committee fixing the fee at 25 cents
was agreed 10. The bill was then read
the third time and passed.
Mr.. Window then called up the cheap
transportation resolution; submitted by
him on the 18Th ol May, instructing the
Committee on Appropriations to report
amendments to the pending river and
harbor appropriation bill to complete the
surveys and estimates for each Of the i'm.
provements recommended by the Select
Committee on Transportation on Sthe
four routes indicated In the report of that
Committee. he said 1t was not his In.
tention to 60 over the subject Of cheap
transportation again, as the Committee
had fully reviewed 1t. His object now
was to obtain an expression OF the views
Of the Senate on the subject. The cost
OF these surveys would be In tho neigh.
borhood Of two hundred thousand dollars
He came before the Senate with the firm
conviction that to carry out the system
oi improvement recommended by the
Committee would reduce the cost OF liv.
ing to. farmers, mechanics and laboring
people at least fifty per cent. He believ:
ed that the Committee on Transports
tion was correct in the conclusion that
the enhanced value Of lands in eight
States alone would be one billion dollars
upon the completion Of the improve.
ments recommended. he hoped the reso.
luton would have no opposition, but be
passed, so that hereafter when the Senate
should DO called upon to act upon the
question OF improvements 1t would do so
with intelligence. fGsE CI.Er 4
MIR. Scott submitted an amendment as
follows: And also upon the route from
the mouth Of the Youghiougheny river to
slack water, up said river 10 It's head wat.
ers at the foot ol the Allegheny noun
tains, thence by the canal to Cumberland,
intersecting there the Chesapeake & OHIO
canal. Agreed TO. !"
Mr.. Chandler said he did not think the
Senate Of the United States had inlorma.
ton enough before 1t to pass upon reso.
luton Of as mandatory character as this.
Who knew what the cost of these i'm.
proVements would be. y. II the country
should go on the next 10 years making
the rapid strides that II had during the
past 10 years It would have abundance ol
cheap transportation from west to east. i
Pending the discussion on the trans
portation resolution the Senate went into
executive session and soon adjourned.
@ HOUSE.
MI. Orth, Chairman Of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs reported q joint reso.
luton providing for the termination OF a
treaty Of the 17th Of July 1858, between
the United States and Belgium, which
proves detrimental to American Com
merce. Passed.
MI. Wheeler from the Committee on
Appropriations reported back the Senate
amendments to the army appropriation
bill, and the House proceeded TO take 90
tion thereon. The first amendment was
to add to heproYision limiting the number
Of enlisted men TO %, 900, the words includ,
ing Indian scouts which was concurred in
with the additional words that the pro-
vision shall not be construed 10 diminish
the gnal.service, and that the signal
corps shall be maintained as now or.
ganized under authority Of the Secretary
Of War. The nextimpo portant amendment
was to insert In the paragraph which for
bids the payment Of money for transpor-
tation to railroads which received grants
on the condition that they should be
public highways for the use Of the gov
ernment, free from toll or other charge
the words sor upon any condition for the
useo OF such road the object being tc
avoid any technical limitation that might
BEL put on the definition. The amendment
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