The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-20
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WASHINGTON, March l9.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Spencer from the Com on
Commerce reported favorably on House
bill to improve the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river, appropriatiug $4,000 for
the purpose, to be available from the
passage OF the act, and asked Immediate
consideration. Objection being made
by Mr.. Salisbury the bill went over.
Mr.. Dennis from the same committee
called up the bill reported yesterday
from that committee smendatory OF the
aet to prevent the determination OF fur
bearing animals in Alaska. Passed.
Mr.. Chandler called up Senate bill
to authorize the employment of certain
aliens as engineers and pilots: Passed.
Mr.. Buckingham submitted reso"
luton instructing the Secretary OF the
Interior to communicate TO the Senate
the mum Der OF Indians, including women
and children, that we're captured by
United States troops during 1873, to-
gether with the number OF citizens and
soldiers killed by Indians in 1873.
Agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of bills on the calendar.
The Chair announced that the con-
sderation of the bill to equsiize the dis
tribution OF currency would be resumed,
that being unfinished business.
Mr.. West moved that the financial
bill be laid aside and the consideration
of the army appropriation bill be re-
sumed. Agreed to.
The consideration OF the army ap.
preparation bill, the pending question
being on the section Of sppropriating
$4,000 for the army medical mu-
scum, medical and other necessary
works for the library of the Surgeon
GENERALS office. Agreed to.
The second section Of the bill in re-
,Ayd to unexpeuded balances amended
} Tead as follows: That ali balances
and appropriations for whatever ac-
count made for the service OF the de-
partments OF Qusrtermaster General
and OF Commissary Generals subsist-
snce prior 10 July lst, 1872
which, on the Goth OF June
1874, shall remain on the books OF
the treasury shall be carried to the
surplus fund, except such as the audi
tor of the treasury, whose duty it is to
settle the accounts, and against such
appropriations as he shall certify TO the
Secretary OF the Treasury to he mecca
sary in the settlement OF such accounts
as are pending in his Office.
The Committee On Appropriations
have reported in favor OF striking out
the la0t eection of the bill as it passed,
the House, which provided that all
claims OF all citizens who remained
loyal during the war, 10, stores taken
or furnished during the rebellion for
the use of the army OF the United
States, and for the use or loss
CT vessels or boats while
employed in the military service OF the
United States, including any such
claims now pending and undetermined
in any department Of the government
shall be presented to the Southern
CIaims Commission, before November
llth, 1875, who shall have conclusive
Jurisdiction to hear and determine the
same; provided, that all such claims
now pending and undetermined in the
department OF the Quartermaster Gen
eral or Commissary General OF subs!st-
ence, shall, on the passage OF THE act,
be transferred 10 the Southern Claims
Commission, together with the evil
dence thereon. The House further
provided that there should be two
additional members OF that Con mission
to devote their time exclusively to
claims transferred, but the Senate COM
mitee reported in favor Of striking out
that section and inserting the follow
ing: THE quartermsster-general. com.
missary- general and auditor OF the
treasury shall continue to receive, ex-
anime end consider the justice and
validity OF such claims as shall be
brought before them under the act OF
July 4th, 1864, and the Secretary OF the
Treasury shall make report OF each
slaim allowed by them, at the COM
mencement OF each session to Congress,
and the Speaker OF the House OF Repre-
sentalived shall lay the same before
Congress for its consideration"