The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-16
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April Is.

WARRINGTON, April 10.
Before the reading Of tho journal Of
yesterday was Concluded Mr.. Clark OF the
House Of Representatives appeared at the
bar Of tho Senate and announced that the
House had passed without amendment
the bill Of the Senate to iix the amount ol
United States notes and the circulation OF
national banks and for other purposes.
Also that the House had passed the bill
amendatory OF the acts to provide ma.
uonsl currency and TO establish Tree bank.
ing. The latter bill was referred 10 tho
Committee on Finance.
House bill making an appropriation for
the payment Of the teachers In the public
schools oil the District Of Columbia, and
providing Tor the levy Of 0 tax to reim-
burse the same was taken up. II pro-
yldes Tor an appropriation Of 1915 out Of
the National Treasury 10 pay the teachers
salaries from September, 1878, to March,
1874, and that the District Government
shall levy and collect tax on the personal
property. The bill also provides that The
money shall be disbursed under the Supcr.
intendent. Passed.
MIR. Borenan introduced bill to rCim.
burse the State Of West Virginia ior
moneys expended in armibg aud equip
ping militia to aid in auppressing the re-
Mr.. Conkliug presented memorial Of
the Buffalo Board OF Trade for the re-
moVal Of the bar in the Saginaw river.
Referred.
The Senate then resumed the consider
ation OF he bill 10 Provide for new
election Louisiana. MIR. West spoke
thereon.
MIR. Hamilton rend a communication
signed by J. Q. Zachary, Of New Orleans,
asserting that Kellogg had in his posses.
sion o new bill which wOnld give him
control af the whole election machinery.
MIR. Morton said he had never heard Of
this until now.
MIR. West said hO had no knowledge of
any such thing, but even il it was SO, the
charge came lrom tho other side Of this
Chamber, and the complaint Of any elcc.
tton machinery came with rather bad
grace from that side.
Mr. Bayard said if any meaning could
be gathered from the remarks OF the Sen.
ator from Louisiana, (Mr. West), 1t was
an admission. If such repeating act
had been passed, and Subsequently an act
passed repeating the act 80 they can be
produced from the pocket of this go call
ed Governor on the eve Of an election
and all the machinery to make frauds in
elections would be not only possible, but
highly probable 1t Kellogg should be per.
mitted TO occupy the place he now does.
Mr.. West-Ihe Senator from Louisi.
ana docs not admit anything Of the kind.
Mr.. Bayard-No Sir, he does not ad-
nit 1t. He has not the candor to state
the the fact. fact. J. he merely says that he does
not know as to the facts. &c is profess
Ing to speak from special knowledge Of
the facts in Louisiana, and says here to.
day in regard to this most important fact
that he has no knowledge whatever.
MIR. West-And In truth he has no
knowledge Of 1t. BE does not qualify 1t
in any way. He never heard OF it. tits
news 10 him. That Is what mean,
without equivocstion or reservation in
any way.
Mr. Bayard-Itis q confession Of igno-
rance, Sir, in regard 10 the important
facts Of which the gentleman processes to
speak.
Mr.. Hamilton resumed, but before con.
cluding his argument the Sennte went
into Executive session and soon after
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bundy from the Committee on
Mileage reported bill 10 abolish mileage
to members Of Congress and providing
that they shall be paid their actual trav.
cling expenses TO and from Washington,
once each session. He demanded the
previous question.whlch was not second
edo to II. =
Nj. Maynard moved to recommit the
bill.
Nj. Young moved to lay the bill on the
The House refused to lay tho bill on
tho table-yeas o., nays 1876.
Mr. Bundy again moved for the pre-
vious question and 1t was seconded.
a motion 10 reCommit the rejected bill
was then passed-yeas 1856, nays 40.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole, MIR. Woodlord in the CHAIR
upon the Legislative, Executive, and Ju'
dictal Appropriation bills.
Mr.. Cox offered a resolution reclting
the existence Of architectural detects IN
the new State Department building and
providing for a board Of three architects
to examine It. Referred to the Commit
tee on Public Buildinps and grounds,
There was a good deal OF The usual dis
cusslon over the salaries Of employees o.
the House, some Of which were increased
and some reduced. I...
The item Of $4,000 for folding docu
menis was reduced to $4,000, and tht
number Of folders limited to 90.
Only two pages OF the bill were gont
through. Committee rose and the Aoust
adjourned. -.g-H,