The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-21
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Mr.. Scott, from the. Committee or
Claims reported adversely on the bin tc
provide for the settlement Of the claims d
loyal persons against the United State
accruing during the rebellion, and ior
other purposes. Indefinitely postponed.
This bill was introduced BY Mr.. West
and proposes 10 confer Jurisdiction on apy
Uourt OF Claims TO determine the claims
Of all citizens who remained loyal or took
the oath prescribed by the Presidents
proclamation OF December g, 1868. and,
further, proposes TO abolish the Board oi
Southern Claims Commission. He also
reported unfayorably on the joint resolu.
tlon directing the Commissioners Of
Claims to send to Congress without delsy
the claims decided prior to April /, 1874,
and II was indefinitely postponed. '''a
Ar. Wright, from the Committee Of
Conference, on the bill 10 facilitate the
expectation Of distilled spirits and amend. /.
atory Of the acts In relation thereto, re-
ported Q substitute for the bill, which
was laid over until tomorrow.
Mr. Ingalls, called up the bill 10 enable
the Secretary Of the Interior 10 make a
tnal settlement.With the PottoWatamie
Indians ot Michigan under the treaty.
shpulations existing with them, which
was passed y, ~ -
The morning hour having expired Mr..
Frelinghuysen moved that the Senate
take up the Civil Rights bill. 1T
Messrs. Stockton, Salisbury and
McCreery objected, and asked that The
consideration Of the bill be postponed IN.
III the return Of Mesars. Stevenson, Bay
ard and Others, who were NECESSARILY ab-
sent and who desired to speak upon It.
On division majority vote was taken
on the bill. ,F +. -
Mr. Salisbury called ior,t the yeas and
nays, and said he desired to put on record
those Senstors who favored the consider.
alton o. "a measure when Senators who
desired TO speak on II were absent he
thought the party in the Senate which
had fixed up the order Of business In
caucus should have some respect for the
minority and not refuse 10 extend the
courtesy to absent Senators OF allowing
them to express their views. r
MIR. Hamlin said he was verv glad To-
have an opportunity TO record his vote In
isYor Of taking up, the bill, which had
oeen discussed TO the fullest extent, year
Inland year out. ai iF
The motion to take up the bill was
agreed to-yeas.37, nays 13,
MIR. Flanagan addressed the Senate In
iavor OF the passage Of the Civil Rights
bill.
MIR. Pratt also spoke in favor Of the bill.
A resolution Of the House, providing for
an adjournment iEHe die on Jnne 22d, was
received and agreed TO-! .,5 III
Messrs. Sargent, Morrill,, Of Maine, and
Davis were appointed a Conference Com.
mittee on the naval appropriation bill.
Pending the discussion on the Civil
Rights bill, the Senate went into execu,
tive session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dawes asked to have the Senate
resolution for final adjournment taken up
and passed:
MIR. Kasson said that he must object
until some disposition had been made OF
the bills eitecting the western interest.
MIR; Garfield moved to go to the Speak.
ers table and take up the resolution.
The Speaker said that while the res.
olution itself was o privileged question,
the motion to go TO the Speakers table
was not.
Mr.. Cessna, Dunnell and others object.
ed. s. r.- 'fstAHt ~ .s.. ,4tl ft-
Mr.. Dawes then offered as q privileged
question a resolution similar 10 that
passed BY the Senate. i'i' 1.''s
Atived.
Mr.. Kasson moved to lay the resolution
on cno the table. Negatived-yeas o., nays
The resolution was then agreed to-
yeas 143, nsys49.
The House athall.past twelve went into
Committee Of tho Whole on the postoffice
appropriation bill, MIR. Parsons In the
chair.
A discussion ensued which was partici.
pated In by Messrs. e. q. Roberts, Ran
dali and Wood, as to the position Of the
Democratic and Republican members re.
garding the law under which the San
born contracts were let. .. ..-t, 1T
MIR. Tyner, who had charge Of the bill,
declined to be drawn into the discussion
OF a subject not relevant 10 tho bill, but
he proceeded 10 reply to some Of tie stric.
tures made on the bill by Messrs. Holman
and Wood.
This closed the general debate and then
the bill wasregularly considered by para.
graphs.
Mr.. E. R. Hoar moved an amendment
providing that the postage on each copy
OF the agricultural reports shall not ex-
coed ten cents. hsg f-g-ET1- IH,srIT
Mr.. shanks moved to amend tho
amendment by making the postage on the
agricultural reports one cent, Agreed TO-
MIR. Mills moved TO amend MF. Hoars
amendment by making the agricultural
reports tree Of postage. ls.9F.#
After discussion Mr.. Mills amendment
was adopted-l10 to 6s-when Mr.. Hoar's
proposition as thus amended was agreed
10.
The Committee rose, and MI. o'Neill,
from the Appropriation Committee, re-
ported the Pension Appropriation bill,
covering about $9O0OO660.
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