The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-27

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Postotilce and Post Roads reported favor
able on a bill amendatory Of the 15tl
section OF an act to revise, consolidate AM
amend the status Of the Postofflce Depart
ment. Passed.
The bill prescribes tho form OF an oatl
to be taken by the postofElcc officials be
lore entering upon the discharge oil thel
duties.
MIR. SchurZ presented q petition OF The
tobacco manufacturers In this State. ask
ing tor the abolition Of tho duty on stich
hquCrice. Referred.
Mr.. Beck condemned the Interpretation
given BY the Treasury Department 10 the
law which required the unexpended hal
snces to be covered into the TreaslIr,
every two years. BY that Interpretation
seventy two million were now in the
Treasury TO be used In discretion by tbI
Department. tGf III
The Senate, after debate Of an hour
by vote OF 29 to 23, refused 10 take M
the Centennial bill; the Naval Appropria.
ton bill was taken up. The financial
question has been postponed until Thurs
day next, on account Of the sickness 81
several Senators.
After debate Of an hour, the Senate
refused to take up the Centennial bill by a
vote ol 28 nays o23 yeas.
The naval appropriation bill was then
taken up and the amendments Of the
committee were concurred in and the bill
passed. The bill as 1t passed the Senate
reduces the appropriation for drawing
and engraving charts from $4,000 to
$50. 1000; provides for three assistant OBJ.
servers at the Naval o Observatory instead
Of two, and appropristes $4,000 for pre-.
pairing and publishing the nautical alma.
mac instead Of $4,000, and increases the
appropriation for the equipment Of YES
sells from $1,100,000 10 81 ,250O0O; that
for provisions Tor officers, seamen and ma.
rines Is increased from $l30O,0OO to
81 .352, 900; that for repairs and preserva.
tion oil boilers and machinery is increased
from $1500,0O0 TO $l,sG5 600; the contin.
gent expenses OF the naval. academy are
fixed at $40. 600 instead oil $4,000
The bill also provides that the office
Of the Commander Of the Marine Corps,
having rank Of Brigadier General Of the
army shall continue until vacancy shall
occur in the same, and that when
such q vacancy shall occur in said office
Immediately thereupon all laws and parts
Of laws creating said office shall become
imperative and be repealed. It provides
further that hereafter the commandant OF
that corps shall have rank and. pay Of
Colonel, and be appointed by a selection
made by the President from the officers
Of said corps.
Twenty thousand dollars are appropri.
ated lor the contingent expenses Of the
Marine Corps instesd OF fifteen.
The bill now goes back to tue House
for that body to concur in the senate's
Mr.. Scott moved that the Senate pro
ceed 10 the consideration Of the Oenten.
NAL bill.
MIR. Sumner said several Senators in
terested in that bill had left the chamber,
that the Naval bill would oc-
cupy all day. He suggested that If It be
taken up it be laid aside till after the
morning hour tomorrow. The sugges-
ton was accepted and the bill was taken
up but laid over till that time.
The bill to provide tor the apppoint-
ment OF a Commission in regard 10 alco.
hollc liquor traffic, was taken up. The
question being an amendment OF Mr..
Morril, Of Maine, appropriating $4,000
to deIray the expenses Of the Commission.
Mr. Flanagan favoren the bill.
Pending the discussion Mr.. Thurman
moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration Of Executive business.
Mr. West from the Committee on Ap.
reported an Army Appro.
priation bill, which was ordered 10 lie on
the table and be printed.
The bill as reported from the Senate
Committee makes q reduction of $780,.
900 In appropriations for the regular
supplies and incidental expenses OF the
QuartermRsters Department, and Of
$21S000 IN Eundry other items. The
clause permitting an allowance for trav.
cling expenses Of ten cents per mile is
stricken out. q n aE
Mr.. Thurman's motion TO proceed with
the consideration Of exectiye business
was then adopted, and the Senate went
into executive session and soon alter ad.
journed.
HOUSE.
The Committee on Appropriations has
finished the Indian appropriation bill. It
"a 500, 900, two millions less
than the estimates Of the Interior Depart.
ment. Ten thousand dollars are appro.
priated for the support oi the 1Iodocs.
The Committee on Ways and Means
has agreed to report a bill fixing the duty
on still and imported wines at fifty cents
per gallon In casks and two dollars per
case in bottles. .As ..p-
The bill allowing the use Of the unex-
pended balance tor appropriations for the
construction oi branch mint at San
Francisco, was passed.
The House then resumed considera-
ton Of the bill reviving the frank
ing privilege. Speeches were made in its
favor by Danford, Hereford, Duell, Con-
ger, Burchard, O'Brien, Randall and
Berry.
E. e. Roberts moved 10 lay the bill on
the table. Negatived. Yeas ll8; nays 1873.
Mr. Poland moved TO reconsider the
vote Of oiyesterdAy by which the main ques.
ton was ordered.
Mr.. Randall moved to lay that motion
on the table. Agreed to. Yeas 110;
nays 81. al
A vote was then taken on the amend.
ment reported by the committee, author
izing the Postmaster General TO delay the
Of documents whenever the
welfare ofthe service shall so require, and
It was rejected by an overwhelming ma.
iority. lf . G
A vote was then taken on the substitute
offered by Mr., hale, Of New York, to re.
peal the law which abolished the frank
Ing privilege. The amendment was re-
iected. Yeas 80; nays 199: