The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-14
CON G R Es g.
SENATE.

5. tain printers Of Washington In raj
efence to the management Of the Cover
ment printing Office, with Q bill to furthC
regulate the public printing. His bi
Pfovlaes that the congressional printer
shall have work done in the most econ
u omlcal manner, consistent with It's prone
E performance, and that the prices pai
3. Tor work shall not exceed those paid 4
n Baltimore, Philadelphia or New Yorh
7, Also authorizes him TO have work done b
: private contract, when II may be TO th
best interests Of the Government. Place
C on tho calendar.
G Bill TO authorize the issue Of arms 10 th
Q authorities Of the State of Nebraska wa
: taken up and discussed until the expira
c over. ~
Mr.. BaYard submitted an amendment
: to blr. Carpenters bill TO provide ior ,
new election In Louisiana, which wa
ordered printed. In long preamble /
sels forth that McEnery and Penn wert
duly elected Governor and Lieutensn
Governor Of Louisiana, and requests
f, the President 10 issue bis proclamation
j within ten days after the passage of thC
: oil, notifying the people Of that State
3 that all hinderance, obstruction, or imped.
!, lment on the part Of the General Govern.
ment OF the United States TO the public
and legal assumptions Of office OF Gov.
ernor and Lieutenant Governor by those
persons Is Withdrawn, and that they may
without let or hindrance proceed 10 I'll
those Offices.
Mr: Carpenter being entitled to the floor
10 call up his Louisiana bill, gave way for
short time so that the bill 10 provide for
the incorporation and organization of
Railroad companies in the territories ol
the United states might be acted on.
The vote by which the amendment ol
Mr. Wadliegh was agreed 10 on Friday
was recOnsidered. The amendment was
modified so as to provide that only Con.
gress might add to, alter, amend, or re.
peal the act, and then agreed 10.
Mr.. Bayard offered on amendment
that any charter granted by the bill shall
DO revOcable by the Legislature of any
State which may be formed out Of any
Territory within the limits OF which q
railroad IS located.
Pending the discussion on the amend.
ment Mr. Carpenter asked that his Loui.
siana bill be made the special order for
Tomorrow after the expiration Of the
morning hour.
Alter considerable debate the question
was postponed and the Senate resumed
the consideration Of the Railroad bill.
Mr.. Hager moved an amendment Civ.
ing 10 the Legislature of any State which
may hereafter be formed out of Ter
rltory, in which railroads authorized
under the act may be located, with
the same power over such corporation
as 1t would have over one OF It's own
creation. Agreed to.
Mr.. Pratt offered an amendment max
Ing stockholders Of any road organized
Tupder the act individually liable for an
amount equal 10 the amount OF stock
subscribed for by them for all debts con-
tracted by the road. Agreed to.
MIR. Ramsey offered an amendment
that any such Road or Telegraph bill
should provide for transmission OF mails
and messages for the government OF the
United States Tor a compensation not 10
exceed that paid by private parties for
similar service. Agreed 10.
The bill was then repeated TO the Sen.
ale, and amendments made In Committee
Of the Whole Concurred in.
Mr.. COnkling offered substitute for
the liability clause OF Mr.. Pratt, that
every stockholder in every corporation 10
be formed under this act shall be liable
lor all the debts OF the corporation con-
racted while he held stock, to an amount
equal to the stock of which he ia holder
at the par value thereof. Agreed 10.
The bill was then read the third time
and passed-yeas 90, nays IS.
The Senate Concurred in the House
amendment to the bill to authorize aliens
TO act as engineers and pilots, which pro.
vides that they shall have previously re-
sided six monthswithin the United Sttaes.
The Senate went into Executive session
and soon alter adjourned.
HOUSE.
Under the call OF States several bills
were introduced and referred, among them
the following: By Mr. Wood, to regu-
late the service in tho collection of Gus.
toms at various ports Of entry in the Uni.
ted States, and the disposition OF fines,
penalties and forfeitures incurred under
the laws relating to customs; by AIr. Fort,
resolutions oil the Illinois Legislature ask.
ing for legislation 10 secure TO the people
OF the United States equal advantages and
facilities as to rates, time and transporta.
ton on the Union Pacific Railroad and lis
several branches; by Mr.. Wells, in rela.
tion to the rates Of freight and passengers
on the Pacific Railroads; by Mr.. Rush, for
the construction oil a ship canal from the
Mississippi TO the Cult OF Mexico; by MI,
Butler, Of Mass, for improving navigation
at the mouth Of the Mississippi river.
MIR. Packer, Chairman of the Post Office
Committee, moved 10 suspend tho rules
and pass the bill for the free exchange Of
newspapers between publishers and the
Tree transmission Of newspapers by mail
within the county Of their publication.
The motion was agreed to and the bill
passed-yeas l7S, nays Al.
The text Of the bill is as follows:
That from and after the passage of this
act the following mail matter shall be al
lowed TO pass free in the mail.
First. Newspapers, periodicals and
magazines reciprocally interchanged bet
ween publishers, and not exceeding ten
ounces in weight, to be confined 10 a
single copy Of each publication.
Second, Newspapers; one copy to each
actual subscriber residing or receiving The
same within the county where the same
is published, but carriers shall not be re-
quired 10 distribute such papers unless
postage IS paid on them at usual rates.
Dir. Hayes moved TO suspend the rules
and pass the bill Tor the free transmission |
by mail Of all seeds, cuttings and plants |
sent by the Commissioner Of Agriculture |
The rules were not suspended, yeas 145,
nays S4-not two.thirds In the affirmative. |
Mr.. Stone moved 10 suspend the rules |
and adopt the resolution reciting the |
gross abuses and irregularities in the let
ting Of mail contracts and providing for
an Investigation thereof. The motion to |
suspend the rules was not seconded.