The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-18
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. u.
MILITAnY AM rGNANoIAL,

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bill to increase the pay department Of
the army. II provides for establishing
the number OF paymasters at fifty instead
otsixtY, said paymasters to. have the same
rank, pay and emoluments as Majors Of
cavalry, and provides also for repeating
so much Of the 18th section Of the act Of
July %, 1885, as relates to persons from
whom said paymasters shall be selected
placed on the calendar. :
MIR. Gordon introduced a bill directing
the Secretary Of the Interior to place on
the pension roll the names Of all persons
heretofore dropped because Of participa.
tion In the rebellion. Referred.
Mr. Carpenter introduced q bill 10
further protect the polls in the election Of
President, Vice President and mem.
bers OF Congress. 1t authorizes the Sec
retary OF the Interior to contract with the
patentee OF q safety ballot box for the use
Of such box at the polls throughout he
United States In the election Of Presi-
dent, Vice President and members Of Con.
gress, provided the power to use and the
cost thereof shall not exceed fifteen dol
lars per box. Referred.
MIR. Pratt, from the Committee on
Claims, reported favorably on the bill to
pay for certain salt works destroyed In
1859 by the .. 8. troops In Clay. county,
Ky. Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Bogy submitted resolution In.
structing the Finance Committee to In
quire into the expediency of providing
that hereafter all banks shall be organized
or chartered by the States, each State to
decide the question as to the number Of
banks and capital required for It's legitI-
mate wants, and each State to provide
such guarantee to depositors as may be
deemed proper, all banks to be organized
under the provisions Of law requiring q
deposit Of bonds, as now provided for
National banks, anG the Federal Govern
ment to have the keeping Of such bonds
and issuing OF currency, and to be respon.
sible Tor the redemption of the circulation.
Agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration Of the bills on the calendar, and
the following was passed; A joint resolu-
tton authorizing the Secretary of War to
detail medical officers Of the army to
inquire and report upon the causes Of
epidemic cholera.
The morning hour having expired the
Senate resumed the consideration of the
bill TO equalize the distribution OF curren.
cy, the pending motion being that OF Mr.
buckingham TO recommit the bill TO the
Finance Committee.
MIR. Merrimon moved an amendment to
instruct that committee to report as soon
as practicable a bill providing for an in.
creased national bank circulation, SO that
the whole volume should not exceed
$400 100000.
MI. Scott submitted an amendment to
that Of MIR. Merrimon, providing for the
redemption OF the whole body OF national
bank currency in specie or interest bear
ing bonds OF the United States.
MIR. Sherman hoped this bill would be
stripped of all things thrown around 1t
and passed as reported from the commit
tee. The other questions could be deter
mined afterwards.
MIR: Cameron believed the country
would resume specie payments in due
time. Give the people time to work out
Of their necessities and specie payments
would be resumed. The country could
resume II these greenbacks were out Of
the way, and he proposed by his substi-
tute TO take them out Of the way.
MI. Morton opposed the motion to refer.
Pending the discussion the SenateIwent
into Executive session, and soon after ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Coburn, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported back the bill
authorizing the Clerk Of the War De-
psrtment to issue warrants on the Treas
ury. Passed.
Mr.. Hawley, Of H., from the same COM
mittee, reported bill transferring the
military prison from Rock Island to Fort
Leavenworth. After discussion the bill
was passed.
The House then took up the contested
election case from the Third Congression.
81 District Of Arkansas, the majority re-
port being that W. w. Wiltshire Is entitled
to q seat, and that Of the minority being
to recommit the matter with instructions
to the Committee on Elections to make a
report on Its inertia.
After three hours debate the resolution
OF the minority to recommit was rejected
yeas 1l6; nays III.
The resolution declaring Mr.. Welshire
entitled prtmG tacie to the seat was then
adopted-yeas 1ls; nays 90.
A motion to reconsider and lay on the
table having been made In order TO make
the last vote final, dilatory motions were
interposed on the Democratic side, with
the explanation that they wanted 1t to 20
over till tomorrow. During the first
call Of the roll, which was on motion
to adjourn over till Friday, there was'a
general thinning out Of the members.
Many started down town, and others re.
paired TO restaurants to iortity them
selves for the contingency Of an all night
session, while Mr.. Butler, of Massachu-
sets, who had a motion 10 reconsider,
gave evidence Of his determination 10
fight 1t out on that line II 1t took all night
BY having his dinner brought. Almost
all the seats were vacated and the mem.
bers who remained In the Hall collected
In groupes and discussed the situation,
and how to avoid the threatened deed.
Mr.. LOCK, Speaker, was the centre figure
Of one OF these groupes, and 1t NAV be as.
sumeu that he counselled compromise,
while MIR. Cox was the central figure Of
another group, as he had changed his
vote on the resolution and had voted
with the majority, so that II Mr.. Butler
should withdraw his motion to recon-
slider Mr.. Cox was in position to renew
It. The vote for adjournment until Friday
showed that no quorum was present and
the Speaker stated that in that condition
OF the House no motions were In order
except to adjourn over for q call Of the
House. IisS fJt'a1 .i''''
One motion was made on the Demo
cratic and one on the Republican side.
The votelwas first taken ou the motion to
adjourn, and 1t was defeated by 81 yeas TO