The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-08
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SENATE.

ment Of the Fox and Wisconsin Rive
and the mouth Of the Mississippi Rive
Referred.
MIR. Anthony presented memorial
ourneymen printers, book binders an
pressmen Of Washington against the pa!
sage OF the Senate bill 10 further regulai
government printing. ! They state th
cost Of living Is greater In Washingto
than any other city, and therefore protes
against any reduction Of wages. Refer
red.
Mr.. Anthony also reported iavorabl
on the House resolution to print extr
Ecopies of the eulogies delivered in Ii
Senate and House upon the late Senate
Sumner. Passed. alatfG. .ll1
RE11RF FOR THE OVERLOOKED.
Mr.. Sargent, from the Committee o.
Appropriations, reported back the Hous
bill for the relief Of persons suffering
from the overflow Of the Mississippi riv
or, with an amendment as additional 4
the section which authorizes the Secreta.
~ OF War TO issue temporary supple
Of food and to distribute army clothint
to the destitute persons suffering by sucf
overflow, and the appropriation Of ont
hundred thousand dollars for such pur.
pose; the provisions Of the bill to expire
on the 1st Of September. Passed without
discussion. g'
1t was ordered that the Committee OF
Appropriations have leave 10 set during
the sessions OF the Senate. p
FOR THE TRANsFRR OF COIN.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee or
Finance, reported the following bill:
Be II enacted, etc., =.
That the Secretary Of the Treasury may
from time to time transfer 10 the Office ol
the Assistant Treasurer OF New York
from the bullion fund Of the assay office
at New York, refined gold dollars bearing
the United States stamp ot fneness
weight and value, or bars from any melt
OF foreign gold coin or bullion Of stand.
ard equal 10 or above that Of the United
States, and may apply the same TO the re.
dempuon oi coin certificates or In ex-
change for gold coin at less than par, sub.
ject to such regulations as he may pre-.
scribe.
A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
A message was received from the House
OF Representatives announcing the nom
concurrence Of that body in the Senate
amendments 10 the bill to facilitate the
expectation Of distilled spirits and amend.
atory Of the acts in relation thereto, and
recommending the appointment OF q con:
ference thereon. The conference was
agreed 10, and the Chair was authorized
TO appoint committee onthe part Of the
Senate. o.
TERRITORIAL PENTTENTIAR1Es.
Mr.. Hitchcock, from the Committee
on Territories, reported taVorably on the
bill amendatory Of the act transferring
the control Of certain Territorlalipent-
tentiaries to the several Territories in
which the same arc located. Placed on
the calendar.
RAILROAD BILL.
MIR. Allison introduced a bill amenda-
tory Of the act to aid In the construction
Of railroad from the Missouri river to
the Pacific ocean. Referred TO Committee
on Railroads. II provides that the bridge
across the Missouri river from Omaha,
Nebraska, to Council Bluffs, Iowa, shall
beoperated as q partsol the continuous
line of. the Union Pacific, Railroad. II
also requires the company 10 make semi.
annual reports to the Secretary Of the In.
terror OF the amounts received by 1t fol-
tolls and charges for the use Of said bridge,
the first report to be for the six months
ending June S0tb, 1874. ~. {s2if
''' , PENsoN 1NcREAsE.
Mr.. Patterson, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported iavorably on the bill
to increase the pension OF Mrs. Fl. W.
Sumner, widow Of Gen. 3. V. Sumner.
Placed on the calendar.
MR. FOREMAN MOVES FOR TRRRrroRY
Mr.. Boreman moved that tho Senate
proceed TO the consideration OF the bill
TO establish the Territory OF Pembina,
and to provide temporary government
therefor. TiatT7 lIT
The Senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned. >F9sit4
HOUSE.
The House met at II o'clock, and will
hereafter until otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Blanchard, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported back the Sen.
ate amendments to the House bill to IA
cilitate the expectation Of distilled spirits
and amendatory Of the act In relation
thereto. On his motion the amendments
were non.concurred In, and the bill was
sent to o Committee Of Conference.
Messrs. Burchard, Kassan aud Beck
were appointed q committee on the part
Of the House. ~ TaE4
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole, Mr.. Haskins in the chair, on
the Centennial Celebration bill.
Messrs. Niblack and Small opposed the
bill.
MesSrs, Crocker and Cain advocated 1t.
MIR. Garfield opposed the bill.
Messrs. Hooper, Scudder, ot New Jer.
sey, and JeWett spoke in support OF the
bill.
i NJ. Dawes made a speech against the
Speeches in favor OF the bill were made
by Randall and Luttrell.
The debate was closed by Hawley, ol
Connecticut, President Of tho Centennial
Commissioners, . g
After a lengthy debate the question was
taken on ordering the bill to q third read
ing, and 1t was negatived. Yeas 02; nays
18S. asIS-Tsf III l
Mr.. hale, OF Maine, moved to recon-
slider the last vote, and to lay the motion
to reconsider. on the table. The lattel
motion, which would have rendered The
rejection Of tho bill final, was lost. Yea
1T; nays 1870. The changes Of yotel
necessary to save the bill were procuret
by the personal appeals OF many Of tht
Pennsylvania members, who went arount
soliciting such changes, and succeeded t
the extent requisite. e
ton to reconsider the vote refusing L
nrder tho hill IN n third reading.