The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-05
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The House took up the resolution Of the
election committee discharging Asa Hodges,
entitled prima lacic to seat as representa-
tive of the first congressional district Of
Arkansas The resolution was adopted
without debate and Hodges took the modi-
fled oath as "A member.
Mr.. lioughton from the Pacific railroad
committee reported bill to incorporate
the Southern trans-contincntal railroad
company; referred to the committee Of the
whole
The house resumed the consideration Of
the army appropriation bill. Mr. Beck Of
Kentucky offered m amendment TO the
item for transportation That only actual
travelling expenses shall he allowed to any
person in the service of the United States,
and declaring illegal all allowances for
mileage and transportation in excess of am
cunts actually paid.
At the suggestion Of Mr. Wheeler, Mr.
Beck modified an amendment to provide
no more than 10 cents per mile, the present
allowance, be paid, and the amendment
adopted. In the discussion it was claimed
on one side that great ABUSES Wcie COM
mitiel under the present system. Mr.
Beck instancing a case of treasury official
making trip from Washington 10 Balli-
more, then from Washington TO Philadcl-
phia then from Washington to New York,
and then from Washington 10 Boston
Mr. Holman offered an amendment re-
latng to froights to land grant railroads
which caqscd "A long and very personal lie
bate between himself and Mr. JIoar
Finally substitute offered by Willard
Of Vermont was adopted. a. follows
And no part OF the money appropriated
by this act shall be paid to any railroad
company for transportation of any prop
erty or troops Of the United states. over
any railroad which, in whole or part wa,
constructed by aid of the grant Of public
lands, on condition that such railroad
should be public highway for the Use
of the government of the [. s. free of toll
or other charges for such transportation,
nor shall any allowance be made out of
any money appropriated by this act for
transportation of army officers over any
such road when on duty and under orders
As military officers Of the United States,
but nothing herein contained shall be CON
slrued as preventing any such road from
bringing suit in court of claims for charge
of said transportation, and receiving for
the same, if found entitled thereto, by yr-
tue of laws in force prior to the passage Of
this act,
A like amendment was offered by Mr.
Coburn Of Indiana and adopted, in refer
ence to railroads in the south which had
purchased railway material and railway
stock from the government, under cXecu-
tive order OF Slh Of August and 14lh Of
October, 1865, and which are indebted to
the United States therefore, and which they
refuse to biye TO the quartormasicr' de
partment an order for such amount on
the postollicc department Committee then
rose. The speaker stated that Messrs ely
mer of Pennsylvania and Hale of New
York had asked to be relieved from service
on the joint select committee on
affairs OF the District of Columbia.
and that as they were already serving on
two committees they had Il right to decline,
he announced the appointments in their
stead of Wheeler of New York, and Iamil-
ton Of n j. Subsequently he stated that
Wheeler also declined on the same ground
that he was already serving on two COM
mttees lie insisted, however that
when gentlemen could not make
that plea it was his duty to serve. and
he then announced IN appoint ncnt in p'a'e
of Mr. Wheeler of L IL Roberts, Of New
York. The committee now stand as fol-
lows; Messrs Wilson of Indiana, L II
Roberts of New York, Iuboell of Mich
igan, Hamilton of New Jersey, and Jewett
of Ohio. The House ut half past four took
recess till half past seven this evening,
the session to be for consideration of the
bill to revise and consolidate statutes