The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-23
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
Night Dispatches.
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WAsHINaroN. FebruarY p

WASHINGTON, February ~.
n Petitions were presented by Mr.. Nor
ton from the colorCd people Of GsorgiI
and Frankfort, KY, asking for the passagl
Of the Civil Rights bill. Laid on th'
table, ...r
The bill reported by tho Committee OF
Printing to provide for the distribution
Of the regular official editions Of certain
public documents and Of the COngression
al record, was passed,
AT the expiration Of tho morning houl
the consideration of the Indian lppro
priation bill was resumed, ~
Mr.. Lewis asked leave to submit res
olution providing for the adjournment o.
the Senate to-day, 1t being a legal hOli'
day,
Mr., Window, who had tho aoor on the
Indian appropriation bill, refused to
Yield to have the resolution considered.
: Mr.. Hamilton, Of Texas, moved an
amendment TO the clause apprOpriating
five hundred thousand dollars to subsist
and care for the Apache Indians in Ari-
coma and New Mexico, so as to provide
that the money shall be expended IN be-
half Of those Indians in proportion to the
number located on reservations and ro.
framing from hostilities. Agreed to,
Mr.. Stewart moved To amend 40 as 10
increase tho appropriation for general
and incidental expenses Of the Indian
service IN Nevada from $4,000 TO 1885,
900. Agreed to.
Mr.. Bogy moved to amopd 80 u to
strike out the clause approprlatlng 81, ,00O
to dCfray the expenses Of the Indian
delegations who may visit Washingtonpn
business connected with their respective
tribes. Hesaid the Indians had no buSi,
moss here, and Congress should mot en-
courage them to visit to city Of Wash-
ington. Tho amendment was agreed to-
yeas %, nays "a. AZ
Mr.. Bogy moved 10 strike out. the up.
preparation for incidental expenses. y
Mr.. Window moved to lay That amend
mont on the table. Agreed to--yeas 30,
nays 20. n sz's II
Mr.. Davis submitted statement show.
ing the amounts appropriated each year
from 1896 to 1874, inclusive, for river
and harbor Improvements In Michigan,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and south Of the
Potomac and Ohio rivers. Ordered
printed.
Mr.. Howe presented a Joint resolution
Of the Wisconsin Legislature asking the
passage Of n law authorizing q change Of
the line Of d road between Portage City
and Lake Superior, 20 as to allow said
road 10 DO built between Portage and
Stevens Point. Referred.
MeBsEs. Chandler and Ferry presented
memorials Of citizens Of Michigan asking
that two hundred dollars In legal tenders
be granted to soldiers who served in The
Federal army during the late war instead
Of one hundred and sixty acres Of land. ,
Mr.. Morton presented memorial oil
citizens Of Madison, Indiana in favor Of
improving the Ohio river according to
the plans submitted by the Engineer
Corps to the Secretary Of War. Re-
ferrcd. h
lie also presented q memorial Of the
citizens Of Evansville, Indiana, renon.
strating against any increase Of tax upon
whisky In store upon which the tax has
already boon paid. Referred. .
lie also presented q memorial Of citi-
zCns OF Dakota Territory asking that the
Black Hill reservation DO opened for set.
tlemcnt. Referred.
Mr.. Logan presented n memorial nf the
Grand Army Of the Republic In Illinois
for the passage Of a bill for equalization
Of bountiesi % P aii p
Similar memorials were presented from
81. Louis and Kansas. Referred.
MesSrs. SchurL and Bogy presented
resolutions Of the Missouri Legislature
In favor Of improving the mouth Of the
Mississippi river according to the plan OI
Capt. ]. Il. Eads. Referred.
After passing the pension appropria'
ton bill the Senate took up tho postofficC
appropriation bill. When tho clause
adopted by tho House repeating the act
Of 1879 authorizing the Pacific Mail con
tract was reached, Mr.. West, who had
charge Of tho bill said the committee re
ported the provision as II came from the
House without reconsideration, the mat.
ter having been referred 10 the Judiciary
Committee some days ago'by a resolution
Of the Senate. E.-,,r..,..
Mr.. Thurman said that the committee
had not yet reached decision Upon The
subject. lie expected u report would have
been made to-day, but the committee had
no meeting this morning.
Il Mr.. Merrimon said he favored the an.
nulling Of the contract.
The subject waS passed over Informally
and the reading Of the bill continued ID
order that tho amendments Of the com.
mitlee might DO hrst acted Upon.
Mr. Morrill,, Of Maine, called up the
military Academy Appropriation bill.
The amendment Of the committee ai-
thori1ing The President to gil vacancies
among tho officers, Instructors, professors
and cadets occurring at said Academy BY
reason Of death OF other cause Of my
person appointed was agreed III. =.
Mr.. Thurman moved 10 enact a section
providing, that hereafter until other.
wise provided by Law, the number Of
cadets appointed each year shall 10 one.
half those appointed BY the now existing
law and no more. He said lie took great
interest In the institution, and believed
IL lie usefulness, bit II was well.known
that the number OF officers was now In
too great proportion to The numerical
strength Of the army.
MI. HaHlin, q Maine, Ain agreed with The