The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-05
Night Dispatches.
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
MAsHINaToN, March 8.

bill was resumed, tho question being on
concurring in the amendments made in
Committee Of tho Whole, other than those
already disposed Of by separate votes
they were all non-cOncurred In, with the
exception Of q few appropriations for the
Atlantic coast harbors mainly. The bill
was then read the third time and passed,
ASA. NJ, Mr.. Edmunds, from the Con-
ference Committee on the Legislative,
judicial and Executive appropriation
bill submitted report which was agreed
10. s@
Mr.. Sargent called up the deficiency up.
priation bill and several Of tho amend
ments reported by the Committee, which
were agreed to, including the following'
authorizing the transmission oI such
documents az are provided for distribution
10 the Governors Of States tree through
the mails, striking out the appropriation
TO pay various contestants for seats In
1.-The House OF Representatives; appro.
priating $55,0O0 for the expenses Of the
signal service businessj authorizing the
Secretary OF the Interior 10 sell the land
held by him in trust for the Choctaw In
dians at an amount not exceeding $780,
900, and pay the proceeds over to the
representative Of the Choctaw natiOni
apprOpriating $4,000 for the subsistence
OF the Sioux Indians who have been col
lected on Red Cloud and White Stone
agencies; authorizing the Secretary OI
the State to pay $500 to each OF tho 10
Commissioners to the Vienna exposition
who reported upon special sibjects,Seryed
on international jnries and were delayed
at Vienna on public business; providing
that hereafter the commission OF all
officers under the control Of the Secretary
Of the Interior shall DO made out and
rendered at the interior department.;
allowing any Indians born In the United
States, and who abandon their tribal re.
lation benefits Of homestead law oil May
| 20, 1862, and allowing such Indians to be-
come citizens Of the United States alter
three years. Several amendments were
submitted, but were ruled out on point
Of order that they had never been report:
ed favorably by any committee. The bill
was then reported to the Senate and
amendments made In the Committee Of
the Whole. Agreed 10. The bill was
then read the third time and passed.
Mr.. Scott called up tho House bill
making appropriations 10 pay awards
made by tho Southern Claims Committee.
lie said the whole number Of claims ex..
amined by the Committee were 2,497 Of
this number /, 1853 were allowed involving
az expenditure OF $S4oAO0. The bill was
read the third time and passed.
Mr.. Scott moved to take up the House
bill to pay awards for quarter master or
commissary stores furnished during the
war. Agreed to.
Mr.. Pratt, from the Committee on PEN
sions, called up number Of House bills
granting pensions to widows and chill
dren, dependent mothers and fathers,
orphans, brothers and sisters OF those
soldiers murdered by Guerrillas ut Cen
tralia, Mo-, in 1906
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on
Conference, on The river and hnrbor ap:
preparation bill made report Agreed
| 10. In making the report he said the
Committee had cut down the appropfla.
tiOn 40 low that lie had declined to sign II.
Mr.. Schurs called up the House bill
amendatory Of the act OtMarch 3D. 1873,
authorizing tho construction Of bridge
across the Mississippi river ut st. Louis
Passed.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen called up Senate
bill relating 10 the Hot Springs reSerya-
ton, Arkansas. Passed. .
Bills removing tho disabilities Of a
number Of persons were passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee OF
conference, reported tho deficiency APP
preparation bill. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Gordon called up the bill 70 amend
the act for the erection Of public build.
ings for tho use Of the United States In
Atlanta, Ga. Passed.
. Mr.. Logan, from the conference com.
mittee on the bill for tlo equalization OF
bounties, reported.
Mr.. sprngue moved to lay tho bill oil
the table, ,,n
Mr.. WesL-That don't make any differ.
I ence. The amendments Of the Senate
, have been agreed to by tho House and
tho billis passed.
Mr.. Spfague demanded the yeas and
nays on Ills motion 10 lay the report OF
: the table, and It was agreed to. Yeas 80
0 nays "a. a., :,
, Mr. West said this was a house bill, IL
came 10 The Senate and was amended, tht
+ House refused to concur In the amend
I tnent Of the Senate and II went TO a Con
i ference Committee, subsequently The
0 House did concur III tho Senate amend
4 lnonts and the bill was therefore passed
Y Tho Chair ungalls) said the report oI
0 the Confctence Committee had been OIL
the table.
MF, Morrill,, Of vetmont-Anlh has not
been accepted by the Senate.
Mr., BayAtd Of Delaware, submitted q
resolution rendering thanks to Hon
, Henry Wilson for the impartial and
] courteous mariner In which he has pre-.
{ sided over the Senate. Agreed to.
I The Chhir 1ngalls) laid before The
Senate nnmber Of bills just signed by
, the Vice.president, who was occupied al
! iho Clerks table signing bills. When
I. they we're read II was found that among
/. iLem was House bill for the equaliAa.
tion Of bouhtles. .,
: III, Hamilton, Of Maryland, said he
would like to know what about that bill
, NJ LoRan-it has been signed by the
: Vice.ptesident and Speaker Of the House
Tho Chair (1hgall) The bil has been
signed by the Vice'Prestdent and
|, IF Morrill,, Of Vermont, raise q
, uneslion Of order, The bill having been
submitted to the Conference Committee
and the report Of that Committee having
D is. iat5 ~ Aha tNhlc nv Tho Senate the