The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-17
CONGRESS-.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, February 10,
The credentials Of A, H, Paddock,
United States Senator from Nebraska,
were read and placed on file,
Numerous petitions from druggists
were presented fOrthe repeal Of that poF-
ton Of the internal revenue laws known
as Schedule C.n Referred.
Mr.. Ferry, Of Michigan, from the Com
mittee on Finance, reported with an
amendment in the nature Ol substitute
the House bill restricting the funding Of
customs duties and prescribing certain
regulatiOnsof the Treasury Department.
Placed on the calendar,
AttheexpiratiOn OF the morning hour
the Senate resumed consideration Of the
resolution for the admission Of Pinch.
back, and Sargent continued his argu.
tnent.
The Judiciary Committee having been
directed TO report what Ia the meaning
and extent Of the sO-called Prcss.Gag law
Of June %, 1874, submitted q report ex-
pressing their opinion, that said act is not
Obn0ki6is to any, and that In respect 10
the crime Of libel, 1t confers no power
either 10 bring u person charged with
libel into the District Of Columbia or to
send him out Of II, The report Is signed
by Edmunds, Conkling, Frelinghuyser
Wright, Thurman and Stevenson.
The Senate returned from the funeral
of Mr. Hooper at 2:4O Pm, and ad-
jduFned ill Tomorrow.
HOUSE, .. -. 4.
The House met at II A. NJ, Immediate.
ly aitorthe reading Of the Journal several
members endeRvOrcd 10 obtain the floor
for the purpose Of moving the suspension
OF the rules and 10 take up vaTiOns bills,
but the regular order was insisted upon,
and number Of bills, mostly Of private
character, which had been considered in
the Committee Of the Whole, were passed,
While the bill to pay the awards Of the
Southern Claims Committee was pending
Mr. Dawes moved to 60 Info a aCOmmitte9
Of tM MWhole On tbe, taFiRlbill. The mo-
tiOn-%tta defeated; yeas 90, nays 81. ~ ~ ,
Mr., Garfield reported sundry civil
service appropriation bill, after which
several bills were introduced. BY the
unanimous consent At u o'clock bill for
the reorganization Of the Treasury De-
partmsnty was taken VI. he lIOpye being
IN Committee Of The Whole, wv
Mr.. Young offered an amendment to
require the appointments Of the Depart.
ncnt to be distributed among the States
and Territories in proportion to their
population. Agreed to and the bill passed.
A bill making an appropriation for
sundry civil expenses Of tho government
was reported. II contains the following
provisions; Hereafter no money shall
b paid for contracts made for the pay.
tnent for any Site for public building in
excess Of the amount specifically appro-
priatcd therefore, and no money shall DO
expended upon my public building on
which work has not yet been actually DO.
gun and until after the drawing and
specifications together with detailed eS|
timale Of the cost therefor shall have
been lhatO by tile Su perviElng Architect
Of the Treasury Department, and said
plans and estimates shall have been ap-
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