The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-23
The Pacific Mail Subsidy
Eli ConycninS Congress OH the Iih
OfMarch


Among the bills introduced and refer
red, under the call of the States, WAS one
by MIR. Banning providing for the meeting
of the Forty-tourth Congress on the 4th
Of March next, and of each succeeding
Cougrcs, on the 4th Of March, the day
on which the Congressional term begins.
Mr.. Wheeler, Of New York, from the
Committee on appropriations, reported
back the river and harbor appropriation
bill, and asked that it be made special
order for Thursday next.
MIR. Sawyer moved that the rule b"
suspended and the bill passed.
Mr.. Potter inquired us to the gross
amount of appropriations in the bill.
Mr.. Sawyer replied that the gross
amount was about SG,O00,0OO.
Mr.. Randall called for the reading of
tn" bill and it was read accordingly.
The bill tinally Y passed, substantially aS
prepared BY the Committee on Com
m"rcr, items of which We're published
last week
The Committee on Appropriations ,ug-
gested few additional appropriations,
principally for Southern rivers and har-
borS.
Mr.. Trye endeavored to suspend the
rules, 50 rs to pass the bill to enable the
Central Branch Of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company to submit its claim
against the government TO the Supreme
Court of the United States, but only four
or five members voted in favor Of the
su>pcnsion.
On motion Of Mr.. Dawes, the rules
were suspended to pass the bill regulat-
ing the selection Of grand and petit iu
rors in the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Randall cnqurrd if the time for
reaching the man whom it was intended to
reach in the passage of the bill, King, of
Pacific Mail notoriety, had not expired.
Mr.. Dawes replied that he thought not.
Mr., Butler opposed the bill. He was
opposed to Congress passing a law 70
Kill a single man The bill, the object
of which is to indict King for perjury,
was then passed.
Mr.. Houghton moved to suspend the
rules to set apart Wednesday evening
next for the consideration Of the Texas
Pacific Railroad bill
TrIlcrs were in demand, and lis voted
in affirmative and 80 in the negative.
The yeas and NAYS were called, result
ing as follows: Yeas IL; nays lbs.
Two-thirds not having voted in the
affirmative, the motion was lost.
This is looked upon as Il defeat Of the
hill this Congress.
Mr.. Myers, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill supplementary To-
the acts in relation to immigration.
Agreed to.
The bill makes it the duty of the
American Consuls at japanese ports to
ascertain whether immigrants have Ell.
tered into contracts or agreements for
service within the United States for lcwd
and improper purposes, and in such case
to refuse the requisite permit or c"rtih-
cate. 1t also provides for importing or
keeping women for purposes OF prostitu-
tion, &c.
Mr. Holly moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill making the Secretary o;
the Interior Secretary oi the Smithson-
ian Institute. and Librarian of Congress.
u commission to adopt means to restore
the writing Of the original Declaration
Of Independence, with the signatures APP
pended thereto, now in the Patent Office.
Agreed 10.
Mr.. Poland moved to suspend the
rules, and pass the Senate bill providing
for commission to obtain statistics on
the alcoholic trade. with amendments
extending it To two YEAR providing that