The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-12
CONGRESS-,
SENATE,
WAsHINaToN, February II.

WAsHINGToN, February II,
Mr.. Hamilton, Missouri, presented I
minority report from the. Committee OF
Privileges and Elections signed by him
self and Mr.. Salisbury against the ad
mission Of Pinchbaek as the Senator from
Louisiana. Ordered printed and to liz
on the table.
Mr.. McCreery introduced bill setting
forth that it had been noticed In the Med
ical Journal Of the United States that ,thl
Asiatic Cholera was spreading westward
and now ragged on tho borders Of Mexico
and directing the Secretary Of War L
detail competent medical officers Of the
army to investigate tho report and givt
due notice Of the spread Of the disease
The bill also proposes the appropriation
Of 5000 toldefraSthe expenses Of sucE
investigation.
Mr., Cameron called up thc,bill autho'
rtting tho President to appoint Com
mittee to attend the International Peni
epiRry Congress tobe heldin Rome pext
year. Passed. q ~ UIkbi I
Mr.. Howe moved to take up his motion
Of Yesterday to reconsider the vote BY
which the bill TO grant site for the Pea'
body School in St, Augustine, Florida,
was passed.
Nj, SpragllG objected, MA. .t.Il
The Vice President then called for the
business on the calendar,
The COMMITTEES on Territories being
entitled to the floor, Senate bill granting
right 0i way TO the Seattle 4 WalarwRlla
Railroad and Transportation Company,
and for other purposes, was discussed and
rejected. YeRS 10; nays 23,
The Senate then resumed the COnsidera.
tion OF unfinished business, being the bill
to provide government for tho District
Of Columbia reported by the joint select
committee, OF which Morrill,, Of Maine, Is
chairman, tho psndipg amendment being
that ot Morton 10 liavI the Commissioners
elected by tho qualified voters OF the Dis
trict, instead Of fappolnted by the PreSi'
dent.
After debate tho amendment Of Morton
was rejected. Yeas 2S; nays %.
Mr.. Edmunds, Of Vermont, moved to
lay the bill on the table. Lost, Yeas %;
nays 80. .
Mr.. Sargent submitted an amendment
10 provide for the election Of delegate
10 Congress from the District,
Pending the discussion on the bill to
provide u government for the District,
The Senate adlourned. 'i
HOUSE.
The consideration of the PostofElce Ap.
preparation bill was resumed In Commit
lee Of the Whole, The question being OH
the amendment 10 allow the transmission
Of public documents and seeds from the
Agricultural Department TO pass free
through the mails,
Several speeches were made on the sub
ject, nearly all Of them In favor Of the
amendment. Finally the House In Com.
mitIee Of the Whole by q vote Of VI to 10
agreed to the amendment. The Demo.
Crats and Republicans voted for the
amendment.
The House went into Committee OF tho
Whole, Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, in the Chair,
on the Tariff bill, entitled "a bill further
10 protect the sinking fund and 10 provide
for exigencies Of the government"
) Mr.. Dawes, Chairman Of The Committee
on Ways and Means, addressed the House
in support Of the bill. lie reminded the
House that exactly year ago he had ell
deaynred to show lllat there was no reces-
sity for increased taxation, but now hc
would cndenvOr TO show there was u nc.
Cessity for increased taxation, rs he had
sincerely believed that the government
could get along without re,ortlng to that
most unwelcOme OF measures for the
purpose Of making the receipts and ex.
renSes Of the government meet. So he
was with some sincerity now compelled "
urge on the House that there was no 9th.
or practical method OF doing 80 than by
res0rting to taxation. His sincerity was
not diminished by the reflection that In
the course Of events this was the last time
he would address the House on any such
subject. There had been Two grounds on
which he had hoped TO avoid the neceSSi.
ty OF increased taxation. These were that
lie was confident there would be general
revival Of business, aud that there would
be reduction Of expenses. The estimate
OF tho total reCei pts Of the government for
that year was at that time $lSl ,777072,
aud Il was expected that out Of that
amount about s., 1000 could be applied
to the sinking fund. The receipts for
that year were $2s4,O0O,OO0, but there
was asurplus Of only $2,344, ,SS2 oyer and
above the current expenses Of the govern.
ment. Last December the Secretary Of
the Treasury estimated the receipts and
expenses for the fiscal year 10 be such
that there would be u surplus Of $0,000,-
600 10 DO applied to the sinking fund, but
In reality The actual receipts since that
report was made we're more widely differ.
ent from the estimates than they had been
during any year for the past five years.
The actual receipts had fallen far short
Of the estimates for some causes not quite
understood by those who made finances d
study The receipts from customs had
begun to fail of, and had fallen of to the
extent Of $4,000, 900 or about 100000 per
day. II that falling of continued during
The year there wohld be deficit Of 1885,.
100000. lie made a abatement Of the
comparative receipts and expenses Of the
government since 1870 as follows: