The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-13
House.

session the Senate adjourned.
. HOUSE,
On motion Of Mr.. Williams, the Com
mitttee on Postoffices was directed to en-
quire and report what change can be
made in the postal laws for the purpose OF
reducing expenses without imparing the
usefulness and efficiency Of the service.
Mr.. Maynard, from the Banking and
Currency Committee, reported back the
Senate bill to remove the Limitations
restricting the currency Of gold banks TO
one million dollars, Maynard explained
that the bill was local in is operation and
relating only to gold banks which were
confined to the Pacific coasts, The rep
resentaiyes from that section were very
anxious to have It passed,
Mr.. Holman opposed the bill, remark
ing that tho proposition was that specie
banks should be left without any limit
whatever on their circulation,
After further discussion the bill was
passed; yeas 1876, nays so. The bill re-
peals so much OF section 6lS5 OF the
revised Statutes Us limits Sl0,OO0,O0 to
the circulation Of fbankingassociation or
ganized for the purpose OF Issuing notes
payable in gold and allows them 10 in.
crease the circulation OF notes without
respect to such limitation.
On motion Of Mr.. Hale the Senate
amendments to the Naval Appropriation
bill were cOncurred in, they only inGreas-
ing the appropriation $4,000, which
Mr. Hale said was an unprecedented cir.
cumstance in general appropriation bills
Mr.. Gunckel, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill that
when person was mustered out Of the
army a. a supernumerary officer, and
shall be reappointed aS an officer, the
three years pay and allowance received
By him when mustered out shall be re.
funded BY deduction Of fifty per cent on
his pay. Passed. =.
The Speaker proceeded with the call OF
committees In their regular order, thus
passing six committees without drawing
any response from any Of them. An at
tempt was made OH the part Of the Judi
uiary Committee, which was among those
that had been called and.hal not respond
ed, to get permission TO 60 back In the
call, but Mr.. Randall objected and per-
sisted In his objection, thus shutting out
the Civil Rights bill, which the committee
was prepared to report,
To get over this difficulty, the Speaker
proceeded with the call, and no commit
iees responding he got around very rap
idly till the select Committee on Wash
ington National Monument was reached,
when Mr.. Chipman, Chairman Of that
committee, reported a bill to provide for
the completion Of the Washington mOntl'
ment, but US the bill proposed On appro.
priation, II was subjected to point Of
order made by Mr.. Butler Of Massachn-
sets, and was got out Of the way by being
referred 10 the committee on the whole,
then Mr. Vance in order 10 use up the
morning hour, TO which the call was con.
fired, moved that the House adjourn,
a I'd OH this motion the yeas and nays
were called. This call finished up the
morning hour, and then the day being
assigned to the business Of the Committee
on Public Lands, Mr.. Townsend It's
chairman, reported general bill grant.
ing to railroad companies, the right Of
way through public lands. After con:
siderable discussion the bill was passed
rs substitute for the Senate bill. 1t
gives the right Of wayto an extra hundred
feet OIL each side Of tho central line Of the
road, and the right to take from adjacent
public lands, earth, stone, timber, &C.,
necessary for the construction Of the road,
nlso vr6unl for stations not exceeding
twenty aCres for each station, to the ex-
tent Of one station for every ten miles Of
road. a provision was inserted on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Holmes, that the state In
which the railroads may be built, under
Ithe provisions that this bill shall have
authority al all times 10 regulate and
limit charges for transportation, and
another provision was inserted on motion
AT IIoar, that all such rights Of way
shall be Rublectto the authority Of the
States through which the roads may pass.
Adjourned,