The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-20
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
no THE DAILY INTELLIGENCER
Night Dispatches.
CONGRESS-.
gtfsgEs SENATE.
-t-tL1N MAsH1HdToN, january ".

! testing against the pTOpOAcu luIullull
reciprocity treaty. Referred,
Mr.. Wright, from the Committee on
Finance, reported adversely on Senate
bill TO amend and re-enact section A Of
the act to reduce internal revenue taxes,
approved June q, 1877, and it was indet-
nitely postponed.
Mr. Sargent called up the resolution Of
yesterday providing that during the
present session Il shall be in order at any
time to move recess and, pending the
appropriation bill, to move to conline
the debate OH the amendments thereto
10 five minutes BY any Senator on the
pending motion, dnd such motion shall
be decided without debate. Agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee Of
Conference upon the disagreeing votes
OF the two houses upon House bill to
amend existing customs and internal
revenue laws and for other purposes,
made II report which was substantially
the same nsFlhat presented last session,
with the exception Of the duty on hops,
which has been raised to eight cents per
pound.
The House proposed u duty Of ten cents
per pound, but the Committee agreed
upon eight cents. The two sections re-.
lating To tobacco mud the sale Of bonds,
ETC., which were the principal subjects
Of the disagreement last year were now
both stricken out and the report was
agreed to. tr,
Mr.. Stevenson called up the House bill
for the protection Of tho United States
Custom House in Louisville, reported by
the Committee on Appropriations the last
session.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, objected to
the present consideration Of the bill, aud
II was referred.
The Senate resumed the consideration
OF the Legislative, Judicial and ExGeu-
tive appropriation bills, the pending
amendment being that Of Mr.. Boutwell, to
strike out the first part Of the amend-
mcnt proposed by the Committee, which
provided for the organization Of Bureau
Of Commerce and Statistise, and il was
agreed to. Yeas, 90; nays 81,
The question then being upon the sec.
Ond part Of the amendment proposed by
Ilc CluhulltAee W CUNtlHNC vic pICHcIN
Bureau Of Statistics Mr.. Window Op.
pOeed fits adoption, ,and said that II the
Country could iIbt have Bureau Of Com.
mcrcc he did not want any Statistical
Bureau. II was very expensive thing
and covered but very small part Of the
ground which ought TO be covered. The
amendment Of the committee was agreed
to. ..,..H ....
Mr.. Edmunds moved the following
amendment: And II shall be the duty OF
the Director Of the Bureau Of Statistics
to gather, COllatc, and annually report to
the Secretary Of tho Treasury for trans
mission to Congress statistics and facts
relating to commerce with foreign ma.
tions and among the several States, the
railroad systGms Of this aud other cOun.
tries, the construction aud operation Of
Of railroads, the actual cost Of such con.
struction and operation Of railroads, the
actual cost Of transporting freights and
passengers on railroads. and canals, riv-
ers and other navigable waters OF the
United States, the charges imposed for
such transportation Of freight and
passengers and tonnage transported
Agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, moved an
amendment appropriating $4,000, or no
much thereof as may bG necessary to de-
fray the expenses Of the bureau, TO DO
expended under the direction Of the See.
retary Of the Treasury.
Mr.. Thurman said the country had
plenty Of statistics now-statistics az to
railroads, labor and diseases, from Gere.
bro.spinal meningitis down 10 the itch.
lie did not see the uSe Of having any
more figures to be piled up and never
looked at by anybody.
The amendment Of Morrill, was agreed
10.
,sMr. Window moved that the reports Of
the Statistical Bureau be published quar-
tcrly, instead Of monthly, as heretofore.
Agreed TO. ..a.
Mr.. Sargent moved to lay the amend.
ment Of the committee, As amended by
the Senate, on the table. Lost.
The question then being OH agreeing to
the amendment ns amended, II was
agreed to.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate memorial of the Legislature Of
Dakota asking Congressional aid for the
completion Of the Northern Pacific Rail-
rond. Referred. 4
After executive session the Senate all.
jOurncd.
HOUSE.
Messrs. Storm, SyPhet and Chitenden,
denied Indignantly the truth III the
charges that they had been implicated Ii
the pdcihc Mail subsidy scandal.
Mr.. Dawes said that he had nm affidavit
from L. f. ChitteHden, Of New York, that
he was thelIerson whn had received the
money. [liaughter.l kilograms were
also received from d. W. Voorhees, VI
Indiana, and Mr.. Boyd Winchester, Of
Kentucky, protesting against the Ollega.
ton made against them in connection
with the FAtihC Mail subsidy, and re.
questing TO be subppnied.
Mr.. +. Il. lIonr offered Il resolution for
the appointment Of n select committee TO
inquire whether the privileges Of the
House had been violated hy the arrest
and detention Of Whitelaw Reid, at the
suit Of Alexander K. Shepherd, while
Reid was within the District Of Column
bia, under subpoena from the Commit
tee Of the House.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts, opposed
the resolution and Messrs. IIOAr, Kelley
and Dawes advocated II,
At The close Of the discussion, Mr.. But.
Ter moved TO lay the resolution Oh the
table. NegatiyGd+4i5 to i02. 4lIl
The resolution was then ddopled-yeas
1S7, nays ~.
The Speaker appointed as such select
committee MeSsFs, 4, X HoAr, Hale, Of
New York, Oftli, Clymer and Sayler.
Mr. Dawes then brought before the
House the refusal Of a witness to answer
questions put before him by the Com.
mittee on Ways and Means, in The Pacific
Mail inyesliga,iou, The witness was
Charles Wetmorc, NCoffespondent oi the
Ala Chiitornidn and other California
newspapers. lie had not mentioned In
bis dispatch that there we're rnntOrS about
Becks connection with the subsidy. On
his examination he alluded to the rumor
a. the one about the tracing Of the check
from Hart, banker, to Beck, but he re.
fused to give the name Of the marty who
mentioned II to him, therefore The matter
was brought before the House.
After an indignant speech from Mr..
pock a keeoiuitnn WA aIAntnd nsIost,,