The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-16
CONGRESS.
W4s4IsoroS, February 10,

l. 4le Secretary lalu before Tue senate
letter from Vice President Wilson an
nounCing that he would be absent from
the city Tor two or three days.
| Mr.. Anthony Of Rhode Island was
chosen President Of the Senate pro isWl,,
and the Secretary WasiHStructed 70 notify
the President and he House Of Represen-
tatives 6f the fact '.fh
Mr., Scott, from llC Committee OF Con.
ference on the disagreeing votes Of the
two Houses on the bill to amend the Ma
tiOnal Banking act and fixing the COM
penSatiOn Ot National bank examiners,
] made report which was agreed TO. In
presenting the report Mr. Scott said that
the CommittGehad agreed to tix q specific
compensation for examination Of national
banks instead Of allowing mileage a.
heFetoforG, -iE ..D l..U l...H
7 On motion OF Mr.. Morton the bill to
provide government for tho District Of
Columbia was laid on the table by vote
jOf 81 yeas to - nays ,tI.,
Mr., Morton then moVal 70 lay that mo-
,ti0n ON the table, and thAttbe Senate pro,
coed to the consideration Of the steam
boat bill.
| A debate followed upon tho point Of
order raised by Mr., ElmundS, that tho
motiuniof Mr., BOgJ was not In order, =
r Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported BUCK the bill to re-
ylsc, apend and consolidate the laws re-
lating to security Of Lie on board vessels
PF0pellsd In whole or part by steam,
known AZ the steamboat law, lie said
tho bill nov WaR mere skdlOtOnl
Tile asked Senators 10 examine Il careful
" and see II there was anything in II
worth passing; II 10 he would call 1t up
tomorrow, Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Edniunds, from the Judiciary Com
mittce, reported back the Civil Rights
bill as 1t came from the House without
amendment, aud gave notice that he would
move 10 take II up d tho earliestipoSslbls
moment, which would be in day or two,
Mr.. Pratt gave nOtiCG that before the
adjournment Of theSonate Wednesday he
would move that an evening session 10
'lIrld mi tho evening Of that day for the
purpAe Of considering bills from the
Committee on Pensions. '.'.
On motion Of Mr.. Ferry, Of COnnecti-
cut, the Senate bill declaring The mean
ing Of an act approved March 0, 1868
relative 10 n patent for induction Appa.
fAtuS and circuit brcAkers, now on The
cRl6ddar! waS Iecohimittetl tdthe Com
nlittee OH Patents.
Mr.. Robertson introduced Il bill TO &C.
Chre deposits In tho Freedmcn's Savings
4 lAhd Trust Company from ultimate Io'"
Referred. 1li rr. rl,..,
| Mr.. Thurman, Of Ohio, presented .
memorial Of the tobacco manufacturer
Of Dayton, Ohio, against m Increase Of
taxation on tobacco. Referred. '
Mr.. Window, from tho Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the Indian
Appropriation bill with amendments.
Placed on the calendar. He give notice
that he would ask the Senate to consider
II Tomorrow, Il possible
Tho dH9rii1g lIohF having expired tlIe
Chair aiHolhrct tlntthe unfinished brlsi-
ness before tho Senate RNGthe bill to pro.
vide n government for the District Ot
Columbia.
Mr.. Morton :, moved u postpone tho
pending md alp prior orderd ahd proceed
TO the consideration Of the resolution re.
ported by The Committee III Privileges and
Elections for the admission Of PlnchbaGk
rs Senator from Louisiana. "l
Mr.. Morrill, said that In view Of the
assurance he gave on Saturday he did not
feel himself al liberty to urge the further
consideration Of the bill 10 provide
government for the District to-day, but
before the end Of the session he would
endeAId dF lolllavd : SdlRilerell again.
M. Thurman Inquired II The motion
Of the Senator from Indiana could be
divided lie thought the Senate could
first act ypop The lOstpOning Of the pend.
Ing crdtt and lhee4t 94Igon wAg 'liouldbee
takCh up - -
The Chair Anthony replied that the
motion wnS nSdivisa6ls. liiIlJ..E.
Mr.. Thurman, resuming, said The
Senator from Maine lMOrrill) should not
permit his till to BE- postponed unless lie
Intends 10 abandon II. Those who offered
amendments on Saturday didn't do 80 out
Of hostility to the bill but to perfect IT,
Il would not be killed unless the gentle.
lnan who had charge Of Il killed Il. lie
| hoped tho Senator (MOrrill) would not
abandon his OfIBpring, In this way.
Mr.. M6ttill said he had rot the slight.
cat disposition TO abandon the bill, but 1t
had already consumed n great deal Of
time, and should have been pIssGIl. Every
proposition In the Committee Of the
Whole hnd been Overrulcd, but when Che