The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-01
her citizens during the late war and also
to pay the balance Oh, the claims Of citi.

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cationsl fund and to apply portion
of the proceeds of public lands to public
education and 10 provide for more COM
plete endowment. ...t.
Mr.. Morrison introduced an act TO
simplify the appraisement of goods,
wares and merchandise imported into
the United States and subject to ad va.
lorum duties. This bill defines the basis
on which the dealers are to be assessed
on imported merchandise subject to ad
vslorum duties. 1t is to be fair market
value, or actual Wholesale price of such
merchandise in the principal places of the
country whence exported at the time of
expectation, and repeal of the
law of 1866, which allows the i'm
porter TO separately add to the cost of
boxing and casing, although the same
has been before included in the cost of
the merchandise, as well q, all petty
charges for breakage carriage, dock fees,
&c. An omission of any one of these
items by neglect on the part of an en-
ployee is now held to violate the invoice,
and subject the importer to heavy PEN
altles, and their retention on the stat
ute book as Clements for estimating the
value of invoices, obviously contributes
the basis for operation of large class Of
informers whose very existence is dis
grace to any Government.
Frauds I'm the District OF Columbia
Mr.. Buckncr offered resolution reclt-
ing that by the act of Congress of June,
| 1872, the late Government of the District
of Columbia was abolished and the gov:
ernment thereof transferred to three
commissioners with authority to enforce
the execution of existing legal obligations
and contracts; that a special board was
authorized and appointed and allowed
to issue certificates which were made
convertible into 3-65 bonds. That at the
time of the passage of that act it was esti-
mated that the floating debt of the dis
trict due and to accrue on account OF i'm
provements then contracted for and
incomplete, was about $S,300O0O. That
it is alleged that the commissioners have
enlarged and extended contracts to an
extent not contemplated or authorized in
the act, so that the amount of the certifi-
Gates is but little short of $l5,000,-
600. That it is alleged that
many of the improvements were made
in lhe interest of favorites and friends,
and that large amount of certificates
were issued illegally and without any
warrant of law, and that corrupt and ini-
proper means had been used TO obtain an
allowance of false and frau iulent claims,
andf>bat subordinate officers of the Board
otS iit were largely interested in many
of claims allowed, and therefore were
dire ng the Committee on the District
of Columbia to investigate such allega-
tions and charges. Adopted.
Mr.. j. H. Baglcy, of New York, of.
fered resolution directing the Commit
tee on Library to take into consideration
the proposition to purchase plastic cut
busts of Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Mon
roe, Lafayette and other public men.
Adopted.
Mr.. Hewitt offered a resolution calling
| on the Secretary Of the Treasury for de-
tailed statement showing the amount of
actual cash on hand in the treasury and
the several repositories of the Govern
ment at the close of business on the 25Lh
of January, 1876, specifying how much
was in fractional currency, legal tenders,
National Bank notes, gold, silver, gold
notes, etc. Adopted.
Mr.. Luttrell offered resolution relat-
ing to the different Pacific ra lroads and
their subsidies, and instructing the Judi:
ciary Committee t6.5fsmine into their
delinquencles towsr 10 Government
Mr. Holman oiferu i resolution IN
structing the Commit . on Banking and
Currency to inquire whether the com
mercal and industrial Interests of the
country do not require that the cancel
lation. of legal tender notes shall cease;
whether common and equal justice TO the
whole people do not require that United
States rotes shall be substituted for
national bank paper instead Of national
bank paper being substituted for United
States notes. Adopted.
After the MormOns.
Mr.. Page offered long preamble and
resolution denunciatory to MornoHs
and their vile and degrading dogma of
polygamy charging them with unprovok-
ed, cold blooded and brutal murders of
men, women and children, the subordina.
ton of witnesses and terrorism over the
courts TO shield and protect the most ne
farious an infamous criminals, and de-
claring that immediate steps
should be taken to compel the
Mormons to obey the Constitution and
laws of the United States, and directing
the Judiciary Committee TO report bill
for that purpose, SO as TO remove this foul
blot from the civilization oi the nine
tcenth century.
The House refused to suspend the rules
and adopt tie resolution.
mir. Atkins offered resolution IN
structing the Judiciary Committee to IN
auire whether or not the Union Pacific
Railroad Company has forfeited its char.
ter. Adopted.
Mr.. Wallace offered 8 resolution recit-
ing the great depression under. which the
industrial interests are laborihg: endors-
ing the protection policy; declaring that
the question of finance is but
the question of labor, and that
the question Oh ldpoI 10 uus hhO
question of protection, and instructing
the Committee on Ways and Means TO
consider the propriety and necessity OF
increasing the import duties on all pro-
ducts and manufactures that come In
competition with those of this country:
Referred TO Committee on Ways and
Means.
The House then went into Committee
ofthe Whole. Mr.. Hoskins in the chair,
on the military academy appropriation
bill.
Mr. Hurlbut offered an amendment
for tho detail OF competent stan
officer to act as quartermasters
and commissary for the battalion
of cadets, and that all supplies be furn-
ished at the actual'c cost, DC. Adopted.
The Committee rose and the bill
passed. o
The pay of the cadets is fixed at $40
without -ations. No other amendment
except that offered b. Mr.. Hurlbut was
adopted.
/ Adjourned
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