The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-18

pany, they may be paid by any purchaser
at a tax sale Of such lands and constitute
lien upon the patent, which shall then
be issued to the company. The bill also
requires the Pacific Railroad Co. 10 sell
any land not disposed Of within three
years after the completion Of any road
to the first settlers upon compliance with
the terms Of the presumption laws. hi
IN RELATION TO SILVER coIS. j,
Mr.. Sargent introduced q bill 10 amend
the laws relating to silver coin. II pro.
poses to make a trade dollar legal ten
der at its nominal value for amounts not
exceeding twenty dollars in. any one pay
ment, and silver half dollars legal ten.
der for amounts up to ten dollars.
-.. PAcPic RAILROAD ACTS. s
Senator Vests bill amendatory Of the
Pacific Railroad acts Of January lst, 1852
and July ID, 1864, proposes to repeal'so
much Of the existing laws as provided
that only one.half OF the compensation
for the services rendered for the govern
ment by the Pacific Railroad Companies,
shall be required to beapplied to the pay.
ment OF the government bonds issued to
aid the construction Of their roads. The
bill then provides that from and gfter its
enactment, all compensation for the
services rendered for the government by
the Pacific Railroad Companies, shall be
applied to the payment Of the bonds is:
sued, and interest paid, and to be paid
for said companies, until the whole
amount is fully re-embursed to: the Unit
ed States. shaI ls9a..l
Senator Vests bill 10 recover from the
Central and Union Pacific Railroad Com.
panies, certain bonds and cupons, directs
the Secretary OF the Treasury to re-
auire payment from them Of the sum Of
SS,l2l, ,6S2 with interest thereon, for
which amount the bill asserts that the
bonds OF the United States were issued
to said companies in excess OF and in
violation OF the Limitation prescribed by
section II Of the Pacific Railroad act, ap-
proved July /, 1862.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is also
directed to require from said companies
the repayment Of all interest on the
coupons Of said bonds which have been
paid by the UnitedStates since their issue
and the value of all unpaid coupons at.
tached TO said bonds, and in case either oi
said companies shall neglect or refuse to
make such payment within 80 days after
the demand is made on its treasurer, the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall certify
that fact to the Attorney General who
shall thereupon institute proceeding to
collect and otherwise obtain redress in
respect Of the same in the proper Circuit
Court Of the United States and prosecute
the suit with all convenient dispatch to a
final determination. The bill. further
provides that such causes shall have pre-
cedence in the Circuit or United States
Supreme Courts over all other business.
JOINT RULES.
Mr.. Hamlin called up the resolution oil
Edmunds, reported favorably by the Com
mittee on Rules, which provides that the
Joint rules in force at the last session Of
Congress shall be tho joint rules for the
governments of the two Houses during the
present session, the question being on the
amendment OIL morton 10 except the S@u
Joint rule in relation to counting the vote
for President and Vice President oil the
United States.
The morning hourlhaving expired the
chair announced that the resolution would
be laid over.
Mr.. Boutwell, said the officers OF the
Treasury Department were preparing a
statement in answer 10 the points made
by the Senator from West Virginia
Davis Thursday last, and it would no!
be ready for the use Of the Senate until
tomorrow. he therefore hoped that the
resolution in regard to the joint rule
would be disposed Of to-day, so that the
resolution OF Davis, calling for q commit,
tee to inquire into the books and accounts
OF the Treasury Department could be re-
sumed tomorrow.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the resolution IN regard to the joint
rules. After debate, the Senate, withou,
action upon the resolution went into Ex
eculiye session and soon after adjourned