The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-13
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HOUSE.
WAsHrNaroN, July l2.

ernment, and directing The! Computes on
Expenditures inthe Wat Depsrtment to
learn the amount, from whom, and to
what use it has been applied. Adopted.
The House then proceeded as regular
order OF business TO consider tue bill re.
ported by the page from the Committee
on Indian Affairs, declaring the country
north OF the North Platte river and east
Of the Big Horn Mountains open to ex-
ploration and settlement.
The demand for the previous question
was not sustained and Mr.. Mason moved
to recommit the bill. Agreed 70, e
Mr.. Morgan, from the Commitlee on
Indian Affairs, reported back the Senate
bill providing for The sale Of portion of
the reservations OF the Confederate, ".
tawa and Missouri Indians OF Kansas and
Nebraska. Passed.
NAVAL COMMANDERS.
Mr.. Harris, from the Committee on Ma
val Affairs, reported the bill relating to
the promotion OF the commanders on the
retired list OF the Navy. 1tprovides that
the Secretary OF the Navy may promote
to the rank Of Rear Admiral on the re:
tired list in addition to the nine allowed
| by law, Commodorts who have performed
distinguished, or who being at the out
break OF the rebellion citizens ofany State
engaged therein exhibited fidelity, adher-
ing 10 the flag Of the Union. Passed.
REPORT OF scHENcK COMMITTEE.
| M. Hewitt, from iaa 'comniass on
Foreign Affairs, reported back resoln-
tion declaring that the action OF Robert e.
Schenck while United States Minister 10
England in becoming director OF the
lEmma Mine Company, and his operations
in connection with the shares OF said
Company and the vendors thereof, was ILL
advised and unfortunate and incompati-
bic with the duties Of his position. Adop-
ted without discussion.
coNdRATuLAToRY.
The Speaker laid before the House
communication from the Argentine Con-
gress congratulating the Congress OF the
United States on the event OF the United
States having reached its Centennial.
Referred 10 the Committee Cd Foreign.
Affairs. 4 ~ a&t : -
+ MR.. HousEoN RANDALL. y ~
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole Monroe IN the chair on
the bill for the protection OF the Rio.
Grande frontier from cattle thieves and
marauders from Mexico.
Mr.. Townsend, in the course Of his
speech, commented severely upon the
Democratic policy OF cutting down the
strength Of the army below what he called
the present piliful figure Of 25,00O men,
and Inscribed it as much 10 desire to
get rid OF the cofored regiments as TO lhe.
proiessed purpose Of economy. lie ridi.
culed that profession, and warned the
Democrats OF the House that il they
went in on their work to cripple the
United States Government and 10
disgrace It before foreign nations, they
would awake spirit such as had been
awakened in 1860, and which had never
been and never would be rut down. He
criticised Mr.. Randall'a conversion to the
faith Of economy in the face oil the fact
that heI had favored back pay two years
ago,and said,that he wanted the country TO
understand that this convert to theidoe-
trine OF retrenchmeht and intrenchment,
reform and deformity, kept that 5000
in his pocket.
Mr.. Bland, OF Missouri, reminded Mr..
Townsend that Mr.. Randall was not
present. =,
4. Mr.. Townsend said that il he could
have M opportunity Of saying these
things in Mr.. Randall's presence he would
do 20, but the potential previous ques-
tion had met him all through the session
and he had not been permitted, even 70
protest'against the high:handed, partisan
legislation and harangues of which the
. House had been the scene.
The committee rose without action.
On motion OF Mr.. Banning the Sen ate
amendment 10 the bill in relation 10 leave
OF absence OF army officers was concnrred
| in. and the House adjourned. .,. !.
SENATE.
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal there was short executive ses'
sion.
The chair laid before the Senate the
House bin toamend the Pacific RAILROAD
Act, which was feadt BY titlel THE bill
provides that the net earnings Of the
railroad, shall be aseertained by deduct
ing only the actual operating expenses
from the gross receipts without allowing
for interest payments, and requires the
company to pay annually inio the United
States Treasury, TO create sinking funds
, such sums aswill aggregate in connection
with the five per cent payments and the
amounts earned for the government in
transportation, 25 per- cent of theirt re-
spective net receipts as above defined
and II this should leave them unable &c
pay their interest on prior mortgages,
the Secretary Of the Treasury may abatt
. tho % per cent, requirement sufficient tc
l llalibR'iheIp paramount claims to beisatis.
fed. The amount OF these annual
amounts is estimated by the bill at 81,
: 100000 each for the Union and Central
I Pacific companies, and S350,000 for thI
I Kansas PaciieI Company 10 St)&I
. ALIvELY sKIRMIsH.
A lively ,Sonteat occurred over tlit
reference Of the bill. ....-- .-..
MessrG Edmu6ds and Thurman op'
posed its reference 10 the Railroad Com
mittee on tile ground thst this committee
was hostile to the bill, and favored its
reference 10 the. Judiciary Committee =,
Messrs, West and Mitchell y Of tbs
RAILROAD Commit ice, fepliedtotlie charSg
OF fayoritism towards the Pacific Rail
road. b5qFgg M " lshfO o. Va
The morning hour having expired the
bill was laid over.
: BLAINE's CREDENTIALS -
Mr.. Hamlin presented The credentials
OF James G. Blaine, appointed United
States Senator in place OF Lot NJ. Morrill,
resigned. Read and placed on file.
II PACIFIC R. R. BILL. xr.,
Mr.. Thurman; from The COMMITTEES on
Judiciary, reported back the resolution
Of the Senate OF January last, for the
committee to inquire into various mat.
ters relatingto the Pacific Railroad, and
the three bills introduced BY Dorsey \
West in January, with a written report
} and the billto amend and alter The Pa
, cifc Railroad acts Of 1s62I64. i was
ordered that the report be printed and
the bill be placed on The calendar.