The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-24
CON G R E S S.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June %:

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.5o HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June %.
The Civil Appropriation BILL,
The House met at II o'clock and i'm
mediately went into. Committee Of th'
Whole, Mr.. Blackburn in the chair, OF
thesundry civil appropriation bill.
After rejecting the amendment increas
ing 10 S75O,0O0 the. appropriation o
$3.50, 900 for the continuation Of the work
onstate, ,Warand Navy department build
ings the committee rose. The session ol
yesterday was formally closed and that
Of to-day begun.
The House then lwent into Committee
OF the Whole, Mr.. Blackburn in the chair
on the sundry ciyil appropriation bill
On reaching the paragraph appropri:
ating $1,000 for the completion OF the
custom house and postofice at Port
Huron, Mich, Mr.. Conger offered an
amendment appropriating $4,000 for
finishing the same. Adopted.
The committee finished the considera'
tion OF the paragraph making an ap:
preparation for public buildings and
passed on to those making appropriations
for light houses, buoys, &c.
Mr.. Stone offered m amendment in.
creasing the appropriation for lighting
and buoyage OF the Ohio, Mississippi and
Misaouri Tivprs from Sl20 600 10 $780,
600. Adopted. ~
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
Mr.. House, from the Committee on
Elections, called up the Idaho contested
election case, and reported unanimous
resolation Of the committee uIseatiDg 7.
w. Bennett, the sitting delegate, and de-
claring S. s. Finn entitled to the seat.
Agreed TO.
Mr.. Finn was then sworn in.
Mr.. Harris, from the same committee,
reported unanimous resolution declar.
ing Joseph H. Rainey, the sitting mem
ber, etititled to the seat from the First
District Of South Carolina. Adopted.
Mr.. Harris also reported the same in
the case Of H. B. Strait, from the Secend
District Of Minnesota. Adopted.
PAY FOR DISCHARGED EMrIoYEs.
The item for the Bureau Of Engraving
and Psinting, appropriating Ssl3OOO,
besides $500 for one months pay TO
employees recently furlonghed and finally
discharged permanently from that Btu
reau, was passed without amendment.
TESTIMONIAL TO SIR EDWARD THORNTON.
Mr.. Monroe offered an amendment re-
appropriating the unexpended balances
for the expenses Of the extended United
States and Mexican Claims Commission
for testimonial to the umpire, Sir Ed
ward Thornton, who has refused to re-
ceive any salary for his services. Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. ,.,
The item for n coast survey was passed
without any important amendment. The
items for miscellaneous objects we're
passed as follows: Paper, engraving, &c,
Tor the National currency, Sl75OOO;
transportation Of bonds, &C., S25, 900; pro-
pagations Of food fish, $4,000; Sig
nal Service, 100000.
MILITARY TELEGRAPH.
Mr.. Hancock offered an amendmenfap-
propriating S45, 900 for completing mill
tary telegraph between army posts on the
Texas frontiers.
After debate the amendment was agreed
to. Other items passed MS follows: For
LeavenwortI military prison, S62, 900; for
the Hayden geological survey, s65,O0O;
for PowelPS survey OF the Colorado,
S50,000.
At this point The committee rose and
the House took recess till 5 p. NJ, after
notice by Mr.. Randall that he would press
the bill to a vote tonight.
A question having arisen whether
there should be . session tomorrow, Mr..
Randall stated that in his opinion ses-
sion would be necessary, as the Speaker
pro tenn. would be absent next week and
Il would be necessary to elect Speaker
pro TEN. in his absence. .
e. NoN-coNcuRRED IN. g-
The Senate amendments 10 the Naval
Appropriation Bill were non.concurred
In and Committee Of Conference ordered,
Messrs. Blount. Whitthorne aud Hale
were appointed on the part OF the House
EVENING SESSION.
The consideration Of the'Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill was resumed in Com
mittee OF the Whole. LOSS
On motion Of Mr.. Banning, an item Of
$50, 900 was inserted for Wheeler's geo.
graphicalaurvey Of territory wost OF the
one hundredth meridian. ~ e
Against tho opposition OF The commit.
lee an item Of $4,000 was inserted for
Prof. Jenney's survey of the Black Hills.
, A number Of amendments were offered
and rejected, and the eommitte at 1l:3O
o'clock rose and the bill and amendments
were reported to the House.
All amendments on which the separate
votes were not asked, we're agreed TO in a
bulk. The first amendment on which the
separate vote was taken by yeas and nays
was that offered by Mr.. Kasson, to strike
out Of the bill the clause repeating the
laws in relation to. the registration OF
votes and appointment Of supervisors Of
elections, and deputy and special Mar
shals amendment. Rejected. .5r
SENATE.
. THE FORCE DILL.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to take up the
Ibill to amend the second, fourth and fifth
sections OF the enforcement act lately
reported from the Judiciary Committee,
to meet the objections to the law expressed
in the recent decision OF the Supreme
Court. After discussion n vote was
taken, which resulted yeas %; nays IA, a
INDIAN AFFAIRS. ra
Mr.. Oglesby, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported adversely on