The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-03
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
T0.THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
CO N GREss.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 2.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May Q.
Mr.. Wells, Of Missouri, from the Com.
mittec Of ofAppropriations, reported a bill
appropriating $4,000 for maintenance oi
lights on the Mississippi, Ohio and Mis-
souri, rivers. Passed.
Mr.. Wells, OF Mississippi, offered a
resolution directing the Committee on
Real Estate Pool, to accept the offer Of
Ilallett Kilbourn, TO appear before said
committee, and to answer any question
relating TO the real estate pool.
Mr.. Randall moved TO lay the resolu.
ton on the table, protesting that it was
only an improper disposition to make OF
Il. The resolution was laid on the table.
Yeas-l3S; Nays-S3. Il was only a party
vote.
Mr.. Landers, Of Indiana; asked leave TO
offer q resolution for the appointment OF
a select committee to consider the state OF
gold and silver coin, foreign and domes.
lie, and to report the amendments TO the
existing laws concerning the coin, and to
investigate the best means Of making
coin aud greenbacks par with each
other. III p & VI
Mr.. Kelly objected.
Mr.. Tarbox asked unanimous consent
to offer resolution reciting the fact that
| the Union Pacific Railroad Company in
the year 1871 or 1872 became the owners
Of certain Little Rock & Fort Smith
Railroad bonds, for which the Union
Pacific Company paid a consideration
largely in excess OF their actual or mar
ket value, and that the directors have
neglected 10 investigate the transaction,
although urged TO do so, and therefore
instructng the Judiciary Committee to
inquire whether such transaction took
place, what were the circumstances and
inducements, from whom such bonds were
obtained, on what consideration, and
whether the transaction was with n cor
rupt design or in furLherance OF any cor
rupt object. Unanimous consent was
given and the resolution was adopted.
The resolution OF censure OF. John
Young Brown, Of Kentucky, in the last
House was rescinded and expunged, and
the contested election case OF Lemoyne
vs.. Farwell was taken up. The report OF
the committee is that Farwell, the
setting member, ia not entitled to a sea,
that Lemoyne, the contestant is.
After some discussion the case went
over ill tomorrow.
Mr.. Payne, from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, reported bill
authorizing the Secretary OF tue Treasury
under such limits and regulations as will
best serve q Just and fair distribution Of
the silver coin throughout the country, TO
issue the silver coin now in the treasury
to an amount not exceeding ten millions.
In exchange for an equal amount OF legal
tender notes, and providing that the notes
40 received and exchanged shall be re.
issued only on the retirement and ddestruc-
ton of like sum OF fractional currency
received ut the Treasury in payment OF
dues to the United States. and that such
fractional currency when SO substituted
shall be destroyed and held aS part OF
the sinking fund "a provided in the act
Of the 18th OF April, 1876.
Mr.. Holman suggested that the bill
should be amended=by- striking out that
portion which provides that legal tender
notes should not BE- reissued until q cores
ponding amount Of fractional currency is
cancelled.
Mr.. Payne, without replying to that
suggestion, went on to explain that there
was necessity for the passage OF the bill
on account Of sort of panic that had
arisen in regard to small change, under
which fractional currency was now COM
manding premium Of from 5 to 8! per
cent. The process OF exchanging fractional
currency for silver coin was SO slow that
the supply was not equal 10 the demand,
and therefore the bill proposed that silver
coin should be changeable for legal tender
notes, and that was tile whole purport Of
The bill which had been drawn in ac.
cordance with the suggestions OF the
Treasury.
Mr.. Hewitt asked what arrangement
was made in the bill to prevent the green
backs which we're received for silver from
being paid out again instead OF being
reserved for the sinking fund.
Mr.. Payne replied that the committee
had not thought it necessary to legislate
under the idea that the Secretary OF the
Treasury would violate the law. 4
A single objection was sufficient to pre-.
vent the consideration Of the bill, as it
Is not privileged subject, and the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency has no
right to report it iii there be obiection)
until that Committee is reached in the
regular cali OF committees, which may
not be for long time.
Mr., Blount objected to the cosideralion
Of the bill, and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr., Boutwell, presented petition from
the Society Of Friends, protesting against
the transfer Of the Indian Bureau to the
War Department. Referred.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for sub
sistence supplies for the Apache Indian:
in Arizona, and bill for the removal Of
the Indians OF the Chihuahua agency to
the San Carlos agency were passed.
Mr.. Conkling explained that the delay
in reporting the steamboat bill recently
passed by the Honse was to enable per.
sons interested to be heard and to present
such facts as they desired. ..T@rI
After the introduction Of various other
bills, the resolution OF Mr.. Hamlin to
amend the rules so asto provide that the
deliberations Of the Senate in impeach-
ment trials shall be in public, was taken
up and discussed until the expiration oil
the morning hour, when it was laid aside
and the consideration Of the bill in rcIa-
tion to the japanese indemnity fund was
resumed.
Mr.. Merrimon, submitted an amend
ment in the nature Of the substitute for
the House bill to prevent solicitation,
contribution, or acceptance, by any otii::
Ger or employee OF the Government, Of
money, property, or other things Of value
for political purposes. 1t was ordered
printed.
Mr.. Edwards submitted a resolution,
directing the committee on the District Of
Columbia, to inform the Senate whether
the standard OF the qualifications OF teach
ers also text books, the mode Of punishment
Of pupils, and rules and regulation. and
general supervision Of theiwhite and col.