The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-04
CON c r E S S.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, FebruaryS.

the House the entire cost, tor the last u.s.
cal year, OF the signal service. Adopted.
Mr.. Wheeler offered q resolution di-
recting the Committee on Appropriations
to insert an item appropriating S2,50O
the widow Of the fate H. A. Stark
weather. Adopted.
Mr.. Young introduced bill TO provide
for a Custom House Mt Memphis, Tenn.
Referred.
Mr.. Glover offered resolution recit-
ing the belief that certain political and
personal influence has been exerted 10 Sc
cure the removal Of a Federal Judge and
the appointment Of another in Colorado
Territory, for the corrupt purpose Of pro-
curing certain. orders and DEGREES con-
cerning certain mining interests now in
litigation, and directing the Attorney
General to furnish copies Of the letters
and papers asking for the removal Of
Judge Belford and for the appointment
Of Judge Stone in his stead. Referred to
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Walsh, Of the Committee on Ways
and Means, considered to-day, without
coming to conclusion, the bill proposed
by Fernando Wood to increase the vol
ume Of the a per cent bond from two
hundred millions to five hundred millions,
and to extend the time for their redemp-
tion from Is to 80 years. The Secretary
was before the committee in advocacy OF
the bill.
A bill reported by. Mr.. Williams (oi
lndiana) the Chairman Of the Committee
on Accounts, for the payment OF fourteen
disabled. Union soldiers on the rolls Of the
House, led to considerable discussion as
to whether there were SO many Union
soldiers now on the rolls, Mr.. Fort under
taking to deny that there were, Mr.. Hol-
man and Mr.. Williams maintaining the
contrary. The bill finally passed.
Mr.. Atkins from the Committee onAp-
preparations reported a resolution re-
questing the President to appoint COM
petent and experienced military officer to
execute the duties Of Indian agent so far
as to repair to the Red Cloud Agency and
to other Sioux agencies to inquire into
the cause Of the deficiency in the appro-
priation for the Sioux Indians. Adopted.
A bill regulating the practice in the
United States Circuit and District Courts
was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Caulfeld, from the Judiciary Com
mittee reported bill providing for the
expenses not exceeding $40 day Of the
District Judges when holding court out
side of their own district. After u dis
cussion the bill was recommitted.
Mr.. Hunton, from the same committee,
reported back adversely the bill to pro-
vide that the Heads OF the Executive De-
partments may occupy seats on the floor
OF the House. Laid on the table.
He also reported bill for the relief
Of the owners and purchasers Of land
sold for direct taxes in the insurrection-
airy States. Referred to the Committee
Of the Whole on the estate Of the Union.
Mr.. Lord, from the same committee,
reported bill authorizing United States
Circuit Courts to appoint commissioners
TO be called affidavit commissioners, TO
take aflidavits, depositions, verifcations
and plcadings, to be read in United States
courts, but who are not to possess the
other powers conferred by the statute on
Circuit Court Commissioners. After a
discussion the bill passed.
Mr.. Lawrence, from the same commit
tee, reported back the bill authorizing
action in the District OF Columbia for
damages in cases Of death resulting from
a wrongful act, neglect or default.
During the discussion Of the bill the
morning hour expired, and the bill went
over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Kasson introduced a bill 10 en-
courage the conduct Of commerce in yes-
sells owned by citizens OF the United
States. Referred. The bill provides that
until the 1st OF July, 1879, any steamship
Of. not less than 1000 tons burden that
was built during or after 1870, and Of
which at least four-ffths is owned bona
fide by citizens OF the United States, and
built In foreign country, may be regis.
tered as vessels OF the United States and
entitled to all the privileges Of American
vessels.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole (Nfr. Hoskins in the chair
on the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill, which appropriates 1922
847.
Mr.. Singleton, who had charge OF the
bill us member OF the Committee on
Appropriations, advocated the principles
Of economy on which tho bill was FORM
ed, and argued that the general depres-
sion OF business throughout the country
rendered this economy an imperative
duty, He said that the official salaries
had grown out Of all proportion to
what they had benin better days Of
the Republic. When Edward Everett was
Minister to England, Gen. Cass to France
and Wheaton to Prussia, the salary then
paid these men was quite satisfactory and
what was it-S90O0 n year. He had
never heard OF the Ministers of those
days writing essays on poker or dealing
in the stock OF the Emma mines in order
to add to their means. Laughter. j
They were gentlemen Of the highest order
Of respectabillty, sans petr et sans rcproehe,
Mr.. Garfield suggested that in these
days the Ministers not only received an
outfit, but also an Unfit TO cover the e1-
penses OF their return home.
Mr.. Kasson suggested that the diplo-
matte salaries had been increased in 1855
by Democratic Congress.
Mr.. Singleton pointed out the items in
which reductions were made In the bill
and gave the aggregate reduction as COM
pared with the diplomatic appropriation
bill OF last year, at about 100000. He
pointed to the fact that the ordinary ex-
penses OF the Government for last year,
outside OF the interest on the public debt
were about Sl70,000,0O0, while in 1856
the expenses OF the Government were
only about S63,000000, and he asked
what was the cause OF the vast increase in
the expenditures? 1t was an act OF
extrayagance, INDUCED by all the depart
ments OF the Government.
Mr.. Kasson suggested that the expense
Of living abroad had been very largely
increased since 1865, when the Democrat
ic Congress increased the diplomatic and
consular salaries.
Mr.. Singleton in the course Of further
remarks referred to what Mr.. Hale, OF
Maine, had said last week in reference to
the claims OF the southern citizens, and
said that he was tired Of these reflections
upon the southern men. He was himself
southern man from the top Of his head
to the sole OF his feet, but he had not come
here for the purpose Of getting up dis
cord. He had come for the purpose OF
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