The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-03
BY qTELE GRAPH
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, otice Northwest cor.
Of Main and 13th SITS.
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July l.
SENATE.

MIR. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back House joint reso-
luton for the issne of silver coin, and re.
commended the Senate's non-concurrence
in the House amendments to Senate
amendments, and asked for q committee
of conference. So ordered. Vt =
Mitchell called for the regular order OF
business, it being the resolution to pay
/ r. B. 8. Pinchback, late contestant for n
serst in the Senate, as Senator from Lou
isiana the compensation and mileage of
-a:Senator, from March 4th, 1873, until
the termination of the contest by the
Senate.
Pending the discussion the morning
hour expired, and Mr.. Window called
ZIP the sudry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Window from the Conference
Committee on the Indian Appropriation
bill, reported the committee had been
unable. TO agree and moved for new
committee TO be appointed. The ground
of the disagreement was the section
transferring the Indian Bureau tc the
War Department, The motion TO ap.
point committee was agreed to.
The Conference Committee on the
Joint resolutions for the issue of silver
coin are Messrs. Sherman, Boutwell, and
Bogy. 60 ...
The Senate then considered the sundry
civil appropriation bill and rejected the
pending amendment continuing the
appropriation OF 5000 for the expenses
of the United States Commissioner to
the international Prison Congress.
Mr.. Logan submitted an amendment
appropriating $1,000 for the construction
OF a signal light on crib in lake Michi
gan, in front OF Chicago Agreed to.
A number OF amendments were sub
mltted by Wilson and agreed to, includ
ing $4,000 for custom house and post
Office at Topeka and limiting the cost of
that building to S3e0,000.
The Committee on Appropriations re.
ported an amendment which was agreed
| to, to strike out of House bill provision
that the maximum rate oil compensation
allowed the United States marshals from
and after July l, 1876, shall not exceed
81, 900 year, &c. A number of amend
ments were agreed to, including one TOR
printing and distributing agricultural re-
ports, when the bill was read the third
time and passed.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Conterencc
ivsOosUii SiIO Uiii W IcSuIdIe tne
assessment and collection Of taxes for
the support of the Government OF the
Distalct OF Columbia, made the reprt
which was agreed to. The bill Is sub
stantially that which was passed by the
Senate.
Mr.. Allison called up the House bill
to authorize the Commissioner OF
Indian affairs to purchase The supplies
for the Indian Bureau in open market.
Passed.
The Senate insisted on its
amendments to the House dill
TO declare forfeited to the United States
certain lands granted to Kansas in aid OF
the construction OF railroad, by the act
of March 8, 1863, and agreed to the con-
ference asked for by the House. Mcssrs
Ingalls,, Hitchcock and Eaton were ap-
pointed the committee.
Mr.. Logan moved to take up the JOINT
resolution OF the House granting Il fur
lough to the employees in the government
printing office, and also to the employees
Of the departments ofthe government, to
attend the Centennial at Prilade1phia.
Messrs. Sherman, Logan and Morton
spoke against the resolution and the mo
tiou to take it up Was lost;
Me:srs. WindoB, Logan and Caper-
ton were appointed as a new conference
committee on the Indian appropriation
bill.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
message from the President, returning
without his approval the bill in regard
to the payment of the commissioners on
the Fex and Wisconsin river improve
menis. Laid on the table.
Consideration was resumed of the reso-
luton to pay Mr. Plnchhack, and Mr..
Bayard took the floor, but before begin
ming his address the Senate went into
executive session, and when the doors
were re-opened adjourned.