The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-24
FORTY-F0URTH CONGRESS-

WAsHISoToN, February %.
SENATE.
The session was resumed, when Mr..
Sargent called up the naval sppropris-
tion bill.
The amendments reported by the
Committee on Appropriations were agreed
tc as follows: Increasing the sppropri-
alton OF the navy from S., $4,000 to
1920, 900; appropriating $500 for ex-
penses of observing the transit of Mer-
curry on the 9th OF May, 1878; increasing
the appropriation for the experimenting
of vessels, &c, from 100000 10 $780,
600. and that for contingent expenses of
that bureau from $4,000 to $75,.
900; increasing the appropriation for
repairs of naval hospitals, &C., from
$4,000 to $4,000, and that for civil es-
tabllshmens at the several naval hos.
pitfalls from $4,000 to S35.0O0 The
House appropriated Sl,5OO.000 for the
preservation of vessels on the stocks, the
purchase of materials, &c. 1t provides
that no proposals for materials to be fur
nished under this or any other section of
the act shall discrimenate against or in
favor OF the production Of any state or
section of the Union. The Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate report:
ed amendments to increase the sppro-
priation from 81 500 900 to SO, 300 900 and |
TO strike out the proyiso Of the House !
bill.
The Senate then resumed the co.sid-
Grafton of the bill TO ere ate sinking |
fund for the liquidation CT Indebtedness
due to The Government by the Pacific
Railroad Company, hut il was laid aside
informally, and the bill granting the
right of way TO the Hot Springs Rail-
road Company over the Hot Springs
reservation, Arkansas, was taken up and
passed.
After the executive session the Senate
took recess till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE
The House met at 10 o'clock, and went
into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Eden
IN the chair, on the sundry civil sppro-
pristion bill. Various amendments
were adopted for the psymen Of ex-
penses incurred in the cot tested election
cases. Several amendments offered by
Mr.. Henderson. increasing the appro-
prlations for the Rock Island arsenal,
were rejected.
Mr. Young moved that S25 900 Of the
$4,000 appropriated for the survey OF
the north western lakes and the Mlssiss.
ippi river be used solely for the survey
of the Mississippi river. for the purpose
of reclsiming the overt1wed lands OF
the Mississippi delta he thought this
enterprise was one of the greatest i'm
portance 10 the country.
Mr.. Cate offered an amendmen. ap.
proprlatIng 5000 for the pay ment of
the second lnstsllnIent for the statute Of
Admiral Fsrrsgut. Passed.
Mr.. Schtelcher moved to increase the
appropriation tor geographical survey
west of the one hundredLh meridian
from $40 900 TO $4,000 Passed.
An amendment was adopted for the
payment OF $2,500 TO the widow OF the
late Hon. o. 5. Terry.
Mr.. Morrison moved an amendment ap.
proprsting $329 for printing at private
printing establishment of the testimony
taken By the Louisiana investigation
committee. Adopted after some oppo-
siton by Messrs Wilson (of lows) and
Conger.
The paragraph for the payment of
mail carriers in the Southern States be-
tore the war having been reached, Mr..
Coneen made it point of order that 1t
N la nf |
gress.
Without action on the point Of
order the committee, st 10 O'Clock, on
motion OF Mr. Ciy mer, rose.
Mr.. Clymer then moved TO take re.
cess till tomorrow.
Both motions were made IN rapid sue
cesslon and with good deal OF commo-
tion on the floor, the general understand
ing being that the object was 10 siaye of
any further action on the presidential
count, rs Il rumor had just reached the {
ball that the decision of the Commission
in the Oregon case was adverse 10 the
Democrats. The Republicans insisted on
q cote being taken by yeas and nays, and
the result was, yeas, lzO; nays, log. The
following Democrats voted against q re
cess: Messrs Beebe, Bell, Campbell,
Cutler, Goodin, Harden berg, Raymond,
Holman, Kehr, Sanders of Conn, N or !
gan, New of Ind, Stevenson, Warner, {
Wells OF No, and WhItehouse. {
The amendment of the committee in
cressing the appropriation TO $4,000
and striking out the provIso 10 tie
House bill, was agreed t.. The other
amendments Of the committee were :
agreed 10 a. iollows: Increasing the .
Appropriation for the Bureau Of Steam .
from $500, ,OU0 - 81. 0O0, 20;
making 81 10000 of the amount appro- :
pristed tor the Buresu o! Con :
structioa, and S500,0JO Of the amount
lor the bureau Of steam en-
gineering, available At once 70 the COM
pletion of work on hand.
The Committee on Appropriations re-
amendment ~ strike out Of J
House bill the clsuse providing for the
creation of com mission of nine men,
bers to examine into the present condi.
ton OF the Navy; agreed N. The bill ws'
thea reported 10 the Sen ate and the
question beng on concurufg ~ the {
amendments made in the Committee OF
W hole. It va. LAID ABIDE for the present. ,
Mr.. osleb.y called up the HJuse bill ,
granting 10 the city OF Stevens Point.
Wisconsin, . certain piece Of land.