The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-29

simply reads that "they be adjudged il
contempt Of violation Of the privileges o
this House,
Mr., Kasson-They can afford TO 60 I,
jail on this principle.
The resolution was adopted. Yeas
li5; nays, 81, 4 party vote, with the excep
tion Of Mr.. CARROT Indiana, who voted no
The question now REQUIRED on the sec,
ond resolution, ordering the witnesses 4
appear before the special committee, O
which William r.. Morrison IL chairman,
TO produce all statements Of votes ant
tally.shsets Of every polling place In
Louisiana, together with ailidavits, &C.,
and remanding them TO the custody Of the
Sergeant.at-Arms.
The resolution was adopted. Yeas,
lSS; nays, 7G.
=. The consideration was then resumed oil
the bill authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to pay 100000 to James b
Eads.
Messrs. Blouht and Clymer spoke in
opposition to the amendment that pay
ment be made in bonds, and Messrs. Eos.
ter and Conger in favor, but the House,
without action, adjourned.
SENATE.
During the morning hour the Military
Academy and Fertilization Appropria.
tion Bills were called up, the amendments
reported by the Committee on Appro.
priatiOns agreed TO, and the bills passed
without discussion.
The bill reported BY the judiciary
Committee, creatinga sinking fund for
the liquidation Of the Indebtedness due
the Government by the Pacific Railroad
Company, was laid aside. The bill TO
ratify the agreement with certain bands
Of the Sioux Nation Of Indians, and also
with the Northern Arapahoe and Che
yenne Indians, was taken up with the
understanding that il should not displace
the Pacific Railway measure, which
should be called up al any time.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage OF the bill for
counting the electoral vote. Soon n se-
cond message was received, announcing
that the Speaker had signed the enrolled
bill TO be delivered TO the President Of
the United States.
Mr.. Allison introduced bill TO con.
time Section l2 OF the Pacific Railroad
Act Of July I, 1862, and to determine
the relation Of the main line and its
branches. Referred.
The bill provides that the Union Pa.
cifc Railroad and the Burlington and
Missouri Railroad shall share pro rata
with each other, on terms to be established
by the Secretary Of the Interior, after
making due investigation; and for this
purpose 4ie may employ three experts,
and otherwise obtain opinions and recon.
mendations calculated 10 throw light
upon the inquiry, the expenses to be paid
by the railroad companies as fixed by
him. The bill also empoWersthe United
States Circuit Court 10 compel the obser.
vance Of such regulations rs he may es.
tablish on the subject.
Mr.. Wright calledup the Senate bill to
extend for two years from the 10th OF
March next tie act establishing Board
OF Commissioners OF Southern Claims.
Passed, with an amendment providing
that nothing in the bill shall he so con.
strued as to extend the time for filing
claims before said commission, or to en-.
large its jurisdiction, or to authorize the
filing Of new claims. ...
The bill to ratiiy the agreement with
certain Sioux Indians, and with the Nor.
thern ArraPhOe and Cheyenne Indians,
passed.
The Pacific Railroad bill was again
called up and read at length, when Mr..
Thurman, in charge Of the bill, yielded
for an executive session, and when the
doors were reopened the Senate adjourn.
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