The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-05

Death Of Commodore Vanderbilt.
Coroner's Investigation Of the Ash.
tabula Disaster.
Tho Extradition Treaty with Spain.
The Critical Point In Turkish Affairs
A Sensation in New York Life.
]. Gordon Bennett CoIIidss with The
Brother Of his Affianoed.
A Duel Reported on the Tapis.
The ExtraditiOn Treaty with Spain
The Critical Point In Turkish Affair,
A Sensation in New York Life
A Duel Reported on tho Tapis
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 4.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 4.
Mr.. Willis introduced bill providing
for the repeal Of all taxes on the capital
and deposits OF State and National banks
and banking Institutions. Referred.
Mr.. McCrary offered a resolution di.
recting the Secretary Of the Interior to
transmit to the House copy Of the
latest report Of the Government Direct.
ors Of the Union Pacific railrond,
Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Brown, the Senate
amendments to the bill for the sale Of
the Saline lands were COncurred in.
Several bills were taken up and re.
fsrred.
Mr.. Ciymer, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the Military
Academy appropriation bill, and it was
made the special order for Monday next.
II aPpropriates S265, ,l6l.
The House then considered the bill
reported from the Committee on Expen.
ditures in the Department Of Justice,
fixing the compensation OF United States
MarAhals and Deputies. The pending
question being on the amendment Of Mr..
Conger, striking ont the clause limiting
the compensation Of Deputies to 81 200,
the amendment was defeated and the
bill was passed.
Mr.. Durham, from tho Committee on
Expenditures of the Department Of Jus.
tice, reported bill fixing the compensa.
tion Of Z. S. Attorneys. It provides that
Attorneys shall receive yearly sal.
ary in lieu OF fees. The largest compen,
sGtion allowed is that Of the District At.
torney for the Southern District Of New
York, $4,000. Referred to Committee
OF the Whole and made the special order
for Wednesday next.
Mr.. Reagan, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill making the
ports OF Brownsville and Galveston,
Texas, ports to which unappraised mer-
chandize may be imported. Passed.
Mr.. Goodin, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported back bill rela.
tive to the proof required in homestead
entries with the Senate amendments.
Concurred in.
Mr.. kidder, Of Dakota, from the same
committee, reported back the bill giving
parties contestant time 10 enter lands un.
der preemption, homestead or timber
culture acts after the contest shall have
been finally decided. Passed.
Mr.. Reagan moved TO strike ont the
fifth section OF the bill which excludes
from its benefit, those who are laboring
under political disabilities. He argued
that the bill should be broad and charits.
BILE in the provisions.
Mr.. Rusk opposed the motion as one
effect Of it would be to make JET.
ferson Davis pensioner OF the Govern.
ment. The motion was rejected.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole, Harris, Of Virginia, in the chair,
on the state OF the Union, the first bill
being one reported by Mr.. Hewitt, Of Al
ALBANIA, from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions granting pensions to certain
soldiers aud sailors OF the Mexican, Flor.
ida and Black Hawk wars, and to Ger.
tam widows ofdeceased soldiers and sail.
ors Of the same.
The bill passed. 1t allows a pension
OF eight dollars Il month to all who
served sixty days in the Mexican war or
thirty days in the Florida and Black
Hawk wars, and to their surviving wid.
ows unmarried. -
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole, Willis (of New York; in
the chair, on the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill, Rppropriating 81 ,l37,
Mr.. Singleton, a member Of The appro-
priation committee, who has ch arge OF
the bill, proceeded to explain it. Ee
said that il was to all intents and pur.
poses the same as the bill passed last ses
sion.
Mr.. Cain was Of the opinion that
the changes and reductions might be ad.
vantageously made, but didn't feel that il
was desirable to try and carry out these
changes at the present session.
ln reply to u question by Monroe, he
said that the rank or pay Of consulates
was not interfered with in this bill.
The committee rose without action on
the bill.
Mr.. Foster, from the Committee on An.
preparations, reported bill to supply
deficiencies in the contingent fund Of The
House. Made the special order for TO.
morrow. Itappropriates S62,SS7.
Mr.. Throckmorton asked leave to offer
a resolution instructing the Committee
on Military Affairs to inquire into the
present strength, location and occupation
Of the army; the force on the frontier,
in the Southern States and in Washing
ton; why troops were ordered 10 Wash.
ington, the nature Of the orders; by whom
made; the purpose, &c, with leave to send
for persons and papers. Several objec-
tions were made on the Republican side,
and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Conkling presented a petition Of
the bankers, merchants aud other busi-
ness men Of New York City in favor Of
an amicable settlement OF the Prcsiden-
tial contest. In presenting the petition
he said:
"I have been requested to present this
petition, weighty by reason OF the sub.
ject to which il relates aud by reason
also OF the number and character OF those
who sign it. The petitioners are citizens
OF New York, distinguished not only for
their prominence Us members OF society,
but for the large and varied interests they
represent. They are men prominent in
each Of the great political parties of the
country. ! observe among the sigma.
lures names which at the recent election
were found on the opposing electoral
tickets. observe the names Of eminent
bankers, merchants, manufacturers, ship
owners, scholars, professional men, and
other names long and honorably asso.
ciated with leading enterprises and in.
dustries. II would be difficult to select
in any State Of the Union one hundred
and fifty individuals and firms who rep.
resent greater sum OF property, iutelli.
gence and character, or who, as peti.
TONERS, deserve more consideration.
In laying this petition before the
Senate II may not be amiss
to add an Ayowal Of my sympathy with
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