The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-12
CONGREsS.
HOUSE..
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.


Mr.. Holman's amendment 10 the Con.
sular and Diplomatic appropriation bill,
decreasing the salaries Of the Ministers
and Consuls, was lost-50 10 100, T
All the amendments to the Consular
and Diplomatic appropriation bin were
voted down, and the bill passed.
The Military Academy appropriation
bill was taken up and passed without
amendment: Itappropriates L s265, ,l6l, a
reduction Of $l29,9l9 from the estimates,
and reduction Of $24, ,004 below the bill
Of last session. The reduction Ia princi.
pally in the pay department, where $23,-
100 has been saved by striking out the
longevity pay and by not paying assist.
ant professors and teachers any more
than their regular army pay. The sum
Of SS,544 was saved by the reduction Of
the band at West Point, and $l,05O In
the item for repairs. .9l'.
Consent was given for printing the tes.
timony taken by the Committee on Elec.
tions In Florida.
The joint resolution for the appoint.
ment Of an international silver commits.
sion was cOnBluefeu.
Mr..Willard offered as substitute AN
amendment authorizing the President,
in the event Of full demonstration of
silver, should one or more countries unite
upon convention with the view 10 agree
on II uniform relation Of silver with gold,
to appoint three persons to attend such
convention, and also authorizing him to
propose to such countries the use Of both
gold and silver as legal standard OF
value. .I.susf.rsr .i,...rr...
The consideration OF the hill then went
over until Thursday next.
MIR. Wood, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported bill to pro.
vide remedies for the over charge Of du.
ties on tonnage and imports. Referred.
The House adjourned.
SENATE.
The Chair laid before the Senate the
credentials OF T.. H. Rollins, elected U. s.
Senator from New Hampshire. Laid on
the table.
Mr.. Edmunds, OF Vermont, said no one
would question the election Of Rollins,
but the certificate did not set forth when
the Legislature met or the time OF the
election. The question might be raised
about the credentials not aettine forth all
the facts.
Mr.. Morton irom the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, submitted a
resolution discharging Enos Rnnyon from
custody OF the serRent.at-Arms, he hay.
ing testified before the Committee; agreed
to.
Mr.. Spencer presented petition Of the
citizens Of Alabama, in favor Of the Gov.
ernment assuming the control OF the
telegraph, and for cheaper telegraphic
facilities; referred.
Mr., Hamlin reported back the House
bill to establish certain post routes, and
said the Committee had considered the
disagreement Of the two Houses in re.
gard TO the fast mail service, and had d.
rected him to report in favor OF the Sen.
ate insisting upon its amendment and
move that u Committee of Conference be
appointed; agreed to.
Mr.. Mitchell gave notice that at an
early day he would ask the Senate to con.
slider the bill for the relief Of DR.. J. Mil
ton Best, OF Kentucky, which had already
passed Congress and been vetoed.
Mr.. Conkling hoped that this bill
would not be considered until the Senate
should be in full, as it was kind Of a test
case in regard to allowing certain class
OF claims growing out Of the late war.
Mr.. Withers gave notice that ifhe could
get the floor Tuesday next he would call
up the message Of the President in re.
gard to military occupation of Peters.
burg day OF the late general election, and
would submit some remarks.
The Chair announced Messrs. Hamlin,
Paddock and Maxey as a conference
committee on the bill to establish certain
post routes.
Consideration was resumed OF the un.
finished business, the House bill 10 perfect
the revision OF the statutes Of the United
States. An amendment was adopted re-
quiring ordnance officers and others hay.
ing charge Of oadnance supplies to make
quarterly rerurns. The bill was then
laid aside informally, as Senator Hamlin
desired to submit certain amendments In
regard 10 post routes.
The Senate then went into executive
session and soon after adjourned,