The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-29
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY NTRLLIGENcER
CONGRESSIONAL.
Passage Of the Army Bill for The
Destruction Of the Army by
the House---The Main
Points of tho Bill.
The Bankrupt Bill Repealed and the
Legal Tender Act Passed.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May %.
The Senate considered during q portion
Of the session the bill to forbid further
retirement Of U. s. notes.
sQurRMIsG OVER THE AWARD.
Mr.. Hamlin submitted 4 report from
Committee on Foreign Relations concern.
ing the fishery award OF S5,000,000. II
recommends that tbs Executive Depart.
ment OF the United States should be au.
thoriEed to pay the award ii, after CORES.
pondence with the government of Great
Britain, the President Of the United
States shall, without further considera-
tion with Congress, deem that such pay.
ment shall be demanded BY the honor
and faith Of the nation, and il in pursu.
ance OF that conclusion, the award
shall be paid, that the President shall
as soon as may be practicable thereafter
lay the correspondence with the British
government relating thereto before Con-
gress, unless in his opinion It shall be in.
compatible with the public interest TO do
so. We would suggest that in the event
OF payment Of the award by the United
States, the utmost care and circumspec-
tion be employed 20 disabuse the minds
Of the British and Canadian people Of any
possible impression that the United States
or American people do or ever can &C.
cept the award OF the Halifax Commits
sion as & just measure Of value Of tho
shore fisheries in Canadian waters.
Against ssuch inference or deduction,
conclusion or belief, the Congress OF the
Nation, the Senators Of the States and
members Of the House Of Representatives
and the people, respectfully but firmly
and decidedly protest, and they do not
protest merely from sense OF the injus-
tiee that is done in the award, but also
and especially because in future nego.
tiatiohs with England regarding trade
and commerce between the United States
and the Dominion OF Canada the Gov
ernment OF the United States will
not recognize the award Of the Halifax
Commission as in any sense measure
Of the juet value Of the fisheries in ques-
tion. .
THE LEGAL TENDER BILL
Mr.. Matthews submitted the following
as substitute for the House bill That
whenever any United States legal tender
notes are returned to the Treasury, they
shall be re..issued from time to time as
the exigencies OF the public service may
and the Secretary Of the Treas
ury shall not cancel or retire any OF the
same, provided that nothing herein shall
prohibit the cancellation oil mutilated
notes and the issue OF other similar notes
Of like denomination In their stead rs
now provided by law. All the acts and
parts OF acts in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
After a brief discussion the substitute
was rejected, yeas 10, nays So.
The bill having been considered in the
Committee OF the Whole, was reported to
the Senate and was read the third time
and passed. Ysan Il, nays lS.
After the executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bill to allow California to elect
members Of the 46th Congress on the
lat Wednesday ot September, 1878, was
passed.
TOBACCO.
Mr.. Mcpherson submitted resolution
declaring that il is unwise and inexpedi.
ant for Congress at the present session to
change the existing rate Of tax on manu-.
Iactured tobacco. BE asked for present
OF the resolution, hut OBJ
lection was made by Mr.. Withers and 1t
wAs laid over.
THE ARMY BILL As II PASSED THE HOUSE.
The House then voted on the amend
nents to army appropriation bill. All
The items which had been increased on
basis Of an army force Of 25, 900 men were
restored to the original amount, on q
basis OF 10000.
The amendment fixing the number OF
calvary regiments at eight and the num-
Der Of infntry at eighteen was eoncurred
in. Also the amendment fixing the
maximum Of privates in cavalry COM
panies at 125.
The amendments striking out the sec
lions recognizing the Adjutant Gen.
erals Department and the Inspector
Generals Department were non.con-
cured in, and these sections were re-
stored to the bill.
The new section, No. 10, In regard to
The retirement Of officers, which was sub.
,tituted Last Saturday for the other sec
lions that were struck out in points OF
order, was retained.
The amendment transferring the con.
trslof the Indians to the War Depart
ment was agreed to-yeas $50, nays ll5.
The next amendment was that offered
in the committee BY Mr.. Knott, prohibit.
ing under the penalty Of fine and i'm
for employment in any part
Of the army aI posse eomildttS, or other
wise under pretext or for the purpose oil
executing the law, except when such EN-.
ploymsnt may be expresSly authorized
By an act Of Congress. The amendment
was adopted. Yeas, l30; nays, III; and
then the bill passed without division.
The main features OF the bill as passed
are fixing the strength OF the army at
10000 men, fixing the number Of calvary
regiments at eight, with companies not
exceeding l25 priVates, and Of infantry at
eighteen with companies Of not less
than sixty priTAtss, reducing the
force Of the various stat departments
providing for 4 Board to reorganize
those departments, and providing for 3
Board 70 recommend the retiring or
muAtering out Of officers, fixing the mum
ber OF Msjor Generals at one and Of
Brigadier Generals At three. After those
figures shall have been reached, reduc-
ing the number and rank Of Aides de
Camp, reducing the pay and emolument
Of officers, transferring the Indian Bur
eau to the War Department and rrohib-
ilipg the employment Of troops for civil
service unless specially authorized BY
an act Of Congress.
WooD's PET.
Mr.. Wood gave notice that hs would
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