The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March 20.
SENATE.

Mr.. Window, from the Committee OF
Appropriation, reported with amend
ments the Senate bill tc provide for the
deficiency in the miscellaneous fund o
the House. Placed on the calendar.
Senate bill to amend section 2,464 o
the revised statutes, relating to the cult.
vstion of timber on public domain, Wa:
discussed briefly and passed-yeas, 80
nsyes, IL.
Mr.. Window, Blaine and Withers
were appointed Conference Committee
on the part OF the Senate on the military
appropriation bill.
The House submitted the following:
Resoiued, That the President be re.
quested, if not il iLconpatible with the
! public interest, to inform the Senate
whether w. r. Whitaker, who recently
presided in the Superior Criminal Court
of the parish of Orleans, was formerly
employed either IN the internal revenue
service, or as assistant treasurer a, New
Orleans. If so, during what period of
time; whether In either of said capacities
said Whitaker is defaulter to the United
States, and what amount and under
what circumstances; whether legal pro-
ceedlngs have been taken against him,
either civil or criminal, and with what
result; whether such proceedings are still
pending, or if discontinued, when they
were discontinued, and by whose direc.
tions.
Ordered that it be printed and lie on
the table.
At the expiration of the morn.
ing hour, consideration was resumed of
the Pacific railroad sinking fund bill,
and Mr.. Mitchell spoke in favor of the
bill reported by the Committee on Rail-
roads.
Mr.. Teller then took the floor to speak
on the bill, but before commencing
his argument it was agreed that the bill
should be laid over until tomorrow,
with the understanding that it be un.
finished business. After the morning.
hour the Senate resumed consideration
on the House bill authorizing the Secre-
tsry Of the Treasury to employ tempOr-
sry clerks, and making appropriations
for the same, and also making appropri
ations for detecting trespasses on public
lands, and for bringing into market pub
lie lands in certain States, and for other
purposes.
The pending question being the amend
ment of Mr.. Beck to the amendment
OF the Committee on Appropriations,
torbidding any charge for wood or tim
Der cut on public lands in the territories
Of the United States for the use Of actual
settlers in the territories, and not for
expectation, 30 as TO provide that tim
Der should not be exported from the ter
rltory where it grew, Mr.. Beck modi-
fed his amendment so as to provide that
in the event of the timber being so ex-
ported from the territory it should be
lisble to seizure by the United States
authorities wherever found.
Pending discussion MIR. Conover sub
mitted the following:
Resolved, That the President is hereby
requested to communicate to the Senate,
if not incompatible with the public in
terest, such information as the govern
ment has received respecting the
terms and conditions under which
the surrender Of the Cuban insurgents
has been made, together with such other
information in his possession respecting
the future policy OF Spain to the govern
ment of Cuba.
He asked for the immediate consider
alton of the resolution, but objection was
made and it was laid over. Adjourned.