The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-11
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February 10.
RENATE.

| NEaNAlEs
The credentials Of Senator Carpenter
were placed on file.
Mr.. Morrill, offered the following bills
Authorizing the conversion Of gold bonds
Referred. !
Also a bill amending the Revised
Statutes relative to the deposit Of bonds
by Associations. Referred.
House bill authorizing the issue OF Ger
tiflcates OF deposit Of denominations of SIC
In aid oil refunding the public debt passed
with amendment Increasing the interest to
four per cent. e.GT
Mr.. Withers presented the petition oi
the Catholic Young Mems National Union
protesting against the discrimination made
by the United States government in ap.
pointment Of chaplains in the army and
navy, by which Catholic soldiers and sea.
men are deprived OF tho benefit OF their
religion; and IN the appointment OF In.
dian agents, whereby vast numbers OF In.
dians who are Catholics are placed in
charge OF denominations in which they
have no interest. Referred.
Mr.. Bayard submitted resolution re-
questinR the Committee on Naval Affairs
TO consider and report on the adyisabilitv
ofmaking sufficient appropriation for the
completion OF the four turreted monitors,
Puritan, Amphitrite, Monadnock and
Terror, now in process OF construction.
He sent to the clerks desk and had read
a letter from the contractors at Whining
ton, Del, to the effect that the Amphf-
trite had been on the ways for several
years, resulting in a loss to them, because
they were prevented from taking other
work on account Of that vessel occupying
the ways. The resolution was agreed 10.
Mr.. Matthewspresented petition favor.
ing the passage Of the bill allowing the use
OF railroad telegraph wires for commercial
purposes. Referred.
The army appropriation bill was rcceiy.
ed from the House, and referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
The bill authorizing the railroad com.
pantes 70 constructand maintain telegraph
lines for commercial purposes, and to
secure TO the Government the use OF the
same, for postal, military and other pur.
poses, came up and was laid aside to give
the parties interested chance to be heard.
Mr.. Matthews gave notice that he would
call 1t upon Friday next after the meet
ing Of the Committee on Railroads.
At the conclusion OF Nj. McCreery's
speech Mr.. Paddock called up the resoiu-
ton submitted on the 4th OF December
last by Mr.. Davis ot West Virginia, instruct
ing the Committee on Agriculture to con-
slider what can or ought to be done by the
General Government TO better, advance,
encourage and fosteragricultural interests
Mr.. Paddock made brief speech and
the resolution OF Mr.. Davis was agreed 10.
House bill to authorize the construction
OF bridge across the Missouri river at
or near Lexington, Mo-, was reported "a.
vorably from the Committee on Commerce
and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Garland gave notice that on Satur-
day next he would move to take ND the
Texas Pacific Railroad bill.
After the passage OF several bills ON the
calendar, the bill 10 provide additional
accommodations for the library OF Com
gress was laid aside informally and Mr..
McCreery spoke IN favor oil the transfer
OF the Indian Bureau TO the War Depart-
ment.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned,
1AOlbb.
Motions to suspend the rules and pass
the bill repeating the law In regard TO the
test oaths OF jurors. and also Tor the ap.
pointment and payment OF supervisors oi
elections and their aids, were rejected, yeas
126, nays llS. Not the necessary two.
thirds In the affirmative.
motion to suspend the rules and pass
the bill TO establish postal savings banks
was defeated, yeas SO, naysl 1884,.
BY vote, yeas 100, nays 81, the sugar
bill is made the special order for Thurs.
day.
Mr.. Acklin introduced a abill TO restore
the franking privilege as 10 the letters sent
or received by the members OF Congress.
Also, q bill TO abolish the mileage OF the
members OF Congress, aud substitute the
payment OF the actual travelling expenses
Referred. N9 N
Mr.. Whitthorne moved to suspend the
rules and adopt resolution setting anart
February 10th, for the consideration O
the reports Of the Naval Committee or
@atteFs recently investigated by It, wa!
defeated, yeas, l?S; nays, 107, not the
necessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
The House then went into committee O
the whole, Mr.. Blackburn in the chair, OF
the Legislative, executive and judicial ap
preparation bill. This bill appropriate!
$l6, l64, ,415, as against the estimates OF $l6,
@9.a .aQl, and Rs against the appropriation
ot last session OF $ld, ,35l, ,2S8,
Mr.. Atkins, Chairman OF the Committee
on Appropriations, made a statement Il
regard 10 the bill and the state of m,
finances. TIT.
The discussion was interrupted by ad
journment. U s,l,.