The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-22

WASHINGTON, February 81.
upvra~

r..
izing and requiring the Secretary OF the
Treasury to o're-issue q. s. legal tender
notes, now held for the redemption OF
fractional currency. and part of such
notes heretofore retired from circulation
under the act of January 14th, to the ag-
gregate amount of $26,S52,200, and to e2-
pend the same in paymento OF such claims
for arrearages of pensions as may be al
lowed under the act of January 20, 1879.
Referred.
Mr.. Saunders, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported, without amend
ment, Senate bill to authorize the Presi-
dent to temporarily transfer the custody,
control and management OF certain Indian
tribes from the interior to the War De-
partment. Placed on the calendar.
The following bills on the calendar were
passed.
Senate bill, for the relief of the home-
stead settlers on public lands.
Senate bill, to pay Samuel B. McLin,
late Associate Justice of the Territory of
New Mexico, compensation for the
period during which he performed the du-
ties of the Office.
Mr.. Cameron (Wis.) presented a petit
ton of citizens of Wisconsin praying tor
an amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States providing that after the
year 1890 all male citizens over the age OF
educational qualifications before being al
lowed the right of suffrage. Referred.
Mr.. ingalls,, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported an amendment to the
bill making an appropriation to pay ar
rears of pensions. The provisions of the
amendment are similar to those OF the bill
introduced in the House to regulate the
adjustment of pension cases. The amend
ment also provides that applications Tor
of hn hpfnFn
January l, 1880. After that time pensions
will commence from the date of applica-
tion. Referred.
Mr.. Mcpherson called up the Senate
bill.to amend certain provisions OF the Re
vised Statutes, relating to the Transports
ton of ANIMALS, and in explanation there
of said that the bill had q two-iold object:
First, 10 prevent cruelty to animals, and
second, to provide healthy meat for the
people. Tie Senate bill proposed that the
animals should he allowed to rest seven
hours after being unloaded from the cars,
instead of five. 1t further provides that
in case the animals were fed and watered
in the car, they might be kept therein six
ty consecutive hours.
On motion of Mr.. Davis Tlls.), the bill
was amended so US to provide that ami
mails shall not be kept in cars more than
forty five hours instead of sixty hours, al
though they may be led ana watered en-
route.
Mr.. Mcpherson submitted an amend
ment authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury TO appoint an agent at each OF
the following places: Portland, Me-, Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Norfolk, New Orleans and Galveston, such
agent to inspect all live animals designed
for export and certify as to their health
and condition. Agreed to.
The bill then passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sidcration OF the army appropriation bill,
and the amendments proposed by the
on Appropriations were agreed
to US follows: Increasing the appropriation
of officers and men from So, $50, 600 to SlO,-
10000 striking out of House bill the
clause allowing officers q Communication OF
$lI per room for quarters instead OF $40,
and forbidding any commutatlon Tor SER
wants quarters; the amendments allow
ing officers on the frontier mileage for
other travel than by railroad, and repeal
ing so much OF the act of July oath 1876,
as prohibits the payment OF mileage for
travel oyer any railroad on which troops
and supplies OF the United States are en-
titled to be transported free Of charge,
were agreed to.
The clause authorizing railroad COM
panics to transmit telegrams over their
lines for the government and for the gen.
eral public at rates to be fixed by the gov
according to the provisions OF
title 65 of the revised statutes, was passed
Just as it came from the House. No
being made either by the Sem
ate Committee or inthe Senate, the clause
was not even discussed.
The sections referring to the reorganiza-
ton of the army having been reached,
Blaine said the Committee on Appropria-
tions had reported in favor of striking out
these sections, on the ground that there
was not time enough i'll the next few re-
naming days OF the session to go into this
question of the reorganiza-
ton. The committee had directed him to
suggest to the Senate that the question OF
the army reorganization be postponed till
next session.
Mr.. Beck thought best to perfect the
sections proposed to be stricken out so
that the bill might go into conference with
sections amended satisfactorily to the Sen
ate Pending the discussion Mr.. Ferry
called up House resolution in memory of
the late Gen. 4. S. Williams, member OF
the House from Michigan. Appropriate
remarks on the life and character OF the
deceased were made by Messrs. Ferry,
Dawes, Cockrell, Plumb and Moxey.
Suitable resolutions were adopted, and
the Senate rs further mark OF respect
adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
SMASHING THE SOUTHERN wARCLAIMs.
The effort to proceed with the legisla-
~