The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-19
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Mr.. Morrill, moved TO reconsider tlIt
vote by which the House bill Wls-passed
to antterizq alf NC q )C9 (tiHcate OF de.
posits n att'dfrefhhdihg the public debt
AfiGe3 SfF. %; hsbb s,BBmnifi!sl an amend
ment providing that the money received
from them shall be applied to the paSmhetnl
Of bonds bearing interest ,at, rates OF mol
less than 1--WE per centlll, par iannum In.
stead OF to the 500 bonlis 6nly, which b6a,
six percent as pt first atithbtizedA The
amendment was agreed to and The bill
passed. ts gl5l,i.. - N :
Attor the morning business, consideth.
ton was resumed OF the bill TO amend The
Internal Revenue laws, and, Mr.. Mat.
thews spoke in favor Of hiA amendment
pound aud eSiiees tsSts In Sef 81 SoaS SsS pei
Inc House bi!l t9 prqpote the kpowl.
edgeot steam ehgiheering and from slAp.
building among the students of scientific
schools Or colleges &its passed To-day with,
OuL ulSCUSsIOn-
When theEsepate abap to- repeal the
revised statutes which forbids any
one who served under the Oohfederaey
from being appointed to the army Wal
reached Cameron )(Wls9 oMettGd To its
present consideration, and it, was laid
aside. "'' '''N
When House bill to liz the paw Of letter
carriers was reached McCrcery smoke in
opposition'to tile bill, and said the letter
carriers were well paid. lie referred Il
the salaries paid by the government, and
said that more money was spent here
every winter in seeking office than the
offices weresRortlI. Pending the liscus.
sion the bill was hid aside. - -
The river and liarbor approximation bill.
received frbnl the House, was laid on the
table until Tomorrow -ILIil.lfiiT
The other appropriation bills!passpd by
the Holse yesterday were referrcd to the
Committee on Appropriations. a.. +,
Mr.. Morrill, submitted am amendment
increasing the tax on tobacco from lG TO
20 GEMS per pound. Rejected-yeas 81,
nays ys42.-.--.--.-.-.,- &.
Mr.. Ransom submitted an amendment
to. exehp ptttotmC Certain provisions Sf 4tlIe Z
existing law small distilleries whose daily
capacity does not exceed thirty gallons.
Agreed to--yeas Ill nays 10. :. S@iaiS 81
The bill having been considered in the
Committee of Whole and was reported TO
the Senate. ?JNlAl
Mr.. White submitted an amendment
that theactto take effect May lstinsteall q
April lst as proposed by the committee.
Agreed to: Yeas, 81; nays, 80.
Alter anunber OF parliamentary inquir.
les by various. senators ind determination
OF points order, Mr.. Grover moved 10 re-
consider the vote by which the amend.
ment OF Mr.. White was agreed 10. y . .
This motion was agreed TO: Yeas, 81:
nays, 30. .,,,,.,.,',1,'>',
Mr.. White renewed his amendment
and y was again agreed toi Yeas, 81;
An amendment was made in the com.
mittee providing that no tax shall be as.
Sessed or collected upon any insolyent,
and amending Section 3,,i0S of the, revised
statutes 50 as 70 exempt from taxation so
much Of the deposits Of proyidept institu.
tions aud savings banks, recognized as
such by the laws OF their States as thev
have invested in seGuaitics OF the United
States. Agreed 10 without division.
Mi. Morrill, submitted an amendment 10
strike out the whole. clause repeating The
tax on;frietioh tnatehes Agreed to.
So the law in regard to the tax on
matches remains as ut present. r. .''.'
The other amendments made in the
committee 0btheiIwRdl6 SSef6 agreed Ia
without division. The bill was tlen read
athird time aud passed; yeas IS, nays 81.
0nmotion Of Mr.. Dorsey, the postoiIice
appropriation bill was taken up that Il
might come up as the unfinished business
tomorrow. 49,.
Mr. Thurman ,subuittal an amendment
to the river and harbOr bill appropriating
$50, ,0O0. towards deiraying the cost of an
ice harbor at the mouth Of the Muskingunl
River, Ohio, Rcterretl.
Memorial services were then held in
honor Of Representatives Schleicher and
Quinn. Adjourned. '!'' % . iti
4 ,.st'4 HOUSE 7.- y. s',Ga
Tho census bill was taken UP antl dis.
cnssed but no conclusion reacne,l when
the House adiourued.. ,snr ti9y.,