The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-11
CONGRESS.


After the executive session Mr.. Sargent
introduced bill permitting Dakota to be.
come State. Referred.
Mr.. Davis (Illinois), presented a petition
OF Wholesale grocers and dealers in sugar,
demonstrating against Recommendations
the Secretary Of the Treasury, that high
and low grades OF sugar be admitted at one
rate OF duty. Referred.
The recommendations OF the Committee
on Appropriations In relation to tho
Indian, were taken up and after discussion,
the recommendation Of tho Committee to
strike out OF the House bill the clause
directing the President 10 prohibit the
removal OF Apaches and other Indians in
Arizona and New Mexico 10 Indran Ter
ritory was nonconcurred in;yeas s; nays
The following amendments OF the COM
mittee were agreed 10; Increasing tho
number Of privates for Indian police from
400 to 500 and the number Of officers from
SO TO 100, and the appropriation for that
service from $50, 800 to $4,000.
An amendment reported by the COM
mittee, TO strike out OF the House bill the
clause authorizing the Secretary OF the In
terior, under direction OF the President, to
use any surplus that may remain in any of
the appropriations made by the bill for the
purchase Of subsistence for the several In
dian tribes, and 10 supply any subsistence
deficiency that may occur for any tribe,
providing, however, that the funds appro.
priated to fulfill the treaty obligations
shall not be used, was agreed to.
The bill having been considered in The
Committee Of the Whole, was reported TO
the Senate. The amendments made in the
committee were concurred In, and the bill
was read three times and passed.
The Senate went into executive session,
and, when the doors were re-opened, ad,
iourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE BILL LAID ON
THE SHELF.
Mr.. Hatcher introduced a bill to declare
the forfeited lands to be granted to Mis-.
souri,, to aid in the construction of the
Iron Mountain railroad.
Mr., Eden, from the Committeeon War
Claims reported back Senate bill autho.-
izing the Secretary OF the Treasury to ex-
anime the evidence in regard TO the paw
ments made by the State OF Missouri.
since 1895 to the militia Of that State for
military services done by il IN suppression
the rebellion. Passed.
Mr. Gunter, Chairman Of the Committee
on Private Law Claims, reported bill for
the relief Of Myra Clark Gaines. Ru-
ierred.::
The House then went into. Committee
OF the Whole, with Mr.. Burchard in the
Chair, on the private Calendar. The first
bill being the William and Mary College
bill.
Mr.. Conger opposed the bill and said:
There had been no bill before Congre q
which had brought to 1t so much eloqnence
and rhetoric, and yet which contained 70
little substantial legal merit as the WI
liam and Mary College bill. He consider
ed 1t an entering wedge to the successful
prosecution Of othundreds and thousands of
the war claims, and involving millions Of
dollars. No Northern man could vote
for this bill and expect TO receive
the approval OF his constituents, This
peaceful abode OF learning about which
the gentleman from Massachusetts, (Lor-
ing) spoke was used as q prison house at
the time 1t was captured by the Union
army. He appealed from the fancy sketch
es OF the gentleman from Massachusetts,
about the home OF the muses. where the
sacred nine tripped along the grass, to the
historical record OF to-day. lie sent TO tho
Clerks desk and had read letter 10 the
Ete1ling Pos, from its war correspondent,
giving description Of tho filthy condition
OF the college when the Union forces OBJ
tanned possession OF It. He had found that
the injury came from the Confederate SOL
diers, and even II he desired to do re\er-
cnce to ancient institutions Of learning
he could not do so in this case.
Mr.. Loring said he was not in condition,
physically or mentally, to reply 10 The
eloquent, fair, high-toned and clear speech
made by the gentleman from Michigan
(Conger). He wished he had some Of the
strength which hehad when he addressed
the House before, not with view TO sur
render his views OF the general policy Of
the government, but with desire to let
his country know that the time had come
when, looking beyond all local trials
and difficulties OF the great conflict,
they should seize tho bright and lumin-
Gus spots OF the conflict and turn their Mt
tenti0n TO peace. He had como here be-
lieving in the educational institutions Of
tho country, and the old moss.grown col
leges which had sent such scholars forth
into the land 10 guide the councils OF the
nation. He had come filed with venenI-
ton for them, and his veneration had been
increased instead OF diminished by tho
attack made on them. He loved old in
stitutions stu, and was determined 10
love them Notwithstanding the attempts
made to tarnish them. 'r ~
Mr.. Conger said he had thought il bnt
Just TO give the gentleman IN opportunity
to apologize to the House and country FIR
his former speech in behalf OF tho bill.
He didnot attribute that gentleman's mis-