The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-05
FoRTY-s1xTH CONGRESS.
short SessIons-B Houses Adjourn
Until Monday.
WAsmxGroN, December 4.
SENATE.


The Vice President laid before the Ser
J ate communication from the Secretary c
War, transmitting the letter from Co
Gibbs seventh infantry, calling attention
to the fact that the citizen volunteers VIII
participated in the battle Of Big Horn hay
not been remunerated for their services
and no provision has been made for tn
widows and orphans Of those who wer
killed there, and recommending action Il
the matter. Referred.
Bills were introduced and referred.
BY Mr. Paddock: To provide for the salI
Of the remainder OF the reservation OF the
Confederate 0toe and Missouri tribes O.
Indians In Nebraska and Kansas.
By MIR. Plumb: To make an additional
article Of war, prohibiting gambling by
officers or soldiers or in post-stores.
Mr.. Morgan offered q resolution direct.
ing the Superintendent ot the Document
Room to furnish every person whose name
appears In the Congressional Directory as
the duly authorized representative OF a
Journal one copy OF every bill, resolution
and document printed for the use OF the
Senate. Referred.
Mr. Davis Nv. Va) offered a resolution
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury
for tabulated statement showing the to.
tai amount paid out in each fiscal year
from 1868 to 1879, including the claims
growing out Of the late war. Laid on the
table and ordered printed.
Mr.. Carpenter offered q aresolution re-.
questing the President 10 transmit 10 the
Senate the correspondence between the
Department Of State and any foreign gov.
ernment since February, 1879, respecting
the ship canal across the Isthmus be.
tween North and South America. Laid
on the table and ordered printed.
Alter short executive session the Sen.
ate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Aiken presented q petition from the
National Grange and Patrons OF Husband.
ry, asking for tho enactment OF such laws
as will .elieve the country from the un.
lawful exactions Of the transportation
companies engaged in interstate com.
merCe. Referred.
Mr.. Townsend offered resolution di.
recting the Judiciary Committee to INQUIRE
into the expediency OF q Constitutional
amendment for the purpose Of limiting the
time for the presentation Of claims against
the United States to six years from the
time the claim accrued. Referred.
Mr.. Goode offered resolution directing
the Secretary OF the Treasury to furnish
the House detailed statement OF all the
actions and proceedings taken by the Ma.
tional Board Of Health under the act alI.
thorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
contract for construction or purchase Of
retrigerating ship, together with the
reasons why no such contract has been
made. Referred.
Mr.. O'Connor introduced a bill to return
to the freedmen OF the South their savings
deposited in the Freedman's Savings and
Trust Company. Referred.
Mr.. Wells introduced bill extending
the privileges OF Sections 2990 to 1867, in.
elusive, Of the Revised Statutes, to the
port ofSt. Louis. Referred.
Among the bills and resolutions intro
duced and referred this morning was one
BY Mr.. Gillette, declaring that Congress
Is not only opposed 10 any reduction in
the volume OF the United States legal
tender notes, but on the contrary it is in
favor Of substituting greenbacks for Ma.
tional bank notes, and that it Is in favor OF
the free and unrestricted coinage OF the
4l24 grains silver dollar.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole for the purpose OF discussing the
Presidents message.
The committee rose and the House ad.
journed till Monday.