The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-11
FoRTY-s1xTH CONGRESS.

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T. FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
senator Henry Is HumOEed In his Mani
for Treasury InvestigatIOns-A G0Ot
humored day In the House.
WASHINGTON, December 10.
SENATE.
The Vice President laid before tn
Senate q communication from the secre
tarY Of War, recommending special ap
preparation Of $4,000 TO enable the worl
on the War, State and Navy department
building to 90 on continuously. Referred
Senator Bayard, from the Committee
on Finance, reported substitute fol; tht
Senate Bill for the relief OF Henry: Hal
man and Crawford Fairbanks, distillers, O.
Terre Haute, Indiana, and asked present
consideration. The Senate proceeded tc
consider the substitute, and It was passed
1t authorizes the Commissioner OF In,
ternal Revenue to allow for waste caused
by the breaking Of machinery in said dis.
ttllery, for which the owners were not re,
sponsible, and to assess the actual produC.
ton instead Of capacity as required by
law.
By Mr. Davis, Of Illinois: To authorize
the erection OF statue in honor OF Chief
Justice John Marshall.
BY Mr.. Hereford: To recognize and nav
certain claims due by the State Of West
virginia TO citizens thereof for services
rendered the United States in the late
war, and which are properly chargeable
TO the United States.
The morning hour having expired the
Senate resumed the consideration OF the
resolution offered by Mr.. Davis Nv. Va.) /,
callingo on the Secretary OF the Treasury
Tor statement Of the claims growing out
Of the late war.
Mr.. Davis accepted an amendment by
Mr.. Edmunds, that the statement be made
to extend back to March 4th, 1861.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to add the follow
ing: "And also statement Of all such
claims which have been presented to and
rejected by the Treasury Department, and
also which may now be pending therein"
Mr.. Davis expressed his opinion that the
Republican Senators were trying to load
the resolution down with amendments in
order to kill it.
Mr.. Morrill, responded and said that the
object OF the resolution seemed 10 be 10
obtain curious information, and he
thought that the statement called for by
his amendment would probably present
some very curious and significant statis-
tics. The amendment was rejected and
the resolution adopted by party vote, the
Republican Senators voting mo"
Mr.. Morrill, offered resolution calling
on the Secretary OF the Treasury for a
tabulated statement showing by States the
total amount Of claims growing out OF the
war, presented to and rejected by the
Treasury Department, from March 4,
1851, to March 1, 1879, and also OF all like
claims now there pending. Laid over un.
der the rules. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House journal was very heavy 10.
day and the reading occupied much time.
MIR. Burrows introduced Joint resou.
tion, which was referred, proposing the
following amendment to the Constitution:
ARTICLE =. Polygamy shall not exist
within the limits OF the United States, or
any place subject 10 their jurisdiction.
SEC. 2. Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate legisla.
ton.
Mr.. Gillette introduced bill establish.
ing q government for the District OF Col
umbia. Referred.
Consideration Of the "political assess
ments" bill was postponed until January
7th.
The Speakerthen called on committees
for reports.
Mr.. Wait, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bill amending Section
2,77l OF the Revised Statutes, so as to al
low any vessel not Of the United States to
unload at any port OF delivery, in Gus
tom collection district, after due entry Of
said vessel and cargo at the port OF entry
in said district.
Mr. Conger opposed the bill as tending
to throw into the hands OF foreign ship
owners the carrying trade Of our people,
particularly upon the great lakes.
Pending the action, the morning hour
expired, and the House went into Com.
mittee OF the Whole, Mr. Springer in the
chair, on the bill relative to the publiCa.
ton OF the Supreme Court reports.
A long discussion ensued on the cues.
ton Of the salary Of the reporter, Law
moving to make Il s. 900 instead Of 1880.
MIR. Frye argued in support of the
amendment, instancing the low salaries
paid the Judges OF the Supreme Court in
his State, aud asserting lin reply 10
remark about few men competent for
such work. that 1000 men could be got
who were perfectly competent to do such
work for a salary OF $1,000.
Mr.. Keller denied that competent men
could be got in his State at any such sal.
ary.
Mr.. Frye raised general laugh by the
retort that he had not had that State in
his mind at all because he was under the
impression that all Ohio men had already
been provided with offices.
Finally the salary OF the reporter was
fixed at 1000 without any provision for
additional pay based on additional vol
umes.
Mr.. White offered an amendment pre-
vided that only the opinions OF majority
OF the court, and not dissenting opinions
be published. Mr.. Brown opposed the
amendment, remarking that the dissenting
opinions were frequently las In the Dred
Scott case) the more valuable OF two.
Mr. White deprecated stirring up embers
OF war" [laughter1 and advocated his
amendment, which was defeated, only
two voting for 1t, White aud Simonton.
The committee rose and reported the bill
and amendments to the House, when the
amendments were agreed to and the bill
passed. The, Speaker laid before the
House, q number OF executive and other
communications, which were appro-
prlately referred. Adjourned.