Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
WARRINGTON, February 2l.
SENATE.
Reissue of U. s. Notes.


Mr.. Voorhees, introduced bill author
iLing and requiring the Secretary OF the
Treasury to reissue United States lega
tender notes now held for the redemp'
ton OF fractional currency, and part OF
such notes heretofore retired from cir
Culation under the act of January l4th,
70 the aggregate amount OF $3.50, 200,
and To expend the same in payment OF
such claims Tor arrears Of pensions a.
may be allowed under the act OF Jan
uary %, 1870. Referred.
Pension Arrears.
Mr.. Ingalls,, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported an amendment To
the bill making appropriations to pay
arrears Of pensions. The provisions OF
the amendment are similar 10 those OF
the hill introduced in the House, to
regulate the adjustment Of pension cases.
The amendment also provides that ap-
plications for arrears OF pensions must
be filed before July |, 1880. Alter that
time pensions will commence from the
date of application. Referred.
Mr.. Mcpherson submitted an amend
ment authorizing the Secretary ot the
Treasury To appoint an agent at each oi
the following places Portland, Me-;
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltl-
more, Norfolk, New Orleans and Gal
weston, such agent to inspect all live
animals designed Tor export, and certify
as to their healthy condition. The bill
then passed.
Army Appropriation Bill.
The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the army appropria-
ton hill, and the amendments proposed
by the Committee on Appropriations
were agreed to Us follows: Increasing
appropriation lor the pay OF officers and
men from S9,SSO,WW to SlO,WO,ON,
striking out of the House bill the clause
allowing officers cOmmutation OF Sll
per room iur quarters instead OF $40,
aud inrhidding any Communication Tor
servants quarters. The amendments
allowing officers on the frontier mileage
Tor other travel than by railroad,
aud repeating so much of the net otJuly
y, rs, as prohibits the pay
mrnt of mileage for travel over any
railroad on which troops and supplies oi
the United States are entitled Ia he
transported free ul charge, were
agreed 10.
The clause authorizing railroad com
pauir- t. transmit kilograms over their
lines iur the government or for the
general public at rates To bc fixed 10y the
government according to the provisions
ul title Gj of the revised statutes, was
PASSED lust rs 1t came from the House,
no amendment being made either by
the Senate committee or in the Senate.
The clause was not even discussed.
The sections referring 10 the rcorgan-
iZatiun oi the army having been
reached, Mr.. Blaine said the Committee
uu Appropriations had reported in favor
ul striking out these sections on the
ground that there was not
time IN the few remaining days
ol thc session To- 50 into this
complicated question ol the army reor-
ggnilation, The Committee had Iii
rrrtrd him to suggest tu the Senate that
the question hr postponed till tlw next
session.
MIR. Beck thought il best for the SEN
ate tu perfect the sections proposed To
hc stricken out, 81 that the Till might
20 into the conference with the sections
amended satisfactorily to the Senate.
Pending discussion, Mr. Ferry called
up House resolution ia memory OF thc
late General As Williams, senator ior
Michigan, Appropriate remarks on
the life and character ol the deceased
were made by Mcssrs. Ferry, Dawes,
Curkrcll, Plumb and MaNcy. Suitable
resolutions were adopted, and the Sen
ate, ~ u further mark ot respect, al.
juururd till tomorrow.