Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-15

NicarauRua Canal

Mr.. Morton introduced bill to in.
corporate the Maritime Canal Company
of Niraraugua, and it was referred to
the Committee on Commerce. Ii names
- incorpordtors L. :. Grant, l.. ID.
Morgan, ii. j. Jewett, W. J. Garrison,
Howard Patter, Fred Billings, q. w.
Bi2gs, So!oa Humphreys, Fred Butter.
field, j. Thomas Dufrance, +. F. Beale,
and VIM. Dennisop, and provides that
Tic capital stock shall not consist OF not
less ,han $4,000 nor more than 81
coo 600, at shares OF 500 each.
Mr. Young, of Ohio introduced bill
to encourage American seamen and to
provide a home for permanently dis
abled seamen. Referred.
The Electoral Count.
Mr.. Bioknell then called up tEe elec.
toral count resolution and demanded the
previous question, and the Republicans
refusing to vote the House was left
without a quorum. Roll cal Was Or
dered, and at its conclusion Mr.. Bick.
nell said it was evident that his friends
on the other side were no better minded
since the debate than they Lad been be.
fore and under the existing circums,an.
ces he should not press any further the
consideration Of the resolution AZ this
time He gave not ice, however, that he
would bring it forward in January as
soon as he would find l47 members on
his side of the House.
Fernando Woods Funding Bill.
Fernando Wood moved to 90 into
Committee OF the Whole on the funding
bill.
The motion was voted on by yeas and
nays and carried, but the announce.
ment Of lhe vote was temporarily with.
held rutil tbs pending election Of post
master was completed.
A. W. G. New!aip, oi Virginia, was
elected and sworn in.
The Speaker then announced that
the motion made 10y +. Wood had been
carried-yeas 1856, nays 9O-and the
House went into Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. Covert in the chair, on the
funding bill.
Mr.. +. Wood stated that the Commit.
tee on Ways and Means had agreed to
report an the amendment placing the
rate of interest to be paid on the bonds
authorized to be issued by the bill at 3
per cent. There We're also some techni-
cal amendments which would be OF
fered.
Messrs. Kelly and Buckner offered as
substitutes for the pending bill the
bills which have already been pub.
lished.
Mr.. Gillett offered as substitute the
bill which he had offered last year, au-
thorizing the Secretary OF the Treasury
to set apart all surplus coin and paper
money which may be in the Treasury,
from time to time, as a fund for the pay
ment o. maturing bonds, and for the
purchase OF silver bullion for minting
purposes, and imposing al income tax
on all net incomes exceeding II 800 per
annum.
After debate the committee then rose
and the subject went over for the
present.
Mr. Singleton, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the consu
lar and diplomatic preparation bill,
appropria,ing Sl,lS0,43j. II was or
dered printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Forney, from the same commit
tee, reported the military academy ap'
preparation Till, appropriating S392, l35.
1t was ordered printed and recommit-
ted.
Mr.. Dibrcll, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported back adverse
ly the resolution calling on the Secre-
tarv oi War for an estimate OF the cost
Of q double track steel railway from
New York to Council Bluffs. II wss
lait nD the table.
Adjourned.