Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-09
HOUSE.


the Committee on Appropriation IN
quirc into the causes and extent ui Tia"
probable deficiency In the postal star
service lot the fiscal years ul lN'o AMI
iSSO
VIZ Garlisl,lappcarcd ut h's desk the
morning and received the cunEiaiuh-
tiuns nt his Republican cu,lrogurs, w
we'll ~ lhusr of several DcWo,mtic mcm
hcrs. notably MCssrs blackburn, tai-
li-lc. C.ymrr aud Mills upon ha su,
,r,Slul contest ibr the Ohio Senatorial
nomination
Mr Prescott presented cummuuiCi-
tiun from llumtio Seymour asking the
passage ui "A hill fur the erection "l q
monument lp Gcurrnl llcrklmcr. ic.
irrrrl
Mr 4. Wood. chairman al the Com
mittcc on Ways aud Means. reported u
resolution calliugu un the Secretary ol the
Treasury Tor Information showing the
number ui licensed dCHlcu in lcni to
baccu and the amount oI revenue C"l.
lcyteh from such dealers during The o..
cal wear ended June 10, 1870. Adopted
Mr.. ArmiIcld. from the Commillc, uu
Mines and Mining, reported a bull ,"n.
Crrnmg tlle locations Oi mineral mndr
u provides thai any person dcsirnrS "l
prospecting and exploring the public
domain i'm Colorado TOT the discovery ui
gold anl H,ivcr bearing ores which
Iu not ont crop ur appear "n the sur
ucc ul the ground. may lncni" mining
rla,m I, 500 icrl IN lcngth and not cNr
rcrIlny 600 iryt IN with. 10y marking liH
Lnuudnr,cs With ai l,gut SIX substantial
sttkra. aud Hhail Cu ,Usc ~utk within
ten days thereafter Splorv AMI de
iinr mineral dcpuru Ah,,h mud hc
,,ithrf hy the sinking ut shat. "t hy
nu open cat, ,rpga ,ut, "r tunnel, and NJ"
hong na the claimant shall wutk h,1
claim With reasonable diligence, tie
claim shall hc ynl,i, bat "A suspension "i
work lot ihiry days h"iur" per
Irct,ng tho iltlr, ehall operate ~ l"I.
fixture Referred tu Committee "l The
whole
The House considered, ~ Committee
oI thr Whole. the report oi the Commit
lrc on the revision ui rules.
Mt Reagan, Chairman ol the Com.
mittrc uu Commerce, attached a new
mlc that propose Ia deprived that
committee II the duty oiIprrpnrlug The
River and Ilarhur hill Uid Ia assign II
lu the Committee uu appropriations
Mr Reagan ya,d that whcu thc proper
time ,l,uc lee would move o. strike ont
the rlnusc providing that thr r,ycr AMI
hathur hill, When reported hy lh" 'om
mittrc un Commerce, should I've reirtt"d
To- The Committee on appropriations,
and Insert iusluad prov ,s,"n giving {"
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privileges In regard to tho river AMI hM
lur hill uH are accorded Ia the Apprnpr''
utiun Committee IN regard tn the "'l''r
general appropriation b'llS
MI Erunn argued against the pro.
pnscd change IN the rule, aud declared
that. whatever might hc the intention ol
thc Committee on liulcs, the elect
would hc tn sttauglc the river and har.
hnr b,ll lie wns unallcrahly opposed
Ia any such change. and he would not
hr.itntr tu yuta Tor ttty million dollars
A year hr river aud hafhor improve.
mrnts ~ long ~ the Treasury c"uld
stand u ami until the works we're
completed
Me Stevenson cndor.rd the action oi
the Committee ON Rules u hal Ills
changed ils duty faithfully, anu haH
plnr,sI II In the power ui the ma,
,,rilN th carry on legislation and
H., held responsible tur a. lie WIS
particularly In favor ol the rule which
referred to the river aud harbor bill I"
The Committee un Appropriations Tor
r.,i,inn. II would prevent the hill from
T., iug forced through without diNcnNN'"h
atd without amendment nndrr S's-
Irns,uu ut the rulvN
Mr Cnlkins thought o." Committee
on Appropriation wus already 'l"th"l
with lno much power. The cunlm'ttr"
then rn-r.
several executive communications
wrrrappropriatcly referred.
The Speaker laid before the House u
message from the President rec" IA
m,nding the passage Of u bill Tor the
reclamation uf the harbors ol Washing
tom AMI Georgetown. Referred.
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