Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-30
WHEELING, w. VA. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 80, 1880
CONGRESSIONAL.
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Mr.. Davis, oi Illinois, prcsor tel q
petition from the citizens Oi BloGming
ion. against reduction Of the duty On
Nd. Kssnan Isessntcd the paiiloas
OF the olainianh 10 tho unapProprttsi
balance OF the Geneva award also, oil
persons not claimants. i.
Petitions were presented Of ex'soldlefs
against the passage Of Senate bill iot TX.
aminations in pension cases.
MIR. herman intradgcvll bill 10 lpTS
yile fpr eelabnliing tic Tooth anIHvyH
sny ol the tftaty ot peace aud ilgg e;
rr6ghition of American independence by
an exhibition oi arts, manufactures aud
products oi mines, in New York ~ HaSs
Mr.. Johnston submitted a resoldndtf
requesting the President Of the United
States to inform the Senate II any
money has been paid by the government
oi Venezuela on thcawardsol the Unllsd
Commission organized under the treaty
ol lSGG, when such payment Was niale,
the sum, aud whether 1t has been dis',
trubtcd to tho persons entitled to 20
epys At, aud 10 Dot, the reason therefore;
also npics ofall the correspondence be-
tween the two governments relative IL
the subject during 1879. Adopted,
I Mt, ThurmaIb lrom the conference
con- lnrnittee on tia dihagrccing vote OF
the Senate aud House on the bill to pro:
vide Tor the Circuit and District Cdpaa
Of the United Slglea Vt Columbus, OHIO,
reported that the House had reccded
from It's disagrccmcnts To- the senate
amendments aud agreed 10 concur ther,S'
IN. In import NaS adopted. '..'
Mr.. B.alcy from ibc COMMITTEES On
Pust6lliccs and Post Roads, reported,
with amendments, senate Joint resoln-
tiuns to apply the amount appropriatest
lby the act OF March 3, 1877, TO pay Ger
tain mall Contractors, Placed on the
calendar. Ii authorizes the Sccrctary
Of the Treasury to pay thc southern
mai contractors lor carrying the mails
prior td MAY 81, 1861, upon thclr prs
Sruting satisfactory evidence that they
had received uu pay Tor such services
lrum either tl,e Confederate or United
States guvcrnpients
Mr. Gordon submitted resolution
that IL committee ul nine Senators W
appointed To- take into consideration tho
subject ui the construction Oi a canal 10
connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
aud that all papers, documents AMI IN
formation relating to said subject b. T1c
icrrrd To- said committee, that the COM
mlttcc be- authorized tu confer aud act
cuneurrrntiy with any similar commits
tee oi tho House, Rnl that they he an-
thurizcd 10 employ clerk,
The Chair, IN the ahSGncu ol any OBJ
lection. declared tlc resolution adopted.
MIR. Davis, ui West Virginia, called at
tcntion to the number of special com
mttccs appointed during the prrEnt
SESSION and the expense thus mcurN,Is
lie asked II one oi the regular commit
tees could not consider this subject.
MIR Gordon said that ii the ScnatUr
from West Virginia was ~ cunycIsant
with the laciS IN the Cascas he Gordon
was, lac would probably make no ohlcc,
ton 10 the resolution. The matter was
the most important now before the
American people, aud the Committee ON,
Commerce had luund it lupoaAihlc ~
give it the attention IL demanded.
MIR Davis desired tu resume his com,
mcnts ON the resolution, but tie inorn
ing hour having expired, lac entered u
motion to reconsider the vote, hy which
the resolution was adopted aud the mat
ter went over.
The senate then went into executive
session, aud when the doors rrupencd,
adjourned until Monday