Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-21
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Adjournment Of Serate-Bonds-Stat
Of Geo. Washins.on-Bills Introduced.
W.suISGroN. December 20.

Adjournment Of serate-Bonds-Ststue
of Geo. washins.on-Bil Introduced.
WAsmINGroN, December ~.
After much discussion on the motion
Of Mr.. Cameron, of Pa, the vote by
which the Senate disagreed as to the
adjournment. the resolution was recon
sidered: yeas 81, nays %.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend so as
to adjourn from December 23rd to jan
uary 3rd, instead OF December 22d to
January 9th. A discussion ensued and
the amendment was lost.
Finally Mr.. Thurman moved 10 lay
the resolution on the table. Lost; yeas
2S, nays "a.
The resolution was then sgreed to by
SO to %.
Mr.. Cockrell, BY request, introduced
the Joint resolution relating to the late
Indian territory, and presented in the
House. Laid on the table, similar
bill having heretofore been reported
from the Committee on Territories.
Senate bill refunding the 5 per cent
Improvement certificates oi the District
oi Columbia into fifty year 3 65 per cent.
bonds, guaranteed by the United States,
was amended on motion OF Mr.. Allison
30 as to make the rate o! interest 3 per
cent. and passed. The amount is about
SS9l 900, and the bonds are to date from
August |, 1874, and be in al! respects
similar to the 365 bonds heretofore
issued.
By Mr.. Logan-To confirm to the city
OF Chicago certain public grounds.
BY Mr.. Harris-Making Chattanooga
q post of delivery.
On motion OF Mr.. Vest, The Vice
President was authorized to ill the va
cancies on the Committee on Civil Ser
wee, and the committee WAS authorized
70 send for persons AMI papers ami en-
ploy stenographer.
Mr.. Butler, from the Select Commit
tee on the Yorktown Celebration, re-
ported JOINT resolution creaiin.
commission for the performance CT Ger
tain duties under tte act providing i"r
the celebration.
The House bill authorizing the New
York Chamber of Commerce 10 erect q
statue OF George Washington in front OF
the Sub-Treasury building, was passed.
The Vice President submitted a COM
munication from the Secretary OF War,
in response to the resolution offered by
Mr.. Logan asking for copies Gl the cor.
respondence between General Scoteld
and Major Gardner relative ia the Board
of Officers OF Inquiry into the case OF
Fitz John Porter; also from the Secrcta'
rp OF the Treasury, a recommendation
for the appropriation oi 500, GOO Tor pub,
fishing tue centennial map Of the l nlted
States and Territories.
Mr.. Hoar presented the petition o.
large number oi business men aud cor
porations of New England asking Tor
uniform bankrupt law. Mr.. lioar de-
scribed the business community OF New
England as in favor of a bankrupt law
substantially like Mr.. Lowells proposed
bill.
On motion Of Mr. Davis, Of West Va,
the bill to relieve the Treasurer oi the
United States, under II "i lS2i, ~as
taken up. Mr.. Davis ex planned that Tie
money concerned was practically d"
nation I, the States. Ii had not been
called for BY the Government IN times oil
need and doubtless never would be.
The bill would ohviate the need q; car.
ryins the amount (S2S ,0O0,0Oni on the
books Of the Treasury. Discussion loi.
loved and when debate was suspended,
the consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Appropriations. Alter
an executive session, It adjourned.