The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-08

WARRINGTON, Aprll Z.
The Vice President sent q note sayin
he would be absent several days.
Mr.. Wallace submitted resolution tha
Mr.. Thurman be chosen to preside
Adopted.
Mr.. Thurman was escorted to the chai
by Mr.. Ferry. He thanked the senat
for the renewed mark Of their confidence
and esteem.
Mr.. Wallace submitted q resolution in
structing the Secretary Of the Senate u
inform the President OF the United State
and the House Of the action OF the Senate
Adopted.
Mr.. Salisbury gave notice that to.mor
row after tho morning hour he would cal
up as q privileged question the report ofthe
Committee on Privileges and Elections on
the Kellogg Spoford case.
Consideration was then resumed OF the
bill ratifying the Ute agreement. The
bill was amended in few particulars, and
pending debate the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House having refused to dispense
with the morning hour, the Speaker an.
nounced that the pending question was
upon reference Of o bill authorizing
tie Secretary Of War to contract with the
San Antonio and Mexican Border railroad
for the immediate construction OF road
from San Antonia, Texas, to a point on
the Rio Grande at or near Laredo. It
was finally referred to the Committee Of
the Whole. s
Anumber Of bills were reported and dis
posed Of.
At the conclusion Of the morning hour
McCook asked leave to offer a resolution
reciting the alleged outrage perpetrated on
johnson O. Whitaker, cadet at West
Point Academy, and calling on the Secre-
tary OF War for any information which he
may have in regaad to the alleged outrage,
and also as TO what steps, II any, have
been taken in regard thereto.
Mr.. Cox hoped the resolution would be
adopted and the matter investigated.
Mr.. Aiken objected.
The House then went into committee
OF the whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair,
on the Army appropriation bill.
The pending amendment providing that
no contract surgeons shall be employed
until all commissioned surgeons Except
those put on duty at the soldiers homes
or detailed for the purpose Of preparing
the medical and surgical history OF the
war, or upon examining boards), shall
have been detailed TO duty with troops
was rejected, IS to 81.
On motion the Upson proviso was
stricken out which provides that "under
certain circumstances computation shall
be paid to enlisted men in lieu OF rations."
On motion, Mr.. Whites amendment
was adopted authorizing the president on
request Of any college or institution Of
learning, having the capacity to educate
$50 male students, incorporated under the
laws OF any State, to detail the officers on
retired list to act as president, superin-
tendent or professor thereof, and who may
receive from the institution the difference
between his retired and full pay. At
the end OF the bill, Mr.. Sparks, under the
direction Of the Military Committee, offer
ed the following as an additional section:
"No money appropriated in this act is ap-
propriated or shall be paid for subsist.
ance, equipment, transportation or pay OF
any police army OF the United States, to
be used as police force to keep peace at
the polls at any election held within any
State"
Mr.. Keller rose to point Of order, pend
ing which the committee arose and the
House adjourned.