The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-14
FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.


The President pro teuipors, laid befort
the Senate communication from the Sec
retAry Of the Interior, recommending ar
appropriation Of $4,000 to cover dedc
iencies in the appropriations for salaries
and commissions Of Registers and Receiv
ers Of Land Offices, for the fiscal year end
ing June so, 1880. Referred.
Mr.. Ingalls, submitted resolution, di
recting the Secretary OF the Treasury tc
inform the Senate whether the bill for the
repeal Of certain permanent and indefinite
appropriations would effect the appro
priation for the sinking fund for 3-6t
bonds OF the District OF Columbia, pro
vided for by an act Of Congress Of March
8, 1879. Adopted.
Mr.. Plumb submitted resolution di'
recting the Secretary OF the Interior TO re-
port the facts relative to the rejection oi
certain bids for wagons for Indian service
alleged to be lower than those for which
the award was made. Adopted.
The Senate on motion OF Mr.. Beck took
up the bill aoolishing all tolls on the
Louisville and Portland canal after July
1st, 1880, and authorizing the Secretary oi
War to draw upon the Treasury for the
actual expenses Of operating and survey.
ing the canal, was read the third time and
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Voorhees, the bill to
provide additional accommodations for
the Library OF Congress was taken up.
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment pro.
viding for committee 10 select aproper
site for alibrary building, and on the con.
clusion OF his speech, the morning hour
having expired the Kellogg resolutions
were taken up and Mr.. Hampton spoke
thereon.
Mr.. Carpenter replied, and at the con.
clusion Of his speech Mr.. Pendleton got
the floor, and pending further remarks the
Senate went into executive session and
when the doors re-opened adjourned.
a HOUSE.
At half past 10 o'clock to-day, Wednes.
days session was continued, and the
Speaker announced the appointment OF
Mr.. Culbertson in place Of Mr.. Reagla as
a member Of the committee to investigate
the alleged corruption in the contested
election case OF Donnelly VS.. Washburne.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole, Mr.. Cox in the chair, on the
legislative, executive and judiciary appro-
priation bill. The reading Of the bill was
not interrupted until the clauses were
reached relating to the office Of Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue.
At this point Mr.. Dibrell offered an
amendment providing that the salaries oi
storekeepers and gaugers at all distilleries
that mash less than sixty bushels OF grain
per day, shall not exceed fifty dollars per
month while the distilleries are in opera
ton and thirty-fve dollars per month
while they are not in operation, and at
all other distilleries the storekeepers and
gaugersshalln not receive pay exceeding fifty
dollars while the distilleries are not in
operation.
Mr.. Baker opposed the amendment, as
serting that the effect would be to injure
the faithful and honest administration OF
the service.
A vote on the amendment resulted in
81 to 80, and the point OF no quorum was
raised by Mr.. Baker. A call Of the roll
ohOWed HauluA.
The question was raised upon the amend.
ment, which Mr.. Garfield characterized as
a moonshine amendment, and it was
agreed to-Sl to IS.
Pending further debate, the committee
rose, and the session OF Wednesday came
to close, and that Of Thursday begun.
A good deal Of confusion was occa-
stoned by Mr.. Townshend, Of Illinois,
claiming the privilege OF presenting in
open House q number OF petitions In
favor OF the abolition OF tax on salt.
The Speaker ruled that the petitions
must be referred through the petition
box.
Mr.. Cobb introduced bill appropriat-
ing s., 900, 600 to supply deficiencies in the
appropriations for payment Of pensions
for the present fiscal yesr, and asked for
its present consideration. Much opposi-
ton was manifested to this course and an
angry colloquy ensued between Messrs.
Blackburn and Cobb as to whether the
Committee on Appropriations had direct.
ed Mr.. Cobb to report this bill. It was
finally referred TO the Committee on Ap.
preparations.
Mr.. Springer then took the floor to re-
ply to the speech recently made by Mr.
Orth, but yielded few moments to Mr..
Monroe, who made q short explanation
Of his position as TO the report upon the
Venezuelan claims.