The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDISGs IN BOTH HOUSES YES
TERDAY.
House Committee OF tho Whole Finally
Agrees Upon the FundIng Bill, and
IL IL Reported, anu will Prob.
ably Pass TO-DAy-DiVers
Matters In the Senate.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, January lS.-The Vic
PresidentRubmitted communication from
the Secretary Of the Interior, Transmitting
the complete census retnrns oil 1880. Or
motion Of Mr., Psndleton 1t was referred
10 the Census Committee.
The Chair also submitted communica
ton from the Secretary OF the Interior IL
response to the Senate resolution upon thu
alleged fraudulent census returns frOu
South Carolina. This was accompanied
by a letter from the Superintendent OF The
census on the subject, On motion Of Mr.
Butler the same were tabled and ordered
printed
Mr.. MCPHERSON, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported faVOrably the
Senate bill to establish and equalizs the
grades and regulate appointments and
promotions In the marine corpse.
Mr., Vest moved to refer TO the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs the bill on the cal
ender TO incorporate the Inter.oceaniC
Transit Company, aud for other purposes
The Ben Halliday claim coming up %
the regular order, Mr.. Cameron (0f Wis.
consin), by whom the bill had been ia.
vorAbly reported from the Committee on
Claims, took the floor In defense OF the
report, and replied to the arguments ol
the opponents VI the claim.
Replying to Mr.. BeCk's criticism on the
uniaYOrable action OF the Committee on
Claims made by that Senator, and alleged
to have been equally mertorious with
Halliday, Mr.. Cameron said that the
grounds for the Committees action In
each instance, as TO Warren Mitchell, one
OF the claimants Championed by Mr.. Beck,
tho Committee had been satisfied he WAS
peCnniarily interested In contraCtto sup.
ply the Confederate army with beef, aud
hid been in the habit OF trading with the
enemy.
MIR, Beck explained that Mitchell was a
citizen Of Kentucky, and was poor; that
he had gone to the vicinity of COnleder.
ate lines under Federal authority to col.
'eCt debts, and that while there he did the
only thing he could do to earn living,
which was TO supply pork to the Conled
crates. This was the extent of MitshelPs
otfsnse.
After debate the Senate at $3.50 NJ pro.
Ceeded to vote on tho amendment Of Mr..
Herman to refer the case to the Commit.
tee Of Claims, which was defeated by q
a vote nf 90 yeas to 24 nays.
Mr.. Edmunds, in view Of the lapse OF
time and diversity OF views as to the exact
amount, doubted whether anything ought
10 be paid to the claimant He submitted
and advocated substitute for the bill,
renewing the proposition OF Mr. Herman,
with provision allowing attidAvits Of per.
sons deceased, or beyond the jurisdiction
Of the United States 10 be used by court,
and to be given such weight as the Court
may think them entitled to. Not agreed
to.
Tho bill was read third time and
finally passed. Ayes 80; nays 10.
The Conference was ordered upon the
consular and diplomatic bill, aud Mr.
Eaton, Davis, OF W. Va, and Window,
were constituted Senate Conierees. After
an Intellectual effort by Mr.. Coke TO
get up bill TO provide for the allotment
Of lands Ia severalty TO the Indians on
several reservations, the Senate ad journed.