Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-01-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
Yesterday In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, January lS-Ar. ingalls,
introduced a bill providing for the APP
pointment Of commission TO consider the
subject Of railroad transportation. 1t pro-
yides for the appointment by the President
of seven commissioners, from civil life, to
consider and investigate the whole subject
and report to Congress on the first Monday
Of December, 1888. The second section
fixes the compensation OF the commits
siopers at ten dollars per day and travelling
expenses.
At the close of the morning business
Edmunds moved to postpone the calendar
in order to take up the Senate bill relating
TO the condition of things in Utah.
Mr.. George thought the bill enlarging the
powers and duties Of the department OF
agriculture of more public importance.
Blaine thought the Educational bill en-
titled TO prompt consideration IL the cal
epder was to be laid aside. he understood
incidentally that the Utah bill raised the
question Of woman suffrage and it would
be idle to hope that a bill dealing with
that great and growing question could pass
without legislative discussion. He would
vote sgainst postponing the calendar, and
the bill on the calendar to exclude public
lands in Alabama from the operation of
laws relating TO mineral lands was taken
up.
Plumb moved to strike out all after the
enacting clause of the Holiday bill, and
substitute the bill to enlarge the powers
and duties of the Department of Agricul-
ture, and under q ruling OF the President,
addressed the Senate upon his motion, dis
cussins MerrilPs Agricultural bill.
George explained and advocated the
Agricultural bill.
Davis, of w. Va, took the floor to speak,
in favor of the bill, but yielded at Win
dOm's request, and the Senate went into
executive session.
House Proceedings.
Immediately after the reading OF the
Journal the House went into Committee
of the Whole, Reed, Of Maine. in the
Chair, on the pension appropriation bill.
Il appropriates $Sl, ,5T5, 900, of which $780,
GOO, ,0OO is for army pensions. 81 900, 900 for
Navy pensions, S2I5,OOO for fees and ex-
penses of examining surgeons, $3.50, 900 for
pay and allowance OF pension agents, and
$40 600 for con ntingencies.
O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, under authority
Of the Committee on Appropriations,
moved the increase of the appropriation
for army pensions to $S5, ,O05,OOO.
After some discussion the motion was
adopted.
An amendment was also adopted making
Immediately available, 900 of the ap-
preparation for fees and expenses Of ex-
amlnlnR surgeons.
The committee then rose and reported
TO the House, when il was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Marshes, the select
committee on charges against Clerk Gales
was directed to inquire if that officer at
tempted at any time to influence legisls.
tion for the benefit of the Washington Gas
Light Co.
Mr.. Forney moved to go into Committee
OF the Whole on the Fertilization bill.
Mr.. White, of Kentucky, endeayored to
secure actionon the resolution reported ad-
YeIsely in June last from the Ways and
Means Committee, calling on the Secretary
of the Treasury for information relative to
the passage of the bill in regard to the en-
try of distilled spirits into bonded ware
houses.
The Speaker ruled that Forney's motion
took precedence, and after a protest from
White that the Speaker, by his decision,
was adverse TO this whisky bill, the House
went into Committee of the Whole, Davis,
of Illinois, in the chair, on the fortitica-
ton appropriation bill. The bill appro-
PIRATES $325, 900. After few remarks by
Cook. Of New York, protesting against the
neglect of Congress in leaving the sea coast
Notifications in a helpless condition, the
COMMITTEES rose and the bill was passed.
The House then proceeded to the cJnsid-
Grafton of the special order, being bills re-
ported from the Committee on Pensions,
Bounty al d Back Pay.