The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-18
A COOL MILLION
FoR THE MUDDY MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
Ths aouis Pansa ths Senate Bnl-Two BILLS Relat.
ins to PAsssta a.d the Post ,Hou.s Bill
Ps,ssd-Proee,dlnEs In tho Senate and
E. Observation-Disclosures Notss.

Dill, aapproprlating 81 ,000,0 900 Tor the i'm
proyemsnt Of the Mississippi river, passet
the House to-day just as 1t came from th,
Senate, all amendments having been vote,
down. ~ ai w. FI 't,.lltt,;.5. ~
The yeas and Maya were called and tht
bill passed by 2l5.to o.. Tho House BIZ
OF similar title and import was laid on til,
table. The House then proceeded to tb,
confederation Of the calendar. The tlrsl
bill was that amending section 1887 OF tht
revised statutes so as to provide tia. when
an article has been patented in foreign
country previous to obtaining q patent In
tho United States the. patent granted In
this country shall not expire until seven
teen years after the date OF issue OF the for.
eigu patent .'lg- N n
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, offered an amend.
ment providing that the act shall not an.
ply 70 any patent now In existence or ap.
plication now pending, or have the efIec,
Of extending the timo OF deviation Of pat.
ents under existing laws. Adopted.
The next bill on the calendar was one
10 enable the United States Courts in case
OF an improper grant OF letters patent by
reason Of fraud or Misrepresentation. TO de.
clare the patent void on the application oi
the Attorney General. Passed. ~.
The bill making all public roads and
highways post routes, WAS passed.
Tho Days Work In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, January l7.-Among the
bills introduced were the following: By
Mr.. Morrill,: To author.zs the c. .ustruc.
ton Of a building for the accommoda.
ton Of the Congressional Library. ByH +.
Wilson: To establish Board Of Inter State
Commerce, describe i;s duties and for
other sFutposes. BY MIR. Gall: To amend
the Revised Statutes 80 that vessels under
i've tons burden, not carrying passengers,
shall not be subject to license. By Mr.. Van
Wyck:: To secure reasonable rates Of trans.
portation over railroadsaided BY the issue
Of United States bonds and public lands. q
, AT the conclusion Of the morning bust
ness, Mr: GArland called aphis bill making
an appropriation Ct SOS. .0CO as compensation
Tor the seizure by the United States Gov.
eminent in 1861, OF the Spanish ferry boat
"Neusta Sonora D. R gall" Passed.
The Senate spent four heurs and d hall
In executive session considering the Mexi.
can treaty. An agreement was reached
before adjournment, that the debate shall
cease at four O'Clock Tomorrow and vote
be taken Immediately. The principal
speeches to-day were by Senator Gibson,
opposing the ratification on the ground Of
injustice to the sugar interests OF his S ate,
and Senator Miller, Of New York, iayorinp
ratification. ,ra
Senator Co)quitt made speech in favor
oi ratification. The result OF the vote TO-
morrow cannot be predicted. Estimates OF
the strength Of the opposition are current
Tonight, but they are untrustwor.hy.
Ihese are enough Senators not decided
how they will vote to turn the scale either
IN iavor OF or against the treaty.
WORK OF TuE COMMITTEES.
The Senate Committee on Postofbcss and
Post Reads this morning began the cocn:sid.
Grafton OF Edmunds' Postal Telegraph bill.
Mr.. Edmunds made long argument in ia,
vor Of the bill, and it is believed that j.
will be repor:el with an affirmative rec I'M.
mendalion. s.zi,r r.z,..- s,!Ff'
The subcommittee Of The House Com.
miltee on the Judiciary considered the
bill introduced by Mr. Culbertson to de.
fiue the meaning OF the words, ...iniamous
crimes", in order lhat there may be uni.
tormity in the decisions as to what cff.nses
shall be prosecuted by information. The
COMMITTEES agreed to report q bill declaring
all crimes punishable by impr;sonment for
longer term than one year infamous, and
to be punished alone by Indictment,
(. The Committee on Pensions have direct
ed a favorable. report 10 be made on the bill
granting pension to all lsurvivors of the
Mexican war, wars with !the Creeks and
ssminoles, or Black Hawk war. 3; 3, 4.
Senator S'ator. OF Oregon, has, been ap.
pointed member Of the. Committee on
Commerce, in place Of Farley, excused.