The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-17
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An Exeitlng Scene tni the House oi
Representat1yes-.-Eetnando wood
Called to the Bar ana ReprITnanded
/ ! blythe 5pealLer..-A Vote ar the senate
on the Currency sQueSiiOn.-sRefnsal
TO Declare Against tExpansIOp..-See
retary stanton and the War once.
- = sNHAsHrNdToN, Jan. is, 1858.
The House was the scene to-day oi
exciting interest. The supplemental
reeonstruction bill was mp. FernandC
| Wood had the floor, and had proceeded
buta lew moments when he pronounc.
ed 1.-THE pending bill ga monstfosity, and
the most infamous one of the most in.
famous measures of this most infamous
congress" The words fell with start.
ing effect on the House and crowded
galleries. and Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio,
promptly rose and lied Mr.. Wood tc
order and+asked, according to the rules
Of the House, that the words be taken
which was done, and the Chair General
Garfield temp porarily presiding ruled
the words out of order:
The question under the rules was
then put, "shall the member be allow
ed to proceed In order," and the House
by 39 to 10S-a party vote-refused to
allow him to continue his speech.
Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts, then
offered q resolution to censureS. M.
Wood for the words which he had spo-
ken, and the Speaker reprimand him
forthwith at the bar OF the House. No
debate followed, but Mr.. Kerr, of In.
diana, moved to lay the resolution ON
the table, which was lost. A vote was
then taken on the resolution and 1t
passed by yeas ia, nays 89--aa party
vote.
The speakercalled Mr.. Wood toithe
bar of the House, and that gentleman,
with the utmost nonchalance, left the
seat where he had been Sitting as still
as statue, and came down to
placing his hand on desk he remainss
ed stationary. The utmost silence pre-
vailed on the floor and In the crowded
galleries. He read an extract from
Mays II Parliamentary Digest, showing
in what light his offense was consider.
edin. Parliament, and in other deliber-
alive bUdies, wherein member had ex-
pressed himself In contempt of them,
'and-then said. sa- -
You have been censnred by this
House for having violated this funda.
mental rule of all deliberatiye bodies.
Ihis duty being performed, you will
resume your seat. ~
3 Mr. Wood retired to his seat and ask.
ed permission to continue his remarks.
This was received with3a a loud laugh on
the Republican side, and,Was ruled out
OF order In view of the action of the
House. -
The debate was then continued
among other members. Mr.. Farms.
worth, of Illinois, in the course of his
alluded to the Democrats "a
the rebel brethren of General Hancock.
TOR which he was called to order, and
the Speaker decided his remarks out Of
order.
Mr.. Mungen, of Ohio, offered a reso-
luton of censure, and 1t was voted
down Viun Voce.
During the debate to-day crowds fill
ed the galleries and popular feeling
ran high. -
Congress was full of interest TODAY.
The Senate, after a long debate, passed
the Dill to stop further contraction of
the currency.
The most important vote taken was
on an amendment offered by Mr..
Conkling, of New ork to prohibit the
SecretarYof the Treasury from ineress.
ing as we'll as Diminishing the volume
OF currency, until Unauthorized by fur
her.legislation. This was voted down
by the following:
Yeas-Anthony, Buckalew. Conk-
ling, Corbett, Cragin, Edmundss Ferry,
Fre1nghnyaensH Harlan Howard, Nor
gam NORTH, Paktersont OF n. H., Pat
terson, of Tenn, and Wilson-15.
,.NCSays-5Sameron. Cattell, Cole, Doc.
little, Drake Fowler, Henderson,
Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross, shermSSns,, Sherman,
Stewart, Thayer, Upton, Wade, Wiley,
Williams and Yates-23. AbsentS1
Bayards Chandler, Conness, Davis,
Dixon, Fessepden, Grimes, Guthrie,
J JohnsonS Morrill, of Vermont, Trim
then passed, there being only, four
votes In the negative-C Conkling, Ter
fys Morgan and Patterson, Of New
Hampshire. AS passed by the Senate,
the bill Is different in language from
that of the House, built Is not believed
effect. The House bill snspends the
power of the Secretary TO. contract, aud
the Senate bill repeats the section of
law under which the power exists. The |
senate bill now goes to the House as
amended, p
Wilson, of Mass, made strong speech |
In favor of the taxation of Government |
bonds.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1e, 1865.
The interest and excitement over the
reinstatemento of Secretary Stanton in |
the War Department, and the course OIL
the President and General Grant, have |
not abated to-day. The Intetii0enesT
came out this morning in double.
loaded editorial appealing to the peo- |
pie to save the country from what it |
believed TO be threatened revolution, |
The Union also came out this evenfnr. |
with call headed-sS.AppallinE danger
to the country; the people must meet |
and avert tt.n II also heads call for
the meetiug of the National Union |
johnson camps, These announce
ments, together with the course of the
majority In Congress- In asking Secre. |
tary Stanton by amemoria1 not to re-.
sign, have caused the Jpuh hIic feeling to
run high. The dispatch Of last night |
furnished the Preside denes view of the
situations and dispelled many of the
prevailing stories. The President |
claims that he asked General Grant
IL he would change his mind IN ]
reference to the course he would. i
pursue if the Senate should refuse \
TO make Stanton's Suspension final,
when the latter reiterated the promise,
previously made, that he would either
hand in hisresignationias Secretary of
War dd aftte5-ttB early enough for the /
President to appoint his successor, to l
take any other action he might deem /
requisite, or allow q smandamuH TO be /
served upon him for the surrender of |
the otticei adding Q promise to the
President that he should hear from |,
him on the subject on Monday.
Gen. Grant, on being shown the
Presidents statement to-day, declares
that at the interview on Saturday, he |
did say he had not changed his mind, |
and also gave the President to dIsttnct-
ly understand thabin case he General /
Grant received from the Senate an OF. /
hcial notihcation that that body did not /
cpnenr in the reasons given by the |
President for Mr.. Stanton b removal. |
he tGrant) would be bound under the |