The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-25
The Latest News.
xL1st CONGRESS.
lpVUl SECOND SESSION. ITIn
HOUSE,

The House to-day passed Senate bill 10
furnish bodies TO the Medical Students for
dissection. y
A bill was introduced in the Senate 10
prevent Children who have never been
vacinnated from attending public schools.
The galleries and corridors were thrOng-
cd. Mr.. WnrrrENoRE's case was I'm
Mr.. LOGAN who Iai the ilo;o,FT yielded it
to Mr.. WI4TTEMoRE who in voice free
from tremor, commenced 10 read his
defense, but was quickly interrupted by
the SPEAKER who announced the receipt
OF a communication from the gentleman
and believed il his duty to lay it before
the House. t6''- nr'N
Mr.. WHITTEMoRE desired to recall II
until he finished I his remarks, but the
SPEAKER declined 10 allow It, and tho
paper was read as follows:
WAsntxdToS, b. G., Feb. e4.
Hon. j. @. BhIiHe, SPEAKER Of the HOWsO CfI
IHenta lttattines: q 4 3i~
SrR-I enclose tho following communi.
cation addressed by telegraph on the Esd
inst. TO the Governor o. South Carolina,
rusigning my seat in Congress, and a tcle-
gram accepting the same. Please lAy
them before the House and notify them
that nm no longer member Of that
body. Very respectfully, yours,
Il. +. WHrTTEMORE.
Thcn follow copies oi atGlcgr,im to the
Governor rcsigning his seat and u telegram
from the Governor accepting tho same,
both dated February Esd.
Mr.. WHETTRMoRE rose, when tho
SPEAIIER suited that ii was not within
the province Of the CHAIR to recognize
any other than member Of tho House,
II the Judgment Of tho House be that tho
gentleman shall have unanimous consent
To proceed, 1t will bc for,the House, not
the CHAIR, to 30 determine.
+, Amid tic discussion which followed
scvcral points Of order were made and
overrulcl by the SpEAKER. At his sug-
gestiOn, finally, an appeal was made from
his decision by Mr.. FARNswoRTIT and was
Immediately tabled on motion OF Dir. Cox.
Mr.. DAWES said It seemed to him so
dangerous n precedent 10 he established
that d member could resign whether the
House willed 1t or not, TINT he desired 10
put his opinion on record against it The
Constitution clothed the House with pow
er 10 punish a member, butif o member
could escape punishment merely by re.
signing, whether the House willed It or
not, oil power to control Ihe House was ut
an end. 4ial, i
Mr.. FARNswoRTII, with the consent Ol
Mr.. LOGAN, moved that the resolution of
expulsion be laid on tho table. Agreed to
without division. yULH ~
Thereupon Mr.. LOGAN offered the FOL-
lowing: a..,
IEsS0Iued, That d. I. NVIrrTENIoRE, late
member from the 1st district Of South
Carolina, did make in appointment to the
Military Academy at West Point and 10
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, in VlO-
lation Of tho law, and said appointments
were influenced by peCunlary cOnsldera-
tions, and that his conductin the premises
has been such ,as to show him unworthy
OF seat In the House Of Representative;
and therefore, condemned rs conduct un-
worthy Of a representative Of the people. |
Mr., BUTLER, Of Massachusetts, asked |
unanimous consent tllAt Mr.. WHITTENORE
be heard on that resolution.
Mr.. MoH1AN objected and tho resolu-
tion was adopted unanimously, a \
z The House then went into n Committee
Of tho, Whole on tho Legislative ApprO-
priNtion bill. The session continued until
In. NJ, when the Committee reported the
bill to the House., All the amendments
were agreed to, in bulk except TINT apprO-
printing $91, ,0O0fOr mint at Carson City,
Nevada, and that appropriHting $l40,O 900
for the Bureau of Education, on which
screrate votes iwerc askctl,, and without
dfsposing Of them the House adjourned.
an'9. SENATE. '.l'5 y.
The House amendment to tho political
disability blu %as concurrcd in. =
Z, On motion iof Mr.. SAuLsBulsY tho Pres
idcnt was asked for copy of the commls'
sion or authority issued TO Gen. Ames rs
Provisional Governor Of Mississippi.
T. Mr.. WILLIAMS offered resolution that
10 ald to tho present irreleGmAble paper
currency Of the country, would be TO rcl-
der more difficult and remote the resump-
tiOn Of specie payment; TO encourage and
foster u spirit Of speculation; 10 AggravNte
the evils produced by frequent and sudden
fluctuations Of values; 10 dcpreciate the
credit Of the nation, and to check the
hcalthiul tendency Of legitimate business
tosetilc down upon i safe and permanent
basist and, therefore, III the opinion Of the
Senate tho existing volume Of such cur.
rcnCy ought not 70 be increased. Agreed
TO without u division.
The billt9 secpre to alI persons equal
protection Of the laws In respect to life
and property, was considered during the
morning hour without action. l
Tho question Of the admission Of ScnN-
tor elect RRvEI.s, Of Miss, was postponed
at the suggestion Of Mr.. SHERMAN; to nc.
commO(late Messrs. FENTON and PATTER-
SON, who desired to. mike speeches. on the
funding bill, but would be compelled to le
absent after today. rfTyg2
tllOpresent bill, 70 a. to antlioFizeN single /
bond at At per cent, in tho sum Of one
hundred or two hundred millions, not
taxable By Federal, State or 10.
cal authority, and payable in not
less than 40 md not more than 90
years, Ut the same time retiring tho 6.9O
and 1910 lIOnllS and cileCtlng u gradual
COntractiOnby gradual ABSORPTION Ofgrcen:
bucks IN the new securities, which would
result IN the resumption 0I specie pay
mentS, H. mo, .l.,.sL-.,,,I
Aitcr Mr.. PATrERSoN's speech on tlnan.
Cinl topics, the Mississippi subject was
taken up, the question being upon the mo.
tIorl Of Mi. STOCKTON TO refer the cretlgn.
tlaIs ol Mr.. Reyels to the Judiciary Com.
mitteC. .-.
Mr., SALISBURY supported the proposed
reference upon tho ground entertained BY
his political associates in the Senate, TINT
under the Constitution Mr., Revcls was not
eligible IA seat In the Senate.
Nr. DRAKE, during the remarks Of Mr..
SAulsUURY, made the statement that Mr..
Da,,oI, ,,,n1 t,eithnF n uRVFn nnF n InliInttO