The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-12
IN TIIE HOUSE.

body, and Mr.. Bingham determined TO ut
once put II upon lis passage. His call for
the previous question was sustained by n
vote Of G8 to 59, and that on ordering the
main question to be put was also sllstain-
cd, this time without division. The Op-
pOnCnts of admission seeing the condition
at this point, began tilibuStering, and for
the next hour there was good deal Of
confusion and excitement. A motion to
reconsider was finally, got, and was de-
Cidcd IN the negative by tho casting vote
Ofthe Speaker. Various other motions Of
a filibuSlering character were made but
defeated, by which the opposition under
the lead OfM Paine found, or protested
to find, an error in the record on thcmO.
tion to reconsider. Some members
thought il moi possible ut that stage Of the
proceedings to 80 back and rectity this,
and recent legislation does not furnish
any precedent for doing so. The Speaker
ruled in Painr's favor, and can undOubt-
cdly be sustained by the rulings made
and Endorsed by the House prior to
the war and in the days Of Speaker
Orr. His next move was to with
draw his own vote, so as TO admit Of
reconsideration, and throw the game
into tho hands Of the opposition.
Several members Of many years
service, protested he had no right 10 so
withdraw, and cited the rule and custom
by which the Speaker, like other mcm-
hers, must he governed But Blaine ill.,
sisted OIL his right to do as he pleased, and
did withdraw his vote, whereby the bill
was lost for to-day and goes over to next
week. There Is great deal Of talk to-
night about his ruling on this point, and
the Judgment of numerous members OF
both branches of Congress, who have seen
long service, is strongly against him.
There was no opportunity for statement
of the reasons by which he was governed,
and 1t is Of course possible that general
opinion may undergo change when he
presents them. Tho opponents to uncOn-
litiOnal admission in tie absence Of Gen,
Butler are led by Mr. Paine, and the lndi.
cations tonight are that he and they will
tomorrow try to drive through the bill
he has drawn up, which requires us fol-
lows:
First. All members Of the General AS
scmbly, and Executive and Judicial off,
GERS, before entering upon their duties,
shall take the oath'Or affirmation In the
fourteenth amendment
lSrOMd The constitution of the State
shall not he changed so rs to deprive any
citizen of the right to vote orllold Office so
entitled under the present constitution, cx-
cent for crime; nor shall color or previous
condition Of servitude bar from place on
iuries or equal participation in the school
fund. :.
Third, The General Assembly shall
take tho oath Of the Fourteenth amend
ment, and then by solemn public actagree
to these considerations, after which the
State may he admitted
An effort will be made to put this bill,
or one similar, through the House before
the Senate can act on tho bill to-day taken
up for immediate admission, and tho
Chances arc that Paine will be able to car
ry the House on Ills measure by Il small
majority.
NEW FINANCIAL BILLS
Strangely enough, though, the industry
of members Of Congress during the recess
was shown by the Introduction to-day Of
eighty-One bills and Joint resolutions into
the House and nineteen into the Senate,
but one measure in each body was Of a
financial character. Thatof Mr.. Williams,
Of Oregon, in the Senate, was brief, and in
line Of the Presidents suggestion. II au-
thOrizes the Secretary Of the Treasury to
buy up grcenbacks at their market value
on the present basis-OnC dollar in gold
forone dollar and twenty cents in curren-
oy. Tint Of Mr.. Palmer, Of Iowa, In the
House was long and drawn after careful
consultation with Treasury officials, II
authorizes free banking on $50 bonds as
II basis, Parties making applications for
charters must present to the Secretary
Of the Treasury as hasis Of security
fivc.twcnty six per cent, bonds, which
must be cancelled by the Secrc:
tary, and in lieu Of them he iS directed tC
issue for deposit by the proposed bank
ing associations four per cent bonds, run
ming forty years, principal and interest
payable in coin, nOn-taNAbl0 by federal
State or municipal authorities, and thein
{ tcrcst on bonds which may be held In
Europe payable in tue money centcF5 o.
European countries. These bonds are tC
be convertible ut the option Of the own
ers from coupon into registered, or from
registered into coupon. It cOmpelS the
Secretary of the Treasury to redeem and
cancel IN amount Of grcenbacks Of three
per cent certificates equal to scvcnty.tivl
per cent of the circulating notes issued
under the free banking system. II pro
vidcs for tue redemption Of notes in New
York as well as in the counties Of tht
banks issuing them 1t prohibits bank
from paying interest on current deposits
! provides that the engraving and printing
or the new circulating notes shall be exc
cutcd in the Bureau Of Engraving ant
Printing at the Treasury Department
! ltltat each denomination Of notes shall b'
pn distinct paper, and free from lath'
!. nnFlS; dies, bed.plates and rolls never be
4 Jfoei 6ea In part or In whole for otheI
Z notes.
THE SAN DOMINGO TREATY,
The President gave the Senate to-day