The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-15

pace and II was degrading to the work
ingmen.
Mr.. Wilson asked Mr.. Trumbull tc
withdraw his amendment, 30 as not tc
embarrass the original bill.
Mr.. Trumbull withdrew his amend
ment.
Mr.. Ferry, Of Connecticut, renewed
lie said he could not vote for the House
bill. because it would give to the eight
hour law legislative construction con
trary to that intended by the trainers oi
the law and erroneous in itself. He
mentioned that when the eight hour
law was under discussion the advocates
OF it directly stated that it was not des.
lgnated to secure men ten hours pay for
eight hours work.
The House bill granting all Govern.
ment employees full days pay for eight
hours work was, with the amendments
offered by Mr.. Ferry and others, refer
red to the Finance committee.
Mr.. Kellogg introduced resolution
to inquire into the expediency OF paying
premium per ton on all American
built iron steamships, and to establish
an iron ship building yard in the Mis-
sissippi Valley.
Mr.. Anthony's resolution for a stand
ing committee to investigate all charges
of abuse preferred against any Depart
ment of the Government, was then
taken up and, after being discussed
nearly an hour, was finally passed.
Trumbulrs amendment, providing
for a joint committee on Retrenchment,
was rejected.
The following Republicans voted in
its favor: Messrs. Alcorn, Fenton, Pat.
terson, Robertson, Schurz, Logan,
Sumner, Upton, Trumbull, West and
Wilson.
The debate on the resolution was
very bitter and personal at times.
Mr. Upton said that the Administra.
ton was fostering in corruption. His
speech was the most violent Of the
day.
Messrs. Schurz, Trumbull, Morton
and Sherman participated in the de-
bate.
Doubts were expressed as to the
Republicanism Of Trumbull and Schurz,
who accused other Senators with at
tempting to stifle investigation.
Mr.. Trumbull renewed his amend
ment as an independent proposition,
but, without action upon it in that
shape, the Senate, after the executive
session, adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Burchard offered resolution
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury
for information as to the number of
persons employed and the total COM
pensation paid therefor, in the col.
lection of the customs for the
fiscal year ending on the 30th OF
June, 1871, in the United States, and
in the districts Of New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, New Orleans, Baltimore
and San Francisco; the amount Of ad-
ditional compensation paid to such em.
ployes as fees, moieties, travelling and
contingent expenses; also the total
amount paid in the same time in the
United States tor the collection of GUS
toms, and the erection, repairs, compile
ton and furnishing OF custom houses.
Adopted.
The House then went into COM
mittee OF the Whole, Mr.. Burlington in
the chair, and resumed the consideration
of the apportionment bill.
Mr.. Stevenson moved to amend Mr..
Butler proviso which fixes the second
Tuesday OF November of each alternate
year for Congressional elections so that
it shall not apply to Maine in 1876.
Adopted.
Amendments were further adopted
adding Pennsylvania, Vermont, Con-
necticut, Iowa and Ohio, unless their
election day be sooner changed by an
amendment OF their respective constltu-
ton.
Mr.. Buffers proviso, as amended,
was then rejected. Substitutes were
offered by Mr.. Murcur, OF Pennsylvania,
and Mr.. Bright, OF Kentucky, on which
a debate proceeded.
Mr.. Brlghts substitute was nnaily
rejected and Mr.. Murcur's substitute
was amended 80 as to provide that Con-
gressional elections be held in all the
States in November, 1874, and thereaf-
ter, except Maine and Indiana, also fix
ing the total number of Representatives
at 2S3.
Mr.. Potter submitted an amendment
providing that hereafter no State be
admitted into the Union which does
not contain enough population TO en-
title it to at least one Representative.
Adopted. ,,
The committee then rose and reported
the bill and amendmentsto the House.
Mr.. Niblack moved to lay the bill on
the table. ,,-
Negatived. Ayes, CO. noes l45.
The bill then passed.
1t provides for 2S3 members and that
Confessional elections be held on the
same day in all the States after Novem'
ber, 1876.
At 4:l5 the House adjourned.
THE RIVER.