The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-11

Senator's own statement is the first I havC
ever heard Of such an understanding.
Mr STEyRNsoN-h the Democratic
Senator 70 whom Senator CHANDLER re
ten on this floorH
Mr.. CHANDLER-There was q Demo
cratic Senator In that conference but l dc
not choose to name him.
Mr.. STRvRNsoN-This Ia the first I have
ever heard Of II, and ! think It is due Il
the Democrats on the floor that Senator
should not charge them with conspiracy
unless he Is willing to give the name O.
the Democratic Senator who took part
In It.
Mr.. CHANDLRR-In accordance with
that understanding, almost on the frs
day a perfect howl for "reiorm" was
raised. Committee after Committee o.
Investigation was organized and the time
was occupied day after day, week after
week, and month after month In political
discussions, in which the Senators on the
other side have taken no part. After
some further remarks BIr. CHANDLER
said he would yield the floor to vote. or
the resolution to extend the session until
GIN.
Mr.. Pool moved to amend so as re.
scind the resolution to adjourn sine die
to-day, and leave the question Of adjourn.
ment open last.
Mr.. Pool moved to strike out GP. N.
to-day and insert Thursday, s7th OF June.
Lost.
The House resolution extending the
session until 0 P. NJ. to-day was concur.
red In.
Mr.. BLAIR moved to take up the report
of the Committee Of Conference on the
steamboat bill.
Mr.. CoNKLNG gave notice that If that
bill should be taken up he would speak at
least two hours against 1t.
Messrs. BLAIR and MORTON urged the
importance Of passing the bill this ses.
sion. The motion to take It up was lost,
yeas 29; nsys25.
The bill to authorize the issue of col.
lege scrip to Arkansas was amended and
passed.
The following bills were passed: For
the restoration to market certain Indian
lands in Michigan; general bill prescrib.
ing the conditions to be observed in the
construction Of bridges across the Ohio
river was taken up and the amendments
reported from the committee Of confer
ence were agreed to.
Mr.. BoRENAN offered an amendment
requiring that the main span Of any bridge
built across the Ohio, above the mouth Of
Big Sandy shall have q clear opening Of
$50 feet, and any bridge below the mouth
Of Big Sandy an opening of 400 feet.
On this amendment the general subject
of bridges across the Ohio was discussed
until message was received Eom the
House announcing the disagreement Of
the committee Of conference on the sum
dry civil appropriation bill and asking a
new conference.
Mr.. THURMAN moved that the request
ofthe House for further conference be
agreed TO.
Mr.. EDMUNDs objected.
Mr.. GARFIELD explained the provision,
that the Supervisors would be promptly
called on as witnesses for the government
Of any frauds. They will have nothing
to do with challenging votes, or deciding
challenges, or with giving or Withholding
certificates OF election. The bill appro.
prlating $1,95l,958S1, being $7000,0OO
less than the same bill last year.
Mr.. KERR opposed the amendment as
interfering with the elections in the States
considered now clipped of its dangerous
element.
Mr.. PATTON made similar remarks.
The rules were suspended and the report
agreed to, 102 to SO, a party vote, except.
ing BIr. FARNswoRTH, who voted nay.
The bill removing the political dis
abilities Of George s. Houston, Of
Alabama, and Gov. Vance, Of North Car
olina passed. The bill appropriating
100000 for government buildings at
Evansville, Ind, passed.
AtE10P. N. q recess was taken until 9:15
M.
EVENING SESSION.
After the recess, amendments to the
House bill extending the benefits Of the
agricultural college bill to the State Of
Arkansas, were concurred in.
Various propositions for the benefit oi
the clerks and employees Of the House,
were offered and agreed TO.
On motion of Mr.. GARFIELD, a Joint
committee to wait on the President and
inform him that Congress was ready To
adjourn, was ordered.
The conference report on the Ohio
bridge bill was presented by Mr.. HOLMAN,
and agreed to.
Mr.. GARFIELD, from the committee to
wait on the President, reported that the
committee had performed that duty, and
had been informed by the President that
he had no further communication to make
to Congress.
In the midst of much confusion and the
pressure on the part of the members to get
recognition from the SPEAKER, the hour
of adjournment being about to arrive, a
resolution Of thanks to the SPEAKER was
offered by Mr.. RANDALL and adopted
unanimously, for the able, prompt andim.
partial manner in which he had discharg.
cd his duties.
The SPEAKER then at 0 p. NJ. declared
that the House was adjourned for the
second session Of the Forty.Second Con-
gress, and wishing all the members sale
return to their homes. Loud cheers.
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