The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-14
42d CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
HOUSE.

presented petition Tor the reduction ol
tariff.
A bill introduced by CoBuRN from the
Committee on Military Affairs, was ailer
discussion passed, providing that minors
shall not he enlisted in the military
service without the cqRsent of their pa
rents or guardians.
On motion oI Mr.. NRGLEY from the
Committee on Commerce, n bill passed
granting the Davenport d Rock Island
railroad the right of way over The Gov.
ernmGnt Rock Island Bridge. The Com.
pany 0eiray one-third Of the expenses In
the management OF the bridge
Mr.. BTTLER, of Mass, from the Judi.
ciary Committee; reported H'hill for the
removal Of certain causes To the United
States Courts. neCHA aNgyrls.e .
Mr. BROOKS, Of N. Y, presented d poti.
ton asking that sallpetre be added 10 the
free list. . E 10 9 a = ~
The House then went into Committee
| Of the Whole on the POstoiIlco appropria.
ton bill, tho pending question being the
amendment increasing the subsidy Of the
Pacific Steamship Company
After long discussion, in which many
members participated, without disposing
Of any Of the pending amendments, the
Committee rose and the House adjourned.
SENATE. ...
On motion Of Mr.. EDMuNDs, the. bill
Tor tho removal OF certain cases to United
States Courts passed. 5.,'.I.#.s -E-,
On motion of Mr.. CAMERON the bill
passed authorizing the survey and mark
ing of the boundary line between the
United States and the British possessions
from Lake OF tho Woods to the summit
Of the Rocky Mountains.
MIR. PoMBRoY introduced bill for
aScertaining and settling private land
claims.
Mr.. CoNKLING called up his resolution
asking the President to communicate to
the Senate the number OF recommenda.
tions for office made by Senators from
New York, Missouri, Illinois and Ne.
braska, and proposed TO add to 1t the fol-
lowingI: "And whether appointments or
relusals have in any instance been made
at the suggestions or request Of any third
party who has acted as 60 betweens Of
either Of said Senators and appointing
power, or represented, or in any manner
caused 1t to be understood that such ap-
pointments or removal would be agreeable
to or were desired by any Senator, il 30,
giving the name of the persons, who so
represented or caused It to be understood
and particularly whether any such ap-
pointment or removals have been made at
the request or suggestion of Roswell
Hart, Coast Supt. OF Mail service at New
York, or Latin, Naval officer at the port
of New York, they or either ol them pro-
Tossing to represent any Of such Senators;
also whether any such Senators have
made applications in reference TO the con-
tracts 10 be awarded to the lowest bidder,
and II so, the name Of such Senator and
at whose suggestion such application was
made"
Mr.. CoNKLING said he would not have
ventured to use the names OF the gentle
men mentioned in the resolution, but for
the TACT that they themselves wished to
have the inquiry made. ,ur.e.-.f
Mr.. TRUMBuiI. reminded the Senate
that there was an amendment OF Alr.
TIPToN's pending to extend the inquiry
to the recommendations made by all the
Senators, and asked whether the mover
of the resolution could modify It.
The PRESIDENT ruled that he could
not, the yeas and nays having been or
dered on the pending amendment.
Mr.. CoNKLING gave notice that he
would offer his modification at the proper
time. t.f Itil.f
The question was then on Mr.. TuToN's
amendment.
Mr.. LOGAN said the resolution and
amendment, were ridiculous and unwor.
thy the attention Of the Senate, and
moved to lay on the table. =
Mr.. SHERMAN asked Mr. CoNKLING
whether he deemed the passage of the
resolution necessary for his own vindica.
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Mr.. .CoNK1INd-Ncccssity compels me
10 say that / do. | have been 80 often
charged with having an undue share in
obtaining patronage, that think 1t com.
mendable for the Senate to examine the
facts. 3 va a.|I''-' . .''is .a -
Mr.. NYE suggested that the inquiry
should be confined to the CONKLING reso-
lutions. '.-sf.... ...s.-- --
Mr.. CoEKLING said he would not cast
any light on the subject. Three Senators
had repeatedly made statements on this
subject which were plainly aimed at him.
He asked Mr.. LOGAN to suppose there
was Senator who had fewer recon-
mendatlons than any other, and who had
fewer friends in office than any other, and
that when the Senator had been de.
nouncod as a henchman and huckster Of
power; then he asked him why he did SO.
Mr.. LOGAN said he LoGAN) could not
be the Senator referred TO, because 1t
would take q committee three months to
investigate all of the recommendations he
had made. Laughter. =
Mr.. FERRY, OF Connecticut, said that
the resolution and this discussion was pre-.
judicial to the public interest
Mr.. Cole called for the regular order,
the appropriation bill, and refused to yield
the floor for further discussion Of the reso-
luton.
Mr.. CoNKLIEG moved TO postpone the
appropriation bill in order to say that 1t
was time that one side ot this discussion,
which had gone on 80 long, should cease.
The Senator from Illinois QLoGAN) was
mistaken in supposing that ho offered this
resolution because he was smarting under
newspaper or other criticisms. His
main object was TO dispel one Of
the greatest delusions, one OF tho most
shameful frauds that ever was palmed on
the country since Adams fall. He read
daily In tho newspapers statements pre-
tended 10 be facts in reference to public
men and affairs in Washington, and he
laid them down believing that never
since the human tongue wagged, never
since writing or printing came into the
world had any community been subjected