The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-21
42d coNGREss.
wAsutsoroS, February go.
HOUSE, I

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was passed removing the political disa.
bilIties of Edward White, offs Louis.
The consideration Of the bill reported
by Mr.. WIhRARD- -regulating,the employ.
ment Of COMMITTEES clerks, was resumed
Mr.. Moon criticised the Civil Service
Committee for not being aLle 10 report a
measure OF greater importance. He asked
Why was there so much dislrust In public
servants? The Decentralization which
existed IN public life had not extended Ia
private lie. The President had the re.
sponsibility of selecting good men for OF.
flee, which he should not shirk by casting
It on Congress.
MIR. KERR opposed the bill. lie thought
Il should be modified so as 10 make It The
regulation Of the House. II the bill was
passed Il should include the customs and
internal revenue collectors.
Mr.. HOLMAN supported the measure.
While the bill was under discussion, Mr..
Wu.LIARD. from The select Committee on
Civil Service, reported a bill providing
that any member Of Congress soliciting
or recommending appointments unless
call on by the President or heads Of de:
partments, shall be guilty of a misde.
meanor and fined from 800 to $1,000.
Considerable debate ensued on making
this the special order for four weeks from
Thursday, and from tlay to day until dis.
posed Of, II -l0
Mr.. WILLARD withdrew the bill rela.
tive 10 clerks of commissioners and sub.
stituted this one instead for discussion in
the morning hour. --..'-..... III ...I
Mr.. BpTLER, of Mass, offered as an
amendment that all applications for office
DO placed in the hands Of claim agents
and meddlers around the capitol.
The morning hour expired. the bill
went over and the House went into Com.
mittee Of the Whole on the diplomatic
appropriation bill.
MIR. SWAMI, a member of The Commit.
tee on Appropriations, who had charge OF
the bill, made q speech on it, in which he
touched on the various subjects OF the
Chorperning claim, defending the Post
master Generals course in regard to it.
The Catacazy embroglio, in which he sus.
tanned the State Department and admins.
tration In the danger Of complications
with England, Russia and Spain. He
ayowed himself ready to vote for bill
for the recognition Of Cuban indepen-
dence and for exacting satisfaction from
Spain for its various outrages on American
citizens. He said, n war with Great
Britain would be a mere circumstance
compared with the late civil war; that
land invasion was an absurdity, and that
in maritime war we should take a dozen
Enplish vessels while they could not find
one Of ours. He criti2edthe composition
nj the American Commission nj Geneyn
referring snecinlly 10 Bancroft Davis ne n
clerk or subordinate Of tho State Depart.
mont instead Of the Commission being
comnosrd nj men or the HIGHEST ability
and renntation He understood Il was
Rancrott Davis WIN had presented
NIhc objectionable claims which Ind
led 10 ibe existing complications
He won,d sunnort n iii for ihe construc.
tion of twentv iron.clads and would in.
iroduce such n hin himself If no ono else
did '''''''
Mr. Cox smoke in favor OF abolishing all
Central American Missions cycent ono
which shonld have charge or the whole
msiness which aid nnt amount to nnch
Mr. BANKS denrecated any ATTEMPT 10
abolish ihe Central or South American
Mission NIiso;ons ' Il was most ;mnortant in view
Of the anxiety of European powers 10 get
possession of the lsthmus that these mis-
S'IHs ais S9%u.u %n pe mai, ,ho o,,r.;oo. =,
NJ n,STS ao;S ,T.t %o LoI hosm tho ",
% tirst 70 ] rs;Sa b;s % voice | IN favor @ ot Hmer;.
can S' commerco ~ S % and % 70 d dcnn"nce @ a. tho Ala
an San,o S ShenNndooh " and ~ T ot%er nrivsteerS iva @
% Mr RASrs sSId that ,Se Gommittce on
NM, nrcs %s"n md s t%e C0mmiItSe % @ on ForeiSn
fairs had W The sub;Hct NJ tbe mar;t;9e
,ntorest NJ fihc conn;rv 'rrder cone;dera.
lion and Il the CentIemen nm The demo.
cratic sidc wonl3 lend Il their influence
Sc % would M nromise them That the measure
would in Ten voara re.estohlish the mari.
time interests II the limited States
Alter dehste the hin was read hv clauses
for amendment
On motion oI Mr. BRooKs the Mission
to Janan was mt among the first class
mies;ona Mr. Rpoovs also moved IN
abolish all Int one Of the Central Ameri.
can Missions : 7
Messrs RANKS and SWAMI opposed tho
motion
Without d;snosing of the hill the com.
m;ttee rose and the House adjourned 80
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SENATE. ..-.
MIR. FERRY, of Mich, presented peti.
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