The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-19
42d CONGRESS.


HOUSE.
Speaker BLAINE, owing 10 tho extreme
illness Of one ol his children, vacated the
Chair and appointed Mr.. DAWES Speaker
pro tenn.
A large number oi pension bills were
passed,
Mr. GARFIELD opposed one "l these
bills, which allowed the widow who has
been drawing pension for nineteen years
to receive fourteen years back pension, on
the principle of the hin passed yesterday,
making the pension commence from the
death or discharge OF the soldier, Mr.,
GARFIELD said that that bill. although
war, would takc $2O,OO0,0OO out Of the
treasury and commented upon it, The bill
passed, l09 to O5.
| MIR. BROOKS presented memorial from
the New York Chamber Ot Commerce
asking Congress To take measures for the
restoration of the shipping interest OF the
country
A petition was presented from the SO.
CiCty Of Friends, in their annual meeting,
asking that in all national disputes refer.
enCc to arbitration be had in lieu Of the
sword. Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs md 10 have, probably,
a favorable report
The postOtticc appropriation bill, re
ported as the special order for Wednes
day, apprOpriatCS $9S,995 $50, including
half million for the China mail; one
hundred and fifty thousand for Brazil and
seventy.iivc Thousand for the Sandwich
Islands.
The pension bill reported approprialcs
$3,OlS OOO Special order for next Thurs
day,
4 resolution was adopted That the
Printing Committee ascertain lhrumOunl
oi money paid the two years past To the
GG't,
The report that ii; EHANroS was ru.
titled 10 II seal Ir"m Virginia wl1aduptci,
Adjourned.
SENATE.
MIR. TRUMBuM, from the judiciary
Committee, reported adversely To- the
woman suliragrisis, asking that they be
heard before the Senate and asked that this
CommiltrS h. discharged from its con.
upOn the claim that women have right
10 vote under the Constitution as amended.
Mr.. COLE, from the Postal Committee,
reported iav0rally On the bill subsidiHing |
the mail steamship service To Australia |
via Honolulu.
Mr. THuKMAT presented the credentials |
ol his colleague, Mr.. SmERMN%.
MIR BLAIR, IrDm the Military Commit |
tee rcp0rtrd nyurAhly on the bill rN.
tending the provisions Of the artificial
limhact lu ali officers above the raul. Of
captain.
The amcnimrn, wac adopted extend |
ing its provisions tn all men ot the army
and navy REGARDLESS ol rank.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Ky, gave notice oi his
intention Ia call up ut al early day the
resolution Of inquiry aS to dirclcrIi0n "t
duty on the part oIlhc PRESIDENT
MIR. WILSON introduced - bill 10 allow |
women the right n vote and hold Office
in the territories.
The amnesty bill WAS taken up and laid
aside informally, MIR, SvMNEHannuuncing |
that he accepted the amendment pro.
posed yesterday by MI FEELlHGnulsEN.
MIR CHANDLER, from the Committee
on Commerce. reported without amend
ment bill for deepening the St Clairs
Flats Canal 10 sixteen feet. Also House
bill 10 make Pittsburgh, Pa, II port OF
entry.
NJ. CARPENTER then proceeded to i
speak on the mCOnslllutl0nalily "l the
Civil Service Reform scheme, lie said
he deeply regretted the recent message oI
the President announcing that he had
adopted the rules recommended by the
Civil Service Commission, lie knew how
ever that there had been great deal 0i
Clamur lately in support OF this scheme,
which had made il seem that the people
generally were in favor OF ii, and he sup
posed that the President had to yield toI
this ClamOr upon the principle stated III
his inaugural address, that the best way
10 secure the repeal OF IN obnoxious law
was TO execute it faithfully. Some persons
had expressed surprise at the President
COnsentng to give patronage TO his enc
mics instead Of using it Tor his own nj.
vantage, but the reason probably was that
he knew he could aIlord to give hls enc
mics many advantages and yet defeat
them. Nevertheless hC thought the
| President had done wrong IN yielding to
the clImor Of the hour. The sober second
thought Of the people was always right,
but their sudden impulses were often
wrong and ought to be resisted by their
public servants. lie knew that il some.
times happened that before the sober
second thought came, u faithful public
officer would find his head in II basket,
and as public onlccr--a Senator for
instanCc-with ambitions hopes Of re-
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