The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-10
42d CONGRESS.
WAsurNeroN, Jan, 0, 1899,
HOUSE. 'iAf{gt9S

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Mr.. CREBs introduced a bill for the i'm
provement Of 1.-THE Great Wabash and thG
survey ol the Little Wabash rivers. Re
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Mr.. POLAND, from the Select Commit
Toe on the lnsurEeetiOnary States, made q
report stating that testimony had been
taken by the subcommittee which i'm.
pcachetls sthe character and conduct OI
Senator CLAYTON, Of Arkansas, and al.
fccted the right of his state Representa-.
tive EDWARDS, OF Arkansas, and that
a resolution had been adopted that these
cases should be brought to the attention
of the respective Houses.
II was moved that the case Of ED.
WARDS be referred 10 the Committee on
Elections. So ordered. t'n.4 .y1EI
Mr.. MC0RARY, from tile Committee on
Elections in the Virginia contested eleC.
tion case Of Mckenzie against Braxton,
made report that BRAXroN, the sitting
member, was entitled TO his seat Order.
ed printed. .-. ...
Mr.KEILY, Of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Coinage, reported a lill re.
vising the laws relative TO coinage. if.
Mr., POTTER said he did not sec the
necessity for legislating on coinage when
tlleconntry had had no coinage circula.
tion for the last ten years, and not likely
\ to have it for ten years to come.
The House then proceeded to consider
the bill in Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. MAYNARD moved to amend the sec.
ti0n which provides for the appointment
ofa Director Of Mint by striking out the
words "who shall hold his Office for five
years, unless sooner removed Tor cause
shown" He argued that the tenure OF
office should not be limited 70 five years,
and then thrown open for general scram,
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Mr.. GARFIELD opposed the amendment.
He spoke OF the civil service reform as
proposing only to take care Of the front
| door by which appointments are made,
while il lett the back door Tor removals
wide open.
Mr.. HOLMAN moved an amendment by
striking out only. the words ''nnIess
sooner removed" which was rejected.
Yeas IS, nays 103.
Mr.. WILLARD moved an amendment
by providing that the Director of the
Mint shall hold office during good be.
havior. Rejected.
Pending the consideration Of the mo.
tion of Mr.. GARFIELD to reduce the
salaries of the officers provided for, the
House, on motion Of Mr.. DAWES, who
said he opposed an, increase of salaries,
adjourned, so that the question might be
carefully considered tomorrow.
SENATE. -..s,
Several petitions were presented, In.
Guiding one for an appropriation Tor the
benefit of the heirs of DR.. Morton, ether
discover. Also a memorial from the
American Temperance Mission for ma.
tional prohibitory law ia isrs q p
Mr.. SCoTT made special report from
the Joint ku.KluX Committee, involving
\ question Of privilege He said that
the committee investigating the affairs OI
Arkansas, had found that no Ku.KlK
ontragcs were alleged to have occurred in
that State for more than two years, but
incidentally testimony had been given of
two Witnesses from Arkansas, named
Wheeler and Whipple, duplicating one
OF the Senators from that State, CLAYTON,
and member of the House, EDWARDS,
which evidence the committee laid be.
fore the Senate, so that the Senators i'm.
plicated might move an investigation.
The testimony charges that CLAYTON,
when Governor, made u bargain with the
Democratic members of the Legislature,
TO disregard the regular returns OF the
election for member OF Congress in the
district now represented by EDWARDS,
and give EDWARDS certificate Of elec-
tiOn, although Beels was really elected,
and that the consideration for this was
the prompt Democratic vote Tor him as
U. s. Senator. sEN'FFs @t'Svrs'
Mr.. ScoTT said that il the charges were
found TO be true, it would be the duty Of
the Senate to consider whether the Sena-
tor from Arkansas was Il fit person to hold
seat in the Senate; that if they were un.
true the Senator Is entitled TO have them
investigated and himself exonerated.
Mr.. CLAYToN-I suppose that under the
rules this report would have TO lie over one
day.
The VICE PREsGDENT-It would.
Mr.. CLAYToN-Then, sir, as l am the
Senator implicated, and as do not desire
10 lay under this imputation one day long,
or than can possibly be avoided, l ask
unanimous consent to proceed at once to
consider the report, .-r
No objection being made Mr.. CLAYTON
read long address, reviewing the evi.
dence whether Mr.. Whipple was vindica.
ting his own acts or that Of the Governor.
He described Whipple as the foreman Of
the U. s. Grand Jury, which was politi.
cal almachine, and Wheeler, the U. S. AT.
torney, as a mere iactotum, who moved
only as others pulledthe wires. He said
that these charges, as well as his indict-
ment by the Grand Jury, were made
part OF systematic persecution, which he
had been subjected to by his enemies.
AT the expiration Of the morning hour
the amnesty bill was called up, but It was
made the special order for Monday next.
Mr.. CLAYTON continued his remarks,
and in conclusion he asked the Senate to
appoint q special committee TO oinyestigate
the charges against him.
| On motion OF Mr.. WRIGHT a resolution
was adopted to refer the matter TO q spe.
cial committee Of three, with power to
send for persons and papers and report
upon the charges against Mr.. CLAYTON.
Mr.. CoNKLINd gave notice that Thurs.
day he would call up the joint resolution
10 limit President to one. term. ~. 3
The Senate accepted Roger Williams
statue ,.-...,r.-.,..
tiOn was passed admitting Mr.. Goldth.
waite, OF Ala, to "a scat pending the in.
vestigation OF the validity Of his election.
On motion Of Dir. MORTON q, resolution
was passed to pay Foster Blodgett, Of Ga,
the usual expenses while contesting seat
in tho Senate Adjourned. .sef,
LEAVENWORTH.
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