The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-13
42d CONGRESS.
WARRINGTON, May II.
HOuRR.

HOUSE,
Mr.. DAwRS renewed the motion Il
close the debate on the 1st section Of thI
tariff bill, reducing the time from ter
minutes 10 one minute, and 1t wa
agreed to.
The House then took up tho bill re
ported yesterday from the Committee OF
Invalid Pensions, revising and codifyinC
the pension laws.
MIR. ROOSEVELT moved o proviso, thai
widows shall not lose their pensions by
marrying again and spoke Of the philoso.
ply OF encouraging rather than discour.
aging marriages whether in males OF
widows.
The amendment was obiected-O7 10 90,
Mr.. WHEELER moved an amendment
that whenever widow shall forfeit her
pension on account Of remarriage It will
revive again on her becoming widow II
she be in INDECENT circumstances. Agreed
to. 73 to 80.
Without proceeding further than the
9Th section Of tho bill 1t went over until
Friday next, and the House into Commit.
tee ol the Whole, Mr.. ScoFELD In the
chair, on the tariff and tax bill. After
spending nearly an hour In committee
and getting things in q tangle from
the variety Of amendments offered, the
committee rose and Mr.. DAWES moved
the whole Of the section, embracing every.
thing that comes under the ten per cent
reduction be treated as single paragraph
so as 10 limit the power Of. amend.
ment That was agreed to and then the
House went into Committee of the
Whole.
Mr.. Cox moved to make reduction oil
20 per cent Of the present duties, except
In regard to cotton goods, for which he
offered the paragraph reported in the
original bill. Rejected-47 to "a.
Mr.. KERR moved 10 make q reduction
Of 10 per cent on the present rates. he
said he did not believe that any horizon.
tai reduction would operate as fairly as
the present tariff rates, and that they were
adjusted not on any principle but as
mere jobs, still he would rather have a
reduction Of Is per cent than one of 10
per cent.
Mr.. DAWES opposed the amendment.
After good deal Of discussion and dila.
tory voting KRRR's and other amend.
ments In the same direction we're rejected.
Mr.. BINGHAM moved to strike out the
paragraph which reduces the existing
duty on wool and woolen fabrics 10
per cent, 80 as to leave them at present
rates. Rejected 40 to 70.
Mr. BROOKS, Of New York, moved q
proviSo that no higher rates of duty shall
be enacted under the second section than
80 per cent ad valorem. Rejected. With.
out having made any progress whatever
on the bill the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. MORTON offered resolution, which
was agreed to. authorizing the ICom.
mittee ot Privileges and Election to in
vestigate the election Of PoMERoY and
CALDWELL, OF Kansas. The Committee
have power to send for persons and pa.
pers, TO sit at Washington or elsewhere
during the recess Of Congress.
In presenting the resnlutlon MIR. Nor.
TON said: / am instructed by the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections to say
they express no opinion in regard to the
charges made against either Of these
Senators, and no inference can be drawn
as TO their guilt or innocence from the
present action on this resolution.
Mr.. COLE called up the resolution Of
fered by him yesterday, asking the SeGre-
tary ot War for information in relation
to Goat Island, which was agreed to.
MIR. CAssERLY called up his resolution
asking the condition as to the state OF &C.
counts between the government and each
Of the existing Pacific Railroads, except
the Northern, which was agreed to.
MIR. STEVENSON, Of Kentucky, obtained
for his colleague, Mr.. DAVIS, leave Of
absence until the end Of the session.
At the expiration OF the morning hour
the Senate resumed the consideration o.
he bill TO amend the enforcement act.
MIR. HAMILTON offered an amendment
providing that as preliminary to the ap.
pOintment Of election inspectors any vo.
ting precincts request for such appoint.
ment shall be made by not less than ten
citizens OF precinct. N
MIR. MORTON said he had no objection
to this amendment, and 1t was adopted.
He then offered an amendment authoriz.
ing each Circuit Judge to appoint one or
more District Judges TO discharge the du.
ties contemplated by the enforcement bill.
Adopted.
Mr., TRUSGBuLL moved that the appoint
ment of supervisors of election be vested
in the District Judges. Lost.
MIR. HAMLM submitted a majority re.
port oil the French arms sales investigat.
ing committee and Mr.. STEVENSON sub.
mitted q minority report.
MIR. SUMNER protested against the re.
port and renewed his protest against the
constitution Of the committee as being
contrary to parliamentary rule.
A debate ensued between Messrs. SUN.
NER, CARPENTER, HANu.TN and LOGAN.
The report was ordered to be printed.
The Senate resumed the consideration
Of the pending bill.
Mr.. CAssRRLEY offered an amendment
providing that the words "any person" in
section 4, act May 81, 1870, shall be held
to include any officer, or person having
powers or duties oil an official character
under that act or the one preceding.
Agreed to.
MIR. CAssERLY offered an amendment
prohibiting the presence or use of troops
at any election, unless when necessary 10
repel armed enemies to the United States
or maintain peace at the polls when II
cannot otherwise be maintained.
MIR. MORTON said he hoped the amend.
ment would be rejected.
Mr.. CAssERLV said he had beer
prompted to offer the amendment by
recent occurrences at an election at the
Navy Yard, Mare Island, which, II as
represented, ought TO bring the blush tc
the check Of every man who had thu
least regard for free institutions.
Dir. Cole said no did not know what
occurrences were referred TO. He haC
heard no complaints from any quarter
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