The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-13

presumed the thing had been oone
without a thought of the previous
action of the House. He was G lad that
he did not know from which gentleman
it came, but he begged the gentleman
to withdraw the name.
Mr.. Waddell repeated the intlmatlon
that Mr.. Vance had not resigned his
seat as member Of Congress.
The Speaker remarked that It was
well known nevertheless that objection
would have been made to the name OF
Zebulon B. Vance if it had been read
to the House. He regretted that the
gentleman who had sent up the name
did not now withdraw it.
Mr.. Voorhees, said he understood that
the gentleman who had sert up the
name was not present to day.
The Speaker repeated that he had
done his entire duty in calling the
attention OF the House to the matter.
He regarded il as an abuse OF privilege
that had been conferred by the House.
Mr.. Leach, rising to a personal ex-
PLANTATION, said he had introduced the
name Of Gov. Vance, OF North Carolina,
against which exception had been taken
by certain members Of the House, IN
the disability bill, the other day. 1t
was one of the bills that passed without
the names being read. He desired
Gov. Vance to come within the class
that had been heretofore excluded IN
the disability bill passed by Congress.
Gov. Vance had not resigned his seat
in Congress to join the rebellion, and,
moreover, nine-tenths Of the parties IN
North Carolina favored the removal OF
his disabilities.
Mr.. Bingham said in order to test
the sense Of the House he would enter
motion to RECONSIDER the amnesty
bill containing the various names.
The contested election OF Cessna
against Myers, from the Sixteenth Con
gressional District of Pennsylvania,
was called up and the resolution de-
claring Myers, the sitting member mem.
Der, entitled to his seat was adopted
without discussion or division.
The House then, at . ID o'clock, went
into Committee of the Whole, Mr.
Wheeler in the chair, on the Postotiice
appropriation bill.
The proposition Of Leonard Myers
to furnish letter carriers with uniforms
at the expense OF the Government and
of Mr.. Butler requiring property hold
ers to supply boxes for the reception OF
mail matter were discussed and rejected
The Pos,office appropriation bill was
then resumed in the Committee OF the
Whole.
Mr.. Strong's amendment providing
that no name whatever, shall be printed
by the government, was rejected.
Mr.. Palmer reported an amendment
appropriating S26, 900 for ten additional
special agents. Adopted.
Mr.. uoar submitted an amendment
that the bond OF any married Post
mistress and her suretIes shall be
liable the same as if she was single.
Adopted.
Mr. Conger, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported an amendment in
creasing the subsidy for the steamship
service between San Francisco, China
and Japan from $4,000 to 100000.
Brei speeches were made in favor OF
the increase 10y Messrs Sargent, Garfield
and Kelly.
Mr. Wood said that while he favored
the increase, he would vote against 1t
on principle.
Mr.. Brooks, Of New York, said he
would vote for it, for the sake of COM
merce and OF the country. 1t was
nothing less than struggle with the
nations Of Europe for the trade OF SIX
hundred millions Of people, scattered
throughout Japan. China, the islands OF
Borneo, etc. 1t was bIoodiess war
with Great Britain, which had apprO-
priated more than S2,000,OO0 for her
Oriental Steamship line. 1t was not
only a question Of money, but II was a
contest tor supremacy on the Eastern
seas with our superior steamers and
sailors.
Mr. Butler, OF Massachusetts, op-
posed this amendment on the ground
that our revenue was wrung from the
people to carry on the Government, and
Congress had no right to appropriate 1t
to private companies or commercial
spectators. Moreover, the Govern
ment runs the risk, AMI the whole bur.
den is unequal.
Mr. Dawes said he would support any
subsidy that promised such benefits as
this. | would gather in at our custom
houses these vast resources that would
otherwise find their way into corporate
treasures. lie would not only support
this bill, bat would favor subsidy to
the American fisheries.
Mr.. Kerr, OF Indiana, said he was
opposed to the whole subsidy business.
Mr.. Holman denounced the amend
ment as an initiatory step to endless
raids on the Treasury.
Pending the discussion the House, at
4:40 P. NJ, adjourned.