The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-01


would not hear you for the balance Q
your life at that rate. loud Laughter
Mr.. Dlckey-You never made IS 1000 Il
your life outside your salary as a lnembe
Of Congress.
| Mr.. Stevenson-I have made Sl0000C
In single case and doubt II the gentle
man ever did the like.
Mr.. Dickey-Then you fooled you
client. Laughter)
Mr.. Stevenson-t do not know why thC
gentleman from Pennsylvania, endeavort
to inject nonsense into everything in this
House. UAughter)
Mr.. Dickey-I should like to inject
some sense into the gentleman from Ohio
Laughter. '-es7 ,r. -..E.
| Mr.. SteVenson-The gentlemen might
engralt some sense In me. ifhe had any
himself. Ii l could buy the gentlemen al
what, he il really worth, and sell him
again at what he thinks he Is worth, !
never would need any salary from Con-
gress. Laughter.
Mr. Hoar made the point Of order that
this debate was unworthy the character
Of the House and ought not to be per
mitted to proceed, and the Chairman sus'
tanned the point OF order. ...
The Senate amendments In relation to
the Court Of Claims gave rise 10 consider.
able discussion. In the amendment to add
the item of 100000 for the Court OF
Claims Is the following proviso: Pro
vided, that In rendering any judgment in
favor Of any claimant under the act OF
March 10, 1859, said Court shall find the
amount due, and shall also find and state
whether or not said claimant had proved
that he rendered no aid or comfort to the
rebellion, and where such claimant shall
have failed to prove that he had
not rendered such aid and comfort, no
judgment Of said Court shall be paid until
special appropriation therefor shall be
made by Congress.
Mr. Hale supported the amendment,
and Messrs. Beck, Young, Shellabarger,
Pcrce, Kerr, and Garfield opposed it.
The amendment was rejected.
The next amendment Of Importance
was that in relation 10 the interest paid
for the Pacific Railroad Company. The
Committee on Appropriations recommen'
ded substitute Tor 1t as follows: Tho
Secretary OF the Treasury is directed TO
withhold all payments 10 any railroad
company and its assigneGs on account ol
freight 1r transportation over their re-
speCtive roads, Ol any kind to the amount
OF the payment made by the United
States for interest upon the bonds OF the
United States issued TO any such COM
pany, and which shall net have been re-
imbursed, and any such company may
bring suit in the Court OF Claims to re-
cover so much OF the price Of such freight
and transportation as shall have been
withheld, and in such suit the right OF
such company 10 recover the same upon
the law and the facts Of the case shall be
determined, and also the rights
OF the United States upon the merits
of all the points presented by it,
and in answer thereto by its jurisdiction
and power OF said court in any such suit
shall be the same as in other actions
therein, and transcript thereof shall have
the 9ame force and effect as in other cases
oil claims against the Government in said
court, and either party 10 such suit may
appeal TO the Supreme Court and both ol
said courts shall give such cause or causes
precedence OF all other business.
Mr.. Wood moved to amend the Com.
mittee's amendment by inserting after the
word "assigns," tho words, on and alter
first Of January next.
Alter long discussion the Committee
proceeded to vote on the amendment offer
ed by Holman. The proceedings were
interrupted by making point Of order
that Hooper was interested in the Union
Pacific Railroad and therefore not entitl-
ed TO voc.
The Chairman decided that 1t was
question for the conscience OF each MEM
ber, whether he was so interested as to
bring him within the scope Of the rule.
The question caused a good deal Of trouble
and confusion, and finally, on motion of
Mr.. Garfield, the committee rose and re.
ported the matter to the House.
Thespeaker stated that as a matter OF
parliamentary law, it!WsS laid down in
the rule that where the interest Is direct
the member has no right TO vote, In this
case, II the gentleman from Massachusetts
(HOopCr) was stockholder in this rail-
road, the Chair would rule that he had no
right to vote. The difference between his
case and that Of a stockholder Of a pa-
tionsl bank was that the latter was q gen. |
eral interest held by all classes Of people. |
The Chair would hold that no point could |
be made on a stockholder In q ma
tional bank voting on ques-
tion relating 10 national banks, but
II stockholder in a single corpora.
tion, as in this case, had his vote Challeng- |
ed, it would be the duty Of the CHAIR 70 |
hold, that II he were Rn actual stock |
holder, he had no right 10 vote.
Mr., Rsndall--That decision does you |
honor.
Speaker-It Is a declsIon which the
Chair has made without any knowledge
Of the fact, and therefor submits the ques.
tion Of fact to tho gentleman from Massa'
chusetts himself.
MIR. Hooper stated that he was indi.
recEly a slockholder Of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company. He had not intend
ed to vote on the question. Had not lis
tened 10 the debate, and was writing at
his desk when he heard the Chairman
call on all the members to vote in order
to make o quorum. He voted inadver'
teutIy and asked to withdraw his vote.
The House then went into COMMITTEE
of the Whole, and Holman's amendment
was rejected. So was Woods.
Without disposing Of the Committee
amendment, the Committee rose, and the
House at 5 r. NJ. took repesG until 8 T, n.
EyRNINasRSsIoN.
Mr.. Dawes, itOm the Committee OF
Ways and Means, reported bill fixing
the duty on Macaroni or Verlicil!a at
% per cent dd UGl0rsm. Passed.
Subsequently, Mr.. Cox entered a mo-
ton to reconsiderit.
Mr.. Maynard moved asa question OF
privilege that Joseph B. Stewart, who is
In custody as d recusent witness be dis.
charged. Agreed to.
The Hnnssi aflei various matteFn were