The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-19

AT U v CluEk kue uUuLb HcIo lG-Upeu0
and the resolution to adjourn over durin
the holidays was received from th
House.
Mr.. Thurman believed the resolr
tion should be amended so as to provld
for an adjournment on next Saturday.
Alter some remarks by Mr.. Logan, MI
West moved to adjourn. which wa
agreed to-yeas 81, nays IS, and the Sen
ate djourned.
HOUSE.
HALE GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF HIS ENGAGE
MBNTs.
Mr. Hale, OF New York, rising 10 per
sonal explanation referred to the amend
ment offered yesterday by MIR. Wilson
directing that the fees paid to members o
Congress as agent or counsel Of the Uni
ted States while "a member shoult
have the amount deducted from his com.
pensation as q member, and said this wa
Intended to fix on theIrecords and debate
Of the House 0 stigma on him (Mr. Hale)
deliberate and planned insult, and a
such he accepted 1t. He proceeded tc
give history OF his engagements as ar
agent and counsel OF the United States In
the mixed British and American Commits
sion, saying he notified the Secretary oi
State after his election that under the law
he could not continue TO act, and thai
Congress passed Q joint resolution author.
izipg his continued employment as coun.
sci.
Mr.. Eldridge asked whether he did not
receive during the time oi his profession
al service as member Of Congress, fees,
even OF the rate Of 81 500.
Mr.. Hale characterized the question as
simply impertinent, and declined TO an
swer. He further said what he had done
was done under the authority OF Congress,
properly and lawfully. BE stated that
within very short time after he made
some remarks day before yesterday he
was kindly informed by the distinguished
gentleman on the floor that csstigation
was In store for him, and that children
must not cry when hard knocks were
given.
The gentleman from Massachusetts,
Mr.. Butler, did not see fit TO prepare the
castIgatlon thus to be administered, but
he procured 1t to be administered by
reaching his great hand 10 the gentleman
from Wisconsin, and through him pro.
cured the gentleman from Indiana, Mr..
Wilson, TO present the amendment.
SEVERAL DENIALs.
Mr.. Butler--There Is not word Of
truth in 1t.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Indiana-The gentle.
man Is entirely mistaken. The gentleman
from Massachusetts never said word 10
me on the subject.
Mr.. Eldredge-And 1 say that every
word relating TO me in regard to that mat.
ter Is untrue.
HALE STICKS TO HIS POINT.
Mr.. Hale-If the gentleman who gave
me the information will allow me, ! will
name
Mr. Batler-Pardon me; will give all
the information.
Mr.. Hale-I will hold the floor until !
have finished my remarks. l say that !
have the authority Of gentleman on the
floor, whom I shall name II he permits
me, for saying that the amendment OF the
gentleman from Indiana (Wilson) came
before the House ct the suggestion ei the
gentleman from Wisconsin (Eldridge), and
d came pursuant to the warning which
The gentleman from Massachusetts (But.
ler) had given me. The selection
was an emminently appropriate one.
The gentleman from Indiana Mr.. VII.
ion) Is the special representative Of a class
Of men to whom the salary law OTIS was
due, who by their votes, when forced TO q
direct and square vote, condemned the
proposition, and then by their votes, when
Ihey could escape from their responsi'
bility, carry the idea to their constituents
hat they were opposed to the measure.
Mr.. Hale then referred to several votes
.aken at the last session on the salary ques.
ion, intimating that in some OF the votes
Mr.. Wilson had lodged the responsibility
,f voting. With such record he was not
that the gentleman from Indiana
had been selected as the instrument to
make that attack upon him. 1t was not
IN uncommon thing TO find beasts among
beasts. Those who were defiled them
Ielves were anxious to deflle those around
hem. BE had seen 0 cur going from q
puddle with its hair draggled with filth,
torce It's way among decent people, and
.ub itsell against them, or shake It's filth
amongst them. he had seen that expert
nent tried, but he had never known the
,ur that did 1t to be any thing but q dirty
log, and he believed that would inevita-
,ly be always the case.
WILSON REPLIES.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Indiana, having got
unanimous consent to reply 10 MIR. Hale
,egan by .saying that the House had just
lad a very fine specimen Of dirty dog.
Applause and clapping Of hands which
he Speaker reproved.) The record
Whicn he (Wilson) had made last session
IN the salary question, he had never
Ihrunk from. he hsd not gone about the
country calling that salary grab, nor
lad he under any circumstances conced'
ID that he had done anything which he
lad not right to do, and which was
lot consistent with bis integrity and hon.
,r. The lodging Of which he had been
accused by The gentlaman from New
York he obtained by showing that
yo.e referred to had been taken while he
Wilson, was In Boston by order Of the
House carrying on the Credit Mobiler IN.
gestigation. he defended the action oil
yesterday In Offering amendments on the