The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-22

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the expenses Of the Civil service Commls.
sion. In order 10 cut OF the debate on
these amendments, and TO pass the bill
the Committee, on.motion Of Mr.. Garfield
rose, and the Speaker having resumed the
chair, Mr.. Garfield moved to suspend the
rules and let the bill and amendments
come before the House, pending the vote
Notwithstanding the order for an evening
session.
Mr.. Sargent moved that the House ad.
journ.
The Speaker declined to entertain the
motion, as the evening session had been
ordered under q suspension Of the rules.
he suggested to Mr.. Sargent that the
evening session was Tor debate only.
Mr.. Sargent remarked that he under.
stood very well what It was for-it was
10 advertise the Sutro Tunnel.
The House took recess till 1880.
EVENING SESSION. or
Not a dozen members were present
Mr.. Banks made o speech. He referred
10 the proclamation of a Republic IN
Spalu, and said that without doubt
Prince Alonzo would be called upon 10
rule over Spain, and the Republicans
be oyerthrown, as in 1858. The few
Spaniards in Cuba were ruling with the
most barbarous system, and that
the Cubans had fought their oppresSos
five years and lost nifty thousand men,
and vet the President had sent message
10 Congress year ago speaking Of that
struggle as being limited to an occasional
shot.
MIR, Banks denounced the measures ol
the prisoners Of war and barbarian with
which the struggle was carried on, and
said II was the American Government
which obstructed the way Of progress
and reform in the wators and Islands OF
Cuba. It was the United States that
enabled Spain to continue this barbarouS
policy. He believed the colored people
Of this country would participate as q
unit in this question, and force on the
government change Of policy.
Mr.. Sargent replied to Mr. Banks and
defended from his aSpersious the foreign
policy of the Government. The policy OF
the administration he claimed had been
wise, fair and successful.
Mr.. Banks in referring TO the illusions
by Mr.. Sargent to the Washington treaty,
alluded TO the fruitless efforts he had
made yesterday to get the House to con-
slider the bill to carry out the fishery clause
OF the treaty, which was one OF the most
important points in 1t, and said that only
four administration men had voted with
him 10 take up the bill. II tho President
was unwise enough to allow Congress to
adjourn without passing the bill, there
would be recurrence of the controversy
between Great Britain and the United
States that had brought those nations TO
the verge Of war; that the treaty would be
a curse and dishonor to the nation, and 1t
had been wrung from Great Britain by
fraud and dishonor.7
Adjourned. -
SENATE.
Mr. Robertson presented resolutions OF
the South Carolina Legislature stating
that the withdrawal Of the United States
troops from that State would endanger the
public peace. Referred. .e..a.ss,
MIR. Stewart, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported adversely the SOL
diers' bounty land bill. The report was
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on
Public Lands reported adversely the bin
10 incorporate the European and Ameri-
can Land Company.
iMr:IeWis, from the Committee on Dis
abilities, reported Q bill TO remove the
political disabilities Of K. N. T. Hunter
Of Virginia.
A bill was introduced by MIR. Ferry, Of
Michigan, extending until August TO- 78,
the time for restoring 10 market the lands
Of the Ottawa and Chippewa reservations
Of Michigan. 5
Tho bill to provide for reporting and
printing the debates was taken up.
MIR. Hamilton opposed the bill.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
the 2 per cent bill came up as unfinished
business.
Mr.. Anthony moved 10 lay It aside and
proceed with the Globe bill.
Mr. Morton urged the Senate TO first
dispose Of the 2 per cent bill.
Mr. Frelinghuysen spoke OF the neces-
sity for some Legislation on relation TO
Utah, and moved 70 lay the two per cent
bill on the table lost Yeas 81 nays 80.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of
the two per cent bill, and Mr., Edmunds
continued the argument against 1t.
On motion Of Mr. Thurman, the House
bill was substituted for the Senate bill,
and the Senate refused to order 1t 70 a
third reading. Yeas "a; nays 90. The
Senate then took up the Post-of1ce Ap-
preparation bill. The following amend
ments wero reported from the Committee
and agreed to: Requiring persons re-
ceiving their mails by the free delivery
system to provide receptacles TO facilitate
safe and speedy delivery; authorizing the
Post Master Generalto appoint an addl-
tional special Agent TOR detection and
punishment ol persons sending obscene or
otherwise immoral tmatter through the
mails; repeating all laws permitting free
transmission OF any mail matter whatever.
Mr.. Sherman moved to strike out the
clause providing for 5000 increase In
the compensation Tor the transportation
OF mails. on railroads, The railroads BOW
receive higher psyper pound for carrying
mails than for any other freight.
Mr.. Cole said the companies would
gladly carry the mails at the rate they
now received il they could be permitted
to carry them as they carry other freight,
but they could not carry them at the
present rates and furnish postal cars at
their own expense. "a. ....e.aEa
Mr Stewart said the railroad companies
were debating this increase and he would
not vote for Il.
Mr., Anthony said the Government had
no control over the matter. The railroads
could refuse TO carry tue mails at all II
t.uy chose.
MIR. Window said that II the govern
ment had not power to compel the rail-
roads to carry the mails, that power
would soon have to be obtained either BY
, finding it in the Constitution or by amend.