The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-17
WHEELING, W. va, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY II, 1873


unless 1t were so amended as to preven
tho reception Of any amendment propos
ing appropriation for any other purpos
than to execute existing law.
Mr.. Trumbull also opposed the resolu'
tion and moved to postpone 1t until Mon
day.
Mr.. Conkling said the object Of the rul,
was to enable the majority to terminate
the debate and bring the Senate to vott
on any given question. He thought il
proper and necessary that the msjority
should have the power.
The debate was continued until the ex
piratlon of the morning hour.
MIR. Cole, from the Committee on APP
preparations, reported the poStof1Ce ap'
preparation bill with amendments, among
which are the following: Prohibiting the
Transmission Of any free matter whatever,
not excepting newspaper exchanges; re-
quiriDg persons receiving mails by car
riers to provide proper boxes at their
dwellings to facilitate rapid delivery; au-
thorizing the employment OF special
agents to detect persons sending obscene
matter; striking out the provisions requir-
ing railroad companies to make contracts
for the postal car service as the condition
of receiving increased psy; providing that
additional pay may be allowed for the
daily postal car service.
Mr.. Sawyer introduced bill to inCor-
porate the Southern Homestead Enigra-
tion Company, giving 1t power to lease or
sell land anywhere in the United States.
Mr.. Thurman moved TO take up the
two per cent bill.
Mr.. Morton favored this motion. The
States Of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, he
said, were interested in this bill. It was
due 10 them that it should be acLed upon.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen opposed the motion,
which was rejccted-yeas "a nays 81,
On motion Of Mr.. Anthony the Naval
appropriation bill was laid on the table
and the Senate proceeded with the con.
sideration OF the Anthony resolution,
limiting the debate on the appropriation
bills.
MIR. Trumbull moved to postpone it
until Monday.
Mr.. Sherman said the time had come
when it was necessary to have some
form oil the previous question; that this
resolution did not go fur enough in that
direction. ...
Mr.. Bayard protested against the intro
duction Of any rule which would cut of
any discussion Of the majority concern
ing their measures, or secret caucus
sprlnging them all complete. The Senate
might think 1t advantageous to limit
debate but the minority were entitled by
the Constitution of the Senate to discuss
freely all public measures.
Mr. Trumbulls motion TO postpone was
rejected.
AIr. Bsyard offered an amendment pro-
viding that nothing in the rules shall be
construed to authorize amendments
In the nature Of general legislation lost
by yeas 20; nays %. The Vice President
voting in the negative
Mr.. Trumbull offered an amendment,
designed lie said, simply to exclude
general legislation. Lost. Mr.. Casserly
offered similar amendment which was
also lost. The resolution as proposed by
Mr.. Anthony was then agreed to-Yeas
30, nays Q. The naval appropriation bill
was again taken up, and the amendment
relative to retired naval officers, their pay
aud employment agreed to--Yeas 20 nays
Is. The amendment providing that the
act OF 1854 shall not retire any officer DO.
lore the age of69 was agreed 10. Mr.. Nye
offered an amendment reported by him
from the Committee on Naval Affairs, on
the 18th inst, providing for the accept. |
Rnce Of the proposal of the International
Steamship Company, and Of the West
ern Iron Boat Building Company.
Other amendments were offered aud re.
iected. A bill having been considered in |
Committee OF the Whole and was report.
cd to the Senate, several Of the amend.
ncnts were concurred in but those re.
storing appropriations for certain clerks
1t several Navy Yards which had been
left out by the House were rejected. The
question was one concurring on the Con.
Iress amendment relating to retired
Naval officers, when Edmunds moved to
Itrike out the provision giving them in.
,reased pay. The vote on this motion
Ihowed no quorum present and at AS
he Senate adjourned.