The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-25

could be found, but even II they could mol
he was prepared to make one, and plant
il broad and deep in the history oil our
country for its purity and safety in the
future. The reading Of the report occu-
pied an hour and ahalf, and was listened
10 with great attention by the House.
Mr.. Butler Of Massachusetts,, then
moved that tho resolution for referring
the matter to a Committee be laid on the
table.
Mr.. Poland desired 10 move recon-
initial 10 the Judiciary Committee,
Mr.. Cox suggested that II recommitted
all of the report referring TO the expulsion
OF members should be stricken out as ir.
revelant.
MIR. B4nks-ThaSis proper motion.
Mr.. Butler replied 10 lr. Cox in defense
of the report, claiming that that part OF II
was not irrevelant, but was referred to in
the report OF the Poland Committee.
Mr.. Bsnks-It Is o most unworthy act
TO undertake to commit the House TO afro
ciOus doctrines. Thatreport was brought
before the House unexpectedly aud with
out opportunity being given 10 discuss 1t,
IhDDlhu5G Ou lLC 4(Gl4lhNlAklS SlNS
Mr.. Butler-To that l answer.
Mr.. Banks-I object TO debate unless
YOU withdraw your motion 10 lay on the
table. Give US the right to discuss the
motion to recommit, and withdraw your
motion to lay on the table.
Mr.. Butler-Perhaps may. 'E
Mr.. Banks-It the gentleman with
draws his motion to lay on the table l
am sure the House will hear him at any
length he may desire.
Mr. Butler-I am looking at tho state
Of public business. l should like TO dis
cuss this report and the report of the
Credit Mobilier Committee. That com
mittee has nothing to complain OF. II has
had the first word. / should like to dis
cuss 1t for week, and l am prepared to
discuss 1t as long as grass grows and
water runs, but the state OF public 6usi'
ness will not permit it. The Judiciary
Committee has come 10 the conclusion on
a certain resolution referred TO it that,
under the circumstances, il is not expedi'
ent 10 recommend Impeachment, and
1t has given TO the House the
reasons why It has come 10 that conclusion.
| do not know that any man who votes to
Law the resolution on the tablets bound by
any portion of the report. What do
mean to say is, that all the members oil
the Judiciary Committee, with one cxcep'
tion, agrees TO the conclusion arrived at,
that no one IS bound to the exact reading
Of the report,
Mr. Banks-The report states that the
Judiciary Committee wants 10 treat this
question as historical one, and If the re.
port be accepted without opportunity for
discussion, It will commit to its doctrines
every member who has not voted against
laying the resolution on the table. The
House has the right to complain that this
Judiciary Committee has discussed no
question which, in any possible way, was
referred TO It, and has taken an oppOrtuni-
ty on the highest question Of privilege to
impose an iFrevelent and unjust argument
on the question which does not belong to
the resolution referred to that committee.
Mr.. Butler,-nor was the question of
impeachment referred 10. the Credit Mooi.
lier Committee and yet that Committee
discussed that question at very great
length and nobody got into furry about
It, after good deal Of confusion and ex.
citement, many members on both sides
making efforts to be heard, MIR. Butler
withdrew the motion 10 lay on the table,
and moved TO postpone the consideration
of the subject til Wednesday next, after
reading the journal agreed to-yeas 134;
nays 70. Before the vote was announced
Mf. Speer, msde the point order that
Messrs. Brooks and Ames, who were int
terested in the questson had voted
The Speaker asked Mr.. Speer to state
why these gentleman should not vote, MIR.
Speer gave as his reason that the fact oi
tile report of the Judiciary, Committee
was as to right and power Of the House to
expel those members and they were vo-
ting to postpone the Resolution to a day
certain. ... -
Mr.. Hoar remarked that the same point
would apply to the gentlemen from Penn:
sylvania himself and to every member oI
the House. -..-.. -...... .
The Speaker took the same view and
overruled the point Of order.
Mr.. Hoar then desired, as q question OF
privilege, to offer a resolution on the sub
ject Of the Congressional printer having
declined and refused to obey an order ot
the House, made last Saturday, for re-
print Of the testimony taken by the vii.
son Committee, but Mr.. Banks made the
point OF order that il was not question
Of privilege which could take precedence
Of other important questions awaiting &C.
tion, like the Presidents message on the
fishery question, and the Speaker ruled
that although It was privileged question
it was not q question Of privilege. The
House therefore resumed the Considera'
ton Of the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Hanks moved TO insert on item OF
$4,000 for the White and St. Francis
rivers of Arkansas. Agreed to; yeas 109,
nays OF.
Mr. FInkelnburg moved for an increase
in the appropriation for improvements
Of the Mississippiriver between the mouth
Of the Missouri and the mouth Of the Ohio
from 100000 TO 100000. Adopted
yeas o., nays n. -raa ea
Mr.. Hays moved for an increase In the
appropriation for Mobile hsrbor and bay,
from $4,000 to 100000. Rejected.
Mr.. Sawyer, who had charge Of the
bill, moved 10 suspend the rules and pass
the bill except the third section, which
provides ior surveys and examinations.
Mr. Mcintyre moved for an increase in
the appropriation'for the Savannah har-
Dor and river from $4,000 10 100000.
Rejected; yeas 5s, nays 90. -
Question was taken on Mr.. Sawyers
motion TO suspend the rules, and pass the
bill with all the amendments, but omit.
ting the third section. Agreed to; yeas
l45, nays 45.
Mr.. Banks moved TO suspend the rules
and take up the Presidents message Of
to-day and the fishery bill to carry out
the provisions Of the Washington Treaty.
Agreed to-yeas 105; nays "A
mir. Banks then yielded to Mr.. Garfield,
who reported the deficiency bill, which