The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-11
BY TELEcRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT,
E1olaslveIy to tho Intelll g0ncer.
SENATE.


members of the body. Senator'S and the
public were aware OF the deep and success.
ful conspiracy laid TO accomplish his
defeat-.a vlllaiDy unparalleled. lie
now denied every statement affecting his
integrity. He pronounced all the allega'
ti0ns made against him specifically false.
He had never entered into any agree.
ment with any member OF tho Kansas
legislature; had never paid one dollar to
any member to vote Tor him. He asked
for a special committee, composed largely
OF his political opponents, to investigate
In the fullest and promptest manner all
charges against him so as to make q
report before his term expired. The
committee 10 have power to compel
attendance Of witnesses. He concluded
by offering a resolution for the appoint.
ment Of select investigating committee
Of FIVE. The resolution was adopted.
HOUSE.
Under call of the States, q large num-
Der OF bills were introduced and referred,
including the following AmendatOry OF
the act incorporating the Texas and
Pacific Railroad Company; to revive
shipping commerce; to reimburse Freder.
ick City and her banks Of $500, 900 losses,
inflicted by the Confederate troops, in
1854; TO refund taxesimproperly collected,
Tor the redemption OF New York notes in
Cincinnati, on and after May lst 1874
Mr.. Dawes presented the petition OCsev-
enty officers who received wounds or dis
abilities in the service, asking that the in.
crease Of pensions granted by a recent law
to the pensions Of officers may be
increased in the same proportion as those
Of enlisted men.
Mr. McClelland presented joint reso-
luton OF the Pennsylvania Legislature, in
favor Of the permanent improvement OF
the Ohio river.
Blr. Wilson Of OHIO, Chairman OF the
Committee on Private Land Claims,
moved to suspend tho rules and pass the
bill for the appointment oil u commission
to ascertain. and settle private land claims
in Kansas, Nebraska and the territories
ejected-Yeas 12l; Nays G7-not two.
thirds IN the affirmative.
MIR. Pierce moved 10 suspend the rules
and pass a. Substitute for the Senate bill
extending the provisions Of the Agricul.
tural College Act Of 1862. Rejected
Yeas 110; Nays S3-not two'thirds in the
affirmative.
ALr. Butler of Mass. moved to suspend
the rules and adopt resolution instruct.
ing the Committee on Appropriation
to include In miscellaneous appropriations
bill, the bill reported by the Judiciary
committee to adjust the salaries Of the
Executive, Judicial and Legislative
departments Of tho government, which
on motion oI MIR. Garfield was read.
Messrs Dawes and Beatty called for the
yeas and nays. Mr.. Butler desired to
make some remarks In support Of the
proposition. Messrs. Dawes, Cox and
Farnsworth desired to submit remarks
on the other side. Objection being made
to a debate the vote was taken on Mr..
Buffers proposition and it WAS rejected
yeas 81; nays 120. 4
On motion OF Mr.. Foster Of Mich. the
s enate bill appropriating 100000 for o
government building at Grand Rapids,
Mich, was passed.
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt the following
resolution:
WnEREAs, There are epochs in the his.
tory Of Governments when for their pure
administration 1t Is necessary TO recur
to their organic form and genius and
WHEREAS, Abuses Of our admins,
trstion have arisen by reason OF peril.
lous departure from the Federal system:
therefore,
RSaOlued, That If the Government Of
the United States is, as it ought 10 be, a
Government Of limited powers, these pow.
ers are prescribed and enumerated in the
Constitution Of the United States; that
they are given by the people to the Govt.
not for the purpose Of comforting general,
indefinite, and unlimited rights ofLegisls.
ton, but for the purpose Of accomplishing
certain well defined and specified objects
that all rights Of Legislation not so con-
ierred are reserved 10 the States or the
people thereof; that while the Cen.
trail Government Is not tho agent Of
Confederacy or mere league Of
States but q Government proper,
founded upon the adoption Of the people,
and creating direct relations between 1t
and all lis subjects, 1t Is still less q su.
preme, unlimited, imperial, consolidated
government, the most dangerous form 1t
could possibly assume; that while the
Central Government has lis distinct
sphere Of action already ample, the gov
ernments Of the separate States have
theirIdistinct and recognized spheres OF &C.
ton, and 1t Is to the last degree important
to the harmonious cooperation Of both
to the preservation OF local independence,
to the universal diffusion Of political vi.
tality, to the prevention Of military
despotism, the security Of Individual
rights and the perpetuity Of our institu.
tions, that these separate spheres of &C
ton should be kept distinct and inviola-
bio. .F0
MI. Amber asked Mr.. Cox to withdraw
the preamble and then all could vote for
the resolution. Mr.. Cox said that he
would withdraw the preamble in order to
see how many Republican votes the resO.
luton would get. Mr. Dickey suggested
to insert In It that four aud four make
eight. Mr.. Bingham asked Mr.. Cox to
take out Of tho resolution all about local
independence, Mr.. Cox declined to do SO,
as that was the part ho wanted most. The
resolution he said had been written by
Park Goodwin, Of New York, good Re:
publican authority.
Mr.. Dickey suggested that the Constitu.
ton Of the United States DO read, in order
that all the members might vote intelli-
gently.
Nays 81. Not two.thirdS In tho aftlrma-
tive.
A message having been received fro m
tho Senate, announcing the appointment
Of Mr.. Sherman, as teller to count the
Presidential electoral votes, on Wednes-
day next, the speaker appointed Mr.
Dawes, OF Massachusetts,, and Mr., Beck,
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