Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-19
NO. SO
WASHINGTON, Dec, Is.

MI. 1dNiS gave itO W thut uC
would tomorrow ask the Senate
/ to take up his resolution calling
on the President for information
as to defauting officers of the govs
eminent.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Davis tMass.) offered con-
current resolution for the adjourn
ment of Congress for the holiday
recess from Wednesday, Dec. 23d
until January 18th, 1915.
The yeas and nays were deman-
ded, and the resolution was adopt
cd yeas I2e, nays 1913.
M Garfield lOhio,) who had
changed his vote to the affirma-
tive for that purpose, moved to re-
consider the vote whereby the re-
solution was adopt d He said the
Committee on Appropriations had
not been consulted in the matter
and they did not deem 1t prudent
for to fix il day for the adjourn
ment yet
Mr.. Randall (Pa.) moved to lay
the motion TO reconsider upon the
table and upon that the yeas and
nays was ordered.
The latter motion was rejected
yeas, 100, and nays, 12s
The further consideration of the
subject was then postponed until
Monday next after the morning
hour.
WEDNESDAY, December 16.
SENATE.
Mr. Davis called up his resolu-
lion calling on the President for
information rs to defaulting gov
ernment officers.
Mr. Edmunds thought much of
this Information had already been
made public.
Mr.. Davis said that nc had been
unable to find IL.
Mr.. sherman said Ii would i'm
pose enormous labor and cost to
answer this inquiry, without any
corresponding advantage. IL
would necessitate the examina-
ton fer instance o. the accounts
| of every postmaster In the United
States for the last ten years. There
were bundles of such documents
now printed, and they were of no
more use than so much waste
paper.
Mr.. Conkling spoke OF the case
Of an officer Of the government
whom he had known intimately
who was gazetted all over the
csuntry as defaulter to the
amount Of $4,000, and when he
went to the auditing officers and
had his account settled, govern
ment was found to owe him 5000
Mr.. Thurman said this resolu-
ton was not TO be whistled down
the wind, there was more in it
than some Senators thought. But
it must be modified, for as it stood
now it could not be answered III
years.
HOUSE.
mr.. Young (Ga), from Commit
tee on Military Affairs, reported
back the bill for the relief OF GER
tain states and territories on ac-
count of ordinance stores issued
during the late civil war. Order
ed printed and recommitted.
From the Secretary of War, in
relation to the care of transient
paupers in Providence Hospital,
in Washington.
On motion Of Mr.. Garfield
(Ohio) the House then resolved
itself into Committee 0fthe Whole
Mr.. II. III. Roberts in the chair,
and resumed the consideration of
the legislative, executive and jul
dicial appropriation bill.
THURsDAY, December IL.
SENATE.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, from the
committee on agriculture. report
ed bill appropriating $780, for
the special disturbance OF seeds,
which was amended by reducing
the appropriation to 100000, and
the bill then passed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Lowe (Kan.l introduced
bill to create the judicial districtto
Oklahama. Referred to Commit
tee on Jndiciary.l
On motion OF Mr.. Garfield, the
House went into Committee of the
Whole on the legislative appropri-
alton bill, Mr.. f., N. Roberts IN.
Y. in the chair
On motion of Mr.. Wheeler IN.
W, the clerical force of the Adju-
tant Generals Office was reduced
SO as to dispense with the clerks
engaged in settling accounts to as
certain the amount due the mill
tary asylum. This motion was in
conformity with the amendment
adopted on Monday for the reduc-
ton Of clerical force and making
provision for the asylum by direct
appropriation.