The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-08
WHEELING, WEST VA TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER s. 1874

VI ASbASt Va ASlOlCAuB ONCE luG EebultB Ol
tho recent elections. The galleries were
crowded and the corridor was almost i'm 4.
passible at noon. The proceedings were
formally opened with prayer by the
Chaplain Mr.. Butler, who prayed among
other things for the publication and In.
creased power oil the great engine, the
press.
The Clerk then called the roll which
showed that there were present 23S out
Of 30l members constituting the House.
-Four new members, SChell and Chilien.
den, OF Now York, Carpenter, Of South
Carolina, and Fenck, Of Ohio, had the
oath administered.
Resolutions were offered by Garfield
and Dawes 10 notify the Senate that the
House was In session, and Tor the ap.
pOintment Of Joint Committee to wait
upon the President and inform him that
Congress was prepared to receive any
communication he desired TO make
Dawes, Hale, Of New York, and Beck,
were appointed such Committee on the
part Of the House.
Mr.. Phelps asked unanimous consent
Tor the introduction and immediate con.
sideration Of a bill to repeal tho law
known as the press gag law,
Dir. G. F. Hoar, Of Mass, asked wheth.
er II was the custom to transact business
before the reception Of the Presidents
message.
Mr.. Butler. Of Msss.-Oh, yes.
The Speaker-The usage Is not 10 trans.
act business after the committee. is ap.
pointed TO wait upon the President until
the President has been heard from.
Mr. COx-Let the bill be read, and per.
haps there will be no objection.
The bill was then read. It amends the
second section Of the act OF October 22d,
1873, by providing that the provisions OF
the 33d section Of the Judiciary Act Of
1889 shall apply in all cases except in
actions of libel and slander in the courts
created by the act OF Congress in the Dis
trict oil Columbia.
Mr. Hale, Of N. VI object, unless the
bill be referred 10 the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The House at 1885 took recess of half
an hour.
The recess was further extended for
half an hour, and at the end OF that time
the Presidents message was received and
read by the Clerk.
The Reading Of the message was con-
cluded at 2:45. 1t was ordered printed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr. Garfield, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported a Legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
which was made a special order Ior Tues
day next.
Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, from the same com.
mittee, reported a naval appropriation
bill, which was made a special order ior
Wednesday, next week.
Mr.. Wheeler, from the same committee,
reported an army appropriation bill,
which was made special order for
Thursday, next week.
Mr. Laugbridge, from the same com.
mittee, reported the Indian appropriation
bill, which was made the special order
for next Friday week.
Mr.. Stsrkweather, from the same COM
mittee, reported the iortification bill,
which was made the special order lor
Tuesday, the 90 Of December.
The amount appropriated by the sever.
al bills is as follows: Legislative bill $40 ;.
853 ,494; navy $1G,97G 900; army $27 ,7Ol,.
500; Indians $4.S6l .5O7; Notifications
$950,0OO.
Mr.. Tyner, from the same committee,
reported bill appropriating $4,000 tor
the purchase Of scales for the use OF the
Postolllce Department, in executing the
law requiring the prepayment Of postage
on newspapers.
Mr.. Cox wanted 10 offer an amendment
exempting from operation of law cases
where subscriptions were taken prior to
the 1st of January, 1875, and allowing
postage In those cases TO be paid at the
place oil destination.
Mr.. Tyner declined to allow the amend.
ment to be offered. Bill passed.
MIR. Cox thereupon introduced a bill to
carry out the object indicated by him.
Referred.
Mr.. Phelps gave notice that he would
next Monday, il he got the floor, move to
suspend the rules and pass the bill which
ho sought to introduce and have passed
to day to repeal the press gag law.
Adjourned.