The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-27

MORNING
on Contingent Expenses In the Depart
ment ot Justice, made reports on thos
expenses and In relation to the Mlddl
judicial District Of Alabama, which wer
ordered printed and re.committed.
The House then resumed consideration
OF the report ot the Committee on Way
fand Means on the Sanborn contract, an,
was addressed by Mr.. Beck, q member q
that committee. =. - m
| Mr.. Beck spoke oI Sanborn as q ma
who had been paid $2lS, 900 for doing al
solntely nothing, except prostituting on.
GERS Of the government 10 his own pur
poses. He had no hesitation in ssyipl
the whole thing was o system Of corrup
ton as perversion oil law and overridins
Of authority such as he had never seef
equalled, and hoped he would never agar
here, He referred 10 the impugnmenl o.
motives Of the committee In editorials o.
tho administration organ, the Republican
and said that as the Treasury Depart
ment had thrown down the gauntlet, be
would now say what he had not In
tended to say, that he would make the
record show that these officials could moi
stay in that department, and that no
honest person could keep them. lie
would use no denunciation, he would
bring forth stubborn facts which de.
manded impeachment, and which de.
manded the conviction Of Sanborn TO the
penttentiary OF the country. he declared
that the sanborn contract was made by
Richardson, as acting secretary, taking
advantage Of the temporary absence
Of Boutwell,, and that under 1t Sanborn
was allowed this so per cent in cases
where indictmentswere already pending,
so that there could have been no pre-
tence Of discovery On the part Of San.
born.
The House went into Committee Of
the Whole, with Mr. Tyner in the Chair,
on the bill to amend existing Custom
and Internal Revenue laws.
Mr. Dawes opened the debate. He con.
graduated the House on the gradual ex-
tinction Of the deficit Of $11,00O,0OO
which appeared at the opening session,
and stated that OF the end Of the fiscal
year there would be five, six or seven mil.
lions 10 be carried to the sinking fund.
The pending bill, he said, made no mate.
rial changes. Altogether the aggregate
OF the results was as near 10 nothing as It
could be arranged. 1tdisturbed values as
little as possible.
Mr. Burchard moved to amend the pro.
Viso to the first section by changing
twenty-five to ten, so that the act shall
not apply TO silk goods which have as o
component material 10 per cent or over in
tho value Of wool or worsted. He advo.
Gated the amendment after opposition by
Messrs. Kelly and Kellogg.
Mr.. Burchard withdrew his amend
ment and offered another to insert the
words "cotton and fax" before wool or
worsted. Agreed to.
The Committee proceeded to the con-
sideration Of the second section oil the bill
which makes the duty on still wines in
casks so cents instead Of 40 cents a gallon
and advocated the notion,
Mr.. Dawes moved 10 strike out Of the
fourth section tho item taxing glicarine
10 per cent IN order to have II put on the
FREQ list, Agreed to.
Mr.. Cox moved to strike out the item
taxing hops 10 per cent.
The question was taken on Mr.. Cox's
motion 10 strike 1t out, and 1t was mega
tived. T,t
Mr.. Ward moved 10 reduce tho duty TO
five cents o pound per cent rate. Lost.
Without making any further progress
on the bill the committee rose.
Mr.. Butler introduced joint resolution
relative to the compensation Of Represen.
tlves In Congress, which was referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
1t provides that In case Of the death oil
a member his compensation shall be paid
to his widow or representatives up to the
election Of his successor, and that the pay
OF his successor shall commence from his
election. - a. .'.. IH ~
aThe Speaker announced the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Hale, Of N. Y, G. II. Hoar
and Mr. Young as visitors 10 the West
Point Academy. g .t,...,
Dir. Townsend, from the Committee on
Public Lands, made report on the sub
ject Of geological surveys west Of Missis-
sippi. Orderedprinted. 4.s-3
The House then took a recess for the
preparation OF the hall ior the obsequies
OF Mr. Mellish. The funeral services
were solemn and impressive. They were
conducted In the presence OF the members
OF tho Senate, 10 whom seats were as.
signed in tho eastern section Of the hall,
the presiding officer occupying the chair
beside the Speaker. The members ot tho
committee appointed toiaccompany the
remains occupied chairs on one side OF
the area In front Of the Clerks desk, and
the widow and two other ladies, relatives
OF MIR. Mellish, and his three little chill.
dren, occupied seats on tho other side.
The coffin was carried in by four OF the
Capitol police and placed on the bier In
front OF the area. The religious cere-
monies were conducted by the Chaplains
Of tho two Houses, assisted by Rev. DR..
Rankin. The seat and desk oil the dc.
ceased member were draped all day, and
an Offering Of flowers was placed upon the
desk. At the conclusion Of the funeral
services the Senate returned to It's own
chamber, and the House adjourned.
The body, with the officers, mourners,
and the committee, Is to leave ior New
York tonight. .5.
The funeral services Of the late PROF.
Joseph Haven were held at the Union
Park Congregational Church to-day,
Revs. Dr.. Goodwin, VIM. Alum, and
Bartlett h. Helmer each paying q briel
tribute to the deceased. ~ Nv, e.r.