The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-17
to the amount Of from 1--WE to ten million

Mr.. Hoar suggested its reference 10 the
Committee on Centennial Exposition. He
thought II something disrespectlul TO tht
Senate to propose that Its presiding office
should deliver an address, and that the
Speaker Of the House should preside oyel
the Joint Convention.
MIR; Kelly moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution. The motion
Y TO suspend was seconded, 90 to So. The
House refused to suspend the rules BY
126 yeas, to 95 nays, not twothirds In
the affirmative, so the resolution was re.
lected. -.
Mr.. Cameron, from the Committee on
ways and Means, reported a bill providing
that monies paid into the hands Of any
Collector or into the Treasury, for Gus
tom duties, in accordance with any decis.
Ion or ruling previously made by the Sec.
rotary Of the Treasury. shall not be re,
funded or repaid except in pursuance OIL
q special appropriation made therefor, OF
In accordance with the Judgment of the
United States Court, giving construction
to the law, and from which the Attorney
General shall certify that no appeal or
writ Of error will be taken by the United
States. Also providing that no ruling or
decision once made by the Secretary oi
the Treasury In regard to the custom
duties, shall be changed by the same or o
succeeding Secretary except It bein con-
currence with an opinion in favor Of such
change, given by the Attorney General
or by reason Of a judicial decision oil the
United States Court affecting the same,
from which the Attorney General shall
certify that no appeal or writ Of error
will be taken by the United States. The
discussion Of the subject was participated
in by Messrs. Butler, of Massachusetts,,
Dawes, Wood, Beck, Burchard, Kasson,
and King. The latter stating that
a conspiracy OF New York lawyers had
been formed to procure the refunding of
duties, they to have one.titth OF all the
sums recovered, and that an enrolled bill
in the State Department had been tam
pered with by the chapge of comma in
order to enable that conspiracy Of lawyers
to secure several decisions. This had
cost the Government $2000,00O.
MIR, Burchsrd explained how the error
occurred and held that the State Depart
ment was not responsible for it.
/ Mr.. Kelly disclaimed the idea Of hold
Ing that Department responsible.
MIR. Dawes went intos further expla.
nation OF the matter, and argued that the
Secretary OF the Treasury was right in
his decision. What he Dawes obi scted
to was that any Secretary Of the Treasury
should have power 10 make his own con.
struction Of the law and then draw his
warrant on the Treasury for the amount
which he decides should be refunded, and
said it required the action Of Congress.
Mr.. Kasson moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill. Agreed to, and the bill
was passed.
Mr.. Kelly then offered his resolution
for the celebration of the 9th OF Septem.
Der, 1874, which was referred.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported regular legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropria.
tion bill, and moved that it be made the
special order for next Wednesday.
Mr.. Woodlord argued that the first
great question which called for q decision
by the House was the status Of the forty
four million dollars of revenue.
The House refused to make this bill the
special order for Wednesday, and it was
referred to the Committee OF the Whole
on the state Of the Union, and the House
adjourned.