The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-12

HSt HS 'nteuueu W move IN Aol0urnmel
as the speaker had told him, CARTEL
that he had promised to recognize MI
oEr, who desired to have bill passed.
! Mr: Garfield defended himself irol
any imputation Of bad faith In maxim
which he thereupon withdrew his motiol
MIR. Potter objected to the speaker teI
hng any member, particularly the Chair
man OF On important committee, thqt b
naa no right to submit a motion to I'D
The Speaker replied that he stood b,
MS remark, the gentleman from New
YORK 10 the contrary Notwithstanding.
Mr: Garfield said he did not permit an
man In the House, not even the Speske
to question his good faith.
The Speaker said he had not questioned
Mr. Garfelds good faith, and that b.
would not permit his own good faith Il
0e questioned by the gentleman from
New York potter.
MI, Potter-ThG gentleman from New
fork has not questioned the Speaker
good faith.
The spcaker-The gentleman FROM
new York assumed the right TO criticize
the conduct Of the chair.
Mr.. Potter-I questioned the authority
Of the Speaker 10 say to any member o
inc House that he should not move an ad.
journmeut. '''' ''N
The speaker-The gentleman from
New York had no issue with the chair
The gentleman from Ohio (Garfield) was
perfectly competent to take care Of him
sell, but the gentleman from New York
thrust himself into the question, in order
10 criticize the conduct Of the chair.
MI. Potter-1 criticised the remark ol
the Speaker.
The speaker-And the Chair repeats
tho remarks.
Mr. POtter-Thc Chair may repeat II
but the gentleman from New Nork OBJ
lects. 1t Is the right oil any member ia
move 10 adjourn.
The Speaker-Dld not tho Chair sub.
nit motion?
Dir. Potter-But the Chair criticised
The conduct Of the member who submit.
TED It. l have never before known a
icise 1t.
The Speaker-The Chair considers that
he was entirely vindicated in his remarks
ana that It was not the Judgment OF the
House. This was the proper time.
Mr.. Garfield thought the judgment
ot the House was the other way.
MIR. Potter-I thought the House
showed that 1t was in favor Of adjourn
ment.
The spesker-Doea tho gentleman
from New York renew the motion to ad.
journp
Mr. Garfield Withdrew my motion
in the hope that we might soon get at
one OF the appropriation bills.
The Speaker.-No one who Ia not In
the Chair can realize the pressure Of bust.
ness on Mondays.
MIR. Orr stated to the Chair that he re-
presented the wishes Of q whole Gordon
ot Western States in the bill which be
wished to have vote upon. II the Chair
were on Mondays 10 give preference 10
the business Of the Appropriation Com
mittee there would DO no opportunity to
have the sense of the House tested on
miscellaneous business. 1t Is in the dis
cretion ol the Chair to recognize gentle
men who havc important business, and
which they cant get before the House in
any other way than by motions to sus.
pend the rules. NOperson can be placed in
q moro trying position than the Chair Is in
every Monday. A gentleman who has a
bill 10 present does not sec any OF the
other 29O members. But the Chair has
to SEQ them all, and has to apportion the
public business 80 that every section,
every State, and every member shall have
o fair hearing.
The subject was hero dropped, and Orr
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill 10 confirm pre.emption and home.
stead entries on public lands within the
limits OF railroad grants, where such en-
tries arc made under the regulations Of
the Land Office, Passed.
A PRovIsIoNAL GOVERNOR.
Mr.. Mum offered a resolution author
izlng the President TO appoint a provis-
ional Governor Tor Arkansas, to hold the
Office until the questions OF fact and law
at present in dispute there can be decided
BY tho proper judicial tribunal. Referred
TO the Judiciary Committee. The House
then went into Committee OF the Whole,
Niblack In the chair, on the military sp-
preparation bill. It appropriates $685..
$50. Alter explanation BY Garfield, it
vas laid aside, to be reported 10 the
House.
TIE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The committee then took up the de-
hciency appropriation bill, OF which the
following Is summary: The total sum
appropriated Is $3.341,1 ,175, as follows ::
Under the State Department. $50,072;
under the Treasury Department, $5ss, ,422;
under the War Department, SGl1 400:
under tho Interior Department, $1,465..
170; under the Postoffice Department,
$20l p004; Tor House of Representatives
Capitol Grounds and Botanic Garden,
$3O,Ol7; for the Reform School OF the
District OF Columbia, $1s9S6.
Alter the remarks Of Mr.. Mccormick
on the Indian question, Mr.. Beck COM
mented on the fact that the river and
harbor appropriation bill had been passed
today under q suspension OF the rules,
although 1t contained a lot Of ten thou
sand dollar appropriation bills for the
little creeks In Michigan, Wisconsin and
New England, for no other purpose than
to give employment to the pets oil mem.
bers; that the Military Academy bill had
Just been pushed through the Committee
Of the Whole In five minutes, and now
supposed that this deficiency bill was
to be pushed through in the same way.
He hoped and trusted that very few. Of
the members who were responsible for
such proceedings would be members Of
the next Congress.
Without making much progress on the
deficiency bill, the Committee rose and
reported tho Military Academy appropri.
alton bill to the House, and it was there
upon passed,
Ar. Page presented the remonstrance
Of the San Francisco Chamber OF Com
merce, which was also presented In the
SnnAtn n1ainpt thu cancellation nf the