The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-08

which showed that there were present
23s of the 301 members constituting the
House.
Four new membeas-Schell and Chit
tenden of New York, Carpenter of South
Carolina, and Schenck of Ohio, appeared
and had the oath administered.
Resolutions were offered by Msssrs.
Garfield and Dawes to notify the Senate
that the House was in session, and for the
appointment of joint committee to wait
upon the President and inform him that
Congress was prepared to receive any
communication he desired to make.
Messrs. Dawes, Hale, of New York,
and Beck were appointed as such COM
mittee on the part OF the House.
Mr.. Phelps asked unanimous consent
for the introduction and immediate con-
sideration of bill to repeal the law
known as the press gag law.
George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts,
asked whether it was the custom to
transact business before the reception Of
the Presidents message.
Mr.. Butler, of MaSsachusetts-Oh!
yes.
The Speaker-The usage is not to
transact business after the committee is
appointed to wait on the President until
the President has been heard from.
Mr.. Co1-Let the bill be read, and
perhaps there will be no objection.
The bill was then read.
1t amends the second section of the act
OF 1874, by providing that the provisions
OF the 3Sd section of the judiciary act of
1889 shall apply IN all cases, except in
al action of libel or slander, in the courts
created by act of Congress in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Mr.. Hale, of New York; object, un-
less the bill be referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
At l2:35 the House took recess of
half an hour.
The recess was further extended for
half an hour, at the end of which time
the Presidents message was received and
read to the House by the Clerk.
The reading of the message WAS con-
cluded at 2:45. 1t was ordered printed.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill,
which was made special order for Tues
day next.
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, from the same COM
mittce, reported the naval appropriation
bill, which was made special order for
Wednesday of next week.
Mr.. Wheeler from the same commit
tee, reported the army appropriation bill,
,.,hi a. al nrIar mr.
day Of next week.
Langhridgc, from The same committee,
reported the Indian appropriation bill,
which was made special order for Fri
day, next week.
Starkweuther, from the same commit
tee, reported the fertilization bill, which
was made special order for Tuesday,
December -,
The amount appropriated by the sew
eral bills is rs follows: Legislature hlll,
Sl9,G53, l34; Navy, $l5,97G,0O6; Army
$27,7Ol. 800; Indian, s4,S6l ,501; FOrtiii-
cations, $S50.000.
Tyner, from the same committee, re-
ported a bill appropriating $4,000 for
the purchase of scales for the use Of the
Postoffice Department, in executing the
law requiring prepayment ofpostage on
newspapers. Cox wanted to
offer an amendment excmpting from the
operation Of the law cases where sub
scriptions were taken prior to the lst of
January, 1875, and allowing postage in
those cases to be paid at the place OF des-
tination.
Mr.. Tyner declined to allow the
amendment to be offered or spoken to by
Mr.. Cox.
The bill WAS then passed.
Mr.. Cox thereupon introduced bill to
carry out the object indicated by him.
Referred.
Mr.. Phelps gave notice that he would
next Monday, if he got the floor, move
to suspend the rules and pass the bill
which he sought to introduce and pass
to-day, to repeal the Press gag law