The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-15

| hAl, ShluWell Oueteu D resolution Calllnl
on the Secretary Of War for q detailed
statement OF the location and use OF thI
troops In Alabama, and the distribution
OF provisions, authorized by Congress
among the destitute people along thu
Tombigbee and Warrior rivers. LCsIl!fo
the previous questions seconded and thel
the speaker ruled points Of order mad
against the resolution by Garfield ant
kasson which came to late.
Mr. Hale, of N. Y, moved 10 recon.
slider the vote seconding the previous
question. Rejected, yeas l04, NAYS 1877
The resolution was then adopted.
BY Mr; Bradley, making appropriation
for light houses In Michigan.
BY Dir. Field, 10 increase the taxation
on foreign products and to facilitate tht
resumption on specie payments.
Mr. Harris offered bill allowing the
payment Of one.hall Of all import duties
IN legal tender, notes or national banh
notes, Referred.
BY Mr.. Morrison, for continuing the
Improvements on the Mississippi rivel
between the Missouri and Illinois rivers.
By MIR. Farwell, for free banking and
resumption OF specie payments.
Calls OF States for bills and resolutions
Tor action was begun at Georgia where
the call was left of last session.
Mr.. Young offered a bill Tor the settle
ment ot accounts for carrying the mails IN
the Southern States prior 10 1861, TO an
amount no: exceeding 5000 900. Referred
to Committee Of the Whole.
On motion Of Mr.. Wheeler, 1t was or
dered that when the legislative sppropri
alton bill ls Under confederation In Com
mittee of the Whole, an amendment may
be offered making direct appropriation
lor the military asylum Ior disabled SOL
diers, instead Of having them made
through the Auditors office. He said
that by dispensing with the useless oiflcial
machinery now used and by making ap-
pronriations direct an annual expenditure
OF 100000 would be saved. He dis
claimed any idea of interfering in the
administration Of the military asylum.
MIR. Spears offered resolutions relating
to the time for Withholding from the
Congressional Record remarks delivered in
the House. Referred.
Mr.. Phelps moved to take up for con-
sideration his bill repeating what is
known as the "Press Gag" law in Wash.
ington.
Mr. Hale, Of New York, intimated that
all such legislation should come from the
appropriate committees.
Mr.. Barry, Of Mississippi, suggested
that the time Oi the House should not bC
occupied in this newspaper matter while
citizens were being murdered in Missis-
sippi and while he had o proposition on
that subject 10 bring before the House.
Mr.. Cox suggested that MIR. Phelps
motion should be to suspend the rules
and pass the bill.
MIR. Poland protested against such o
bill being passed without his having an
opportunity Of stating his views, and
asked that the bill be referred to the Ju.
dietary Committee.
The House refused to second the pre-.
Vious question on Phelps motion.
Mr. Cox then moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill.
The House also refused 10 second the
previous question on this motion BY O
vote OF GS TO ITO.
The bill then, on motion of Mr.. May
nard, was referred 10 the Judiciary Com.
mlttec with leave to report at any time.
MIR. Beck moved to suspend the rules
and pass the resolution Tor the appoint
ment Of select committee to in0 uire
whether any official OF the government or
OF the Dlstrict OF Columbia or other per.
sons have used any means to obstruct the
administration OF law in the District,
especially with reference 10 the trial OF the
socalled sste.burglary conspiracy, with
power 10 send for persons and papers, and
report at any time. Rejected, yeas 139
nays 81, not two thirds in the affirmative.
Mr., Mckee offered a resolution for the
appointment Of select committee Of five
to proceed to Vicksburg and investigate
and report all the facts relative to the re-
cent troubles in that state, especially in
Warren county.
Mr.. Lamar hoped the House would
adopt the resolution. The citizens oI
Vlcksburg, in Warren county, did not
shrink from investigation but courted it.
and were only anxious to have all the
facts connected with that transaction ex,
posed to the country.
MIR. Mckee remarked that Il was under
tho inspiration oI tho eloquent words ot
his colleague (Lamsf in Summers obse,
quies, "My countrymen know one another
and love one another" that he offered the
resolution, He (McKee) knew that they
would fallin love with his lamb like con.
stituents.
Mr.. Niblack, Of Indiana, remarked that
the troubles at ViCksburg were local
matter.
Mr.. EldridGe inquired OF Mr.. Mckee
how he had voted on the proposition TO
investigate affairs In South Carolina.
Mr.. Mckee replied that there had been
no such proposition before the House to.
day.
Mr., Butler, OF Massachusetts, hoped
that the matter would be investigated,
A portion oi the people thought that the
reports OF these murders were eXag-
Grated, and II so the fact should be
known. But the murder or killing OF
fifty men should not DO called local
affair. 1t was an affair which ought 10 be
investigated and the guilty ones pun.
ished.
Mr.. Eldridge-Is 1t any less local than
murder in Massachusetts or Pennsylva-
MAI
Mr.. Butler - Wherever citizens arc
murdered l go in for an investigation.
Mr.. Randall-Who prompted these
murders?
Mr., Butler-No matter who prompted
them; is it any more of local affair than
the safe burglary matter2
Mr.. Rsndall-The difference is that We
are voting with you In this matter and
you voted against US in that matter.
Mr.. Beck-I will vote for this inyesti.
cation, as did for the other. The wrongs
done in this district In that safe burglary
matter are as well known TO the gentle.
man who voted against the investigation
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