The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-25
CON q R E s 8.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March "a

Mir. Scott presented petition Of the
, citizens Of Blair county, Pa, deprecating
the re.eDactment of the duty on tea and
coffee. Referred.
MIR. Ftelinghuysen presented petition
Of the citizens Of New Jersey asking for
the passage Of law providing Tor $3 05
convertible bonds Referred.
MIR. Morton presented q petition of the
citizens Of Indiana and Kentucky, asking
that the law Of Congress relative 10
bridges over the Ohio river be amended
80 as to require that bridges over the
Ohio river shall have four hundred feet
spans, and 0 pivot draw Of one hundred
and sixty feet. Referred. T.
At the expiration OF the morning hour
the Senate laid aside, informally, the bill
TO equalize the distribution Of the cur
rency, and took up the new financial bill
reported by Mr.. Sherman, from the Com.
mittee on Finance, yesterday.
The provisions ofthe new bill were ex.
planned by Mr.. Sherman. fs
MIR. Sherman said the bill reported
yesterday and just taken up was not
satisfactory one, as 1t was natural COM
promise, and while 1t had the strength OF
q compromise 1t also had the weakness of
such measure. There was necessity
for those on each sideto yield their views 10
some extent to the others, and unless they
should SO yield 10 the bill 1t could not be
passed. There might be some middle
ground agreed on TO make the bill salts.
factory to all, and ii only remained for the
Senate now to say II this was fair COM
promise; whether II would improve our
currency and give the relief demanded,
He then, had the bill read by sections,
and explained the provisions Of each.
The debate continued at considerable
length without any conclusion:
The Senate went into executive session,
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
After considerable animated discussion
over an attempt by Messrs. 0Neil and
Myers to make personal or privileged
question out Of the mistakes in the Wash
ington papers In regard to their votes on
the four hundred million bill yesterday,
which attempt the Speaker refused 10
countenance, the House proceeded to the
discussion oil the Georgia contested cleo
ton case. ...,..,' ...-..... ...-.. 20.
After three hours discussion the mi
nority resolution that Mr.. Rawls, the sit
ting member was entitled to seat, was
reiected-yeas II, nays 1888. The ma
jority resolutions declaring Mr.. Sloan, the
contestant, entitled TO seat were adop-
ted-yeas 1856, nays "a. ttrgt
1t was purely party vote, except that
Banning, Fort, and Shoemaker Of Pa,
voted with the Democrats. ''H
Andrew Sloan then came forward and
took the modified, not the iron.clad, oath.
Mr.. McCreery, after an unsuccessful ei-
fort to have some arrangement made for
taking debate on the bill to regulate inter.
State railroad commerce, gave notice he
would move the previous question on the
passage Of the bill at4 o'clock to. morrow.
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution giving
to the Committee OF Ways and Means au.
thority to send for persons and papers,
and to administer oaths in all cases pend.
ing for examination before 1t from time
to time, Adopted. 5sss
Mr.. Roberts, OF New York, said. ~ am
requested by the Workingmen's Commit.
tee OF New York, TO present memorial
TO the House ot Representatives In favor
oil the eight hour Law, and for removal of
the supervising architect OF the Treasury.
This memorial is signed by20 900 persons,
representing the Typographical Union,
and various trades and laboring societies
Of New York city: 1npresenting this I
desire TO express my entire and full ap-
proval Of the memorialists. request
that the memorial be read at the Clerks
desk and be printed in the Congressional
Record.
Mr. Msynard-I object to that, Let
the memorial come in under the rule.
MIR. Roberts-The gentleman from Ten.
nessee would not object If 1t was me.
mortal from the bankers and brokers Of
New York, but because itcomes from the
workingmen he objects.
Mr. Msynard-rhe gentleman from
New York measures other peoples corn
by his own hall bushels.
Mr.. Roberts-I measure that gentleman
by his acts. f' = .7'' %
MIR. Maynard-I have right to object
to having the memorial read in the House
and printed In the Record, and I insist on
'fmy objection. z 8 -;;;,,,, 31,g. z
The memorial was received and order.
ed to be printed, bat not in, the Rec0rd
and was referred to the Committed on
4 Civil Service Reform. E
The House then proceeded to tho dis.
cussion Of the bill to regulate inter.
State railroad commerce, and Mr.. vii.
lard, ,'of Vermont, made q constitutional
and legal argument against the bill. sAt
the close OF his speech the House took a
recess TIL 7 o'clock, the evening session
| to be devoted TO the same subject.
In the evening session, various speeches
we're made on the, bill, The, discussion
presented no features Of general interest
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