The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-26

speaker power to refuse to recognize any
dilatory motion, but after a strong prOtes
from the Democratic side Of the house
Joined in by q few Republicans, the cftOrl
was defeated.
On motion Of Mr.. Smith, OF Ohio, il
was agreed that 1t should be in order Il
move amendments tO'the pOstotice appro'
priation bill and repeating additional
Pacific Mail subsidy,
Under the call Of States many bills
were introduced and referred, including
the following:
BY Mr.. Butler, of Mass. To establish
certain telegraph lines in several States
and Territories as post roads, and to reg.
ulate the transmission OF commercial and
other intelligence by telegraph.
BY Mr.. Williams, Of Indiana To in.
corporate the National Union Telegraph
Company,
By Mr. Wells; For branch mint at
st. LOuis.
By Mr.. Strait; For the Improvement
Of the Minnesota River by the cODstruc.
tiOh Of a lock and dam at Little Rapids.
By Mr., Lowe: For public building
at Topeka, Kansas.
On motion Of Mr., Dawes, Il was ordered
that Richard u. Irwin be discharged from
arrest, he having answered all the ques-
tions OF the committee.
Mr., Hawley, Of Illinois, moved TO sus.
pend the rules and make the bill for the
canal connecting waters Of Lake Michi-
gan with the Illinois, Mississippi and
Rock Rivers the special order for Feb. ..
Agreed to.
Mr., Cessna offered the iollowingresolu-
tiOn;
Resolved, That the rules be 80 fur sus'
pendnd during the present session as to
prevent the Speaker from entertaining
any dilatory motion pending the consider.
alton oGany public bill or joint resolution,
or Of any motion to bring, or the result OF
which may bring, before the House for
consideration such bill or joint resO.
luton; and this order shall apply to
amendments offered In The House, or
adopted In the Senate and awaiting con-
siderAtion IN the House, 10 such public bill
or joint resolution, and to any report Of a
committee thereon
The reading Of the resolution was fol-
lowed by indignant protests from the
Democratic side Of the House.
Mr. Eldridge suggested that perhaps II
would he better to abolish all rules.
Mr.. Holman said that II would be Vi.
OlatiOn Of the Constitution
Mr., Randall said that Il would open
the treasury to all schemes.
Mr.. Cox Raid that II would 10 better
for the House to suspend all rules and go
home.
Mr.. Wood suggested that II would be
setting very bad precedent for the next
House.
On the other side It was denied by Mr..
Butler that the object was only to prevent
a waste Of public time, and II was denied
by Mr.. Cessna that II would throw open
the Treasury doors TO everybody. Some
opposition also came from the Republican
side Of the chamber, from Merriam, Of
New York, KassOn, Of Iowa, and Smith,
Of Ohio. The resolution was rejected;
yeas lj0, nays 0S, not the necessary two.
thirds IN the affirmative.
Among the Republicans who voted
mo-, were Bnllingtonl burchard, Bur.
leigh, Foster, Hale, o. Name, haIe, ol
New l0rK, MASON, Mefrlan', thellS,
Pierce, =. IL. Roberts, Sener, smith, 9I
Ohio, Willard, Of Vermont, and Willard,
oi Michigan.
MIR. Smith, ol PehhsyiVallia, moved TO
suspend the rules 80 aS TO maze IN order
an amendment to the PoS'Oflice appro;,
Irlatlon ny to repeal tle additional
China subsidy to the fAGlllc MAI steam
Rhlp Company. Agreed 10 without 1he
yeas ana nays 49, D..
MIR. NeglGy, from tIe COMMITTEES on
Commerce, reported L : DiIl aneh1a!Ory 70
tile actol March 20, ioI5, althorlzIng tne
construction o. prluge across Tue Nlissls-
sippl river at 81. LOUIS ,u
AR. Wells moVeu 10 'ay 'he OllI OH 'he
table Neganved' -.
Inc bill requires Tue Drldge 70 Oe pun
o. three continuous spans, eaCh not less
than l0!ir h'lhureu leet IN Ihe cIear'
Mr. stqnnard moved an amendment re-
curing u 70 Dnii1 o. lw3 eohlInuou1
spans, not Less tllah lour hnhured anu
MY leet III the clear
Mr. stahnafds amendment waS agreed
70, ana lhG Dill as Amended paSSeu--yeaS'
2lI naysS. ,,,..,..,..,,
MIL Mr. b'.ler oi MlSsurl"set.s ""l ssG In moTeu 20