The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-03

The Senate then took 4 recess until 8
o'clock, when the Tariff bill comes up,
| HOUSE.
Immediately after the House met this
morning tho rules we're suspended and
the bill for tho government Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia was taken up and con-
sidered in Committee Of the Whole,
Several amendmnnts were agreed to, the
principal Of which were those fixing the
rate OF taxation Ut one dollar and fifty
cents on one hundred dollars; cxempdng
church property and imposing tax on
personal property, which has been OK.
empt hitherto in the District, The bill
was then passed.
Mr., Tyner, from the Committee ON Ap,
propriations, reported the Senate amend
ments to the post office appropriation
bill, and the House proceeded to act upon
them. The amendment fixing the salary
Of the Now York postmaster at $1,000
was non'conourred in,
The Senate amendment as 10 franking
documents being reached, Mr., Tyner said
no was instructed against his own judg-
mont to recommend concurrence In Il
with several verbal amendments, which
would make thread as follows; That from
and after the passage Of this act tho Con-
gressioRal Record, or any part thereof, or
speeches or reports therein contained,
shall under the written frank Of mem-
ber Of Congress or delegate Ito be written
by himselfJ be carried In the mails free
Of postage, under such regulations as the
Postmaster General may prescribe; and
that public documents already printed
or ordered to DO printed for the use Of
either house Of Congress may pass free
through the mails on the frank Of any
member or delegate Of the present Con-
greSs, written by himself, until the lst Of
December, 1876; provided, that speeches
reproduced from and printed otherwise
than In tho Congressional Record and
speeches delivered elsewhere than In Con-
gress shall not be construed as public
documents or be embraced within the
provisions Of this section. ."
Mr.. Garfield appealed to the House to
vote down this attnmpt to reopen the
franking abuse. 4 H.. !
MI. Kasson called for the yeas and
nays on the amendment The yeas and
nays were not ordered.
Mr.. Tyner called for tellers on yeas
and nays. Tellers were not ordered,
The amendment was then agreed to-
118 TO 65. n n .|
Mr.. Garfield moved to reconsider tho
vote and Mr.. Cessna moved to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table, 4
The yeas and nays were ordered on
the latter motion, and resulted, yeas 1877,
nays 103. So the motion to recbnSider
was laid on the table. li ,ww
d. II. HOaF, from the select committee
on breach OF the privileges Of tho House
In The arrest Of Whitelaw Reid while at.
tending as witness before the Commit.
toe on Ways and Means, reported bill
| to protect witnesses In such cases from
arrest on civil process. Passed. y {
Mr.. Orr, Of Iowa, from the Committee
on Public Lands, moved TO suspend tho
rules and pass q bill giving the consent
and approval Of Congress TO the Wiscon.
sin Central Railroad Company to build
that portion Of its road between Portage
City and Stevens POinto on tho line ADOPT.
ed by an act Of the Wisconsin I0gisla.
turc on the 10th Of February, 1875, In.
stead Of on the line adopted by tho act Of
April 0, 1866. a7i l] diio
After brief discussion the motion
was agreed to, and the bill passed. :
The next important amendment was
one revising tho franklng privilege In
respect to garden seeds Transmitted by
the Commissioners of Agriculture, and
two agricultural reports emanuting from
that department. After some observa.
tions by Mr.. Tyner, against the amend.
ment 1t was concurred in--nays 1888,
yeas %. .g q h1. D
Mr.. scoGcld offered the following reSo.
lutions; u"t
WHEREAS. The House of Representa-.
tiyes on the 30th Of April, 1872, adopted
resolutions Censuring Simon Cameron for
certain alleged irregular proceedings nS
Secretary OF War III tho matter Of pur'
chasing military supplies at the outbreak
Of the rebellion; and
WHEREAS, Oh the Goth day Of the en-.
suing month the then President Of the
United States, Abraham Lincoln, In O
special message to Congress assumed for
the Executive Department Of the Gov.
ernment tho fullest responsibility Of the
proceedings complained Of, declaring In
said message that lie should be wanting
equally In candor and In Justice II be
should leave the Censuro 10 rest wholly
or chiefly on Cameron, and adding that
II was due to Cameron to say that al.
though he fully approved Of tho proceed.
ingS, thty were not moved or suggested
by him, and that not only the President
but all other heads Of departments were
at least equally responsible with him fol
whatever wrong or fault was committed
In the premises. Therefore,,
| Resolred, That this House as an act oI
personal Justice 10 Mr.. Cameron and as q
correction Of It's own records hereby di.
rect that said resolution 30 reScinded and
that tie re.sciSsion be entered on the mar.
gin Of the Journal where said resolution
Ia recorded.
The resolution was then unanimously
adopted.
The House then proceeded 10 the con.
sidetation Of The report Of the select Com
mittec on AtkanSas Affairs. After 3
short debate The House took recess Ill
o:3O, when the AtkanSas question will be
discussed, after which The regular buSinoSs