The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-09

prOvements OF rivers, harbOEs, and thg
erection OF lighthouses, nc, principally
IN the Southern States, were introduced.
AIR, Dnnnell moved TO suspend the
rules and bring before the House for con-
SideratiOn the bill to carry into effect the
provisions Of the act Of January 10, 1873,
for the extension OF time to the WinOna
& St. Peter Railroad Company for the
completion Of its road. Rejected,
The previous question not being sec
Onded Mr., Morey moved to suspend the
rules SO us to make in order the river and
harbor Appropriation bill, a proposition
for an appropriation OF the Mississippi
river and for making surveys for per-
hlancnt plan for the reclamation Of the
alluvial basin Of the Mississippi river,
Rejected. Yeas l22; nays 73, not two
thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. SpeCr moved 10 suspend the rules
and adopta resolution, declaring that in
tho judg0nlGnt' oflthe House the election
Of President for third term is against
the traditions OF the republic; is in viola
ton OF the example Of Washington now
sacred as law ilsGlf, and would bc hazard
Gus alike Tor the liberties OF the people
aud free institutions OF the country. The
motion was lost the previous question
mot being seconded, Yeas 81; nays l02.
All who voted for 1t, with the exception Of
Mr.. Smith, Of North Carolina, were Denls
ocrats, hpd hiuSt Who voted agaihstitRsrO
Republicans.
Mr.. Dawes moved to suspend the rules
to make in order an amendment for the
modification, suspension or repeal Of Sec
ton twenty-five Of the revised statutes,
regulating tho. time for holding elections
for Representatives in COngrsss, He
stated that ifordertO make the lime lihi-
form, US thelaw required, several State
Constitutions would have 10 be changed
bStweep'how and the yeaF1s7O, The mo-
tibn Mas agreed to7yeas l0l nays ".
Mr.. Dawes Offered a resolution reCiting
that VIM, S. King, Of Minnesota, tempo
rarily residing IN Washington, had fled
Into the Dominion of Canada in order
10 evade the service Of summons duly
issued by tho Speaker Of the House COM
mandiug him u appear as q witness be.
lOrq The Committee on Ways Apd Means
IN The Pacific MAil hivesiga gatiOh; thQt lie
was served with such summons on the ii
Of February, 1875, in Compton, Canada,
and that he has neglected to appear be.
fore such committee pursuant TO thes sum
mons, and directing the Speaker to issue
his warrant commanding the sergcant.at-
Arms to take King into his custody whor-
ever found and bring him before the bar
Of the House to answer for contempt Of
its authority.
Several members called attention to the
brOad character OF the proposed warrant,
and Dawes said that II OF course only
meant to apply to the United States, and
modified the resolution accordingly.
Mr. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, asked
how n mAn could be pronounced IN con-
tempt OF the House when he had not been
duly and legally summoned, and he could
not be so summoned outside the jurisdic-
tiOn ofthe United States.
Mr. Randall reminded Butler that In
the Andrew johnson impeachmept case
witnesses bad been tubpGnpd In Cahhda,i
Mr. Butler said that they had NbtB
snbpUncd, but had been requested to ut.
tend
Mr.. Dawes said that the Committee on
Ways and Ateans had expressed no opin.
ion on the question, but simply brought
The matter to tho attention Of the House.
Mr.. KossOn explained that the sub
pTlla hadi bCen sent over q week agO Ia
Malone, MY, Where King was tempo
ratiIy residing, but on learning tho fact
he escaped to Canada. The question
therefore was whether such an attempt
successfully made To cvNde service Of the
Speakers summons was not contempt
Of the House. lie said that the proof
was positive that King had run away to
Gvadc the process Of the House.
After some further discussion, LhG rCso.
luton vas withdrawn, n 7 NV 4
Mr.. Sayler, Of Indiana, from the Com
Inlttec on Patents, made an adverse report
on the application for extension Of the
Wslson sewing machine patents. The
report shows lh0t the patents have been
In existence twenty.One years; Tint COM
blnations Of sewing machine companies
which own patents have received over
S2,0O0,0O0 from them, and that the public
llas therefore paid heavily for the inyGn-
tibh. The report was laid on the table.
Adjourned. .l...... s. ~
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