The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-15
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
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HOUSE,


ment to the Constitution providing thai
no State shall make any law respecting
the establishing ofreligion or prohibiting
free exercise thereof, and that no money
raised by taxation In any State for the
support OF public schools or derived from
any public fund thereof, or any public
lands devoted thereto, shall ever be un.
der the control Of any religious sect, and
that no money or lands 80 devoted shall
be divided among religious sects or de-
: nominations,
Mr.. Fort offered the following resolu.
tion and demanded previous question on
its adoption:
Resolved, That in all subordinate ap-
pointments under any Of the otIiCers.Oi
this House, II is the judgment Of the
House that wounded Union soldiers who
are not disabled from the performance Of
the duty should be preferred.
A standing vote on secondlng the pre-.
vious question showed 07 Republicans
voting in its favor and l0i Democrats
against it. A vote was then taken by the
tellers with the following result, ayes 90,
noes l26, so the previous question was
not seconded,
Mr.. Coke then offered the following as
an amendment to the resolution and
moved the reference Of both resolutions
to the Committee on Accounts and de-
manded the previous question:
RcSOlred, That inasmuCh as the Union
OF the States has been restored all citi.
zens thereof are entitled to consideration
in the appointment to the offices under
this Government.
Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, inquired whether
Mr.. COxG resolution was offered as sub.
stitute for Mr.. Forts.
The Speaker replied that he under.
stood II to be offered as an amendment.
Mr.. Starkweather made the objection
that the nays had been already called and
the gentleman (COx) could not put in the
resolution now.
The Speaker ruled that II was too late
to make the objection.
Mr.. Fort said he had tried 10 make the
objection as soon as the resolution was
offered.
Mr.. Hale inquired whether the House
had acted on the amendment.
Speaker-lt has not. That would be
acting on the subject matter OF tho reso.
luton now, which Is not the purpose Of
the gentleman from New York. Ills
purpose is to refer both resolutions to u
committee.
Mr.. Cox-The original resolution was
an I'D edpidndum affair. My resolution IL
in the nature Of an amnesty. Laughter
Mr., Reagan made point Of order that
neither Of the resolutions nor amendments
were in order. Neither OF them proposed
anything which the House was author.
lied or required by law to do
The Speaker overrnled this point Of
order, stating that II II was even tenable
II came too late.
Vote was taken by the ayes and hayes,
and resulted a. follows Yeas, lGS; nays,
l02; strict party vote 20. Both resolutions
were referred to Committee on Accounts.
The call Of States was resumed, and
bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
by Mr.. Harrison; to amend the Con.
sLitution by fixing one term for the Pres.
ident, and making him ineligible for fu-
ture election, but making him Senator
for life from the United States nj large ut
the expiration OF his office as President.
BY Mr.. Morrison; TO amend the Con
stitution by fixing the Presidents term at
six years, and making the President incl
igible in any term Of twelve yearS.
BY Mr.. Randall; proposing an amend.
ment to the Constitution providing that
after the next Presidential election the
President OF the United States shall hold
his Office for six years, and that neither
the president nor Vice President, when
the office oilPresident devolves upon him,
shall he eligible to reelection.
BY Mr.. Spilger; q resolution directing
the Committee on Military Affairs 10 in
quire into the expedienCy ofreducing the
regular army to16,000 men, or to such a
number as will ensure efficient public
service at an expense not exceeding S2O,.
100000 yearly. Adopted.
by Mr.. Baker,: against subsidies and
grants Of land to railroads; by Mr.. CasSon,
10 amend the law respecting third.class
maiIabe matter; by Mr.. Holman, TO re.
peal the act for the resumption Of specie
payment; by Mr.. Ames, 10 reduce the post.
age by providing that after the first OF
March, 1870, postage shall be charged on
domestic maflatle matter Of the first
class, embracing all correspondence
wholly or in part In writing except book
manuscript and connected with proof
sheets passing between authors and pub.
fishers and Including home or drop let.
ters at uniform rates, one cent for each
half ounce or fraction thereof; by Mr..
Wells, to establish mint at 81. Louis
for tho coinage Of gold and silver; by Mr..
Sparks, authorizing the payment Of i'm
port duties In legal tender notes; by
Mt. O'Brien, calling on the Secretary Of
The Treasury for Information as to
whether the internal revenue bureau
may be absorbed by the bureau under the
charge Of the Commissioners Of Customs.
By Mr.. Chittehden, 10 fund the U. 8.
legal tender notes and to prepare a way
foi The resumption Of specie payments ns
soon az practicable, directing the Secre-
tary OF tile Treasury to sell for legal ten.
der notes, which are to be Immediately
cancelled and destroyed, $3,0O0,0O0 in 4
per cent twenty.year bonds on the first
Tuesday In every month; by Mr.. Ell di.
recting the Secretary OF War 10 transmit
copies Of the orders and Instructions un.
der which QuafteFmaster General MeigS
IL acting for the Government during his
absence from the United States; by Mr..
Darrell, to amend the act Of March, 1871
incorporating the Texas Pacific Railroad;
by Mr. Mofey, 10 remove the political
disabilities Of all citizens Of the United
States, and 10 prescribe an oath Of otlicej
by M. Bright, a bill to restore The frank:
Ing privilege for the Congressional Record
and public documents.
MI. BuCkner offered The following
resolution, and asked that IL be put on its
passages: ,..,
Resoiped, That the President Of the
United States be requested TO transmit to
the House all the correspondence In
reference TO the dismissal Of Ex-senator
John y. Henderson as one Of the special
counsel Of United States in the prose-
cution Of the whisky fraud cases at 81.
Louis. ~
MI, Lawrence suggested that the words
aft not incompatible with the public in.
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