The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-27
WHEELING WEST Va WEDNESDAY MORNING JANUARY a. 1876

ecutive. Icannot conceive q contingency
in which ! would be willing to be Tor .
continuous executive ofthiS republic, and
ask the gentlemen on this aide 70 con-
slider whether Ornot they are willing now
To be put upon record a. willing to invite
a contingency inthe future when we shall
be called upon TO meet the question Of
the disturbance, Of the excitement Of q
continuous executive Of the strong men
In q strong government. My faith Is not
in strong men. Ny faith il IN the AmeFi-
can people, Constitutions are made in
time Of elaboration II they are good Con-
slltutions, and 1 want the American peOr
pile To have the privilege Of saying what
their Constitution shall be. Ideem that
as infinitely more important than the
privilege at any lime OF being able to call
upon one man, however strong or how
ever great, and think It Is essential to
the Republic that an amendment like this
should BE- put in the Constitution,
Mr., Ward argued, against the proposed
amendment on the ground that the people
are competent to determine who should be
President, He saw no reason for saying
that the American people should establish
4 statute 80 high that II could not be
readily reached, saying that in the future
they shallnot elect this man or that mm,
He had heard no Glamor for this consti-,
tuilonal amendment; rs he should trust
hiS own vote In tho next presiden-
tial election 70 he was willing 10 trust
the people, He moved 10 lay the ioint
resolution on the table,
The House refused to lay Il on tie table
-yeaS, 9s; nays, 1873,
Mr.. Ward, Of illinois, then moved TO
recommit ID the Judiciary Committee,
which was negatiyed-yeaS, ITO; nays, 90.
The joint resolution was then rejected
yeas, lSli nays, lO4. Less than two
thirds In the affirmative. iu'HdaI
All the Democrats voted for II. and
Of the Republicans, Albright BuiintOn,,
Cannon, Cessna, Chittsh1en, Clayton,
Darnel, Dawes, Dnrrell, Field, Foster
Garfield, Gooch, GunCkel, Harrison,
Hawley Of Connecticut, lIa1cltOn Of New
Jersey, Haskins, Hunter, KasSon, Kel'
logg KillingeT Lawrence, Lowndes Nc
CFary, Merriam, Monroe, Phelps, Phillips,
Pierce, Pollard, 3, II. Roberts, Sawyer,
Scudder Of New York, Smith Of New
York, Smith ofYirginid, Smith Of Ohio,
Southland, Stannard, Strait, stfObridge,
Thornburg, Tremaihe, Willard Of Ver-
mont, Willard Of Michigan, Williams Of
Massachusetts,, Wilson Of Indiana,
Mr.. Butler, .0f. Massachusetts,, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported a rGsolu-
tion In relation Is The New Idriu
Mining COmpany's claims In California,
directing the Commissioner Of the general
land office to institute legal proceedings
In the name OF the Government against
tho New Iria Mining Company IN the
Circuit Court .the -United- States 1Or
California, 70, restrain further waste oil
property, Tor tho appointment Of n re.
ceiver, and for ths recovery of posses
sion; and also for the recovery Ot 81 ,OOO,-
900 illegitimately and wrongiully taken
therefrOm by the New lria Mining Com.
pany, and such other action rs the Com.
missioner may deem proper; and also d.
ecting the Secretary OF the Interior not
to issue patents to the New Iria Mining
Company until the legal proceedings are
determined. ty
After long discussion Mr., Butler
moved the previous question, and II was
seconded IN the face Of noisy opposition
aud the efforts Of Mossrs. Hougkton and
Page to secure an adjournment, which
would have defeated the resOlutiOny az u
special assignment to the Judiciary COM
mittee applied only 10 this day. Whsniit
came to vote on the adoption Of the
resolution an attemptwas made 10 defeat
It by the members opposed to II refrain
Ing from voting, but as the friends 6t'the
measure intimated that they would insist
on the call Of the HotSe quorum II
eventually passed by a vote Of 1870 to II.
Adjourned.