The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-26
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
10 THE DAILY NEE4tEeB eBNoER
WASnINGfON.
The Army Appropriation Bill.

WARRINGTON, June 24.-The Army
AppropriationsBill reported from the
Senate COMMITTEES On appropriations.
strikes out the eight sections by which
the House proposed to reduce and reor'
ganize the army, and to establish lover
salaries for officers. Amendments are
reported increSsing the House items oi
appropriation 10 an; aggregate Of over
S3,OOO,O00, 80 IS to- ptoside'for continu7
ing the present force Of 25,0eO men and
officers, the salaries prescribed by the
existing law, and also 10 more nearly con.
form to the estimates OF Secretary Taft
in other respects.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE FAIL TO AGREE.
The conference on the Legiddiiye and
Judicial Appropriation Bill 'ssparated
without agreement, and new conference
will probably be appointed when the
House meets Monday. This is the fourth
conference had on this bill by the exist.
ing committee.
rosTMAsTERs INVITED TO A CONFERENCE,
Postmaster General Jewell has invited
Postmasters Of the larger cities to q con.
ference here upon the new law requiring
appropriations. -. aas "a
Mr.. Blaine is better to-day, but his
physicians insist upon him keeping per.
fectly quiet, that he may be able to leave
the city as son as possible next week. He
will probably go direct 10 his home in
Maine.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate to-day confirmed Vespasian
Smith, Collector Of Customs at Duluth.
SPEAKER PRO TEN.
1t was designed by some Of the Deno-
crats 10 elect Representative Holman
Speaker pro tenn; in place Of Reprcsenta'
tive Cox. who is now on his way 10 st
Souls. The resolution read originally as
follows:
Resolved, That Hon. Wm. S. Holman, n
Representative from the State Of Indiana,
be the Speaker pro tepl ofthiJ House dur
ing the present absence OF the Speaker,
and Of the Speaker pro TEN. heretofore
elected by the House.
1t has been ascertained that there was
~ movement among the Republicans TO
substitute the name Of n. p. Banks for
that Of Holman, and Mr.. Conger had
been selected to move the amendment.
The principal duty OF the Speaker pro
tenn. during the remainder OF this session,
and especially during the coming week,
will be to appoint committees Of confer
ence on the appropriation bills. As liol-
mans known views on that point were
distas,eful TO Republicans ~ we'll as to
pany Democrats, it was hoped that's a
sufficient number Of 1eiocrats could be
secured to enable the Republicans to sub
stitute General Banks for Holman. For
some reason, either because this move has
come to the knowledge Of Mr.. Randall or
or because Holman objected TO being
used merely to keep the place for Cox.
besides giving up his place on the confer.
ence committee already appointed, as
soon as the prayer Of the Chaplain was
concluded, Mr.. Randall moved the House
adjourn, althougtlast night, he refused %
consent to an adjournment ill Mohday,
and had remained in town Tor
the sole purpose, considering il more i'm.
portant than Joining the delegation to
St. Louis, as originally intended. Mr..
Harris, Of Virginia, opposed the adjourn
ment and secured the yeas and nays, thus
defeating it. As soon as the motion to
adjourn was made Mr.. Holman offered
the above resolution with the name OF
Sayler in place Of his own, which had
been erased. The latter portion Of tie
resolution limiting tile election Of the
new Speaker pro TEN. to the time Of Mr..
Cox's return, had been also erased, thus
making the term OF The new Speaker pro
tenn extend to the absence OF the Speak.
er himself. The resolution was adopted
unanimously, Mr.. Conger saying, after
ward, Mr.. sayler was so satisfactory
to the Republicans that he had no desire
to move any adjournment.
Mr.. Saylcr was not In the hall, anil af-
Ter few mopcnts, The Clerk entertained
and put motion to adjourn, which was
carried.
Mr.. Cox left last night, when the re.
solution, rs originally drawn, was pro-
posed to secure the place for him on his
return. '''''
Mr.. BLAGNE's cosDITIoN uNIMPRovEp.a
WASHINGTON, D. G., June 25.-Mr.
Blaine's condition is unchanged, or at
least has moi changed for the ;beiter-hc
has been entirely confined 10 his bed the
pastfour days, and exhibits symptoms Of
extreme physical proaration. He has
allow form Of fever resulting from mala-
ria, and his physicians have, some appre-
tensions Of its assuming n typhoid form.
A change from this climate is regarded
as absolutely indispensable to his recov-
cry, and arrangements are being made for
his leaving for Maine on Tuesday, by the
route on whiclshs can 90 directly home
without change ofcar.
...4. PARDON ASKED.
A petition for the pardon Of William
0'Ayery, who. was convicted in St. Louis,
in connection witlh he iwhiikey frauds,
has been signed by prominent Sena.
tors, Representatives and many other
persons.
ss REPREaESTAuyE stYLER . a !
had made arrangements to leave for 81.
Louis Last night, bgt having been elected
Speaker protein, will take the Chair To-
morrow. L. IaI', :hEC1Ii
Representative Randall left Tor St.
Louis tonight,
,rl' A PRoBABLE QUORUM. 7".
Notwithstanding the large number Of
Democratic members thither il Ia thought
that there will be quorum in each
House during this week. ,,
Weather Report.
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