The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-09
HOUSE.

ton Jirec,;nc the clerk of the House to
49, Et1bugh late door. keeper,
pay Ia ~. - ,,,n,be
S1, an IN" - wav ,n the Is, Of August. Re.
s-u ', -""' "
NJ I.rdars introduced n bill To Sc
c,ra tho nrompt resumption of specie
,ar,,on,s md after discussion the bill
n:. rocerred to the Committee on Coin.
see Weights and Measures.
H. Gsr8eld's motion to grant leave
os shsence to the members. some twenty
in nmmber who desired il, was agreed TO-
MIR. Frelinghuysen introduced oil
to print one hundred thousand copies Of
tho report OF the Commissioner of Agri-
culture for 1876. and two hundred thon-
sand copies of the report for 1876, and
appropristing SI30DIO therefor. Psss"d.
The House then resumed the ronsidcr-
alton of the Bland silver bill, whcreupon
dilstory motions were set 0n foot by
Messrs. Odell and Pierce 10 consume the
morning hour. =.
At the close of the morning hour Mr.
Bland announced his Willingness 70 allow
any amendment TO he added 70 INC OH,
but hls proposition was not a'ce"eo u W
the opponents OF tue n'li' a.,
Mr.. Hall ob.sinsu tue , n@"r py ,no ,%o
parliamentary deV''e "' '"''"s up Wv
motion to reconsider 'h' v".e ~ Hn.n
the PRESIDENTS message y" 'no | os.r.a3
Civil Appropriation nh' ~a' re'e'I''
soniet''.o "s' b., n,,J. . ,roach on
Irorr at'ons' ana &c n"u' . h;oh I
general poiitlcs, III the cours' u. VIZ"
he referred 10 tue nrs. o'''I'a' -, -, NV, S.n.t. w.
House IN the selection oy ~ 'p'a,o'
OF the committees ~nen %. 'np III, .nnS
four standing committees tue '""''"'a"-
ship OF twenty-one Was g''"" " n'''"'
bers from section oi lne country ,"t
which Mr.. Lamar cis,meI Tue o'h'' .ai
so much modesty. ne a's" co'''''e''.'u
on the changes maae III tue Fe'a,.''". "
the officers ot the nouss % '."'s,ans s',as' .n' Wv
question py tho ho"so P0o L. ,rI,
pointments, the postmaster % NV 'As'
House, who mad iost hIs I's !. ."o "'U1 ''D"
army, having 70 make way i"r oho ""V
had been captured I'D the 'eo'' A'.'y, ""u
had served with d. j.. d. Stewart 'a'''
ing cavalry, and hS suofu'ha.es,
most OF them old u mon SoiaierS' ha,'"s
TO make way Tor others, seven o' WHOM
had served in the Rebel army. ne also
noted the retirement OF The veteran Jouihs'
clerk of the House, Mr.. Barclay, and MS
being replaced by man who immediate
ly went TO work to make merchan''se o'
bis office.
Passing on a. the question ot economy
be asserted that there were more com
mittee clerks in this House IMAM
in any Republican House; that
the expenses OF the numerous commillees
were enormous; that instead ot two s'en'
ographers TO committees nt former
sessions he had counted up se'sn.eeh o'
them at this session. lie ventured 70 say
that the additional expenses caused ny
this House above the ordinary expense
! Of former years would aggregate ~ I1e
nsiChborhood OF = million do'Ian' n'
3D. t,sd that the reductions IN th'
genera appropriation bus wou'd 'eacp
twenty miii'oh do''" '
that ths consular and dip'o
matic system had been put IN per-"
! the navy anu Smy "s"
commons, government works had been
cut of, small salaries had been reduced
and in few days = THOUSAND heip'es'
men and women would lie turnsa OUT on
the streets OF Wshington; !. non mign' -
said that he admitted sISenVW ol .h'
reduction of the Puoi" pSrhe". n 81
mitted no such thing ana 20 msn ''u's .hs
tell what credit wa, TO &c gwen 70 ,nf
house until tie ebs.ag my o. ~" 70.
session or the fourth Of March 1871
There had besn reductions -
which he was glad TO have he.psa
bat when ]. wa found how rnuch .h4. .
t~estJ.fve millions vas hmpy -. p.
ponen.nt OF the necessary eiPsna"urs' =,
then some better measure o. credis eo"''