The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-10

agreement would De the ulscnarge OF Iot
employees, an annual saving Of 81 800, ,00(
below the amount insisted on by the Sen
ate. That at least was something.
Mr.. Kasson, the third member of th'
conference committee, also made some
explanatory remarks on the work Of the
conference committee.
Mr.-Lord offered the following resolu
ton, which was agreed to:
ReSolrcd, That the House confereet
recede from their position regarding The
salary OF the President and Congressman
The same conference committee wa'
reappointed.
The counsel was authorized TO defend
the Speaker and officers Of tho House il
the ballot on the Kilbourne suit.
Mr.. Bland wished to know when he
should have the opportunity of making
the necessary Parliamentary motion that
would put q stop 10 the bloody shirt
political humbug in debate, in. which
the country had no interest whatever.
He was called to order by the Speaker
and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
During the morning hour number ol
bills on the calendar, not being objected
TO, were passed. Among them was the
House bill to allow homestead settlers to
make proof Of settlement before court
as well as before q receiver,
Mr.. Window, from the conference com.
mittee on the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill, reported
that the committee had been unable TO
agree, and addressed the Senate at length
as TO the condition OF the bill, stating
that The committee had agreed on every
point except az to the compensation OF
The President OF the United States and Of
Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress. He moved that new conference
be authorized, and expressed the opinion
that the committee would be able 10 agree
finally. ..g
The amendments Of the House 10 the
Senate bill to provide for the sale Of the
reservation Of the cOpielerated Otoe and
Missouri Indians, in Kansas and Ne
Lraska, were agreed 10, and the bill was
passed..
RE.ArroINTED.
After discussion the old conferees were
re.appointed without objection, it being
understood that their re-appointment
was an expression OF the sense Of The SEN
ate that they should adhere 10 the posi-
ton taken by them against the reduction
OF salaries OF the President and OF the
Senators and Representatives.
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton Of the unfinished business, the reso-
luton Of Mr.. Morton TO print 10000
extra copies Of the Presidents message
and accompanying the documents in re-
gard to the recent trouble at Hamburg.
Mr.. Patterson resumed his remarks.
He commented at great length on the
laws passed by the South Carolina Dem.
ocratic Legislature in '65, in the days Of
reconstruction, and agreed that the South
ern people were unwilling to accord to
the colored men Of the South the rights
secured to them by the war. II Samuel
J. Tilden were to so to Edgefell county
tomorrow, the chances were that N. G.
Butler, who was concerned in the Ham
burg affair, would be chairman Of the
committee to receive him. ~
Lot Tilden DO elected President by the
votes OF honest people and everybody
would say amen; but for the sake OF CIV
ilization II should not go abroad that he
could not be elected unless he got the
votes OF all the murderers in the South.
South Carolina was a Republican State
by a large majority, and II she should be
taken out OF tue list Of Republican States,
and the whole South should become
Democratic, it would simply be that sec:
ton arrayed against the North again, and
il meant war. There would bea new hor.
ror, and the penalty would be visited on
the people OF the South again by the
North, The Democratic party OF the
North encouraged the Democracy OF the
South 10 20 into the war, and when they
got them into that trouble, they sneakcd
back. The result was that the Democrats
Of the South had supreme contempt for
the Northern Democrats. He defended the
present Legislature oiSouth Carolina, and
said il was as wise and useful Us any leg
islative body OF any other State. That
State had2, 500 schools, !, 90 school teachers
and 10000 children going to school. lie
said he spoke in favor Of peace and har.
mony, and declared that there had been
more men murdered in the South for
opinionssale since the war than were
killed on the federal side in any battle
during the war.
After the talk Of Sargent about press
ing the Hawaiian treaty upon the Senate,
Sherman suggested that the Senate meet
tonight with the understanding that this
Mississippi or political debate be finished
three days would then be left for legis.
lation.
Mr.. Hamlin moved that the Senate at
Eve o'clock take recess until 1880, agreed
10, and Wallace took the door upon Nor.
toms resolution 10 print extra copies oi
the Preaidents message, ETC., but before
he concluded his argument the Senate
took recess.
SCHOOL AMENDMENT. ,I
Upon re.asscmbling Edmunds, from
Committee on Judiciary, reported with
amendments the House joint resolution
proposing an amendment TO the Constitu'
tion Of the United States prohibiting the
appropriation Of money for the support
oil schools Of any religious sect. Placed
on tho calendar. Hegave notice that he
would call it up for consideration to.mor
row morning.
Mr.. Wallace then continued his re
marks on Mort6fi's. resolution and wa
replied to by Sherman, but before The
latter concluded the Senate adjourned.
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