The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-16
CON G r E s S.
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Monday nights session Of the House
continued until 0 o'clock this morning,
the most Of the time after midnight being
taken up in diIatory motions and man
euyers to prevent Cox from resumiag his
speech in reply to Kasson. At last, about
5 o'clock in the morning, truce was Ell,
fecled between the opposing factions, and
an opportunity was afforded bo both Cox
and Kasson to make due apology to the
House and 10 each other for the exhibi,
lion OF any passions or the violation oi
any parliamentary decorum that either
might have been guilty Of.
After that Mr.. Hewitt took the floor
and in a speech which was frequently ap'
plauded by his own side OF the House, de-
Tended Gov. Tilden from the assaults
made upon him by Kasson, and euloglzed
him as the standard bearer OF the Nation
al Democracy. -,
On motion Of Mr.. Randall the Senate
amendments to the bill to defray the ex-
penses OF the District Of Columbia until
December lst, 1876, were n'concurred
ID.
Mr.. Morrison, chairman Of the Ways
and Means Committee, stated that the
committee had taken evidence on the al
lege d improper use OF money 10 aid in
lie passage Of the Hawaiian treaty bill
but there was nothing in the evidence
showing the justice OF such allegations;
he therefore moved that the committee
he discharged from its further considera-
tion. So ordered.
Mr.. Banning moved to non-concur in
the Senate amendment to House bill for
volunteers to aid in the suppression. OF
Indian hostilities. He explained that
the House bill provided for five thousand
volunteer cavalry and that the Senate
amendment provided for an increase Of
the regular cavalry regiments to 100
men for each company. He asserted that
existing laws already authorized that in
crease, bu: that il men were needed Tor
the Sioux war they were needed imme-
diately and could be got on the frontier
where men knew the Indian character
and how to fight the Indians.
Messrs. Garfield and Thornburg IA
vored the Senate amendment. Alter
some further discussion the amendment
was non.concurred in.
A message was received from the Pres
ident announcing that he had signed the
Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation
bill, but calling attention to the fact that
Constitutionally the House had no right
TO order the withdrawal Of Consuls OF
Ministers, though it might reduce OF
withhold entirely the salaries to be paid
to said officers.
Mr.. Lawrence thought Congress was as
morally bound as political duty to ap-
proptiate for the salaries Of Ministers as
Tor any other officers.
Mr.. Tucker entered his protest against
some OF the doctrines announced on the
other side in reference to the Presidents
message in regard to the River and Har
Dor bill. He said alter signing the bill
the Presidents only duty was as the Ex
ecutiye, and the Constitution provides
that he must take care that the law il
executed.
A Constitutional discussion as TO tht
limits OF power OF the President in regart
10 Diplomatic officers was carried on by
Tucker and Holman on one side, and by
Garfield, Lawrence and Banks on the 9th
er. The message was referred TO the Com
mittee on Appropriations.
Messrs. Banning, Mills and Thornburgh
were appointed as conference commit
tee on the bill for the increase OF the cav
oI.u for tba Indian war
Mr.. Page moved to take up and past
the Senate bill to encourage and promote
telegraphic communication between
America and Asia, and after some discus
sion, and the, adoption OF an amendment
offered by Mr.. Holman to guard against
telegraphic monopoly, the bill was
passed.
Mr.. Hunton, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, made report exonerating the
chairmyn OF that committee Knott in
connection with the Josiah Caldwell dis
patch. He at the same time presented
paper written by Mr.. Hurd,to the effect
that when he stated on former report
being.made, .thatthere was to be no dis
cussion Of 1t, he had no authority from
Mr.. Knott for making the statement, MOI
had Knott any knowledge Of that ar
rangement. -
Nj. .McCrary presented the views oi
the minority, dissenting from the major
ity report for the following reasons
First, that no report should be made. oil
acted upon at this time, in the very
closing hours Of the session, when there
Is no time or opportunity for debate
second, that the matter has not been in.
vestisated, no witnesses sworn, and ne
testimony taken. The report was baSet
wholly upon the presumption that thu
chairman had acted in good faith and
without malice That presumption hat
been overthrown by Mr.. Knotrs speech
and that made it necessary to determine
| the fact as to his motive on the evidence
and not alone upon presumption.
The majority report was adopted by
party vote-S1 10 SO. :.
Mr.. Randall reported a bill appropri
ating s., 900 to defray the expenses Of I
commission to prepare suitable form
OF government for the District Of Colum
bia. Passed. The Speaker appointed
Messrs. Clymer, HuntOn and Willard 70
Michigan) as the House members Of sucl
commission.
On motion Of Mr.. Wiltshire the SENATE
bill limiting the expenditure for the pub
lie building at Little Rock to Sl50,O0l
was passed, with an amendment, olieret
by Mr.. Holman, reducing the amount t.
100000. as. -
The House then took recess for hal
an hour awaiting the message from th'
Senate fixing the hour for the final I'D
iournment. After recess there being NJ
other business before the house the Speak
er pro tenn announced the commencement
Of the morning hour in which Bland's sil
yer bill had first to be disposed Of. Th,
previous question having been moved b!
Bland, dil9tory motions were thereupoI
resorted to by the opponents of the meas
ure in order to consume the morning hour
Mr.. Banning made conference repor
on. the bill 10 increase the cavalry fore
for service In the Sioux war and proceed
ed toexplain il.
The House recedes from lis proposition
to authorize the raising Of 5000 volun
tier cavalry and accepts the proposition
TO increase the regular cavalry for op
Grating against the Sioux by $500 men
The conference report was agreed upon
yeas 107, nays 80.
The following are the nays: Ashe
Blackburn, Boone, Bradford, Bright
Clarkof Kentucky, Cook, Clymer, Cowau
Cnr nihrell. Donplas. iFelton. Fnrney