The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-26
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HOUSE.
WARRINGTON, February %.
Tho niutrief ROntIg.

Mr.. Buckner, from the Conference
Committee on tie bill TO pay interest OF
the 1906 bonds Of the District Of Colum
bia, made report and proceeded to ex
plain it.
Mr.. Hereford opposed the report, and
asserted that the Sinking Fund Commit
tee Of the District had been continuing
to issue these bonds in violation OF thu
recorded will Of the House.
Mr.. Buckner denied that the Sinking
Fund Committee had issued any bonds
since the eth OF January except on tht
certificate already delivered.
Mr.. Hereford-Then why strike out o.
the bill the amendment prohibiting the
issue Of bonds after the eth Of January
Mr.. Buckner-I did, not strike il ont
1t was struck ont in the Senate. Ei
Mr.. Hereford-Why did my friend
agree to the report striking II out?
Mr.. Buckner-Because it is the best
thing we can do. 1t is right and 1t il
legal.
Mr.. Clymer-l understand that the
amodnt Of these bonds issued since the
9th of'January is fourteen million dol
lars.
Mr.. Buckn,i--You are very much
mistaken.
sNlr. iClymer-TIt was go asserted by .
Senator without contradiction s'3
4Ats. Bucknes- Then that tSenato or!liEt
great many other people, knew very
little about il.
Mr.. Clymer-Can the gentleman inform
the House what the amount is?
Mr.. Buckner-I undertake to say that
the amount does not exceed Sl50,000.
Mr.. Clymer-The statement was made
in the Senate by Mr.. Bayard that the
amount was s., ,250,000.
Mr.. Hoar raised the point that it was
out Of order to discua in thh House The
proceedings OF the Senate. RkNbsF
The Speaker (Mr. Blackburn OF Ken.
lucky IN the chair sustained the point oi
order.
Mr.. Holman suggested the postpone
ment OF further action on the conference
report until the result Of the investiga'
ton into the conduct Of the District au'
thorities now going on shall be known tC
the House. The House should have time
to consider the phraseology contained IN
the bill, 80 that at least one step might be
taken in connection with the District al
fairs which would not be full Of blunders
Mr.. Buckner replied that the effect oi
that would be toinjure the credit OF these
bonds. No one could doubt the OBJ.
legation OF the government in connection
with them, whether that obligation was q
primary or secondary one, and that the
government would have TO meet that OBJ
legation. sg J@Ga
After further discussion the House re.
,frisedto second the previons!q question on
the conference report on the 3.G5 bonds
bill, and a motion to postpone for week
was agreed TO.
THE scHESCK CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr.. Swami from the Committee on For
eign Affairs reported back correspond.
ehce furnished that committee BY the
State Department in reference to the con,
neclion Of General SchencE, American
Minister to England with the Emma
.Mine:and Machadbe claim: Hesuted that
the action OF tho Executive Department Of
the governmentappears to have beenlimi
ted TO a Recommendation in telegraph
ic dispatch to General Schenck, dated
November %, 1871, that he should retire
from the directory Of the Emma Mine,
which recommendation General ScheucE
appears to have acted upon after lapse
Of week, although the fact did not ap'
pear to have been communicated to the
President until January 18th. Inregard
to Machadoe, General Schepck appeared
to take no action in the matter. The cor.
respondcnce was ordered printed, and
was referred back to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs for further consideration
The Speaker then called the COMMITTEES
The House went into. Committee Of
the Whole On the Private Calendar, and
after. passing number Of bills, the com
mittee rose and the House adjourned.
The session tomorrow is for general
debate only. u 90 n