The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-11
CON G R E s S.
WAsHNeroN, August 10.

tully maintained by the Onlleu otAlesj
and that II is asserted that the exercise oI
said right il in some States, notwithstand.
ing the efforts Of good citizens, resisted
and controlled by fraud, intimidation and
violence, and that the object OF the 18th
amendment is defeated, and that all citi'
zens, without distinction Of race or color
are entitled 10 The rights conferred by
said amendment; and declaring that all
attempts by force, fraud, terror, intimi'
tlation, or otherwise to prevent the free
exercise OF the right Of suffrage should
meet with certain, condign and eiiectual
Lpunishment; aud thatin any case which
E6H heretofore occurred, Of may hereafter
occur, in which violence or murder has
been or shall be committed by one class
[or race on another, the prompt punish.
Lmeht of thecrimifel or criminals is I'M
petatiyely demanded, whether the crime
be one punishable by line and impris.
onment or one demanding punishment by
death.
Mr.. Clymer moved 10 send the resolu.
tion to the Judiciary Committee.
MIR. Lord was pressed by the Republi.
cans TO call the previous question
which he did.
There was great confusion on the Dem
ocratic side OF the House, and il was ap.
parent that not many had been consulted
ityiMr.~Lprd on lsecondinE the demand:
Tie Democrats began tfihbpstering, and
hesrly all,abslainA from voting 10 pre-
vent the vote Of quorum, The vote
stood 70 ayes to 70 nays, not being a
quorum.
The Republicans then demanded u call
Of the House, and were strong enough 10
carry the point. During the call large
number Of democrats gathered about Mr.
Lords desk. Among the number were
AIessrs. Cox, ReagOn, Landers, Morrison
Clymer, Bright and Saylor, who held q
consultation. The call showed 17S
members present, and the question then
recurred upon .secondingL The demanisfoi
the preyio1aquestion. Vote Being taken
by tcllers, the result was 81 yeas to q
nays, the Democrats, with few excep
tions, voting in the negative or abstain
ing from voting. Another call Of the
House was ordered:
Mr.. Lord asked the unanimous consent
10 make statement, but objection was
made by Hereford.
Finally the resolution passed, by vote
OF l74 yeas to 9 nays, those voting nay
being Bland, Of Missouri, and Reagon, o.
Texas. 4 LAS vi 4
A vote was then taken on the pream
bic, which was agreed to-yeas 1874, nays
81.
Mr.. Beebe, Chairman ot the Committee
on Expenditures in the Navy Department
submitted majority report Of the com
mittee, together with three resolutions.
| Mr.. Hale raised the point Of order thai
lhn report was not privileged one under
the resolution passed last Monday, ~ il
was report which had previously beer
reported, printed and recOmmitted.
The Speaker overruled Tie point pf or
DEF. ' I'' "a - b
| Mr.. Wilson raised the point Of order
that the report could not come in at this
time as the regular order Of business was
the DISCUSSION OF the motion to reconsider
| Che vote by which message OF the Presi.
dent was referred TO the Committee or
Appropriations. ...-...-..
The Speaker overFuIed the point Of or
lder. w fiyEt.tiI,j!
The RESOLUTIONS which Il majority Of the
committee (Alessrs. Beebe, Sheakley and
Mills, report are asiollows: 81.
Resolved, Thdt- 1saiah Hanc6ck, ehiel
Of the >Bnreau of' Constfuction and Re
pairs OF the Navy Department, is un.
worthy and incompetent to hold that
position, and that the interests Of the
Bureau, OF the Department and OF the
Government require his removal.
| n ResOlred, Thai bylreason OF the neg!i.
gence Of George N. Robson, Secretary
Of the Navy, and his orderIto pay the
firm OF Tilton, Wheelwright & Co. the
claim presented BY sthsni, in January,
1874, the Government of the United
States was defrapded by 4 said Tilton,
Wheelwright Y Col OF the sum sso'paid,
to.wit $50 s0l9. 4 II 4, III
= Resolred, That "a COPY soi The annexed
testimony, with the reports of Abe md:
|jorfiy and minbrity o.. .ths committee, and
ofihese res6lh with d notice !of the
action of the House Of Representatives
herein, be laid before the President q
the Omitted States by the CLERK of the
Ionse. ifey, & III II, -
The minority report, signedS by Mr..
Baker, ofNew York oBes; no resolution
for action, but'supis upitkat there is no
evidence 10 show. that there was any col
lusion betweenthe officers Of the Govern.
nent and the firm Of Tilton, Wheel.
|ruright d Go. to dSfrdud the Government
in The final adjustment OF their claim. .
Mr.. Conger called for the reaainE of
the reports, and pending which he made
conference report on the River and
Harbor bill. .. ,4 ...
After some .dilatory proceedings the
conference report was agreed ,o-yeas
lOG. navajo. ~ @'5'7 ~
The House then resumed the consider.
ationof Besbe's report. The reading Of
the report was dispensed with, and with
out discussion or division The resolutions
were agreed'to. '''"' ""'' "''' -
Aconference committee was ordered on
the Pacific Mail Steamship bill, and
Waddle, Luttrell and Garfield appointed.
Mr.. Randall remarked that although
the appropriation bills were all substan-
TALLY passed or agreed upon, still the
Legislative bill could not DO engrossedbe.
fore tomorrow, and he. therefore, at the
suggestion Of the Secretary Of the Treasll.
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