The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-15

Without further debate the question
was put and the ayes and nays demand
ed, and resulted as follows: yeas 26;
nays 20, and the bill was passed.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Purity OF tho Atmosphere In the
House.
MIR Classon said that In view OF the
increasing illness among the members OF
the House, and of the extraordinary bad
ventilation, he asked leave to offer res
olution instructing the Committee on
Public Buildings to examine into the
causes of the bad ventilation, and to
direct such improvements therein rs may
be found eIpedient to increase the purity
OF tho atmosphere.
Mr.. Kelly said that his object in COM
ing to the House this morning was to
bring to the attention of the members
what he regarded MS "the murderous at
mosphere OF the hall" On last Thurs
day he had sat for few minutes feeling
as the hot blood gurgled in his
throat that at last he was confronting
the dread summons. He alluded to the
dangerous illness of his colleague,
Messrs. ketchani, Wilson, of West Fir-
ginia and others. He understood that
no less than thirteen members Of the
House were detained from it by illness.
Mr.. Harrison, member of the Commit
tee on Public Buildings, stated that the
sub committee was now considering the
subject aided by certain scientists who
proposed TO make a written statement OF
the defects and of the remedy. The ven-
tilation WAS utterly defective and some.
thing must be done to remedy 1t and
done Immediately even if the cost was
very large and if there had to be radi.
cal change in the construction OF the
hall it ought TO be made.
Messrs Saylor, White of Kentucky,
Young, Banks and others spoke on the
subject, and Mr.. Kassons resolution was
agreed to.
Mr.. Kelly in the course Of talk, sug-
gested as temporary expedlenr the
opening of some of the doors OF the gal.
lery, not the diplomatic gallery, nor the
ladies' gallery. nor the reporters gallery,
but of the main gallery which was at the
time crowded principally with colored
people, as he understood the poisoned air
dropped from there to the floor, and WAS
inhaled by the members.
Mr.. Sparks from the Committee on In.
dian Affairs reported substitute for the
bill to transfer the Indian bureau from
the Interior Department to the War De-
partment and asked that 1t be made
special order for Saturday next. a
| somewhat heated discussion took place
between the members Of the Indian and
| Military Committees as TO which OF the. g
committees had more legitimate jurisdlc-
tion over tho matter.
The bills of both committees were
made the special order for next Thursday
two eeks, the bill Of the Indian Com
mittee to have precedence over that OF
the Military Committee.
Mr.. Glover, Chairman of the Select
Committee on Real Estate Pool aud Jay
Cooke Indebtedness, made report on
| the contumaciousnes of witness, hlI'
bourne, who refused to produce the books
of his firm, or to answer certain questions
as to who composed the real estate pool
The proceedings OF the committee
were read, from which it appeared thai
The Real Estate Pool
Consisted first of five persons who had
contributed 5000 each, and who were
subsequently, assessed $1,000 each, and
of JAY Cooke & Co who had coutrib'
uted $4,000, but did not pay any assess
me,t. HIS firm was the agency through
which the operation was 70 be conducted
and had subsequently purchased ono oi
the original $1,000, paying for it the ex-
! act amount with the interest which
it had cost the owner He declined
to give the name OF the person whose in
tere,t had been thus purchased. He ais
declined giving any testimony relating
to the individuals composing the pool
He said if il could be shown IN any way
that the government was interested IN 1t,
or that MS testimony would promote the
interest of the government in any way,
he would tell everything about it,
In reply to this tie chairman
| informed him that the committee did not
propose to look into his private affair s,
! but only into those that effected the pub
lie interests. 3 In further response by his
council Mr., Black, the witness said The
matter had no relation whatever to any
public affair; that 1t was purely a pri-
vate transaction and there was no officer
of the government of the United States
or of the government Of the District o:
Columbia in any way connected with
! il. The conclusion of the committee i.
that it Is necessary for the efficient prose
cu,ion Of the irqury that Hslet XII.
bourne shsll be required to respond tc
the subpoena Gaces tee,lnt, and TO answer
the Questions which he had refused &
answer.
Mr.. Glover moved the adoption OF the
order that the Speaker issae his warrant
to the Sergeant alarms, commanding
him to take into custody Hallet Xii
bourne, and bring him 10 the bar OF the
House, to show cause why he should not
be punished tor contempt The orde,
was made and 3 warrant issued.
Mr., jerks offered resolution calm!
on the Secretary OF the Interior for in
formssion as TO the defalcation Of VIII
lam T. Collins, late pension agent il
Washington City. Adopted.
A Contumacious witness.
The Sergeant alarms appeared al IN
bar with Hallet Kilbourne, the recussn
witness in custody. On being ssket
whether be was prepared TO answe
questions put to him, be asked leave 1
be heard orally by his counsel NJ
Black and David Dudley Field.
During the consideration of the quss