The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-04

Mr.. Conger withdrew his amendment,
inasmuch as Mr.. Caswells covered the
object he had in view, and the Casweil
amendment prohibiting the payment OF
arrearages and striking out the provision
I for the restoration Of those pensioners
from the first Of May, 1865, was agreed to.
Mr.. Caswell then moved to strike out
the last section Of the bill, which provides
! for the payment OF arrearages to widows.
The amendment was reiected-yeas 90,
nays 1O2.
On motion OF Mr.. Copger, the last Sec
ton was amended by making It read
that the widow Of pensioner who had
died without his being restored to the
/ rolls shall be entitled to make q claim
for pension as such widow. After the
passage Of this amendment the bill was
then passed.
KILBouREE.
Mr.. Glover, chairman Of the select Com.
mittee on Real Estate, offered a resolu-
tiOn stating that Hallett KilOourne, e, now
confined in Jail as recusant witness, Is
being fed in most extrayagant and
sumptuous manner, having his meals
sent him twice day from the Capitol
restaurant to the jail in a hack, also he
is being furnished by his friends with the
most expensive wines, and directing the
Sergeant.at.Arms to put stop to this,
and to contract with the jailor Tor n sup
ply Of prison fare for Kilbourne. The
reading Of the resolution was greeted
with derision and laughter on the Repub-
lican side of the House which was in- |
creased when Glover sent up to the
clerks desk long roll consisting Of some
dozen sheets Of paper pasted together and
which was supposed to be the bill OF fare
out OF which kilbourne made his selec-
tion. He wanted to have it read, but as
his motion was to suspend rule and
adopt resolution he could not have it
read.
After a good deal Of noise and confu.
sion the House proceeded to vote on the
motion, and it was deieated-yeas 90,
nays 80; not the necessary two.thirds
vote.
A DEADLOCK.
Mr.. Randall moved to suspend the rules
and order evening sessions for Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday OF this week
for the consideration Of the legislative
appropriation bill. The members on
the Republican side Of the House mani
tested great repugnance to the proposition
and reirained from voting, SO that there
would not appear to be quorum.
Mr.. Randall remarked that II that was
to be the game, he would call for the
yeas and nays, and Mr.. Rusk inviting
him to do SO, he did SO. Il
The voting by yeas and nays had the
same result, no quorum voting.
Mr.. Randall asked whether the point
that there was no quorum would be in
sisted on, and Mr.. Rusk said that it c
would, and thereupon Mr.. Randall moved
a call OF the House, and it then became a I
question whether Rusk or Randall would G
be the first to yield.
The first call showing that there was no
quorum present, Randall moved that the t
warrant OF the Speaker be issued to the 9
directing him to take
into custody and bring into the hall the t
absent members. e
Mr.. Hoar raised the point Of order that Q
the regular Speaker not being present, 7
the present occupant Springer, OF llls.) |
had no authority to sign the warrants. d
The Speaker pro tenn. overruled the
point, and Mr.. Hoar having appealed =
from the decision, the appeal was laid on !
the table.
Mr.. Knott at half.past moved an ad- n
journment, Negatived. Il
At this stage Mr.. Rusk withdrew his n
objection to Mr.. Randall's resolution, but '
Mr.. Fort renewed it, and the deadlock a
continued. 4
Mr.. sayler (of ohio) appealed to the d
members not to play-he would not say cl
the big boy, for that would be hard on k
the boy-the big baby. He proposed n
that Mr.. RandalPs motion for three even "a
ing. sessions be iagreed to, and all futher II
under call dispensed with. rt
The objections came this time from Il
the Democratic side OF the House.
Mr., O'Neill suggested as compromise
that the House meet these three days at n,
IL o'clock and sit until 5. m m
Mr.. Randall could not accept that n
as it would interfere with
The business OF the committees.
While the messengers OF the Sergeant
alarms were out searching for absent a,
various attempts at compro- " ~
mise were made. but without success. Z, r
Finally all objection was withdrawn, /,
resolution for evening sessions ~ ~
vas agreed to, and the House at o'clock Z, o
adjourned. =, "
SENATE. o'
The Chair laid before the Senate a IN
from the Secretary of al
War, enclosing the report Of the Chief Of 81
he Engineer Corps in regard to the In
rouble and unnecessary delay caused to v,
,oats passing through the Louisville & re-
canal, and recommending n,
.ertain legislation on the subj ect. Re- al
erred. h,
Various petitions were presented and ii
'eterred demonstrating against any Ii
;hange in the present tariff, and against
my legislation providing for the pay
nent OF all pensions at Washington.
Mr.. EdmundS introduced, by request,
ill to create sinking fund for the liqui- CT
lation OF the Government bonds advanc- th
ID to the Central and Western Pacific re
ailroad companies. Referred. j
TIE POSTAL BILL. az
Mr.. Hamlin gave notice that on G.
Wednesday next he would ask the Senate y
o take up for consideration the bill re- A
'orted by the Committee on Post Offices
nd Post Roads, regulating the transmits " "
ion Of third.class matter. u
BOUNTY FOR coLoRED SOLDIERS. ,h
Mr.. Clayton, from the Committee on M
lilitary Affairs, reported adversely on wi
he petition of colored citizens Of Arkan-
Us soldiers in the late war, praying the
epeal Of certain laws in regard to the
ayment Of bounties and the enactment IN
I such laws as will place the colored M NJ
oldier on the same footing as regards pay K
s the white soldier. The committee was
ischarged from further consideration. AZ
Ie also reported adversely on the Sen. on n
te bill in regard to the same subject and ~