The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-03

Mr.. Glover, Chairman OF the Commi,
Tee on the Real Estate Pool, asket
leave 10 report and have printet
certain testimony taken having relerenc,
to Garfield.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, objected, and de
nounced it rs an outrage that any com
mittee should have taken testimony af
teCtiug any member Of the House with
out having first notified that member.
Mr.. Glover replied tina, Mr.. Garfield
knew all about il from the day the frs
deposition was taken.
Mr.. Wilson-He says he did not.
Mr.. Glover--l know that he did. Somt
Of those witnesses went to Mr.. GarGelds
house before breakfast and talked to him
about il.
Mr.. Garfield said that while he had been
engaged for ten hours day in the Elec.
toral Commission he learned that several
witnesses had been examined before the
commission on real estate pools, and thai
day before yesterday he had received the
first notice from the chairman that there
had been any reflection made upon him
lie then went before that commission
and Crosscxamincd one witness, but he
now learned that several other witnesses
had been examined, OF whose testimony
he knew nothing. II the gentlemen de-
sired to assail him, now was their time;
but he objected TO having printed as part
Of the records Of the House mass Of mat.
ter assailing him, Of which he had no no.
tiliCation, and moved to suspend the rules
that the resolution might be reported and
printed.
The vote was taken and resulted--yeas
G3, nays Gl, not two.thirds voting in the
affirmative, bnt less than Quorom vot-
ing.
Mr.. Glover then withdrew the tcsti.
mony for the present.
ANOTHER DILL FROM FIELD.
Mr.. Field, from the select Committee
on Privileges, reported bill to provide
an etlectual remedy for the wrongful in
trusion into office OF the President and
Vice President.
Mr.. Conger interposed Il motion to sus.
pend the rules and adopt Il resolution dis.
charging from custody Wells, Anderson,
Kenner and Cassanane, of The Louisiana
Returning Board, but the Speaker held
that the gentleman from New York had
the floor On.a question OF the highest
constitutional privileges.
The bill was read. K 1t Iprovides that
when any person intrudes into or with
ont due election. holds, or exercises the
Office OF President or Vice President Of
the United States his title to the office
and the title ofany claimant thereto may
be tried and determined by an action in
the nature OF quo warranLo. The aC.
tiUn may be brought in any circuit court
OF the United States, and may he tried by
Il jury or by the court il jury trial be
waived.
The trial is to be commenced within 90
days alter the service Of the summons.
The court shall inquire whether the elec.
toral votes were cast by the persons duly
appointed in the manner directed by the
State Legislature, and shall receive evi.
dcnCe tending to show forgery, falschood
or invalidity Of any certificates Of any
Governor or canvasser or other officer.
The court is TO reject the votes Of all per.
sons ineligible at the time Of their al
legged appointment or inCapacitated at
the time OF casting their votes, and the
court must investigate any other fact
necessary to y judgment OF the rights Of
the parties, the judgment to be rend-
cred ten days after the verdict OF the
jury. Ii the defendant be Judged not
entitled TO the office, he shall be excluded
from II, and ii the claimant be adjudged
eutitled 10 it, he shall Immediately enter
upon the duties of his Office. An appeal
may he taken to the Supreme Court Of the
United States with ten days notice Of
Judgment, and judgment shall moth exc.
cuted until the decision OF the appeal,
and il the Supreme Court he not in ses.
sion when that appeal is taken, it shall
be Immediately convened by the Chief
Justice. Execution Of judgment may be
enforced by a proper writ issued to any
Marshal OF the United States.
Mr.. Field proceeded to explain the
bill, and to argue in the support OF its
constitutionallty and its ex pediency. The
bill he argued would bring Cancellation
for the present and safety for the future.
Messrs. BurChnrd, OF Illinois, and
Lawrence, stated some OF the consti-
tutional, legal and practical objections
Of the bill.
Mr.. Townsend, OF New York, said
that though there might he difference
OF opinion between the two Houses as to
the right to count in u President, there
was no difference Of opinion on the point
that the man who was counted in C0nsti-
tutionally, should be the President of the
United States for four years. This very
propositionwas an 'abonination and a'dis.
grace to the age.
Mr.. Field replied to the arguments on
the other side, and demanded the previ-
Ous question on the passage Of the bill.
The previous question was seconded and
the bill was ejected.-Seas &c, navs 30.
PosToFFICE AUTHORIZATION.
Mr.. Holman, from the conic renee com.
mlttee on the postotlice appropriation
bill, made report and proceeded to cx-
plain il. The committee had agreed upon
most Of the amendments, compromising
on reduction OF the amounts proposed
by the Senate, but NJ to four amendments
the conference committee had not been
able to agree. The first was an in
crease Of SG0,00O in the nature Of u sub.
sidy TO railroad companies for the trans.
pOrtation Of mails. The second was in
regard to m appropriation for postal
commission, authorized last session. The
other two points were proposed subsidies
OF 100000 each for mail transportation
from San Francisco TO China and Japan
and from New Orleans to Brazil. The
House conferees had not yielded the
proposition to any subsidy. The report
was adopted in respect to all the points
on which conference had been reached
and new conference ordered on the
others, Messrs. Holman, ClymCr and
Foster being rcappninted on the part Of
the House.
Mr.. Conger moved to suspend the rules
and adopt u resolution disClarglng from
custody the members Of the Louisiana
Returning Board. which was defeated
yeas ~, nays 10, nota two'thirds vote in
the affirmative,
Mr.. Lamar voted to suspend the rules
to enable him to report back Senate bill
granting eight years additional time for
the completion Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad.
SENATE LOUISIANA COMMITTEE.