The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-25

OF the Speaker ana salo tnAt MS Only
motive in raising the point Of order was
that the power 10 send for persons and
papers was an abuse Of the power for
which there had been no cause assigned.
Mr.. Wood said there was in the reso-
luton nothing offensive to the dignity of
the President The Executive had been
treated with the greatest respect. The
House had but exercised what, in his
Woods judgment, was its just prero9s
tive in calling the Executive TO account
for his military interference in the South
ern States. He did not intend any dis
respect TO the President, but he dId want
tree and full investigation, so that II 1t
was true that there YES q violation oil
the constitution in or-ering troops TO the
Southern States To Interfere with the
States election, the House might place
on the archives OF the government its
condemnation of those acts.
Mr.. Wstterson endorsed Mr.. Woods
views, and said that in the early part Of
the session the majority hsd declined 10
inquire even ss ~ whether Il was pos
slbie to impesch the President. Ii had
done so Al the instance and request Of
those who were designated as the Con-
federste element. They had objected 10
the impesching of President Grant, not
because they thought him not impeach-
able, but simply because they wan'ei 10
paS him the debt which they (reierring
to the Confederate element) owed him,
and i. came in exceedingly bad grace for
the Presidents defenders and
spologis,s TO oppOs", 8. this lste
day OF the session, the simplest
and most courteous manner of conduct
ing the search for the truth.
The Speaker recalled the House TO the
question before it, which was the ques-
ton of appeal, and he again stated his
ruling and reasons.
Mr.. Cox replied to the suggestion Of
Mr.. Hosr AS 70 the indecency proposed to
bs made of the procedure. and said that
the indecency would come in when the
inquiry was answered He moved 10
lay he appeal on the table. Carried
yeas l47, NAYS 1S.
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. Payne. from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, reported bill
to amend the existing laws in regard to
national gold banks. He explained the
object of the bill TO be TO allow those
banks to issue gold notes 10 the amount
OF 90 per cent of their hor ds TO secure
circulation, and require those banks in
California to deposit with the Assistant
Treasurer st San Francisco five per cent.
o, their circulation ss redemption fund.
The bill was passed.
Mr.. Lamar, from the Railroad Com
mittee, reported back isyorsbly the Sen
ate bill extending for eight years the
time for the cor ple,ion OF the Northern
Pacific Railroad
Mr.. Holman made = point OF order
that under the rule the bill must receive
it, first clnsId Grafton 10 y committee OF
the whole ina, much IA it involved the
dIspos tion Of ~ immense bo0y Of pub
lie domain-3G 40, 100 acres.
The char sustained the point OF order,
and tue bill Was referred 10 the Commit
tes of the Whole On the State of the
Union.
Mr.. Lamar then ssked una'imous
consent 10 have the bill considered
Tuesday next
Mr.. Holman objected, and declined 10
withdraw his objection, though appealed
% by kasson and McGinnis.