The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-01
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY INrELL1GEYcER.
HOUSE..
WASHINGTON, ia,

JuslCesi designated as members OF the
judicial Branch OF the Commission, an.
npuncing that they had selected Justice
Joseph T. Bradley as the fifth member.
The Senate resolution for the appoint.
ment Of one hundred men 10 serve as
special police at the Capitol during the
counting Of the electoral vote, was agreed
to.
Mr.. Cox, from the Committee on Rules,
reported the following resolution:
Rcsolcd, That during the counting Of
votes for President and Vice President,
no person besides those who now have
the privileges Of the floor Of the House OF
Representatives shall be admitted to that
portion OF the Capitol set apart for the
use OF the House and it's officers, except
upon tickets to be issued by the President
oil the Senate and Speaker OF the House,
and tickets 10 be Issued under this reso.
luton shall be distributed under the d.
rection OF the Committee on Rules Of the
two houses.
Mr.. Cox explained that every member
would be furnished each day with three
tickets to, the gallery OF the House, 10 be
!listribnIedas he might see fit. The reso-
luton was adopted.
Mr.. Hunter offered resolution per.
mitting members OF commissions to sit
as members OF said commission during
the sessions Of the House. Adopted.
Mr.. Garfield introduced bill pro.
Viding Tor more thorough investigation
Of accidents on railroads. He said it re-
ferred TO the terrible disaster which oc.
Cured in his district few weeks ago,
and he asked that it be referred to the
Committee on Railroads, with leave to
report at any time. So ordered.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
consideration was resumed OF unfinished
business, the bill to amend the Pacific
Railroad acts so as TO create sinking
Iund for the liquidation of Indebtedness
due TO the government, and Mr.. Thur
man continued his remarks in favor Of
the Judiciary Committees report.
Consideration was then resumed OF the
resolution reported from the Judiciary
Committee, relative to the admission Of
James b. Belford as Representative
from Colorado.
Mr.. Hurd, n member Of the committee,
spoke in favor OF the minority report, de-
claring that Colorado had not yet been
admitted us State in the Union.
Messrs. McCrary, Hale, Banks and
Caulfeld supported the resolution Of the
majority. Mr.. Southard opposed it.
A question was taken on the amend
merA OF the minority and it was rejected,
and the resolution OF the majority declar-
ing that Colorado is State and that
Bedford is entitled to seat on the floor,
was adopted, and Bedford was sworn in.
The Senate amendments to the Joint
resolution in regard to admission to the
House and galleries during the count of
the electoral votes, were Concurred in.
The conference report on the bill for
revising the statutes Of the United States
was agreed TO.
Mr.. Knott offered resolution 10 dis.
charge E. W. Barnes from custody, he
having delivered to the select committee
Of which William r. Morrison is chair.
man all the kilograms in his possession.
Adopted.
The Speaker LAID before the House the
resignation Of Frank Hereford ~ Repre-.
sentative from the Third district of West
Virginia.
Mr.. Waldron, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported Deficiency
Appropriation bill. 1t was made the
special order for Saturday. The bill
appropriates S502,7l3.
Recess until 1880.
EVENING SESSION.
The regular order being demanded the
Speaker proceeded to call on the commit
tees for reports:
Mr.. Throckmorton, from the Commit
tee on Pacific Railroad, moved to take
from the calendar and make the special
order for Tuesday next, the bill regulat-
ing the freights across the Omaha bridge,
on the line Of the Pacific Railroad. So
ordered.
MIR. Cox moved that the House proceed
to business on the Speakers table.
Mr.. Foster said that when the House
took recess this afternoon it had been
generally understood on his side Of the
chamber that the evening session was to
be devoted TO the consideration Of the
Legislative Appropriation bill, and he
gave notice that he would resort by every
means in his power, the motion to go to
business on the table. He therefore
moved that the House adjourn.
Mr.. Page moved that when the House
adjourn it be to meet on Friday next.
The Speaker ruled that that motion
was not in order, from which decision
appeal was taken, and several other dila.
tory motions were made.
After one vote having been taken the
Speaker said that there was no occasion
for alarm with reference TO the business
on the table. There were two papers
there whichhe would ask unanimous con.
sent TO lay before the House. The titles Of
the papers, read as followsl: --"An au.
thcntIcated copy of the act 10 declaIe
and establish the appointment by the
State OF Florida Of an elector for Presi.
dent" and "Wilkinson ct al. against
Charles 7. Pearce ct al, the records OF
proceedings in the nature Of quo WarTan,O."
Mr.. Conger objected.
The Speaker then placed the paper on
the petition box.
Mr.. Cox then withdrew his motion to
go to business on the Speakers table and
the Speaker recognized Mr. Thompson to
make report on the Florida matter.
Mr., Wilson, of Iowa, called the Chairs
attention to the fact that motion to ad.
iourn was pending, but the Speaker deci.
ded that the motion 10 go to the table
having been Withdrawn all motions de.
pending thereon would fall through.
Quite discussion ensued as 10 the cor.
tectness Of the ruling and number Of
Republicans desired to appeal from the
decision OF the Chair, but the Speaker
would not recognize them for that pur.
pose, holding that Thompson was entitled
to the floor and would not be taken from
the floor.
After an excited controversy, the Clerk
began to read the report but his voice
was drowned by cries Of "Louder" and
general confusion and disorder through.
out the House, which was only quelled
after many efforts OF the Sergcant.at.
Arms, who patrolled the House armed
with his official mack.
The point Of order having been raised
that Thompson would have to read the
report himself, he proceeded to do 30
IRON the Clerks desk amid much laugh.