The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-21

fative Of the North Pole Expedition by
the q. s. steamer Polaris. Agreed TO.
By Mr.. McPherson (by request)-To
provide for cheap transportation Of freight
between tide water on the Atlantic Ocean
and the MissiRsippi Valley.
Mr.. Cameron (Pa.) presented 4 memo.
rial Of the Select and Common Council Of
the city Of Erie In favor Of an appropriA-
ton by Congress for the erection Of 4
public building in that city. Referred.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House, after the reading Of the
Journal, went into Committee Of the
Whole, Mr.. Springer In the chair, on the
Paris Exposition bill, the pending amend
ment being to atrike out the clause pro-
yiding an allowance TO the Commissioner
General not to exceed 5000, and an al-
loWance Of twenty additional Commission
ers shall not exceed 81, 900. After de-
bate the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Luttrell offered an amendment
providing that the GOVERNOR OF each
State shall nominate and the President
appoint twenty-four additional honorary
Commissioners who may report on the
special subject and service without pay;
and providing further, that In case the
authorities oi any State shall appoint
Commissioners to represent the interests
Of such State At the exhibition, such Com
missioner shAll have the same status In
the Commission 40 the honorary Com
misSioners provided for by the bill, and
shall not be entitled to any compensation.
Adopted.
Mr.. Mayham moved to strike out the
whole Of the 4th section TO the bill, which
appropriates $3.50, 900 for the necessary
expenses.
Mr.. Blair. Of New Hampshire, said that
some members were willing to vote $780,.
900, but were not willing to vote $780,.
900. In other words, be said that the
great Yankee nation got upon its ears
and said that It would be d-d II It would
give $780, 900 for such 4 purpose.
Mr.. Hamilton, Of Indiana, spoke OF the
Commissioners to the last Paris and Vi
emma Expeditions as men who were roll.
ing in wealth, and he pointed particularly
10 Mr.. Hewitt, Of New York, as having
an income which was probably larger
than the capital Of any other member Of
the House.
Mr.. Hewitt, in tone Of great indigna.
tion, denounced the remark Of Mr.. Ham
ilton "a against all rules Of order.
Mr.. Hamilton, paying little attention
to the response, spoke Of some Of the
Commissioners to Vienna and Paris az
drinking champagne until they were un.
der the mahogany, and Us beinya dis.
grace to the country.
Finally the committee rose and The
House ordered that all debate on the 4th
section Of the bill should cease.
The House then went into Committee |
Of the Whole, and the various amend |
ments offered were disposed OF without
discussion.
Mr.. White offered an amendment di-
recting the Commissioner Of Agriculture |
10 collect and prepare suitable specimens
OF the agricultural productions Of the |
several States and Territories for exhibi.
ton. Agreedto.
Mr.. Morse moved 10 increase the ap.
to $200,0 900. Rejected.
Mr.. Wright moved TO reduce the
to $4,000. Rejected by a vote
Of 4 to l2G.
Mr. Wright then moved 10 make The
amount $4,000. Rejected without di-
vision.
After further argument the House rose
and ordered debate on Hamiltons snb-
Gtitnte 10 cease. The House then went
into Committee OF the Whole, and Ham
ilton's substitute allowing representation
but making no appropriation was carried
by vote OF 166 to 4. The object OF the
majority in voting for this proposal 10
Committee OF the Whole was TO defeat
the amendment offered by Cox Of New
York, and for which Hamiltons was a
substitute. A vote was then taken on
Cox's amendment as thus amended, and it
was rejected by a vote OF 80 10 l24, thus
efiectually disposing Of both Co1's and
Hamilton's propositions.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the House.
Mr.. Monroe moved the previous ques-
tion.
Mr.. Cox. OF New York, appealed TO his
own side Of the House not 10 second the
previous question which would preclude
him from Offering his amendment in the
House.
The heprevious question was seconded by
l25 to SO, and the main question was or
dered.
Several amendments were adopted by
the Committee Of the Whole and were
agreed to, and then the bill was passed.
Yeas, l39; nays, l24.
The following is the text Of the bill as
passed:
WHEREAS, The United States have been
invited by the Republic of France to take
part in universal exposition OF the pro.
duction Of agriculture, manufactures,
and fine arts, 70 be held in Paris, in 1878,
therefore
Resolved BY he Senate and House Of Rtp.
Of tie United StateS, in ConQTsSs
ASsembIed, That said invitation is accept.
ed, and that the Governors Of the sever.
al States and Territories be and are here.
by requestedto 10 invite the people OF their
States and Territories 10 as.
sist in the proper representation OF the
Of our industry, and OF the
natural resources Of the country, and to
take such further measures, as may be
necessary, In order 10 secure their re.
spectiye States and Territories the ad-
yantages to be derived from their bene.
fcent undertaking.
SEC, .. That the President be author.
lied to appoint Commissioner General |
to represent the United States in the pro.
posed Expoaitlon, and under the general
direction Of the Secretary Of State to
make all neediul rules and regulations
in reference 10 contributions from this
country, and to control all expenditures
incident to proper installation and ex-
hibition thereof, and to the preparation
OF reports on the Exposition, and that |
the President may also appoint twenty
additional Commissioners, provided that |
no two Of said Commissioners shall be |
appointed from one State, OF whom three
ahall be practical artisan experts, three
shall be skilled representatives Of com.
merce aud manufactures, four shall be |
practical agriculturists, nine shall be !
scientific experts corresponding TO and |
specifically assigned TO report upon the |
nine groups into which the Exposition
will under official regulations be divided,
and one to report on the Exhibition at
large and the general Feanlta thAvaOf 4