The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-10
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY LNTELLIGEH0ER
F CONGRESSIONAL.
The Railroad Bill In the House.
A Rattling Speech from Thompson
on the lniquity ofRaiIroad Rings.
Kelly Attacks the Wood Tariff Bill.
How Wood Tried to Bulldozs the
Manufacturers Into Support
Of His Bill.
A DepiorabIe Picture OF Our De-
cIining Industries.
The Senate Discusses the Repeal
Of the Bankrupt Law.
Thurman's Change Of Tactics.
A Deplorabls Picture Of Our De-
oIining Industries.
The Senate Discusses the Repeal
Of the Bankrupt Law.
Thurman's Change Of Tactics.
SENATE.
WAsHSoros, May 9.

SENATE.
WAsHNoros, May 9.
The Mexican award bill was discussed
with closed doors and after amendment
was passed. On reopening Of the doors
the Indian appropriation bill was resum.
cd.
The House joint resolution 10 print
800, 900 copies OF the agricultural report
was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Ingals introduced bill to regu-
late Railway mail service. Referred.
The invitation from the Grand Army
OF the Republic inviting the Senate 10 at
tend the services at Arlington Cemetery
on Decoration Day was laid on the table.
Mr.. Dorsey gave notice that he would
call up the POs,otice appropriation bill
on Monday next.
The Senate then, on motion OF Mr..
Thurman, took up the bill TO repeal the
bankrupt act.
Mr.. thurman referred TO his amend
ment prosiding that the act should take
effect September lst next as compro.
mise between those in favor Of the set
taking effect OIL lie passage.
Mr.. Beck said uIe bill TO repeal the
bankrupt law Immediately had passed
the House by an overwhelming majority,
and ut another time passed the Senate by
an overwhelming majority. The Sena-
tor from Ohio Thurman seemed to have
changed his tactic-. aud now he wanted
TO give the people four months notice OF
the repeal. The country was not In q
condition 10 stand this sort OF thing. II
1t was good thing To repeal the bank.
rupt law it was u good thing 10 have ih
repeal take effect Immediately. Let the
question he settled. Nothing so deranged
the bu.iness OF thrcoIotry a. uncertainty.
Mr.. Whyte favored the absolute and
immediate repeal Of the law.
Mr.. kernGn favored the rejection oil
all the Senate amendments and the pas.
sage Of the bill NJ amended BY the House.
Mr.. Matthews spoke against the repeal.
Mr.. AnIhnny then moved M adjourn
ment until Monday next. Rejected.
Mr.. Thurman urge,l the Senate to re.
main in session and ini,h The bill 10
repeal the Bankrupt law TO dsy.
Mr.. EIIou moved 10 nj journ. Rejected.
Mr.. Hereford Introduced bill to pro.
vide for the election Ot representatives. 10
the 46th Congress from West Virginia.
Referred.
The Senate then resumed the considers.
ton OF the bill to repeal the bankrupt law
and Mr.. Maxey spoke against the Senate
amendments aud 10 favo. OF the passage |
Of the bill with the House amendments.
On motion OF Mr.. Davis, Of Illinois,
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
A joint resolution reported from the
Committee on Education and Labor for
the enforcement Of the eight hour law, in
all departments OF the government, gave
rise 10 lively discussion, in the course
OF which Mr.. Banks denounced the dis.
regard OF the Law by the government as
scandalous and infamous, and Mr.. Butler,
OF Massachusetts, advocated the penalty
for its disregard and said there was more
powder and ball wanted in the admins
tration OF the laws. The joint resolution
was passed.
Mr.. Reagan endeayored 10 have his bill
to regulate the interstate tfansportion
by rallrosd made the special order for Sat.
urday 80 as to take it OF out the morning
hour and give chance to other committees
to be called. Objection was made aud
Mr.. Reagan said the bill would occupy
the morning hour until the House grew
sick OF It.
The Speaker suggested that the bill
might be got rid Of by motion to lay II
on the table, which motion was made by
Mr.. Beebe, but rejected.
Mr.. Thompson then spoke In support
OF the bill. He said that at the last ses.
sion thirteen million barrels OF oil pro-
duced in Pennsylvania had been shipped
TO the seaboard. The established rate
of transportation was 81 so per bar.
rel, which should have given 70 the rail.
road companies SIS, 100000. Instead Of
that the railroad companies only received
S., 100000, the other Sl3,600000 having
been diverted from the stockholders aud
from the shippers into the pockets Of an
interruptions ring. The bill proposed TO
abolish that system. Notwithstanding
the magnitude OF the coal oil interest, he
said, fifteen years ago II was an article
unknown to commerce, but now 1t stood
second on the list Of exports, cot
ton being drst. 1t brought back
more gold to this country than all
wheat, -four, or bacon, or beet, or lard, or
lumber. or tobacco, or any other com.
modify exported. Every interest OF the
country was being crushed BY the unjust
discrimination Of railroad companies,
which this bill was intended to prohibit.
he contended that the bill was even in
the interest Of the railroad companies
themselves, which should be prevented
from committing ielo desc. It was only
aimed at the OIL Ring and other combi-
nations Of thieves.
Al the close Of Mr.. Thompson's speech
Mr.. Regan renewed his proposition 10
aAve the bill made the special order for
Saturday, and there was no objection.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole, Mr.. saylor in the Chair, on the
Tariff bill.
Mr.. Kelly, member Of the Committee
on Ways and Means, said that the most
noteworthy part Of the speech Of
the gentleman from New York Mr.
Wooll was where he declined 10 explain
in detail the provisions of the bill. No
part Of the people asked Congress to re-
wise tue tariff. From neither town nor
country had there came such PROPOSE
tion. The loom and spindle were stand
ing still, the mine unwrouRhi, and the fires
out in the furnaces. The captains ot
industry by thousands we're passing into
bankruptcy and the lAbOriDg people BY
millions into want, II not Into pauper.
ism. They were not permitted TO endure
the primal curse and earn their bread By
the sweat Of their brows. They appealed
TO Congress to relieve them, but not one
OF them suggested that Il could be done By
q revision o. the tariff In the interest Of