The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
Remonstrancss Against the Pass
age Of the Wood Tariff.
A Bill to Prohibit the Contraction
Of the Currency,
And to Repeal the Internal Reve-
nue. Laws.
Potter Proposes to.Have Biennial
Sessions Of Congress.
A Resolution to Limit the Exscu-
tive Patronage.
A Free Discussion of the Pension
Bill.
A Free Discussion of the Pension
Bill.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 10.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 10.
Two Senator's were added to the Com.
mittee on the Mississippi Levee.
Mr.. VOORHEES, offered a resolution direct.
ing the. Committee on Pensions TO report
bill granting pensions 10 soldiers Of The
war OF 1912, their widows and orphans,
and said he would call 1t upon the S0th
inst.
On motion OF Mr.. Wallace bill for
the relief OF John W. Douglass, Of Penn
sylvania, was passed.
A bill for the relief Of John c. McBur.
ney, late Collector Of the I'd District Of
Georgia, gave rise to debate, Mr.. Davis
Nv. Val claiming that the report Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury in 1871 show
ed an actual deialcation by the Collect-
ors of Internal Revenue 10 the amount
OF over S50.0OO,O 600. and Mr.. Dawes con-
tending that it was but an apparent de-
ficit growing out Of the mode Of account
ing by the Treasury Department, all un-
collected revenues being charged to the
collectors until finally settled by the De-
partment.
Mr.. Allison said that in the table re.
terred to by Mr.. Davis, Collector Nc
Burney stood defaulter to the amount
OF 500, 900, while the report OF the com.
mittee showed he owed the government
but $4,000, which was taken by his Dep
uty without any fault on the part Of Nc
Burney.
After further debate, tie bill passed.
Mr.. Matthews offered an amendment
to the bill to repeal the Resumption act
Referred.
Mr.. Gordon rose TO correction OF the
journal OF yesterday, by which it appears
that the bill OF the House placing Gen.
Shields on the retired list Of the army
was referred to the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. When the bill was an.
nounced he rose in his place and moved
its present consideration, to which Mr.
Edmunds objected. He held that under
the 25th rule the bill ought not to have
been referred, but 1t was still on the
table or had been erroneously referred.
The Chair stated that the bill had been
read by its title. The Chair had an.
nounced It's reference when the gentle
man rope.
Mr.. Gordon claimed that having made
the motion the bill could not under the
25th rule 60 to the committee without a
motion by some Senator TO refer.
Mr.. Conkling said the statement Of the
Sepator vindicated the journal and the
Chair. The bill could not have been con.
sidered except by motion to suspend the
present and all prior orders and proceed
10 its consideration. The bill, he said,
was now in better condition where 1t
waa than II would be on the table.
Mr.. Gordon said 1t was not now a
question as to the success Of the bill, and
he would like to test the sense Of the SEN
ate as to whether the objection he had
made was Of a character 10 keep the bill
before the Senate.
The Chair suggested that the Senator
put the suggestion In the form ol a mo-
tion.
Mr.. Gordon suggested that the Chair
rule whether the bill was or WAS not in
the Military Committee.
The Chair ruled that II was in that
Committee.
Mr.. Gordon said, without dlsrepect to
the Chair, and only to obtain the sense OF
the Senate, he would appeal from the de-
cision OF the Chair.
Before vote was taken he withdrew
his appeal, and offered q motion TO cor
rect the Journal 30 as 10 read: "If there
be no objection, the bill will be consider.
ed as read second time"
Messrs. Merrimon and Hereford object
ed to this as not stating accurately the
words OF the Chair.
Mr.. Gordon amended his motion to
simply strike out the words "referred to
Committee on Military Afiairs."
After debate, Mr.. Gordon withdrew his
motion, and the Senate resumed the con.
sideration Of the bill to repeal the bank.
rupt act, which came up as unfinished
business from yesterday.
Mr.. McCreary said the Judiciary Com
mittee had assigned 10 him the charge
Of the bill. He should resist all efforts
10 amend the present law, for II II took
five months 10 winter 10 perfect the form.
er bill, what could they expect to do
with the new bill In the warm summer
months. His Legislature had instructed
him to vote for the repeal OF the resump-
tion act. Nine tenths OF the people OF
Kontucky favored its repeal, and he
would say nothing to delay the passage
Of the bill or to provoke discussion in
opposition to 1t.
Mr. Matthews offered "a substitute TO
the bill his own bill 10 Establish uni
form law on the subject OF bankruptcy.
he agreed with Mr.. McCreery that the
present law contained but little that was
good, and that little was so embarrassed
By delays and vexations az to be hardly
worth consideration. He then proceeded
10 explain his bill, comparing il with aud
pointing out the differences between lis
provisions and those oil the existIng law.
He said he felt that something should be
done that would afford relief to the un.
fortunate bankrupt, while at the same
time protecting the interests Of creditors.
For this reason he had ventured 10 offer
the substitute now presented.
Mr. McCreery rose TO reply but yield-
ed 10 Mr.. Sargent for motion to consid.
er the executive business, which was
agreed to, and the Senate went into exc
cutiye session, and when the doors re.
opened adjourned.
HOUSE. 7
Mr.o'Neil presented theremonstrance
OF a large number Of merchants and manu-.
facturers against the passage Of the tariff
bill a. vitality Injurious 70 the business
interests Of the country. Referred.
The following bills were referred:
ByMr. Fuller: Authorizing the issuing
OF treasury notes, taking up Of green
backs and national bank notes, prohibit.
| ing the contraction Of the currency aad
repeating the internal revenue laws.
BY Mr.. Turner: Making II illegal for
any member Of either House Of Congress
to acta a general advisory attorney fol
certain corporations and patentees; alec q
Joint resolution directing the COMMITTEES
I Of the Civil Service Reform Of the two