The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-19
TO TIE DAILY LgTELLLGRYcER
CONGRESSIONAL.
"A spat Between Durham and Foster
"A Specimen Of Parliameu-
tary Manners.
Durham courtins the MoOnshiners
Of His District.
Senate Bill for Adjournment Hangs
Fire in the House.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WAsHtscros, April /

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WASHINGTON, Aprills.
Mr.. Garland called up Senate bill sup
Elementary TO the act Of March Sd, 1877
in relation to the Hot Springs Reserya
tion 10 Arkansas, and Il was passed, The
bill authorizes the President to appoint
three Commissioners, to hold their Office,
for one year, and to have the same pow
er "a the Commissioners authorized BY
the act Of March 30, 1877, to determine
The claims presented under that act
which IL continued in force, and appro.
priates the unexpended balance OF nine
thousand dollars 10 continue the work oil
the Commission.
Atthe conclusion Of the morning busi-
ness consideration was resumed OF the
bills on the calendar not objected to under
the Eve minutes rule.
It was ordered that when the Senate
adjourn to-day il be to meet on Monday
next.
Joint resolutions Of the Kentucky Leg
isla,ure were presented aud referred re
lating to the grave Of Z.chary Taylor
and improving the rivers Of the State.
Mr.. Beck also submitted joint reso-
luton appropristing 5000 to aid in
erecting monument over the grave oi
ex.Presideut Taylor. Referred.
A number Of bills on the calendar were
passed, and pending the consideration OF
such bills, Mr.. Gordon moved TO postpone
the pending and all prior orders and take
up the House bill To prevent the intro
duction Of contagious or infectious dis
eases into the United States. Agreed, and
the bill was passed without discussion.
The Senate then resumed consideration
Of the bills on the calendar in the regu.
lar order and the following we're disposed
Of:
Senate bill authorizing the citizens oi
Colorado, Nevada, and tue Territories to
fell and remove the timber on the public
dom .in for mining and domestic pur-
poses. Passed.
Senate bill In relation to the Pacific
railroads, being the funding bill reported
from the Railroad Committee which still
remained on the calendar, wsd indefinite
ly postponed.
Senate joint resolution supplemental
to Joint resolution in regard 70 the In
terna,ional Industrial Exhibition at
Paris, being that introdured by Mr.. Saun.
ders providing for the appointment ot
eighteen additional Commissioners, was
indefinitely postponed.
House bill for the relief Of the execu.
tors Of the e.tAte of John 5. Miller, de.
ceased. Passed.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the Committee on
Railroads, Submiited report to sccom.
pany the bill reported from lhst commit
lee yesteTday TO extend the time for the
com pletion Of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road. Ordered printed.
After the Executive session the Senate
adjourned.
Mr.. Kelly, from the Committee on
WAYS and Means asked leave TO report
the bill for the free entry Of the articles
Imported for exhibition by the societies
established for the encouragement Of arts
and sciences.
Mr.. Towsend objected.
Consideration was then resumed OF the
conference report. In the bill making
appropriations for the employment Of
Temporary clerks in the Treasury De
partment and for other purposes the re.
port states that the Committee OF Confer.
ence wn unable to agree.
Mr.. Foster one OF the Conterees stated
that the points Of disagreement were the
Senate amendments appropriating s40,-
900 for the salaries OF collectors OF the
Internal Revenue and $40 900 for railway
Postal clerks.
Mr.. Durham opposed the amendment
iu regard to the Internal Revenue collec.
tors and said the real object Of appro-
priation was 10 have electloneerers going
AL through the country.
Mr.. Foster inquired on what authority
the gentleman made thAtstatement.
Mr.. Durham replied that he was cred.
itably informed that many OF the Deputy
Collectors did electioneer.
Mr. Price-Under the civil service
rules Collectors are not allowed to elec'
ltioneer.
Mr.. Foster charged that Mr.. Durham's
hostility to the amendment arose IRON
the fact that he was bidding for the vote
Of the moonshiners in his district.
Mr.. Durham-The gentleman charges
me with bidding for the support Of the
moonshiuers. l hurl that charge back
into the teeth Of the gentleman as untrue
Mr.. Fos,er-That ia good plantation
manners.
Mr.. Durham-WheneVer you learn
manners will Obeervs them.
Mr.. Fo,ier- Plautalion manners are
played out here.
i Mr.. Duuham-WhcneVer the gentle
man charges me with protecting moon
sinners | say that it Is not true but
will never put into the hands Of any de-
partuent money for electioneering pur-
poses, or for the purpose Of supporting
midnight marau,lrrs to drag honest mer
from their beds and rob them.
Mr.. Oliver would concur in the Senate
amendment appruprialing $4,000 tol
railroad postal clerks, which WAs deleat
ed, yeas ll6; maya l26
The report Of the Committee Was ther
agreed to, and new conference with th'
Senate asked for. As soon rs the cou
ference report was di4posed OF the Speak
er announced that the regular order Wa
the Senate adjournment resolution, ant
the pending question was the motion u
llay on the table the motion TO reconsider
the vote by which the House yesterda!
, refused TO refer the resolution TO tht
, Committee on Waya and Means.
The House refused 10 lay the motioI
to reconsider on the table by n vote o
ia TO l25.
Pending further action Mr. EIlis callet
} up tue resolution 10 regard to the dealt
Of Mr.. Leonard, OF Louisiana.
+. Eulogiys on the iecsAsed we're dellSere'
by Msssrs Ellis, Ward, Calkin., kenna
Covert, Rainey, White and Dannell.
The HOuAe adjouTned.