The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-15
TO TIE DAILY LNTELLIGENoER
GENERAL NEWS.
Another Day with Potter's Commit
tee---Noihing Of lmpor-
tanee ELECTED.
Preamble and Resolution Passed the
House which Knocks The Stuff
ing Out ofths Investigators.
Butler Obliged TO Come TO The Top
and Show His Hand.
The Canada Riot squelched by The
Military.
The Strikers Think Better Of II and
Go to Work.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Burchard's Preamble and Reso-
lution-President Hayes Title
Sound as the Dollar OF Our
Fathers.
WASHINGTON, June Il.

The conierees on the Legislative, Ex'
ecutive and Judicial Appropriation bill
reported their failure to oagree. The point
OF difference is the claim Of the Senate to
fix the compensation Of its own employees
the rates being considerably higher thar
those OF the House.
Mr.. Burchard moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the following preamble
and resolution:
WHEREAS, At a joint meeting Of the
two Houses OF tbs 44lh Congress con-
yened in pursuant OF law and the Consti.
tuition for the purpose Of ascertainine
and counting the votes for President and
Vice President for the term commencing
March 4, 1877, on counting the votes
Rutherford B. Hayes was declared elected
President and Wm. A. Wheeler was de
clared elected Vice President for such
term; therefore
Resolred, That no subsequent Congress
and neither House has the Jurisdiction TO
revise the action at such joint meeting;
any attempt by either House to annul or
disregard such action or title to office
arising therefrom would be revolutionary
and Ia disapproved by this House.
Various suggestions were made TO vote
for the resolution without the preamble;
TO strike out the word revolutionary; to
refer 10 the committee, &C., but the
Speaker ruled that the motion 10 suspend
the rules shut out all other motions.
The question being put to viva vocs
vote there was but few voices in the neg.
ative, but Mr.. Mills said it was ques.
tion on which there should be q record
by the yeas and nays, and he therefore
demanded the yeas and nays.
While the vote was progressing there
was great commotion and excitement on
the Democratic side, and the members Of
that aide gathered In whispered consulta.
tion so as 10 give rise TO the suggestion
on the Republican side, that there should
be recess to allow Democratic caucus.
The vote was finally announced as yeas
2l5, nays q. The last vote was that Of
Mr.. Springer who voted nay. Mr.. Finley
had voted nay, but at the last moment
changed his vote to yea amid much laugh.
ter.
Mr.. Springer wanted to delay the an.
nouncement until the Chairman OF the
Potter Investigation Committee should
come into the hall and vote, but there
was no parliamentary reason for such de.
lay.
Hunton, Morrison and stenger, Demo.
crytic members Of the Potter Committee,
voted aye, and all the Republican mem-
bers Of It except Mr.. Butler, who was not
present. The only members Of that Com
mittee who voted nay were Mr.. Blanch'
ard and Mr.. Springer.
As soon as the vote had been announced
Mr.. Hartridge rose 10 make report on
the same subject from the Judiciary Com.
mittee. He promised by saying that he
intended to have made a report this
morning, but as the Chairman OF the
Committee knott was detained in bed
by sickness, and az he had asked him to
put of the report till Tomorrow, so that
he (Knott) might make dissenting re.
port for himself, he yielded as q matter oil
courtesy, but as the matter had been
brought up he desired to make report.
The report and resolution accompanying
we're read.
Mr.. Springer made an effort to have
consideration Of the report postponed
until 10 morrow, but the proposition was
repelled by shouts Of "Nol mol vote
yotew
The vote was then taken.
Before the result was announced Mr..
Springer desired 10 give an explanation
oil his vote, but was prevented by calls to
order, and he was reminded by the
Speaker that he had no right TO make
such statement except by unanimous
consent.
The Speaker was then about TO an.
nounce the result, when he was inter
rupted by Mr.. Springer, who claimed his
right to vote. Shouts Of "Then vote u
The Clerk was directed to call Mr..
springer's name, and he answered mo"
Then Mr.. Cox asked to explain his
vote, and said something amid confusion,
and during great uproar the vote was
announced-yeas 2S4, nays IA.
The remarks which Mr.. Cox partially
made, but which were rendered unintelli.
bic BY the calls to order, were: III want
TO know whether 1t Ia the intention 70
count Mr.. Hayes any more. This Is the
third time, but II does not seem 10 avail.
As a quiet citizen l am coutented, but ]
don't want 1t done too often. Hence my
VOTE"
The rs.assmsa.--vieh Mr. Ssprinso
yAinly stfoye to be permitted TO make,
and in which Messrs. Bliss and Robert
son, Of La, expressed their concurrence,
was: al am opposed to all proceeding In
reference to inyalidating the Presidents
title which are illegal, unconstitutional
or revolutionary. II the title Of the
present incumbent Is valid and
uuassailable, il needs no action Of Con
Rress 10 quiet it. but II, on the contrary,
Il Is fraudulent, and the Investigating
Committee should so find and report il, II
would be dishonorable on our part to At
tempt to make II good or 10 declare by
bill or resolution that It was sacred. Il
the title is good II needs no deiense; II bad
| can never vote TO make 1t better. Fol-
these reasons l vote no.
Consequently mI' oVePuehst Huo ued
been absent when the two last votes were
taken, had his chair wheeled into the hall
and asked leave 10 have his vote recorded
in the affirmative on both votes, and leave
was granted.
Mr.. Ewing moved TO suspend the rules
and take from the Speakers table the bill
for the repeal Of the Resumption Act FOL
the purpose Of non-eoncurring In th'
Senate amendment and asking commit
tee circumference. Rejected.
The House then took recess.
A caucus Of Democratic members wa