The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-11

answer 10 the inquiry OIL mE. ohIRenl,
Chairman Of that Committee, Mr.. Wad-
leigh stated that Il was the intention Of
the committee to submit 9 report at the
present sesaion on the sixteenth amend
ment comforting suffrage upon women.
Messrs. Davis, OF Illinois, Whyte and
Jones OF Florida, at their own request,
were excused from serving on Matthews
special committee.
The river and harbor appropriation
bill was taken up and Mr.. Window spoke
at length in favor Of the improvement Of
the Mississippi River.
MIR. Patterson's resolution authorizing
sub committee OF the Committee on
Territories to sit during the recess and
proceed to the Indian Territory and take
testimony in regard to the issue Of certain
railroad bonds, ,predicatedupon condition.
al land grants, and whether q civil form
Of government can be organized over the
Indian Territory, &c., was agreed TO.
Mr.. Spencer, 10 his brief address, said
that he entered his protest against any
effort made 10 show that the Republican
party had covered up frauds Of any sort.
Aninvesligation Of the character proposed
should not stop with any State or any
county, or with any one political party.
II had been charged that the count Of the
electoral vote would not have proceeded
in the House had it not been that an ar
rangement was made with certain leading
Democrats. This matter should be in
quired into. He spoke Of the Louisiana
affair, and said that the Nichols govern.
ment came into existence by armed vic.
lence. As citizen, as Republican and
as Senator he believed there should be
q full investigation.
Mr.. Hereford called up the House bill
10 provide for the election Of Represen-
tatiyes to the 46th Congress in the State
Of West Virginia, the Committee on
Privileges and Elections having reported
amendments fixing the time for election
Of Representatives from North Carolina
and also authorizing the present Legis.
lature Of New Hampshire 10 elect 4
United States Senator for the term COM
mencing Marc h Q, 1879. A lengthy de-
bate followed on the last named amend
mont, which was finally agreed to-yeas
2s, nays "a. The bill then passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The section making appropriations for
public buildings having been reached,
Mr.. Chandler Of Georgia moved to in-
crease the appropriation for the public
building at Atlanta from $4,000 to
100000.
Mr.. Atkins opposed the amendment as
one that would open the question 10 re-
gard to all the other public buildings,
and would swell the bill up TO $50, 900, 900.
Mr.. Ellsworth asked MI. Atkins wheth-
er this was not proper time to complete
all public buildings, when men were SUD.
ering through want.
Mr.. Atkins referred him for an answer
10 the report Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury insisting on the necessity Of re-
ducing the estimates, and said It was evi.
dent from the falling of Of revenues that
the annual deficit would likely be S20,-
0O0,OO instead Of Sl1, 100000.
Mr.. Foster advocated completing the
public buildings now on the ground Of
economy; cheapness OF material and labor
and giving employment to the unemploy-
ed.
Mr.. Eden did not understand what re-
Lief 10 the poor shoemakers would come
from the employment of mechanics on
the government buildings.
Mr.. liner replied that when the me-
chanic got employment he could buy
shoes from the shoemaker.
Mr.. Wright-That is the doctrine
stand by II.
Mr. Eden suggested that the true way
to relieve labor was 10 make equal and
Just laws, and 10 relieve the people from
the burdens OF taxation 80 they might
give employment to labor.
Mr.. Timer said that unless Congress did
something for laboring men instead Of
demagoguery and tomtoolery God only
knows what would happen. [Applause
and laughter
Mr.. Harrison spoke in the same vein,
and charged the Committee on Appropri.
ations with a want Of capacity. The
members could not safely 60 before their
constituents with mere pretentions to
economy.
Mr.. Wright said that Il afforded him
great satisiaction that the number OF
demagogues in the House was increasing
very rapidly. The members had begun
10 find out that there was TO be an election
in November.
In the course Of q short discussion with
Mr.. Foster, in answer 10 question as to
whether he owed 4 duty 70 Mississippi
paramount 10 what he owed the United
States, Mr.. Singleton stated that he owed
his first and highest duty to the State OF
Mississippi. That was his doctrine, and
ever would be.
Mr.. Sparks twitted his colleague, Har.
rison, for stating that he WG buSiness
man. he (sparks) rather supposed he
was In the musical lins-a clarionet
player in the Marine Band. Laughter
That gentleman ought TO know that In
this bill there was an item for $500, 900
for the Chicago Custom House, besides
an Item ofSl00, 900 for Il In the deficiency
bill. The remedy for labor troubles was
for the government to furnish Just and
wise laws. The Secretary Of the Treasury
and his partiPans had inflicted on the
country financial policy which had
brought the noses Of the people 10 the
grindstone.
Mr.. Durham protested against the
doctrine, that II was the duty Of the Gov
ernmeut to take care Of all paupers In
the United States. Everybody who strug-
gled faithfully, could always make liv-
ing. The trouble was people congregat-
cd around the cities who ought 10 be at
work in the country. (CrieS Of that's coy.
They come around cities looking for
Government employment, where they
ought 70 be on Western prairies tlling
soil and supporting wives aud educating