The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
PASSAGE OF LEGISLATIVE AP-
PRECIPITATION BILLS.
The Presidential Frauds TO Be InVes.
IiGaIed-Damaging Disclosures
in Regard TO South Caro-.
Iina's Vote Pros.
poets OF the
Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 4.
The House WresfIed

The House WrestIed
sll day with the legislative appropriation
biII, and finally passed it. This makes
the ninth Of the regular appropriation
bills which has passed the House, and If
the Senate had shown the same industry
there would be better prospect of an
early adjournment. The Senate cannot
complain that the House has not given
them business enough, for three Appro.
prislion bills, besides that which passed
the House to-day are pending in that
body, namely, the pension, Indian and
postoffice. When the legislative bill
was reported to the House, it recon-.
mended $l4,735,67O, which was re-
duction Of S5O5, ,2558O from tho apprO-
priation for the current year, and re-
duction of 81 ,469 9O24l below the esti-
mates submitted f1i the next year. When
the bin was reported to the House yes
terday from the Committee of the Whole,
it showed an increase OF $92, 74O above
the recommendation Of the committee;
but the yeas and nays cannot be de-
manded in Committee Of the Whole and
consequently no record can be made.
Hence, when the roll was called to-day
some members weakened, and all the
amendments which increased the salaries
OF clerks were rejected. The first prop
ositon that was voted on was for an III
crease OF the force in the Surxeon-Gen-
erals office. The result of the roll.csli
was lis yeas and ia nays; but Speaker
Randall promptly exercised his right
as a Representative, and by vot-
ing in the negative he defeated
the amendment. The result Of the roll
call was that the large increase made in
Committee of the Whole was reduced to
S47,90J, or nearly so per cent. Itwould
have stood at this comparatively low
figure if Speaker Randall had not decided
that Mr.. Gibson's amendment, making
an appropriation for the re-estabhshment
of the Mint at New Orleans, was in
order The House subsequently, adopted
Mr.. Glbsons amendment. Mr.. Atkins,
Chairman OF the Committee on Appro-
pristions, is really responsible for this.
If he hsd demanded the previous Question
on the bill and amendments as soon as 1t
was reported from the Committee OF the
Whole, neither Gibson nor any one else
could have offered an amendment, and
especially one that had been previously
rejected in Committee. The result OF his
Welding was that the appropriations
were increased 1921, ,02S over the recon-
meadaLion of the Committee, and the
bill goes TO the Senate with an actual APP
preparation of $l4,956 69s, or Sl,24S,-
S74 Al below the est mates and 1854 257 30
below the appropriation for the current
fiscal year.
Ant Ugly InsInuRtIOu.
The fact that the President has not
signed the Pacific Railroad funding bill,
but will allow it to become law with
out bis signature, revives the sCandslous
gossip concerning Jay Gould's conLribu-
ton TO insure Hayes election.
SOuth Carolina, Too.
IT. said that recently there have been
some damaging disclosures as to how
South Carolina was carried for Hayes and
Wheeler, and that one Tim Hunley,
formerly presiding officer of the Senate
or House of tnst State, is the party who
has made confession. A working poll
tican OF South Carolina. who recently
pas sed through this city on his way to
New York, 1t is believed, has the papers.
Fernando " Ood Was Defeated
To-day again. AS soon as the Legisa-
tive Appropriation Bill was disposed of
he moved TO 90 into Committee Of the
Whole on the Tariff Bill. He did not
expect any speech would be made to-day,
rs when he made his motion 1t was four
o'clock; but he wanted to put bis bill in
line as having precedence Of d.. others
in Committee Of the Whole. Pending
his motion, ONeill, of Pennsylvania,
moved to adjourn, and the latter motion
was carried on yea ald nay vote by lO3
TO 95. II was regarded as a test OF the
question, and an examination OF the vote
shows that the tariff revision and anti
tariff revision men divided squarely on
the question. Wood will press his bill
next week, but a majority Of the House
can determine in all cases whether 1t
shall be taken up or not.
Democratic Caucus Postponed.
The Joint caucus Of Democratic Con
gressmen, which was 10 have been held to-
night, was postponed, the action Of their
Campaign Committee last night having
lett virtually nothing for the proposed
meeting of this evening to Go.
Field Forcing the InveSIiGatIon.
David Dudley Field, TIldeD's lieuten-
ant, mas been showing his hand, and it is
expected that somebody viii be induced
TO offer, on Monday, resolution calling
tor an investigation of Southern election
matters. II so, there will be lively time
in the House, because If investigation is
to be begun st all, a demand will be
made thst the inquiry be extended to
other localities than Florida snd Louisis-
IA. As rule, however, Democrats
shrink from the responsibility Cf opening
up this matter, lest they may incur the
dIspleasgrC OF the great majority Of the
people of the country, who desire com.
parative rest from political excitement on
these questions which are so almost uni
versaIy regarded as finally settled.
Custy Time Expected I'm the senate.
An opportunity for protrscted debate
OF political psture will be afforded by
the introduction. in the Senste, Cf M.
Eimund's resolution resfirming the va
lidity ct The last three amendments to the
Constitution.
Weekly Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. MAY 4-The Treas
ury now holds S847, 82l $50 in United
states bonds to secure National bank
circulation, and Sl3 448,OOO in bonds to
secure public deposits; United States
bonds deposited for circulstion for the
week ending to-dsy, sI,O93.OO0 United
States bonds held tor circulation with.
drawn tor the week ending TO. dsy, 1910.
coo; Internal revenue receipts, S723 S39;
Customs receipts, S283 $40; National bank