The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-04
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY INEELLIGEwcER
CONGRESSIONAL.
Democratic Polk in the House.
A Majestic Array of Democratic
Cripples.
FaIstafFs Shade Retirss in Dis
gust,
pI.;. T,;oa - co& z, u;s Wo,L
CONGRESSIONAL.
Democratic Polk in the House.
Blair Tries to Get in His Work.
SENATE.
WAsHEoroN, D. G., April 8.

the Pacific railroad act Of 1907. LAID on
the table 10 60 with the pending funding
bill.
Mr.. Burnside, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill in rela-
ton TO the enlistment OF colored men in
the army. Placed on the calendar.
House bill to amend the Revived Stat.
ules relative to the judicial districts in
Missouri was passed.
The bills for the relief OF VIM. Adams
and Thomas Walker, late Register the
Land Office at Desmoires, lows, were
passed.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Window,
Dorsey and Beck, members Of the Con.
ference Committee on the bill for tenn.
porary clerks in the Treasury Depart
ment.
Before Mr.. Booth took the floor, Mr..
Thurman proposed an amendment to be
offered st the proper time, providing that
the bonds purchased for the sinking funds
shall be so stamped rs not to be transfer
able.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Booths re.
marks Mr.. Thurman said that owing to
sickness Of come and the absence Of other
Senators, he would not insist on vote to.
day, but would ask the Senate to dispose
OF the bill tomorrow. He was willing,
however, to, have q vote taken on the
substitute reported by. Mr.. Matthews
without another word from bis side.
Messrs. Paddock and Chaffee urged de.
lay until the substitute offered by the lat.
ter could he printed and laid before the
Senate.
Mr.. Thurman said he had looked into
the bill enough TO know that he could
never accept It as a substitute for the
bill, for it sought 10 Tie the pro rata pro-
positions OF the Senator to this bill. He
thought each proposition should stand
alone, and could not consent to couple
two into one bill. The substitute also
contained propositions oil the Railroad
Committee bill, providing that the Gov.
eminent should pay roads compound In.
terest on its own money.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Dawes, Edmund and Sargent.
Mr.. Matthews was recognized as en-
titled TO the floor tomorrow, and the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
MIR. Banks, from the Committee on
Rules, reported back the resolution ad.
hitting one representative OF each public
journal, which employs permanent cor
respondent for reporting the proceed
iues OF Congress, TO the halls and pas.
sage.ways around the hall Of the House.
Adopted.
Consideration was then resumed Of the
case OF Polk, door.keepenof the House.
Messrs. Cravens and Henry spoke in
opposition 10 the msjority resolution and
in favor Of retaining door. keeper Polk.
Mr.. Frye spoke in support Of the lna-
iority resolution. He created much
amusement by crilicising the appoint
ments made TO soldiers on the roll Of the
House. The New England Democratic
delegation had brought out as It's disabled
soldier a man who had served three years
in an Independent company at Boston,
and another man had been put on who
served four years in the navy las
an apothecary. Still another had sprained
an ankle during the war, and another had
fever. One man had testified he had
been mustered 10 the army for 90 days in
PeunsylvaniB, and 10 answer to n question
as to whether be had been wounded said
no, but he had had disease for mum.
ber Of years. He had no doubt there were
thousands OF Democrats who had been
diseased for number OF year,; then on
ohe roll there was a veteran oil the war
If 1872, and one Of the Mexican war
very good soldiers probably and good
Democrats, but having nought whatever
TO do on that roll; then there waa anoth.
er who had suffsrered from asthma, and
several others who had never been In the
army; then there waa Fltzhngh who
could not have been born At the time Of
the war, and, therefore could not have
been disabled in the army. Probably he
had been put on the roll for the same
reason that pensions were granted TO the
children OF dead soldiera-because his
father was dead Democrat. Were dis.
abled Democrats so rare and scarce that
enough could not be found 10 till the
soldiers roll2
In conclusion he said: "oh, spirit Of
the immortal falstats, give Us one hour
Of thy time and let the tap ot the drum
and let the sweep OF the fife drill this
glorious battalion VI Democratic Grip.
pletl and disabled s611iers-ior see, out
comes the venerable gentlemen Of the
war OF 1912 and the Mexican var, and
then the navy sends in its part, and then
the son Of the dead Fitzhush comes into
view, and then the Irish brigade and
Michael J. Flaherty, diseased for many
years, and then the man that famed his
ankle in 1861, and then that asthmatic
fellow, and so they come through the
door one alter another, marching out to
drill, and the spirit OF Falstaff, disgusted
with the display, takes heavsnwards his
flight"
Alter quite a long debate, Mr. Eden
closed the discussion for the day by say
| ing that 1t would not be just to Nj. Polk
10 discharge him from Office and put the
brand Of disgrace upon his brow simply
because he had employed an extra force,
he would not 10 violation Of the rules oi
law and evidence vote 10 stamp man,
however humble, with infamy and dis
grace. He would have no lot or part IN
il. II the Democratic party could moi
live and do justice 10 Mr.. Polk, It ought
10 die, and If the Republican mem
bers could not do jastiee to him
they ought to resign. There wa.
no partisan advantage to be gained
on either aide. He gave notice that be
would offer substitute cenauring Polk
recommitiipg the whole subject and In
strucling the Committee on Civil Services
Reform 10 report the number aud pay
OF employee 10 be kept in the Door
keepers Department, and whether thi
employment OF laborerA shonld not b
committed TO the charge oil the suPerin
tendent or JAnitor.
Mr.. Rsgan, from the Committee OF
Appropriations, reported the river anC
hafbof appropriation bill. otderer
printed aud recommltted.
il Adjourned.
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