The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-27
GENERAL NEWS.
How Books are Kept at Fell River.
Grand Reception to Mrs. Hayes.
Nothing Like It in All the History Of
Philadelphia.
Gen. Devins on the MoLin Con-
fessioa.
To Reopen the Presidential oues-
tion Would be o Crime.
A Cheap Article Of Afldavils.
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.
WAaHINoroN, April 20.


Mr.. Hubbell, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill exemptipg
from enrolment and admeasurement all
vessels not propelled by steam or sail,
except vessels Of that character engaged
In trade with contiguous foreign terri
tory. Passed.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole (Mr. Mills in the chair on
the postofice appropriation bill.
Mr.. Banning offered an amendment
dividing the letter carriers into two
classes, those who have served over one
year and those who haye not served one
year, the former to receive $1,000 per
year and the latter $500. The amend.
ment was ruled out on point OF order.
Mr.. Cannon moved to increase the ag-
gregate amount appropriated for the pay
Of letter carriers, provided the amount
received by any letter carrier shall not
exceed the smount he now receives. He
did not desire to increase the pay OF letter
carriers, but wished to give the Postmas.
Ter General money by which he could
furnish additional carriers at Chicago
and other cities. The amendment was
rejected.
The Committee rose and reported the
bill 10 the House. The frat amendment
on which the vote was taken was one 10.
creasing the appropriations for special
agents from 100000 to Sl50,00O. Agreed
10. Yers l02, nays 81.
The next vote was an amendment pro.
yidiug that per diem OF special agents
shall only be allowed when they are tray.
cling on business Of the department,
Adopted.
The amendment providing that the
compensation Of postmasters, fourth class,
shall be based on the number Of stamps
cancelled instead OF the number sold at
their respective office was agreed 70 after
several other minor amendments had
been adopted. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Phillips, rising 10 question Of
personal privilege, said that 10 speech
delivered a few nights ago by the gentle.
man from Mississippi, referring to Mr..
Money, that gentleman had stated that
Northern members had introduced bills
appropria.ing 81 1855. .000, 600, and that be
(Phillips) had introduced one appropri-
ating 81 800 100000. Laughier.1 That
was very respectable amount, but a
reference 10 the bill would show that II
only asked for an appropriation Of sS0..
1000. They could do some remarkable
things In Mississippi, especially IN arith'
metic, in regard to elections. Raising
$50, 900 to 81 800 ,00O, 900 was remarks
BILE thing even for Mississippi. He pre-.
sumed the rest Of the gentleman's figures
were equally accurate. The appropris'
ton sked Tor in his (Phillipsl bill was
not even TO be expended in the Northern
StateP.
Mr.. Finley wanted TO know II II was a
quetion Of privilege for member to
make comparison between the statements
10 a speech and the trnth In regard TO the
facts. II il was he would take one.hali
Of the speeches Of the gentlemen on either
aide and show that they were not true.
Mr.. Phillips said he had been attacked
for bringing in bill Of that character,
appropriAting Sl,S00,0O0,000 that was
pefsonal. Laughter
House adjourned.