The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-17

ment was rejected.
A message was received from the Sen
ate announcing the passage Of the con
current resolution extending the session
till Thursday next. Shouts of "No! no
no!'1
On motion of Mr.. Cole, the amend
ment adopted some days ago on motion
Of Mr.. Vance, repeating the provision o.
the existing law for the transfer OF reve,
nue. cases from State Courts to Fedora
Courts, was reconsldered and stricken out
of the bill.
Mr.. Sayler offered an amendment pro-
viding that the reduction of tax on to-
bscco shall take effect September l., 1878
instead of on the passage of the bill, as
formerly provided. Adopted.
Mr.. Foster offered an amendment pro-
Vlding that the tax on tobacco shall be
collected at "a cents per pound until
1889. He said it was perfectly evident
that the bill could not pass this session.
If this mstter were carried over to next
year the result would be disaster to that
interest. He appealed to the gentleman
who favored reduction to settle the
matter.
MIR. Ssyler-We intend to settle. We
propose to pass this bill before We sd-
journ.
Mr.. Foster-It is impossible to pass it
Mr.. Sayler-It is not impossible.
The vote by tellers resulted In vote
of SO to 81 and Mr.. Foster called for the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. Sayler-The gentleman means 10
carry out the threat of defeating the
bill by fllbustering. tell him we will
stay here all summer if we have to pass
this bill.
Mr.. Foster-The Senate won't agree
TO that.
MIR. Ssyler-The Senate has postponed
the adjournment until the middle of the
week.
Mr.. Foster-We won't agree to that.
Mr.. Ssyler, shortly-Won't WEI
The yeas and nays were refused and
the amendment rejected.
Mr.. Burchsrd offered an amendment to
the former part of the bill providing that
no special tax shall be imposed on winters
who sell wine of their own growth at the
place where the same is made. Adopted.
Mr.. Turher offered an amendment per.
mitting every producer who cultivates
not exceeding one acre Of tobacco to sell
500 worth OF leaf tobacco per year for
1878, 1879 and 1880 without taxation,
Delested-yess II, nays l3l.
Consideration of the bill was then sus-
pended, and on motion of Mr.. Cannon a
conference committee on the post route
Dill was ordered.
Mr.. Wood called up the resolution fix
ing the final adjournment tor Thursday
next, and moved 20 non-conCur. Agreed
to-yeas l43, nays l0S. So the resolu-
ton Of adjournment was non concurred
in.
Mr.. Knott, Chairman of the Judiciary
presented his views in oppo-
sltlon to the report Of the committee on
kimmelps bill and the resolutions of the
Maryland Legislature on the sujeCt Of the
Presidential election. He said he would
be content himself to nave the paper
printed in the Record, but some gentle
men desired TO have it read, and if there
was no objection be would read it. He
then stepped 10 the clerks desk and was
about to resd his report, quite voiuminous,
when Tucker objected TO the consump.
ton OF time until after the tobacco bill
was disposed of.
Mr.. Springer moved TO suspend the
rules, in order to extend that privilege to
Mr.. Knott, and the motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Knott thereupon read the paper,
the tenor of which has already been in
iicated. Mr.. Knott holds that the great
question to be determined
was not the one which the committee
seemed to consider paramount to sll 9th.
ers. 1t was not merely whether the pres
ent inCumbents Of the Presidential and
Vice Presidential offices should be dis
.urbed. but it had wider range
and reached TO 4 more pro-
found depth. 1t was true it
might incidentally effect the title Of
couple of citizens to the honors and
emoiuments of certain high and impor-
tsnt offices now claimed by them, but it
also involved the dignity and sovereignty
Of thirty-eight independent and co-equsl
States, as well rs the rights and liberties
Of forty millions of people. The conclu-
sion OF the report is in the words: "Let
the Representatives of the people teach
the people by solemn resolution that
possession is better than right ard
usurpstion stronger than law,
that Returning Boards are supreme
and that the law is voiceless. Then in.
deed will the people realize that law has
addicted and that force has been enthron-
ed. Then will the country indeed become
force will be resorted 10 TO
redress wrong as we'll IS to sustain il, aud
recourse will be had to the sterner srbitrs-
ment of the bullet, and after usurpstion
shall have succeeded usurpation and
will come aud take the right and
seal the fate of this great republic forever.
Mr.. Hewitt, Of New York, presented
the report OF the conference committee
on the army appropriation bill. He eI-
planned the report, and said in regard to
the posse coDlttdtus clause: 1--WE hsvp
this day secured TO the people Of this
country the same great provisions which,
after struggle OF two hundred years,
the Commons Of England secured 70!
Great Britain" Derisive laughter Oh
the Republican siae.
The report was agreed to, yeas l6E,
Davs So.
Recess.
At the evening session Mr.. Wood Of.
fered resolution providing for fnsI ad-
iournment on Tuesday next st Am.
Agreed to.
The Speaker laid before the House E
messrge from the President, transmit,
ting s communication from the Secretary
Of State inclosing the documents called
for by the resolution OF the Potter Inves.
tigaung Committee. Ordered printed
ana referred TO that committee.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Can
nor, Morrison and Wsddell conference
on the post route bill.
Nj Atkins. from the Committee on
Legislative, Executive sLd Judicisl- Ap .
bill, reported disagreement
and stated the rock upon which they had
spiit had been in regard TO the pay of
Senate employees, snd and n this point
the House cvnierees were diEinclined to
yield. Yeas, IL; nays, 81.
Tho rspor, of Tho Ton Farerna Copo