The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Army Bill in the House.
The Democratic Tactics Of 1851
Renewed.
A Scheme to Cripple the President
In tho Use Of the Army.
No Governors Need Apply for Aid
10 Suppress Domestic
instructions.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
wAsHsoros, May q.

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wAsHIsGros, May q.
Confederation was resumed OF the bil
providing 4 permanent form Of gov
ernment Tor the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Thurman offered an amendment
which, alter explanation, was agreed To
He also offered IN additional section pro
viding for the reiunding Of taxes To edu-
cational institutions.
| Mr.. Ingalls, opposed the amendment OF
the ground that the institutions wert
conducted for private gain, and in NJ
sense could they be regarded As public
Institutions.
| After further discussion the amend
ment was agreed to, and the bill passed
Mr.. Ferry moved to take up the HOUSE
bill TO prohibit the further retirement Of
legal tender notes.
MFR. Window opposed the motion and
favored the consideration Of the Legisla'
tive, Judicial and Executive appropria-
ton bill.
Mr.. Ferry insisted on the legal tender
bill. He did not apprehend that there
would be much discussion, as but two OF
three members had indicated any desire
TO discuss the bill.
Mr.. Voorhees, favored the motion oil
Mr.. Ferry, and said II there should be
much further contraction Of the currency
there would he no money to pay that ap'
propriated by any bill. II the present
Secretary Of the Treasury should be al.
lowed to run his mad career much longer
we would have nothing left for appropri.
ations.
Mr.. Hereford favored the considera,
tion Of the legal tender bill, and during
his remarks said: Talk about the army
no wonder there are mobs, when all your
laws are contrary 10 the wishes Of the
people. Make your laws to meet the
wishes OF the people and there will be no
need Of any army.
Mr.. Eaton-If we don't pass this bill
pretty quick paper will be worth as much
as gold. =,
Mr.. Window said the country would
not suffer II the talk on finance should
he suspended for a few days. It might be
painful to the Senate to suspend the dis.
cussion, but II would not be to the
country.
The motion OF Mr.. Ferry TO take up
the bill TO forbid further retirement Of
legal tender notes was agreed to-yeas
%, nays 90.
Mr.. Window gave notice that at the ex.
piration Of the morning hour tomorrow,
he would move 10 lay aside this bill and
take up the Legislative Appropriation
Bill.
An effort was made to have II under.
stood that q vote on the Legal Tender
Bill should be taken at o'clock to.mor.
row, but objection was made.
Adjourned.
Under call OF the States, the follow
ing bills were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Willis: To regulate the sale Of
United States securities, which makes it
unlawful for the Secretary oil the Treas.
ury to enter into any contract or nego-
tiation Of the bonds now authorized to be
issued or sold, whether for the funding Of
the national debt or any other purpose
with any banking association, firm or in.
diyidual, unless he shall frat invite pro-
posals.by advertisements for not less than
three weeks in Eve newspapers; that the
proposal is to beiaccepted which:may be
most advantageous TO the government.
By Mr.. Wood To establish perma-
nent sinking fund. Itprovides that there
shall be appropriated for the fiscal year
commencing July, 1878, Tor each succeed.
ing year out oil the Customs' revenues
the sum Of S100,000,0O0, which shall be
applied first to pay the interest OF the
public debt. ,
Second, to redemption or purchase Of
so much Of the outstanding principal Of
the public debt as can be purchased or
redeemed at not more than par and ac-
crued interest. All bonds go purchased
or redeemed to cease 10 bear interest and
to be cancelled and destroyed.
II alao repeals the act providing for an
annual sinking fund. Section 5, Of the
bill provides that the act shall be known
as the sinking fund act Of 1878.
EDUCATION FOR THE ooLoRED PEOPLE.
Bills were introduced and referred
BY Mr.. Chalmers-To encourage and
aid The higher education Of the colored
race in the District Of Columbia and the
several States; requiring 5000, 600 OF
colored soldiers unclaimed bounty 10 be
invested in bonds, and the interest thereof
to be paid TO the Howard University,
which is to furnish educational facilities
without charge to students Of the colorcd
race who have passed through the public
schools OF the District, and to two colored
studen.s annually from each State in the
Union.
TWO DAYS ADJOURNMENT,
Mr.. Banning moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution for the
adjournment Of the House from Wednes~
day 10 Friday next, IN order to observe
with due respect and reverence the day
ON which the graves OF the dead braves Of
the late war are decorated. Agreed 70.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole, Mr.. Springer in the Chair,
on the army appropriation bill.
A DEMOCRATIC MOVE TO DESTROY THE
ARMY.
Mr.. Knott moved an amendment pro-
hibitipg, under penalties Of fine and i'm
prisonment, the employment Of any part
OF the army as pose eomttdttts or other
wise, under prextext or for the purpose
Of executing the laws, except in such
cases and under such circumstances As
such employment may be expressly au-
thorized by act OF Congress.
After 4 long discussion on apoint Of
order made by Mr.. Garfield, the amend
ment was ruled TO be In order.
In the course Of the discussion on the
amendment, Mr.. Burchard suggested that
| il would prevent the use Of the troops 10
enforcing the internal revenue lava and
suppressing illicit distilling.
Nj. .Schleicher wanted TO exclude from
its operation the State OF Texas. and the
execution Of the neutrality laws.
Itwas suggested BY Mr.. Latham that
Il would be better not to pass 1t At all,
and 10 disband the army at once.
Il was claimed by Mr.. Knott that II the
President could use the army without
the law, the pretext Of this being q Re-
publican government was sham and q
fraud. ,,n.
the moonIhiners and perhaps Others In