The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-10
HOUSE.

MIR. wright offered concurrent res
olution proposing to issue four hundred
million dollars OF United States notes, to
be known as National money. 1t recites
at length the present business distress
throughout the country, and directs the
issue of tour hundred million dollars Of
United States notes 10 be legal tender
for all debts, public and private, and TO
be placed IN circulation a. the earliest
possible moment. Referred.
Mr.. Wright asked to have the resolu.
tion printed IG the Record, but WAS OBJ
iected to by Mr.. Townsend, who said the
workingmen could not afford to pay for
printing the stump speech Of the gentle
man.
Mr.. Buckner, chairman of the Com.
miLtee on Banking and Currency, re-
ported bill providing for the issue of
1922, ,79OS.0 OF Treasury notes tor the
retiremen. of national bank notes, which
are 10 be received IN payment OF one.
third OF the customs duties. Referred to
the Committee OF the Whol
Mr.. Wood moved that the House 90
consideration of the tariff bill, and asked
unanimous consent that time be fixed
for terminating general debate on the
bill.
Mr. Kelley objected to limited debate
on one OF the most intricate and vltslly
important bills brought TO the attention
OF the House.
Mr.. O'NeiIl suggested that there be
night sessions of the House held every
evening of this week for the purpose Of
allowing members who desire to make
speeches on the bill TO do So, and not take
up the valuable time of the House.
Mr.. Wood withdrew his request for
limiting the time for debate, and the
House went into Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. Ssyler in the chair, on the
tariff bill.
As soon as the House was in Com
mittee of the Whole, Mr.. Conger raised
the point OF order that the bills on the
calendar must be considered in order.
The Chair overruied the point of
order on the ground that the House had
voted to 60 into committee on the tariff
bill especially.
Mr.. Wood, Chairman o! the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, made long
speech in explanation and IN advocacy OF
the bill. In the course of Mr.. Woods
speech he sent to the clerks desk and had
read letter from manufacturers of hay
forks at Jackson, Michigan, stating that
the industry required no protection, and
that it was able 10 compete with foreign
manufacturers not only in the home
markets, but in the foreign markets.
Mr.. Conger asserted that the work of
hetrm was done by conyict3 who were
paid 81 cents a day.
Mr.. Wood, however, declined TO yield
to Mr.. Conger for any further statements
on that point.
Then, said Mr. Conger, l call time on
the gentleman, who Is only speaking BY
the courtesy of the House.
The chairman informed Mr.. Conger
that Mr. Woods time having been eI
tended by unanimous consent he was en-
titled TO second hour.
hr. Wood then proceeded with and
concluded his speech, warning the op-
ponents of the measure that if they
should succeed in defeating 1t, the time
WAS near q. hand when the people would
not be satisfied with so mild measure
MIR. Banks obtained the floor TO speak
in opposition to the bill, but yielded to
the motion for the Committee to rise.
The Committee then rose.
Mr.. Glover asked unanimous consent
to offer resolution to provide for the
payment OF the clerk and experts Of his
Committee from the time OF their sp-
pointment to the time of their being
sworn in, delay having occurred |
through Inadver;ence, bu. Mr.. White
objected.
Adjourned.