The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-21
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TO THE DAILY 1NrRz11eENcER
CONGRESSIONAL.
a Spicy Discussion in the House.
Demsgogue Cox Gets a Well De-
served Hacking.
o'NsiI His the Nail on the Head.
Better for the People If Congress
Had Not Met.
Tho Tariff Agitation Keeps Millions
Of Money Idle.
Wright Threatens q Motion to Lay
tho Democratic Bantling
on tho Table.
o'NeiI His the Nail on the Head
Better for the People If Congress
Had Not Met.
Tho Tariff Agitation Keeps Millions
Of Money Idle.
SENATE.
WAsnIEoTos, March 20.

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Mr.. Window, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported, with amend.
ments, the Senate bill TO provide for the
deficiency In the miscellaneous fund oil
the House. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Mitchell introduced bill for the
protection oi homestead settlers on public
lands. Referred.
II was ordered that there be printed,
for the use Of the Finance Committee, a
copy OF the statement made by the Secre.
tary Of the Treasury in regard TO the re.
peal Of the specie resumption act, and
the tables submitted by him on the sub
ject.
Mr.. Allison introduced a bill to repeal
the preemption laws and TO provide for
the sale OF timber on public lands. Re.
ferred.
The Senate bill TO amend pectisn 2464
Of the revised statutes relating to the
cultivation Of timber on public domain,
was discussed briefly and passed yeas 80,
nays II.
Messrs. Window, Blaine and Withers
were appointed Conference Committee
on the part Of the Senate on the military
appropriation bill.
Mr. Howe submitted the following:
RssOtted, That the President be request.
ed II not incompatible with the public
interest TO inform the Senate whether W.
p. Whitaker, who recently presided in the
Superior Criminal Court Of the parish
OF Orleans, was formerly employed either
in the internal revenue service or as
assistant Treasurer at New Orleans. II
so, during what period OF time. Was
said Whitaker in either OF said
capacities a defaulter 10 the United
States, and In what amount and
under what circumstance. Whether legal
proceedings had been taken against him
either civil or criminal, and with what
result, whether such proceedings are still
pending, or if discontinued when they
were Discontinued and by whose direc-
tiops. Ordered that II be printed and
laid on tue table.
Mr.. Howe said that at home and else.
where be had been accused Of not yielding
acordial support TO the Presidents policy,
and II II would suit the convenience OF The
Senate, on Monday next he would like to
take up the resolution and submit some
remarks by way OF excusing himself SO
far as he was able.
Atthe expiration Of the morning hour
consideration was resumed Of the Pacific
Railroad Sinking Fund bill, and Mr..
Mitchell spoke In favor OF the bill report.
ed by the Committee on Railroads. claim.
ing that 1t was in the interest Of peace.
It would terminate the contest, as it re.
cognized the fact that prolongation Of
the controversy would resnltin loss 10 the
government. BE quoted at length from
Judicial decisions as to the power Of Con.
gress, and referring to the clause OF the
bill OF the Judiciary Committee deelar-
ing what should constitute the net
earnings, said It was indefensible in
law and opposed to reason.A This question
was now pending in the courts, and Con-
gress had no right TO make any dtclara-
lion declaring what should constitute the
net earnings in advance OF any decision.
He argued that the government had no
sovereignty in the matter. When the
government made q contract with Its cit.
liens It divesied itself OF its sovereignty
and stood on the same footing as its citi-
zens.
Mr.. Thurman said that he did not pro.
pose to discuss the bill further now, but
at the proper time he would endeayor to
show the Senate that the bill Of the Com.
mittee on Railroads was n new subsidy
to these companies. nearly equal to the
bond subsidy already granted. He
thought It would be better for the govern.
ment to lose all due from these companies
than TO give up Its right to alter, amend
or repeal their charters, as the bill OF the
Railroad Committee proposed to do.
Mr.. Teller took the floor to speak upon
the bill, but before he commenced his ar
gument 1t was agreed that the bill should
Be laid over until tomorrow, with the
understanding that it be unfinished busi-
ness after the expiration Of the morning
hour.
The Senate resumed consideration ot
the House bill authorizing the Secretary
Of the Treasury to employ temporary
clerks and making appropriations for
the came; also making appropriations
for detecting ;respsss on the public lands
and for bringing into market the public
lands in certain States, and for other
purposes.
The pending question being on the
amendment OF MIR. Beck to the amend
ment OF the Committee on Appropria.
tions, forbidding any charge for wood OF
timber cut on the public lands in thu
territories Of the United States for the
use OF actual settlers In the territories
and not for export, so as TO provide thai
timber should not be exported from The
territory where It grew, Mr.. Beck mod
lied his amendment 60 as to provide
that in the event of timber being 40 ex-
ported from 8 territory 1t should be liGble
10 seizure BY the United States aulhori
ties wherever found.
Pending discussion Mr.. Conoyer sub
mitted the following:
Resolved, That the President Is hereby
requested TO communicate TO the Senate
| II not Incompatible with the public inter-
eat, such information rs the government
has received respecting the terms and
conditions under which The surrender oi
Cuban insurgents has been made, together
With such other information in his pos
session respecting the future policy o.
Spain in the government Of Cuba.
He asked for immediate confederation
Of the resolution, but objection was made
and Il was laid over.
Adjourned. ,,,.,
Mr.. Banning offered resolution call
ing on the Secretary Of War for intorma
lion as to whether the transter TO the
pension office Of the medical records o
The Provost Marshal Generars Office
would not facilitate the decision Of ap-
pllcations for pensions. Adopted.
The Speaker proceeded 70 call the
committees for reports.
The pending bill was one reported
from the Printing Committee regulating
the advertising Of mall Lettings, Itpro