The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-11

imputation. He spurned the idea that a
Southern Representative would either
preSent or uphold uny fraudulent claim.
The people Of the South we're poor. They
had been bereft Of their property and had
little left but their good name, which they
hoped and expected 10 maintain IN.
tarnished.
Mr.. Bright took the floor to close the
discussion, but at the solicitation Of Mr..
White, Of Pennsylvania, yielded one
minute 10 that gentleman.
Mr.. White thereupon, in more eI.
cited manner even than he exhibited q
few minutes before, took up the same
subject. He summoned before the House
the ghostly skeletons Of Andersonville
and other Southern prisons, but denied
that he had any desire 10 stir up angry
passions. As he became more and more
excited in manner, gesticulating yehe-
mently and moving across the area to-
wards the Democratic aide Of the House,
he was greeted from that side with ieer-
ing shouts Of "louder louder n At the
top Of his voice he declared that he was
ready to meet the issue raised by the
gentleman from Virginia (Hunton).
Mr.. Vance asked him whether he
(White) had been in the Southern army.
Mr.. White scorniully answered In the
negative, but said be had been in the
Northern army had become prisoner Of
war in the hands Of the Confederate army.
He therefore knew what he had asserted,
and he repeated that Union men from
the Valley Of Virginia and from Eastern
Tennessee had been deliberately starved
in rebel prisons,
Mr.. Eden and other members Of the
Democratic side claimed that Mr.. Whites
time had expired, and the Chairman so
stated. Mr.. White, however, paid no at
tention to the intimation, but continued
amid the storm Of objections, calls TO or
der and other Interruptions from the
Democratic side. The only audible sens
tence In his speech being to the effect that
the statement OF Mr.. Hunton, as to the re.
sponsibility Of the Federal Government
for the suferings Of Federal prison.
ers In Confederate prisons, was false.
By this time Mr.. Whites excitement OF
manner had communicated itself 10 the
members on the Democratic aide. Most
Of them contented themselves with con.
temptuous shouts and laughter, but Mr..
Turner advanced towards Mr.. White and
with his clenched Get in proximity to Mr..
Whites face, demanded TO know why he
did not take his seat as required by the
rules.
The Chairman piled his gayel and
called for the Sergeant.at.Arms, but the
services Of that official were rendered
unnecessary by the interference OF
sensible men on both sides, who surround.
ed the central figures in angry disputa-
ton, and led them back TO their respec.
tive seat.
Alter a short time the storm spent
It's force, and comparative lull fell upon
the House.
The discussion waR closed and the Com.
mittee arose and reported the bill TO the
House with the recommendation that 1t
do pass.
Mr.. McMahon moved to lay II on the
table. Defeated, yeas, SO; nays ITO. The
bill was then passed.
Mr.. Keller presented the House with
an invitation to be present at the Deco
ration Day services at Arlington, under
the auspices Of the g. A. R. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. Durham, from the Committee on De.
partment Of Justice, reported a bill regu.
lating the salaries Of o. S. District At
torneys. tfxes the salaries Of such Of
ficers at from $1,000 10 $4,000, to be reg.
ulated by the amount OF business done in
their respective districts, except the sala.
ary Of the District Attorney for the
Southern District Of New York, which is
fixed at $4,000; and provides that the
fees and perquisites heretofore received
by those officers shall be covered into
the Treasury. 1t also regulates the mum.
Der and compensation Of the Assistant
Attorneys. Ordered printed, and recon-
mitted.
Adjourned.