The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-18

thortIes the issue OF certificates OF the
denomination OF SO, and multiples
thereof, in exchange for silver bullion,
which certificates shall be redeemed on
presentation in silver bars or dollars al
the option Of the Treasury, and shall be
receivable for all dues to The government.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
message was received from the Senate
announcing that that body had adopted a
resolution for the final adjournment oi
Congress on the 10th Of June. The an
nouncement was received with applause.
Mr.. 0'Neill desired 10 call up the reso.
luton fVr' immediate consideration, but
the Speaker recognized Mr.. Cox, Of New
York, 10 move to go TO the business on
the Speakers table. The motion was
agreed to and the Senate amendments to
the House bill for the erection Of public
buildings in Kansas City, No., eoncurred
in.
The concurrent resolution for the fipal
adjournment Of Congress on the 10th oi
June came up and Mr.. Wood, Of New
York, moved the reference Of the resolu.
tion under the 54th rule to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
Mr.. O'Neil rose at the same time and
moved that the House proceed to its
consideration now.
The Speaker intimated 10 him that It
was proper for the chair TO recognize on
that subject the chairman Of the Commit.
tee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. o'Neil replied with some warmth
that he presumed to be able to say as
we'll "a the chairman ofihe Committee on
Ways aud Means, the Speaker or any
other man whether the business OF the
House could be finished BY the 10Th Of
June.
The previous question was seconded
on Mr.. Woods motion, ll2 to los, and
then a vote was taken by yeas and nays
and the motion to reIer the resolution to
the Committee on Ways and Means was
defeated, yeas l07, nays 129.
Mr.. Wood thereupon moved to post.
pone the future consideration Of the res.
olution till the third Monday in May.
Mr.. Wright moved 10 postpone the bill
TO this day week.
Mr.. o,Neill claimed that he had the
right to the recognition OF the chair, and
be moved that the resolution be concur.
red In.
The Speaker gave precedence to
Mr.. o'Nsill's motion.
Mr.. Wright moved TO reconsider the
vote Of refusing to refer the resolution.
Mr.. Garfield moved 10 lay that motion
on the table.
Mr.. Springer interposed the motion to
adjourn. Rejected. Yeas 81, nays l46.
Mr. Clarke, Of Missouri, moved that
when the House adjourn to day il ad-
journ to Monday. Rejected on the yea
and nay vote,
After two hours was spent In voting on
these and,other dilatory motions on which
the anG.tarif Democrats voted with
the Republicans in order to force an
early adjournment, Mr.. Durham pre-.
sented the conference report on
the deficiency bill for temporary
clerks in the Treasury Department to
protect the timber lands. He was pro.
ceeding to reply to the statements OF the
Senate Conference in the Senate when he
was interrupted BY the point Of order
made by Mr.. Banks and sustained by the
Speaker, thatit was unparliamentary to
refer to the proceedings in the Senate.
He said he could get at 1t without q yio-
lation Of the rule, and therefore asserted
in denial Of the claim that the Senate was
as economical as the House, that the
Senate had tackled on this bill amend
ments increasing the appropriation TO
the amount Of about 500. 900. 1t had also
been alleged, he said, that one Of the
points in the controversy was in refer.
enee to the appointment Of Especial agents
TO look after ihe moonshiners. He rep
resented district which was largely in
terested in distilling, and where, he was
sorry TO say, moonshining existed
to some extent. he never would
protect moonshiner knowingly, but
neither would be vote money to the Com.
missioner OF Internal Revenue to send
out spies to entrap men. The extraya-
gance Of the Senate, he said, was as plain
a proposition as was ever yet made on =
mans nose (lAughter). and he insisted
that the House should put down brakes
on such extravaganza. Asto the item for
postal clerks, he would leave the expla.
nation about that TO his colleague in the
(Mr. Blouut).
Another motion to adjourn was made
and was again resisted on the Republican
side Of the ChAmber,
Although the Speaker, in response 10
inquiries, said the conference report and
resolution for adjournment would come
up again to morrow under the previous
question, vote was taken by yeas and
nays and decided in the affirmative.
The House therefore adjourned.