The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Lively Bout in the House.
Randall Goes a Woolina and Gets
sheared.
An unhandy Record for a Political
Moralist.
The Bankrupt Bill in the Senate
SENATE.
wAsHIsaros, April 80.

I.'s suS .o.'o ' .e ne s"t1"-. 49,.
nghIs and proceeaings incident Ihefeto
growing 9ut Or aepenuent .ne5eon, in
clualng al r,gn.s ol suits " anu my agains, Y.
asSignees unaef any OF al oI saiu aSs, l
come 10 Just peiofe tne house amehomen.
proYiding snas ,ne iePen Oh tae law
snou!a NOT inYAiuate Az Pehai acions 81
crimina pioceeaipgs arising ,neleunuet
Mt. lngAts IaSorea neii iesuia,sa Nv
oankrupt Jaw, ana saia snouiu uhis
meassre Oh iePea " G1nsunnatsu ,,a. my Wv We
woula nave u sooa ~ ats:iess anu eom-
meTcial rum. Shoula tnis ,an 70 ie'
peaiea ana hosuosusu.e i9f t |. iei., sns rs.
salt would DC .aat every @ aeo'9f ~ou'a De
~ tne mercy o. nv 1,,. ctsai.ol. ,,L.,;.,
M. DaVl,, o. l!llho.s, sac m ne o1ls!ea
me law couia . simPl,uea. ing 'uutei, Iei,
ay Commute couia PlepaIe oiil
which ne believed Molia sa.isly Iae Sen'
ate aha I county, ahn ne nv WI opPGMsed 70
tnls naale in fePeAlns lhe law ne pe'
iieveu IN pei,m9anent pankiuptcy; .l.,
nj. SeeS s, shia 'Gs , leleiease o. .n,s ~ pii,
70 the yndlciafy oonml.lee mean. lna.
y Would mol oe H neata from asan dullng
ms sessi9n. ne VA not opposea 70 u
Meii teguiateu. nanAIuP law, anu .ns U. U.
diciafy Commi,tee eouia prepare 3ne, eus
ne was opposed 70 ia.cnlng uP Ihis olli.
MI: Ai,is1n ,i,, supmi.'ea ~ alnenumehs .as
70 reier Inc oul anu amendments 70 Tue
judiciary Sommliee WIN insLnctlons 70
report saeh amenaMents ne A y wili teLieye
lhe e3lsling i1W o. .9e oeiec's "h'cn e&'
perience mas olsei9sea..
Mr: Mall1ews ,avoiea lne feierehse o.
the piii, ana Said lnat mere snoala DC
ano!hef ehoft 70 perfect me law before
wiping u from the statute BOOKS. ne
thought Tue wisdom Oh congress eqnai 20
the occasion ana haa no dou9t L suitable
oanktuPt irs ~" cou'y oe passea: I'll:
Inc Dill WAS iuftnef discussed py
messFs, hiil, h0aI, Metfimon, thurman,
MsSreery ana faad9ck; mi
Inc amendment Oh ar. thurman was
reIected-,yeas III, nays 81.
Alter iuriher discussion The amend
ment oil MT: Allison was rejected. aeasi
IL; nays, 80. ,,
MI Ransom said ne 'hought Tue motion
oil Mr.. Thurman when was 70 instruct the
commit'ee 70 report on ihnrsaay ne4l
VA MOI unue,s,OS. ,to n, mntn 'ne go.e Wy. wa
brief discussion II was rejected. Yeas,
n; nays, q.
The question then recurred on the mo.
tIon Of Mr.. Merrimon, when the bill was
taken mn This morning. 10 simply refer II
TO The judiciary Committee. [. was re-
iected. yeas 2S, NAYS %.
Mr.. Edmunds moved TO refer the bill
and the House amepdments 70 special
committee Of three Senators, Of which
he Senator from Michigan (Christiancy)
should be chairman. BE said he men,
toned that Senator as chairman that the
friends of the measure might have no
fears of ia being syamped.
Alter some further debate, and before
A vote was reached on that motion, Mr..
Allison moved that the Senate adjourn,
and that the bill and amendments be
printed. He said that should the Senate
adjourn now Il would allow time TO fur.
ther consider the bill, and II could be
disposed Of In half an hour tomorrow.
The motion was agreed 10 by vote Of
80 to II, and the Senate adjourned.
HOIJsE
r -. ,,,.. :,
:, Inc nouSe went into = eem%iatee o.
Ine wnoie On the appropriation DILL mf'
Edin IN me onGr
Mr. Glosch oneteu an Mn, alnenunens &c,
organizing the nins an ono ~ NeW ofleans anu
appropriatng slo9,VVO ior ls mainlen-
snce. tniS anenamen. gase ilse 70 Z
discussion upon lne suoIeca ol S5 Stahch
minu, patuc,Pa'ea IN py nannn, SAVER,
fatterson, Soie, anu ftankiln, VINO
aayoca.ea the ee.a.iishheni .: ,,. oi such
MINIS IN 'neir fespec.iy.e ioea1iu
hi'eF iops aESu'sIon, ~ nnicn .he
feorg1nlLauon oI .ne nen A!3Any mint
was advocated ~ Mr. buler, Tue amend
ment was ueieaseui ill.,, ,,.,..
In lne couise OF T. aiohg aneussioh On
the appropriauons ior me tefriIotiai
governments, ,ne aetion OF tne oommi..ee !ih,,
on APPpoPla';aas ;i n1sing pesn ctisieiseu W
on tne hePuSiIcah slus o. t9e aouse, mi.
hahaal' .ne ePsakei, usienue1 .ne e9ulse il
ol Lne comni.es, anu conaeulned .ns
tendency oi hepuoLican members 70 netd
togethet IN opposilioh 70 all measures Oh
economy. ~ oe,,
ne wa iepieu 20 y o.; Mr. uarnelu, W., Mno
dociafea .nat sucn an imputauon against
the hepuoIlcaas was not 70 DC oofne,ana
asserted ,naI from leIz 70 he present
ume !nnaer hepaenean Us wen a lem.
ocfauc eonIol Oh lne h9usel tne e3'
Penses o. lne government hsa 1een On =
aeseenaIhg sc.s. Inc hePaoncans Ie.
ieved IN Two tningsItne support o. sne
g1Vetnment, COS. VIVA. IL mlsnt ana IN
al tne ecohomy .nas va Possi9ie IN con'
nection wl!h an honest, iair ana feasona-
pie support Q, 'ne gosernmen.; ,
NJ. hanaaa .ook issue WIN Mr. oar-
nelas s.ase%en1 Ana tspeasea ms asset.
non lnAt ,ne hepnpilcan slae Oh Ine
house mao lent iss enorts @ against gen.
ersi economy.
Mf. nae asso teplea 70 mt. hanaalI;