The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-05
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Among the bills introduced aud refer.
red during the morning hour ia one by
Mr.. Southland authorizing the payment Of
customs in legal tender notes. and one by
Mr.. Mills, providing that all bondS here
after issued by the Government shall be
payable, principal and interest, in gold,
silver:or legal tender noles.
By Mr.. Davis, OF NC: To reduce the
tax on brandy made from apples, peaches
or grapes 35 cents.
BY Mr.. Riddle: For n constitutional
amendment providing for the election Of
President by adirect vote OF tile people.
By Mr.. Sexton: Making receivers Of
railroad corporations amenable TO pro.
cess and judgments OF the courts OF the
several States through which said roads
are run.
Mr.. Hooker moved TO suspend the rules
for the purpose Of considering the bill
authorizing u special term Of the Circuit
Court and District Court for the South.
ern district Of Mississippi, for the purpose
Of trying causes arising from the seizure
OF timber alleged TO have been obtained
by depredations on lands belonging TO
the United States. Defeated; yeas l45,
nays 95, less than two.thirds in the affirm.
alive.
Mr.. Glover moved 10 suspend the rules
aud adopt the resolution authorizing the
Committee on Expenditures in the Treas.
ury Department to send sub.committees
to such points as il may think advisable
10 take testimony and giving that com.
nittee leave TO sit during the sessions Of
the House.
Defeated; yeas, 1877; nays, los. Not
two.thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Knott introduced bill TO reorgan.
ize the judiciary. Referred.
Mr.. Singleton, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill, which
was made the special order for the 18th
OF February.
Mr.. McMahon moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolutions, reciting
that in the present condition ot public
distress il is important that the wealthy
OF the country shall bear fair proper.
tion OF the burdens OF taxation. and in
strnctiug the Committee on Ways and
Means 10 report bill at the earliest
practicable moment imposing gradual.
ed tax on an excess OF incomes above a
reasonable minimum, TO be fixed by law.
Defeated, yeas lG5, nays So; less than two
thirds in the affirmative. The affirmative
votes came chiefly from the Democrats
and the negatives from the Republicans.
A exceptions, however, the following
Republicans voted in the affirmative: !:
Rurchard, Cannon, Darrall, Dunnell,
Fort, Hale, Hubbell, Hunter, Jorgensen,
Page, Price, Powers, Rainey, Sampson,
Strait and Van Voorhees,; and the fol-
lowing Democrats voted nay: Bridges,
Box IN. ", Eickhof, Hardenbergh,
Maish, Phillips, Springer, Swami, Walker,
Willis IN, y. and Wood.
Mr.. Ellsworth, referring 10 the position
which he took last Friday in the matter
Of the charges against the Doorkeeper,
presented an affidavit from the Door.
keeper denying as utterly without ioun.
dation the charges against his official
integrity made in the atfidavits OF Coryell
and Duffy, and earnestly requesting an
investigation on the part OF the House.
The affidavit was referred 10 the Com
mittee on Civil Service Reform.