The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-13
HOpRE

The conference report on the bill to
abolish the volunteer navy OF the United
States, was agreed to.
The testimony taken by the Judiciary
Committee in the matter OF Judge BlOd.
gett, OF Chicago, was ordered printed.
Tho House then went into the Com.
mittee Of the Whole, Mr.. Blackburne in
the chair, on the Legislative Judicial and
Executive appropriation bill.
Mr.. Ellsworth submitted an amendment
reCiting some remarks made by Mr.. Fin.
ley yesterday, in favor OF reduction OF
his own salary and granting the gentle
man leave TO receive as little OF his SALARY
as he saw fit, the surplus OF such salary
to go TO ten oi the most deserving fami-
lies In his district.
Mr.. Finley suggested that the surplus
should 20 to the gentleman offering the
amendment.
The amendment was ruled out OF order.
The item in regard to the public print.
ing, gave rise to the discussion OF the man
agement oftlle Government Printing Office.
Messrs. Calkins and Hanna, Fort and
Luttrell eulogized Superintendent De.
frees, alleging that the recent investiga-
ton Of that office was a star chamber, the
inquiry Of the allegation was strenuously
denied by Finley, chairman Of the com.
mittee which conducted the inquiry.
Mr.. Cabell moved TO reduce the appro-
priation for detecting and bringing TO trial
persons guilty Of violating tke internal
revenue law from 500, 1000 to S75, 900.
Mr.. Durham said 1t was due honest
distillers that sufficient sum should be
appropriated to abolish moonshiners.
Mr.. Davis said the law in regard to de.
tecting frauds was a dead letter In Chicago
and St. Louis: The large whisky corpora.
opsowlel the informal revenue colIoC-
tors, and that the corruption was not as
much In the dlsttllers as In the detective.
Mr.. Baker called attention to the fact
that 9 200 Violators OF law in the Southern
States who shad pleaded guilty had
never suffered imprisonment for fault.
After some further discussion Mr.. Ca.
BELLS amendment was rejected,
Mr.. Hewitt (Ala,l submitted an amend
mGnt 10 require the Marshal or officer max
Ing the arrest OF any person charged with
the violation OF the revenue law TO carry
the prisoner before the nearest official
authority 10 take bail. -JiT
Mr.. Throckmorton cited case where a
Marshal had brought a prisoner l25 miles,
although there was o Commissioner near
where he made the arrest,
Mr.. Herbert stated that a Commissioner
sat all last winter In Montgomery issuing
warrants for the arrest Of persons all over
the State, who were carried hundred
miles to Montgomery at great expense TO
the government and 10 their great incon-
venience and injury.
Finally the amendment was adopted.
Yeas 0l, nays 81.
On motion Of Mr.. Conger, tho salaries Of
the General Superintendent and Assistant
General Superintendent OF the I.ifeSayine
Service were increased from 5000 10
$4,000 and from g 900 to $500.
Theamendment offered BY Mr.. Harrison
and advocated by Messrs, Aldrich and
Burchard (llls.l, to increase the salary OF
the Assistant Treasurer at Chicago, from
s., 900 TO 500. Rejected.
After progressing Us far as the 55th page
ofthe bill, the committee rose and soon
tumultpopa struggle occurred between
those iavoring and those opposed.
To.night's session is for business OF Tue
Committee on Public Lands. The 0p.
ponents prevailed.
Adjourned.