The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-14

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bill, that the Committee might have
an opportunity to report the bill in the
usual form.
Mr.. Houston opposed the motion on &C.
count OF the delay 1t would cause.
Mr.. Allison supported Mr.. WINDOWS
motion. He could not understand why
the bill, which had been agreed to twice
by both houses during this session should
not be passed again without disputed po.
litiCal clauses.
Mr.. Davis (of West virginia) opposed
the motion.
Mr.. Blaine supported it, and severely
criticised the form OF the bill, saving,
among other things that as 1t came from
the House 1t actually appropriated moth.
ing at all, and the Senate Committee had
to amend 1t by inserting the necessary
appropriating clause. He thought it little
short OF disgrace for Congress to send
such thing out as an appropriation bill.
He read some OF the language OF the bill,
and amid laughter, which followed, said
II the people did not know where this
language was used they would think it was
taken from some joke book. Yet this was
what came from the House as an appro.
priation bill. He thoughts good motion
would be one to kick the whole thing un-
der the table.
Mr.. Conkling also derided the bill.
Mr.. Windows motion to recommit was
lost Yeas %, nays 32, q strict party vote,
except that OF Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, who
voted yea.
Mr.. Anthony hoped that Mr.. Beck's
substitute would be considered.
Mr.. Beck explained that the committee
had not reported on his substitute, and he
teltCompelled TO stand by the action OF
his committee and would support the
bill as reported.
The bill was then read for action on
committee amendments.
When the first clause had been read Mr..
Window asked Mr.. Beck 10 inform him
how much money that clause appropriate
ed.
Mr.. Beck said he could tell how much
the whole bill appropriated, namely:
about Sl5,0OO,00O 1t was hard TO say
what any one clause appropriated.
MIR. Window said every clause OF Mr..
Beck's substitute showed just what money
was voted by it, and he wanted to know
II Mr.. Beck could tell within four or five
millions OF what this clause appropriated.
[Laughter.1
Mr.. Beck's reply and discussion that
followed was repetition Of the previous
debate.
Mr., Blaine rose to point of order, and
asked in what parliamentary form he
could offer an amendment to any of the
clauses repealed or continued BY this bill,
il he objected to any OF them,
Mr.. Beck thought this bill could be
amended just like any other.
Mr.. Blaine said nothing could he amend.
ed that was not read at the clerks desk.
He could not fire blank shot in the air
in hope that 1t would strike something in
last years bill.
Mr., Beck thought that last years bill
could be read.
Mr.. Blaine did not know under what
rule. II
The presiding officer, Mr.. Garland, re-
marked that he did not feel called on to
decide a hypothetical case and asked Mr..
Blaine to state his amendment.
Mr.. Blaine therefore offered an amend
ment TO substitute $500 for $500, for
wagons for transporting the Senate mails.
There was considerable. laughter and
confusion, nobody could find such pro-
vision in the bill and Mr.. Blaine would
only say that it came in some where un-
der the first clause.
Several Democrats protested against
this method OF what they considered OBJ.
struction.
Alter some further debate Blaine with
drew his amendment, and the reading Of
the bill was proceeded with. At the end Of
each clause debate was renewed as inli-
Gated above. Blaine at one time going so
far as to say the bill really appropriated
nothing for the year 1880 but onlv
amended and limited appropriations for
1876.
Mr.. Salisbury denounced what he call.
ed "this Captious criticism Of The bill.'
He would say that any man with any
legal acumen who attempted to consider
the bill would be a jackRss il lie could not
understand what Congress meant by it."
General laughter followed this remark and
good humor took the place Of the general
irritation before manifested.
Mr.. Rollins submitted an amendment
approprlating $l50,000 to pay judgments
Of the Court Of Claims. Rejected, yeas
II, nays 80.
Mr.. Bailey submitted an amendment
appropriating $4,000 for collecting sta.
tistiCs and compiling matter for the an.
nual report and the editing and publish.
ing OF circulars Of information BY the
Bureau OF Education. Adopted.
| The bill was reported back to the Sen.
ate and the amendments made In Com.
mittee oil the Whole agreed to.
Mr.. Blaine obtained assurance from Mr..
Beck that the bill contained nothing affect.
ing the disputed political questions, say.
ing he could not find out himself what II
did or did not contain.
The bill was read third time and
passed.
Mr.. Wallace moved 10 proceed 10 the
consideration OF executive business.
. Mr.; Conkling moved toadjourn. Agreed
to. Adjourned.
Mr.. Garrison, from the Committee or
Ways and Means, reported a bill author
izing an allowance for loss, by leakage Oh
casualty, OF spirits withdrawn from a dis
tillery or warehouses for expectation
Referred 10 Committee OF the Whole,
. Mr. Pound introduced q bill authorizing
the Secretaryof War to use certain moniei
appropriated by the act Of March 3, 1870
for the protection Of high sandbanks OF thu
: Chippewa river. Passed.
Mr.. Young (Tenn.), from the Commit
! tee on Public Buildings and Grounds, re
J, ported joint resolution for the compile
8 ton OF the foundation OF the Washington
i Monument, Passed.
9 Mr.. Morton, from tho Committee OF
Foreign a AtIairs, reported, by unanimou
consent, q bill to allow any TELEGRAPH
company 70 land ocean cables on:the coas
lof the United States, This II the hiIl y