The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-02
WASHINGTON, May l.
SENATE,

| NunplutEulluu WIS E6oulupu III tllb Cul
ate OF the bill To prevent the introduction
Of contagious or infectious diseases in III,
United States.
Mr.. Maxey, from the Committee OF
Postofiices and Post-roads, reported a bill
TO extend the tune for special postal ser
vice, under the service contracts obtainet
by advertisement. He said the commu
nlcation from the Postmaster Genera
showed an exigency that should be me-
at once. and therefore he would call uE
the bill at an early day.
Mr.. Bell offered the following resolu
ton, which was agreed 10:
Treasury be directed to inform the Senate
OF the amounts due and uncollected, Il
any, under section s, act OF August s
1861, entitled "An Acttoproyide increased
revenue fromimports to pay heinterest on
the public debt, and for other purposes, u
and 10 state the reasons, II any exist, why
the same have not been collected agreea.
BILE to the provisions OF said act.
The Senate resumed the consideration
OF the bill to prevent the introduction oil
contagious or infectious diseases into the
United States.
Mr., Harris, chairman Of the select com.
mittee on the subject, explained that the
object of the bill was to regulate com.
merce with foreign nations so as to pre-.
vent the importation into the United
States Of contagious diseases and to regulate
commerce among the States so as to pre-.
vent the importation OF such diseases into
one State from another. This was the
precise and sole object OF the bill. He de.
Tended the constitutionality OF the mea.
sure, and opposed the recommitment OF
the bill.
Mr.. Voorhees, rose to notice little fic.
tltlous newspaper literature, q thing he
seldom did. He said that in a paper
known as the National Republican there
appeared an article this morning headed,
"a Day Of Democratic Decentralization, y
in which description Of what was alleged
10 have been said in the Democratic caucus
yesterday was given, and speech made
for him and put into his mouth. Mr.,
Voorhees, read that part Of the article re.
lerring to himself, and then said that in.
asmuch as he was not In the caucus and
had not heard OF II, not having received
his notice 10 attend, the accuracy and
truthtulness OF the writer would be appre-
ciated. Laughter. 1t was hard to over.
take lie when it commenced its travels,
but Notwithstanding this he thought he
would join in the race. .l.FI
After tutther debate on the pending
bill, Mr. Walker, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported bill to provide
for the payment Of bounty and back paw
to those who were deprived OF the same
by frauds which they had no connection,
MIR: Salisbury, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported resolu
tion instructing that Committee to inquire
into the matter Of the contest OF II. NJ.
SpatEord against Wm. 7. kellogg, regard.
ing q seat in the Senate with the mower 10
send for persons, papers and to employ a
stenographer to take testimony either in
Washington or New Orleans by the sub.
committee.
Mr.. Cameron (Wis.) objected to present
consideration Of the resolution.
MIR. Edmunds inquired when the Senate
might expect the Committee on Appropri.
atoms to report back the legislative appro.
priation bill.
Mr.. Davis, wv. Va.) replied that the bill
had just been printed, and tho sub.com-
mlttee had been at work on it and might
report to the full committee tomorrow.
Mr.. Edmunds inquired whether it Is not
the same bill that was acted on at the for
mer session Of Congress except matter ex-
traneous to the appropriations.
MIR. Davis replied that it was, but it was
known that there were some members on
the Committee who were not in the pre-.
vious Congress, and therefore the entire
subject had TO be considered irrespective Of
the former action.
Adjourned.
The bill reported from the Coinage
Committee, amending the statutes in re-.
lation 10 coinage and to gold and silver
bullion certificates, came up. The pend
ing question was on ordering the main
question on the resolution postponing till
Saturday next the consideration Of tho
bill, and 1t was ordered. Yeas, ll3, nays,
l07. The resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. Sparks called up the order made
yesterday to reconsider the army appro.
priation bill. A vote was then taken up,
on the question. No debate being al
lowed, whether upon reconsideration the
House will pass the army appropriation
bill notwithstanding the objection OF the
President The House refused to pass the
bill over the Presidents veto, the vote
standing yeas, l20, nays ITO, not the nee.
essary twn.thlrds in the affirmative.
It wGs strictly party vote. Only three OF
the Greenhaokers voted for the bill and
nine against. hs
Mr., Kitchen, rising to question OF priv.
ilege, denounced an allusion to himself
which appeared in the Record as the speech
Of his colleague (RusselD. He character
lied the alllsion as infamously false and
slanderous. That he was not surprised at
his colleague violating every parliament.
ary rule and every rule OF decency and
propriety.
Mr.. Garfield made q point OF order that
the language used by Mr.. Kitchen was un.
parliamentary, but the point was over.
ruled by the Speaker who remarked that
the gentleman (Eit9hen) had previously
stated that he meant TO say nothing per.
sonal. [ Laughter on the Republican
side.
Mr.. Kitchen reserved further remarks
on the subject until his colleague (Russell)
should be present.
Adjourned till Saturday.
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Seymour Refuses The GubernatqrIal Can,
~ dldacJ.
ALBANY, May l.-Governor Seymour
has written a long and elahorately pre-.
pared reply to the letter OF the committee