Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
HOUSE.

plying so, ,0O0, 900 Of the proceeds oi the
sale oi certificates of deposit authorized
Ia be issued in aid of reiunding the
public bebt Ia the payment oi arrears oi
pensions, was defeated. Yeas llB, nays
l73.
The House then went into committee
on the legislative appropriation bill,
After an hours debate, the Commit
toe oi the Whole agreed, by l35 Ia ITO,
Ia the amendment offered Ia the l.cgls
lativc Appropriation Bill, repeating the
laws relating Ia the Supervisors ol Eicc-
tions. The result was received with ap-
plausc on the Democratic side, and u
separate vote in the House wasdemandcd
by Hale.
Jurors Test Oath and Election Super
visors.
The committee then arose and the
bill and amendments were reported to
the House. All the amendments were
cuncurrcd in in gross) except Il lew on
which separate votes were demanded.
The amendment increasing the item
for contingent expenses at the Bureau
Of Education from I'll 400 tn Slo, 100,
was agreed to, Yeas, no; nays, II.
The next vote was on the amendment,
the effect ol which is Ia continue IN
force the present system Ot public iand
surveys and offices Of surveyors The
amendment was agreed tO. Yeas, III
nays, u.
The next vote WAS Oh the amendment
fixing the pay oi jurors ut - per day,
prescribing the method Of drawing them
and repeating the jurors test oath, and
il was agreed to without division.
The next vote was un the amend
mcnt repeating the laws IN regard 10
United States Supervisors oi Elections.
On division there were l07 votes IN the
affirmative, hut the Republicans refused
Ia vote aud raised the point ol mo
quorum The vote Was then taken
hy yeas aud NAYS and again the Re
puhlirans declined voting, the only
exceptions being Mcssrs. Chittendcn,
Fort and killngcr, who voted III the
negative. The vote stood yeas, ia;
NAYS. ,. One less than aquOrum.
The Speaker thereupOn voted aye,
making a quorum, and declared the
amendment agreed Ia, amid great
demonstrations of applause on the Dem
OCratic side.
Then Mr.. Hale, rcsorting Ia dila-
tory tactics, moved that when the
House adjourn II be until Thursday.
The motion was greeted with derislve
laughter ON the Democratic side, and
Mr.. Hale was asked, jceringly, whether
lac did not want To- have the approPria-
ton hill passed The motion having
been voted down lonly one vote being
cast in the affirmative Mr. Hale moved
10 lav the hill on the table, rCmarking
that he wished tO see whether the
Democrats could without any Repuh-
ican votes pass the bill, and that lac
hoped no Republican would vote.
\ vote WAS then taken, hut previous
a. the announcement Mr.. Tucker stated
that having no idea that the gentlemen
ON the other ideintendCd tG refrain from
yutinghc made a pair with ten Gariicld /,
he had therefore not voted, hut hal
written tu Gen. Garfield, desiring him
"a return a. the liOusc aud release him
from hIs pair.
Mr. Waddrl inquired whether any
member oi the House hal right In
make pair which should impede lcgis-
lation. lie denied the moral right Ui
the gentleman frpm Virginia Tucker
to make such pair.
Mr.. Tucker said that he hal all his
life acted upon the principle that where
there Was any doubt about a question oi
honor 10 decide the doubt always on the
side nf honor, and he therefore had re-
fused a. vote.
The only Republicans Who voted we're
Messrs. Broden. IN the negative, and
| BrpntAnu, Patterson, at New York, and
Dunnell, Dihe latter having voted by
mistake, which hc trie1 afterwards With.
out avail to reCtiiy,i ia the affirmative.
The vote Was then annUunced--year
| 3, nays l43-Ons more than quorum
The Speaker again made quorum by
| voting in the negative, and declared the
motion ~ Law on the table lost.
The Speaker stated that his vote mai,
| Ig7.A quorum al a Iull House, bat hc
/ dbl not think IL seeded III votes "a
make a quorum, a. there we're two va
| Cancies.
Mr.. Hale-Is the speaker determined
| 90 make a ruliHg that less than ma
jority II a fan House constitute .
| quorum;
The SIeAksr rrIAici that be- d,d bod
| dcsirr o. make any ruling, there Was u,
necessity iOr H. lie, however, had read
a decision adopted hy Speaker Grow, q
the etIect that majority oi the mem
bcrs chosen constituted a quorum.
MT Hale SAID lhe point un Whiol
/ that decision Oi Speaker GrsN hal rules
NAs not analogous b the prrssBt csasc
and he WAs glad tine Speaker hal mo-
made a prncipilatc dssisinn. - Il thu
matter I'D not eRd herr, he iislel Fe
seryei all points A. % q quorum.
The Speaker sali he hal that deris;oE
Rad during mOsBeni Oi calmDess y
that IL this matter came up again !
could not b. Slid that the decision hsc
been msie prciPi.Ateiy.
The bill A. amended Was then passes
by = vote Of lf3 u ll2.
On motion Il Mr.. Hewitt cOtnmitte'
oi conference xAs Onlsr.f on the arm
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