Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-12
HOUSE.

Mr. Stephens, from the Coinage Com
mittee, reported bill for the adoption
of the metric system of weights, meas
ures and coinage. Printed and recom-
mitted.
Mr.. Carlisle reported bill directing
the attorney general To adjust or com
promise the claim OF the United states
under the will OF Joseph ). Lewis.
Passed.
This is the case in which Lewis, for
merly of Hoboken, y. y, left An estate
of about one million dollars Ia be APP
piled 10 the reduction Of the national
debt.
Mr.. Carlilse, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported Senate bill
allowing vinegar factories which were
established and operated before the first
of March, 1879, To continue their busl-
ness by use OF alcoholic vaporan, even
when within six hundred feet of dis
tillery or rcctiiying house, under regula-
tions to he prescribed. Passed.
The morning hour was dispensed
with and the pending business III that
hour.
The bill relative 10 the removal
Of causes from State to Federal courts
having been referred 10 the Committee
Of the Whole not to be brought up AT
the present session, Mr. Knott from the
Judiciary Committee submitted the re-
port Of the committee on the veto mes
sage of the President Printed and re-
committed.
The House then proceeded to the con
sideration OF the army appropriation bill.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson, Of Nir-
ginia, section 9, in regard to promotions
in the army, was stricken out.
Consideration Of the money portion
OF the bill having been concluded, the
committee proceeded to the considcra-
ton of section q, providing that no
money herein appropriated shall be
paid for the subsistence, equipment,
transportation or compensation oi the
army TO be used as police force at the
polls.
General debate on that section
was opened by Mr.. Baker, who view
ed the section as mere Incumbrance,
as a mere political tub thrown 10 the
whale, inasmuch a. the President was
not now clothed with the power of
placing troops oi the United States
around the polls as police force.
Viewing the section in that light, he
should move to strike il out, but should
the motion be defeated he would still
vote for the bill. lie would not be de-
TERED from dischargng his duty to the
Constitution 10y reason Of the fact that
political necessity bad constrained
any party to put in provision which
was mere idle thunder.
Mr.. Hawley said that the Republi-
cans, in looking at the section, had nat
uraly begun Ia wonder whether there
was not covert meaning in IL, because
as il stood it was merely an inrum-
brance. What was police force? II
was a sworn constabulary, duly organ
lied. That the Republican party had
ever claimed that the army should be
used as police was mistake. The sec
ton might command the assent Of the
Republican Oi the deepest dye who he.
lieved in having the Federal laws re-.
speCted everywhere and at all times.
Mr.. Garfield reviewed the attempts Oi
the majority 10 obtain repeal Of what
il termed grievances" The minority
had said at the last session, and still said
il had never insisted on the use Of the
army tO run elections; that there never
had been such law; that il had never
desired 10 have such law or such prac.
tice as that, and that il anything vital
was necessary 10 prevent the running
Of ofelectiOns by bayonets IT was ready To
help prevent II.
After debate the committee rose and
reported the bill, and the amendments
adopted in Committee OF the Whole
were agreed Ia, and then the bill
passed-ycas, l72; nays, 81.
The negative vote Was divided be-
tween the Democrats and Republicans
as follows:
DemOcrals-Mesers. Bliss, Clardy,
Clark Of Missouri, Cohrath, Coates, Cox,
Dunn, Frost, Hurd, KIOtz, Knott, Man
ming, Nichols. Persons, ROthwell, Stem.
ons, Smith OF New Jersey, Smith Of
Georgia, and O'Turner.
Republicans Messrs. Bayne, Briggs,
Cowgirl, Daggett, Hall, Humphrey,
Joyce, Keiier, O'Neill, Ward. Williams
Of Wisconsin, and Young Of Ohio.