The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-07
FoRTY-srxTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Junee.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Lamar, from the select Committe,
on the Improvement OF the Mississippi
river and tributaries, reported With
amendment, House bill to provide for III,
appointment Of Mississippi river Com
mission, was placed on the calendar, anG
Lamar said he would ask leave to call 4
up for consideration at on early day.
The Senate concurred In the House
amendment to Senate bill No. $40, to ex
tend the time Of the special postal service
until the service can be obtained by ad
yertisement, said amendment beingto lin
the extention 10 one year.
Mr.. Edmunds resumed his remarks on
the bill 10 repeal sections SOL, $50 and S2l
Of Revised Statutes.
In the course Of Mr.. Edmunds' remarks
Mr.. Thurman interrupted him TO say that
the unanimous consent could now be oh.
tained 10 reconsider the vote by which
the third reading Of the bill was ordered,
30 that II might still be amended. He init.
mated that the Edmunds' amendment OF.
iered yesterday, while considered up.
M. nSpSs aid he W. EouId SGRIe%; IiRs ~
move to recommit the bill II II could not
be arranged, otherwise he would go on.
Continuing, he asked Mr.. Hampton Il
what he stated yesterday about Judge
In Charleston being himself unable 10
take the oath, while even Republican
jurors were excluded for such inability,
came under his observation?
Mr.. Hampton said he stated 1t on the
information OF his colleague, who was
present.
Mr.. Elmunds thought that q committee
ought to be appointed to investigate the
matter in all It's light; then we could get
more satisfaction than from mere state.
ments by observers.
1nregard TO the exclusion OF Jurors who
had given O "cup OF cold water" to Con.
federate soldiers, Mr.. Edmunds declared
that the kind OF aid or comfort contem.
plated in the statute, and which would
call for the discretion OF court, was only
accessory aid, that which was intended 10
further the purpose OF transgressor. He
pointed out what he thought absurdity
and yiciousness in introducing politics
into the juror system. It was beginning
TO practice, he said, what would end in
recognizing all other mental differences in
the selection OF jurors, and presently We
would have a Catholic opposed to a Pro.
testant, and would have to proviCe for free
traders, know nothings, and all shades of
political and religious thinkers.
Mr.. Thurman thought that Mr.. Ed.
munds was generating another veto mes.
sage. He was again furnishing sophis.
tries for the people who were not sharp
enough to inrent them for themselves In
order that they may come back here In n
sort OF shuttlecock and battledore from
the other end Of the avenue. Laughter.
Mr.. Bayard moved 10 recommit the bill
Mr.. Conkling thought this move was
valuable addition tu the Comedy OF Errors
for which this session was SO distinguished.
Mr.. Thurman said there was no occasion
for the exhibition Of petty triumphs.
Every word in the bill was right, but there
was something wrong IN this government,
else it would not have become law before
the majority were obliged 10 look not only
to what is right, but what is practicable.
They did not propose to leave room for
the sophistries Of this chamber to be
echoed from the other end of the avenue,
They couldsurvive the sneers OF the Sena-
tor from New York.
Mr.. Blaine, in the course OF some re.
marks on the bill, asked Mr.. Thurman
how he knew the President would veto
the bill II passed as reported by the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Thurman said he had no such in
formation, and II he had it would be
violating q plain rule Of the Senate to
state it.
Mr.. Blaine-The Senator has already
violated rule. He has said that the biil
should be 80 amended 80 to encounter the
objections at the other end OF the avenue.
Mr.. Thurman-1 only spoke OF my own
inferenCes and those inferences were sim
ply founded on the fact that in my opin-
ion the bills have been vetoed, notably
the army bill, because members OF the
Republican party in both houses OF Con.
gress by no means very friendly TO the
incumbent Of the Presidential chair have
Il will not use the slang language Of the
day, will not talk about buIldozing but
have coerced the Executive.
The vote on the resolution to recommlt
resulted, yeas %, nays 0, not quorum.
Most Of the Republicans refrained from
voting, and most OF the Democrats who
voted voted aye.
Mr.. Conkling said he did not withhold
his vote with view Of producing no quo
rum. He would now vote nay.
Many Republican Senators who had re.
Trained from voting rose, and on their
names being called voted nay. Several
Democratic Senators thereupoa changed
their votes from yea 10 nay and others
voted nay. The result Of the vote was
yeas Is, nays 81, so the motion was lost,
The bill then passed-yeas %, nays 10, q
strict party vote.
Adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
The Senate billcreating the northern iu-
dicial district Of Texas passed.
The army bill was reported and recon.
mitted.
This bill is identical with the army bill
previously passed at this session with the
exception Of the appropriation for store.
house at Omaha, and the substitution OF
the following as In section six in lieu OF
that section in the previous bill.
SEC. Q. That no money appropriated in
this act is appropriated or shall be paid for
the subsistence, equipment, transporta.
ton or compensation OF any portion Of the
army Of the United States, to be used as a
police force to keep peace at the polls, at
any election held within any State.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole upon the bill making additional
appropriations for the PostoiFice Depart
ment,
Without action on the bill thecommittee
lat