The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-13
FoRTY-srxTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June l2.
SENATE.

Mr.. Beck offered an amendment III III,
nature OF o substitute for the Legislative
Executive and Judicial Appropriation Bill
The substitute does not change the amour
appropriated, but Is intended to improy,
the form OF the bill. Ordered printed ant
referred 10 the Committee on Appropria
tions.
Mr.. Wallace. from the Committee or
Appropriations, reported with amend
ment the House bill making appropria
tions for certain judicial expenses, anC
said he would call It up for action to-day
The bill continuing General Shields
pension OF one hundred dollars per month
to his widow and children was taken up
The amendment by Mr.. Davis, granting
a pension Of fifty dollars per month IA
Mrs. Fletcher Webster, was adopted.
MIR. Logan supported the bill, and warm.
ly eulogized his late friend, Gen. Shields.
The bill finally passed with the amend.
ment Of increasing Mrs. Websters pension
to one hundred dollars per month.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Bayard
was adopted, ordering printed for the use
OF the Committee on Military Affairs, pa.
pers and proceedings in the original Fitz
uOu4 VI tCl GtLsG'
Mr.. Blaine calledup the Mcdonald bill,
and replied to Mr.. Hills speech OF yester.
day.
The army appropriation bill was receiv.
ed from the House.
Mr.. Withers moved To refer the bill to
the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. CUnkling objected to the bill being
read more than once to-day.
1t accordingly went over till to-mor.
row without reference.
The Mississippi improvement bill was
taken up, but without acting thereon, the
Senate went into executive session. When
the doors opened the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Murch from the Committee on
Public Buildings reported a resolution for
the investigation Of the mode Of construc.
tion, &c, OF all public buildings OF the gov.
ernment, with power to sit during recess
at Washington and other cities.
Under point Of order made BY Mr.. Gar.
field the resolution was referred to the
Committee Of Whole.
A bill was reported from the Committee
on Civil Service Reform, prohibiting Of
ticers ot, claimants against, or contractors
under the United States from contributing
money for political purposes.
Owing TO the expiration OF the morning
hour the bill went over without action.
The House proceeded 10 the business on
the Speakers table, when the Senate bill
in regard TO jurors in the United States
Courts was reached.
Mr.. Herbert, by instruction from the
Judiciary Committee, moved an amend.
ment providing that in selecting names for
grand and petit jurors, the clerk Of the
Court shall in no wise have regard TO po.
litical aililiation, but shall look solely To
the qualifications presented by law, per.
sons possessing such qualifications to be
entitled to serve without regard to race,
color or previons condition OF servitude;
but no officer or employe OF the United
States, or OF any State, shall be competent
to serve.
MIR. Robinson, representing the minor
ity OF the Judiciary Committee, remarked
that as the same provision had been en-
bodied in the Judiciary bill passed the
other day no amendment would be offered
on the part Of the minority.
Mr.. Conger desired to move the refer.
enCe OF the bill to the Judiciary Commit
tee, but was precluded by call for the
previous question.
The Republican side thereupon lat the
suggestion OF Mr.. Congerl refralned from
voting, so there was no quorum to the
second previous question, and call OF
the House was ordered.
After more than an hour spent on call
OF the House that Intellectual movement
was abandoned and the House adjourned.