The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-24

ing such associations 10 make crimina
laws.
Mr.. Harris moved an amendment
which would substitute "rules and regula
tlons made in pursuance Of this act fol
rules and regulations OF sanitary associa
tlons." Adopted.
Mr. White thereupon omitted the refer.
ence TO sanitary associations in his amend
ment, and as thus modified it was rejected
Alr. Harris moved TO reduce the penalty
named in the bill from 5000 to 81, 900
He thought the fine large enough to effect
the desired object. Adopted. -l.
A motion by Mr.. Teller to strike out the
clause making the fine q lien on vessels
was rejected.
DISCUSSION FRO AND con.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed the bill on con
situtional grounds, and, thought the Sena.
tors on the other side who supported Il
were inconsistentin in arguing lately in IA
vor ol certain matters, and voting now 10
put violations OF State laws within the Fed
eral Jurisdiction in,another matter. In
this case, he himself thought tho State law
shouldibe dominant, because lie believed
Congress hasno right 10 regulate health
laws in the way proposed by the bill.
lie did not think the supervision OF the
health OF the people was one OF the pow
ers delegated by States to the Federal Gov
ernment. I}tit
A discussion ensned between Mr.. La
mar, who cited the law Of 1900 as a prece-
dent for this bill, and Mr.. Edmunds, who
denied any analogy between tho two.
Mr.. Blaine said the government was
authorized to establish a national Quaran-
tine, and that 1t ought to exercise the
power and protect the general health.
Mr. Edmnnds said no such power had
been delegated to the United States, and il
the general government could interfere in
the local health regulations, it could inter-
tere with everything else that goes on in
a State.
Mr.. Blaine said that Congress has re-
gulated commerce between theS States, and
even within the boundaries ofsindiVidual
States in the interest ofhealth.
MIR. ,Edmunds replied that the. bill had
nothing to do with commerce, except as o
pretext for & its enactment. 1t proposed
to regulate the health laws pr q; under 1t
a man might be punished for its violation,
the moment he reached a port. g
Alter further remarks in support OF the
bill by a call 1t was reported back to the
Senate and the amendments made in the
Of the whole were agreed to. 1t
was then, read a third time and passed.
Yeas, 81; nays, l2.
On motion OF Mr.. Mcpherson the Sen.
ale took up the Senate bill on the transpor-
tation OF animals.
Without acting the Senate went into
executive session and when the doors re,
opened adjodrneluntil Monday.
HOUSE,
Mr.. Atkins; from the Committee on Ap.
propriations, reported back Senate
ton bill, and stated that he was instruct.
ed to move for a concurrence in all OF
them. It was hardly necessary, he said, to
give the reason for ADMINISTRATION. There
were some OF the amendments in which
the committee would not under other
concur, for instance, the in
crease oftlie salaries Of Senate officers to
from 20 to 100 per cent more than the
salaries OF some OF the Corresponding en-.
nloyesof the House, this incFeasesit to over
S45, 900. He stated in reply TO Conger,
that the Senate had made no amendments
in the political feature OF the bill. The
amendments were concurred in.
The Speaker called the committee for
the reports OF q private nature. l@s.a
;Atthe explratlon,ot the morning hour
the House resumed consideration OF the
Warner silver bill.
STILL AMENDING TIE SILVER BILL.
The question being on laying on the
table the motion. to, reconsider the vote
ordering the main question on. the eighth
section and amendment,l the Speaker
made an explanation'as TO the parltamen.
tary difticulty,in which the House found
itself by its action Of yesterday, and at
his suggestion the order for the yeas and
nays on the motion to reconsider was va
Gated and tue motion withdrawn.
The eighth section was formally agreed
to-. and. that action was Immediately re.
considered, also. formally, sS
\ ln'this way the previous Question was
got lid Of andthe section'w was opened TO
amendment.
Thereupon Mr.. Ewing moved to amend
his amendment OF yesterday by striking
out the words Ustandard silver dollars
and inserting the words "coin OF the same
metal" SO as to provide that certificates
for gold or silver bullion shall be issued
at Its. average tmarket'value in standard
coin OF the same meta. y
Mr.. Garfield made APPOINT Of order that
the House having already ordered in the
words STANDARD silver dollars" q motion
to strike them out was not in order.
Alter the discussion the point OF order
was overruled and Mr.. Ewing explained
the object Of hisamendment as being to as
the price of gold bullion at It's value in
gold dollars and the price OF silver bullion
at It's value in standard silver dollars.
The question was raised by Reed and
discussed by him and Garfield as to why
the Government should pay in Denver the
price OF silver In New York and then be a
an expense Of transporting, It to. Washing
ton or New York. ~
NMr. Watner-teplled that that was ex
actly what the Government did now.
On motion Of Daggett and Maginnis th,
words Carson City, Nevada and Govern
meIt assay Offices" were inserted in tn
Sth section and then that seltion va
adopted as q whole. Yeas, so; nays, 72.
Asit now stands II read as follows:
The Secretary; Of the Treasury Is au
thorized and required 10 receive deposit
Of gold and silver and gold OF silye
bullion with the Erp9spAE any ~
sistant Treasurer Of the United States, O
70 receive the bullion deposited with th
SnpeIihtendent OF the branch mint {
tDehSet, COL, oriwith Superintendent {