Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-24

| OI the HOOf Dt eNteHueu to TIE SptdhcI
and members of the West Virginia
| House OF Delegates in the city. Adopt
| ell.
The Tobacco Bill.
Mr.. Hale moved to 90 into Committee
! Of the Whole on the legislative bill. The
motion was antagonized by Messrs.
! Tucker and Harris, who desired the
morning hour To take up the tobacco
bill The vote by tellers on Mr.. Hales
motion, resulted 10 to 100. The Speaker
voted in the negative, thus tieing the
vote and defeating the motion.
Contumacious Witness.
Mr.. Springer, chairman of the Com
mittee on Expenses in the state De-
partment, submitted a report, with
resolution requesting the Speaker to
| issue warrant for the arrest Of George
| III. Seward as a contumacious witness.
Ordered printed and notice given that
the matter would he called for action
Monday.
Resumption Repeal.
The business on the Speakers table
was then considered.
House bill repeating the third section
of the resumption act, as amended by
the Senate, making United States notes
receivable in payment of four per cent
bonds, and for duties imports, being
reached, Mr.. Ewing said he would con-
cur in the Senate amendments, proyid-
ing that the money hereafter received
from the sale of bonds, shall be applied
only to the redemption OF other bonds
bearing the highest rate of interest and
subject to call; providing, it shall he un-
lawful 10 issue legal tender notes OF a
larger denomination than $1,000, and
providing that called bonds shall cease
paving thirty days after date of call. MIR.
living advocated his amendments.
The second amendment offered by
Mr.. Ewing is as follows: Provided that
money hereafter received from any sale
of United States bonds be applied only
to the redemption Of the other bonds
bearing the highest rate OF interest and
subject to call, and provided that when
ever from time to time the proceeds Of
the sale of bonds shall aggregate 50, ,OOO,-
900 the Secretary of the Treasury shall
issue "A call for that amount ot bonds,
and the interest on the bonds called
for redemption shall cease IN 30 days
from the date of such call, and all United
States notes received into the Treasury
shall be- reissucd and kept in circulation
without change in heaggregate amount
of the several denominations existing
Nav 81, 1873. 1t shall not be lawful Ia
issue legal tender notes ot q larger de-
nomination than $1,000.
4 long discussion ensued, participated
in by Messrs. Ewing, Garfield, Phillips
and Uazleton. Mr.. Butler attempted to
get the floor, but was cut fby amOtion
ior the previous question. The House
voted on Mr.. Garllclds motion to lay
the bill and amendments on the table
and that motion Was agreed to; yeas
al, nays ITO.
Chinese Immigration.
Airer disposing OF several bills on the
table the bill was reached restricting the
immigration OF the Chinese, with the
Senate amendments thereto.
Mr.. Willis moved 10 concur in Senate
amendments.
Mr.. Wilson moved IL nOn-concur.
He desired to have read those sections
oi the treaty with China affected by the
bill.
Mr.. Luttrcll objected, whereupOn MIR.
Wilson remarked that the House was
making hlundcr which il would here
after regret
Mr.. White moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Luttrcll-I want the House To
notice it is Republican who is trying
to defeat this bill.
Mr. White am opposed to the bill,
and do not care who knows IL.
Mr. White moved 10 lay the bill and
amendments on the table. Defeated;
yeas 05, nays l4s. The Senate amend
ments were then concurred IN without
division. The Till now goes Ia the
President lor approval.
Internal Revenue Bill.
The senate amendments to the bill
reducing the tax on tobacco were then
| taken up.
Mr.. Tucker, bv instructions from the
| Committee ON Wavs and Means, moved
/ Ia non-concur in the amendments and
! the appointment Of a committee oi con-
/ ference.
I Mr.. Foster, although opposed to the
bill and amendments, moved concur
renee as test question.
Mr.. Dwight moved tp lay the bill and
amendments on the table NcgatIyed-
yeas -, nays III.
/ There Vas scene Ol great confusion
/ and upruar ia respect 10 the manner IN
! which the amendments should be yOtcd
upon.
| The Speaker suggested that the vote
I hr taken on the amendments in gross,
rNcept a. 10 those on which separate
votes should b. demanded.
/ Separate votes were demanded on the
/ amendments removing the tax on banks
| and the tax on matches.
4 Mr.. Townsend, Of New York, insisted
/ on having the amendments voted on one
/ by one. The first amendment, ON the
/ subject of bonds OF collectors was con
CURED in. Also the second, merely
verbal. and the thirl amendment for
the appointment II thity-tiye internal
revenue agents.
Mr.. Burcharl suggested that A. the
amendments were not printed the liOu-e
should adjourn and let the amendments
come up Monday.
Mr.. Tucker appealed 10 the friends Of
I the hill 10 vote against adjournment
I The House refused 10 adjourn. On
the next vote there was no quorum
voting anil the proposition TO adjourn
/ Vas renewed, several members declaring
that a. they could not -er the amend
ments in print they could not vote in
/ tellige ntly.
The House again r.fuscl 30 adjourn I;
yea- 10; nayssJ.
After another scene ot confusion the
Speaker extricatei the House from the
difficulty, and Al his suggestion ali the
amendments were oDncured In witlI
the exception OF those Teietring to tl'e
tax on reCtifier., an matches, on hanks,
and ~ the time when the bill shall take
effect. These amendment. will o,Hc
up Monday, aud in the meantime they
wiil te printed.
The sundFy civil appropriation bill
gas reported AMI ordered printed.
Recess I'll Monday morning al II
O'Clock.
Rates on Grain nom 81. Louis 20 New
York.
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