The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-03

Mr. McCook suggested difficulty tha
might arise if riots should suddenly breal
out in some quarters, and if the president
in reply to a call. even from a democratic
governor, should send troops there while
there is no provision made for the ex
pense of such transportation of troops.
After some discussion the provision was
stricken out; all the democrats and some
republicans voting in the affirmative.
Section six, relating to use of troops a
polls having been reached, was passed
over for the present. The section author
izing the secretary of war to issue small
arms, etc, to college or university which
may desire them, and which have 15C
male students. was stricken out The
committee then rose, having disposed OF
all but two or three ordinary provisions
| of the bill.
Adjourned.
Washington. March 2s.-Mr Syringe,
presented the memorial of Mr.. Wilson
claiming to have been elected from the
ninth Congressional district of Iowa, on
the 9Th of November, and offered resolu
tion referring the memorial to the com
mittee on elections, when appointed. All
the sitting members from Iowa were elect
ed on that day. 1t is claimed on the 9th
er side that no day was legally fixed foI
the election. The resolution was adopted
by party vote.
Mr.. Young then read an extract from
the report Of the grand jury on the elec.
ton in Hamilton county. to show that
Butterworlh and himself were not con
sidered very bad persans.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the army appropriation bill
Mr.. Tucker offered an amendment re-
pealing the law which prohibits anv one
who has served in the military, naval OF
civil service of the confederate army, from
being appointed to a position in the army
| of the United States.
A point of order was made and with
drawn by Mr.. Conger, and was renewed
by Mr.. Sparks and sustained by the chair.
The consideration of the bill having
been concluded, with the exception of
section six, repealing the statutes allowing
the military to preserve peace at the polls,
that section was read. Mr.. Conger rose To
point of order that the section changed
the existing law and did not retrench the
expenditures. 1t could not be held seri.
ously, that striking out the words "To
keep peace at the polls" retrenched ex-
penditures A long discussion ensued
participated in by Messrs. Robson, Car
Isle and Frye. Without action the com
mittee rose and the house adjourned
Washington, March 90. The point
raised yesterday by Reagan that there
were no rules governing the house, none
having been formerly adopted, was dis
cussed at length. The speaker said under
rule 147, the rules of the preceding house
were the rules of every succeeding house
until otherwise ordered, and quoted the
rulings of Speaker Grow to that effect.
The chairman finally overruled the point
raised by Reagan and holding the section
was germane. An appeal was taken, and
the decision was sustained by vote OF
107. A general discussion was then opened
by Garfield, an agreement being made
that no vote should be taken to-day.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation bill.
Mr. Stephens argued that public senti
ment north and south was against the EN-
ployment of troops at the polls. There
was no need for such a thing. The coun
try had got along without it for three
quarters Of century. There would be
no harm done, therefore, by repeal ing the
law.