The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-12

Hears ResolutlOn-The senate Ad
JOuFna lust ~ II Reaches the Interest
ing Part Of the Army BIll-The HOus
DoetoFing the Legislative BiIl-Meas
uFes for EFadlehtlng InIeetlous Dis
eases-The Agricultural Constituent
Remembered.
WASHINGTON, April II.
SENATE.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee OF
Epidemic Diseases, reported joint reso
luton setting forth the doubts existing a
to the legal organization OF the Nationa
Board OF Health, and to remove them {
resolution ratifying the organization ant
action Of that body was agreed to.
MI. Hereford called up Mr.. Hoar's reso
luton, declaring that the Democratic pro
gramme for the passage Of the Appropria
ton bills 10 be unconstitutional and revo'
lutlonary, and made q speech against it.
insisting that no such action was Contem
plated as would Justify such conclusion
Concluding his speech Mr.. Hereford
said: Repeal the obnoxious laws and all
will be well. Give the people free elec.
tions and fair iuries, and peace and pros.
perity will prevail throughout our borders,
Repeal these acts, and by so doing reas'
sert the doctrine that men are capable ol
seli-government without the Intervention
OF the army.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up, and Mr.. Withers explained its
provisions.
No amendments were adopted, the
Committee on Appropriations having
agreed to resist all amendments, and the
majority OF the Senate seconding them ac-
cordingly. The reason assigned by Mr..
Whithers for such a course was that
amendments would delay the passage Of
the bill.
The Clerk reached the sixth section,
which prohibits the presence OF troops at
election places, etc., when the Senate ad.
journed till Monday. Yeas %, nays 90.
HOUSE.
The House met and went into a Com
mittee Of the Whole, when the considera-
tion OF the legislative appropriation bill
was continued, with Mr.. Blackburn in
the chair.
The amendment increasing the clerical
force OF the PostotIice Department was
adopted; yeas los, nays 90. The propo-
sition 10 increase the salary OF the Com.
missioner Of Agriculture, after a short
was Withdrawn. Amendments
wereagreed to directing the Commissioner
to supply reasonable quantity OF seeds,
shrubs, etc., to members OF Congress for
among their farming constit-
uents; to report the quantity Of seeds,
ETC., distributed, the States and counties to
which sent, from whom purchased and
the qualities. The appropriation for the
purchase and distribution OF seeds, ETC.,
was increased from s65, 900 to 100000.
Mr. Hunton submitted an amendment
increasing the appropriation for eradi-
eating infectious diseases among domes.
ticated animals from S25,0OO to $3.50, 900.
He stated that the object OF the large in.
crease was to stamp out the disease known
as pleuro pneumonia, and the only way
known to eradicate the disease was to buy
and kill all diseased cattle and cattle which
have been subject to contagian.
Mr.. Sparks advocated the amendment.
1t was vastly important that the disease
should be Immediately eradicoted.
Without disposing OF the amendment
the committee rose.
The committees were announced, and
the House adjourned until tomorrow.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Speaker Randall has announced the fol-
lowing standing committees Of the House
Of Representatives:
Elections-Messrs. Springer, Manning,
Slemens, Speer, Colerick, Armfeld, Beltz.
hoover, Sawyer, Phister, Keller, Camp,
Calkins, Field, 0verton, and Weaver.
Ways and Means-Messrs. Fernando,
Wood, Tucker, Gibson, Phelps, Morrison,
Mills, Carlisle, FELTON,, Garfield, Kelly,
Conger, Frye, and Dunnell.
Observation-Disclosures Atkins, Blount,
(AIississippi), ,Clymer, Blackburn,
Monroe, Hawley, Hubbell, Cannon, and
diseoCk.
Banking and Currency-NTessers. Buck
Ter, Ewing, Davis, Young, Lewis, Louns.
berry, Ladd, Chittenden, Fort, Price and
Jrapo.
Pacific Railroads-Mcssrs. cLane, ,Chal.
ners, Bliss, Clark, Dickey, Ellis, Martin,
VelIborn, Harmer, Bedford, Newberry,
Bailey and Butterworth.i
Claims -Messrs. Bright, Dickey, David.
Ion, Covert, 0'Connor, Davis, Sanford,
Barlow, Bowman and Crowley.
Commerce-Messrs. Reagan, Bliss, Ross,
kenna, McI.ane, Thomas, Turner, Acklin,
BeaI, Denster, Clariy, Queill, Wait, Hend.
,rson, Townsend (Ohioj, aud Russell.
:. Public Lands = NIessrs: Converse,
Wright Steele, Mckenzie, Williams
Ala, Ketcham, Ryan, sapp, Washburne
ind Bennett,
Morey, Clark, Cook, Evans, Singleton
.Ills.J, Shelley, Jones, Ketchum, Joyce,
Stone and Bingham.
District OF Columbia-Messrs. Hunton,
Henkle, BouCk, Clark. Martin, Sanford
klatz, Neal, James, Heilman and Aid.
rich.
Judiciary-Mcssrs. Knott, Harris, Cul.
berson, Hurd, House, Ryan, Harbert,
New. Hammond, Lapham, Robinson,
Reed, Mckinley, Williams and WilIets.
War Claims-AIessrs. Bragg, Robertson,
Warner, Rothwell, Thompson, Simonton.
Ferdon, Tyler, Bayne aud Rus
sell.
Public Expenditurcs-Messrs. Finley,
Davis, Tillman, Simonton, Beltz-
hoover, Joyce, MaSon' EQWgi!l anu bihg'
Private Land Claims-ATessrs. Gunter,
Martin, Caldwell, NIuldrow, Stevenson,
Myers, Lay, Mitchell, Norcross, Burrows
L Library. Ty.-Messrs. acddcs, Richmond
and Clafiin.
Census-Messrs. Cox, Hooker. Finley,
Elan, Coleriek, Thompson, Rotwell, Lor-
ing, Piprp9, paggett and Darwin.
Manufactures = Messps. Wise, Bealp,
Nichols, Smith, Richardson, Taylor, Lowe,
Hall, Hoor, Hammond and MGCook.
Foreign Atfairs-Messrs. Cox, Nelson,
BicknelL, King, Nichols, Herndon, Mil.
linger, Rice, Morton and Robson.
Territories -Messrs. Muldrow, Cravens,
Bouck, Muller, Martin, Frost, Bachman,
Humphrey, Aldrich, Young, D;cE and
Maglnnis.
Revolutionary Pensions-Messrs. Whit
aker, Bland, Cabell, Dibrell, Singleton
tIlIs.), Ryan pa, Converse, Farr, Miles,
Pierce and Gillette.
Invalid Pensions - CofTroth, Lewis,