Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-07
Ended at Last.

discussion through nearly two weeks,
and which was confesSedly one of the
most interesting and exciting, and
which brought to the front the best
minds and greatest intelleCts of the rep
resentatives of the American people, the
House, at 4 o'clock this afternoon,
passed the Army Appropriation Bill,
amid thunders of applause on the floor
and in the galleries. There was but one
| amendment adopted to the clauses re-
lating to troops at the polls, and that
was one offered by Mr. New, OF Indiana,
and which was intended TO set at rest a
fear which some gentlemen had that
the proposed legislation would interfere
with the power OF the President to use
| troops to suppress insurrectiOn and re-
pei invasion under the law Of 1895 and
later enactments.
The speeches made to-day were
scarcely up to the average, and as they
were made under the five minute rule,
gentlemen did not have au opportunity
To spread themselves Mr.. Cox, OF New
York, created Il slight sensation by ac-
Cusing Garfield OF perverting the record
in his illusions 10 the original bill as
| offered in 1864 by Senator Powell, OF
Kentucky. Ii seems that Garfield asked
Cox to search out that record for him.
The latter did so, confident that If he
interpreted it properly it would be IA
vOrable TO the Democratic side of the
case. He was, therefore, not little
surprised when he found that Garfield
had perverted it to turn it to the adyan
tage OF the Republican side.
At one stage of the proceedings Con-
ger offered a compromise, which was
that if the majority would allow the
Army Bill to be voted on pure and sim
pie, the Republicans would help To re-
peal sections 1902 and 5,52S of the Re-
uised Statutes. Repeal was not what
the Democrats wanted. They wanted
the sections amended as proposed, and
Mcmahon for the majority repudiated
Conger proposition.
At 2:l5 all debate on the bill and
amendments was closed. The first
| amendment voted on was one offered
by Mr.. Cannon, o, Illinois, TO strike out
| the word civil" in line four of the
section, the effect of which would be to
| make il read that "NO military or naval
| officer, or other person engaged in the
militarp or naval service of the United
| States, should bring troops TO the
polls" &c, and would leave the civil
officers in position to act. This was,
of course, rejected, the vote standing
I'D yeas to 1877 nays. On this question
most of the Greenbackers voted with
the Republicans.
The last vote taken in committee was
on motion TO strike out the sixth sec
! ton, which was defeated by vote OF
| then rose and the bill was reported 10
the House. The Republicans offered no
factious opposition 10 its passage, and
in few minutes it was passed by
vote of l4S TO l22. AS was expected,
all who had participated i'll the regular
Democratic caucuses voted aye, and all
straight Republicans voted no. Those
who have acted With the GreenbaCkers
voted as follows: Messrs. De La Matyr
| of Indiana, Ford of Missouri, Gelette OF
| Iowa Jones of Texas, Ladd OF Maine,
Lowe OF Alabama, Murch OF Maine,
Stevenson of Illinois, Weaver OF Iowa,
| and Wright and Iocum OF Pennsylva-
MIA, and for the bill; Messrs. Barlow OF
| Vermont, Forsythe of Illinois and kel-
| Ter OF Pennsylvania voted against it,
| Mr. Russell, of North Carolina, was
/ paired, but it was announced that he
| would have voted for lt
As the result was announced Clymer
/ moved To adjourn until Tuesday, his
| object being 10 cut out the call OF States
| on Monday, as was done last week 10
| prevent the introduction of bills. The
/ l,- e 80
/ To 100, the latter representing that por-
| ton OF the House who want To 20 into
/ general legislation. They have been dC-
ieated again, but their strength has in.
/ creased since last saturday, when they
\ did not have enough 10 call the yeas
/ and nays even.
Subscriptions TO Four Per Cent. Bonds.
/ WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Secretary
/ Of the Treasury announces that sub
scriptions for the four per cent. consols
made and forwarded bOfore 8 r. N. on
Arril 4th will be accepted. These sub
sCriptions amount 10 about fifty million
dollars. The Secretary OF the Treasury
has issued the ninety sixth call for the
redemption of $50 bonds Of 1865, con-
soils OF 1858. The call is dated yester-
day. Principal and interest will be paid
at the treasury.
Increase OF Membership Of House Com
mIttees.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The House
Committee on Rules, vino have had
under consideration the proposition TO
increase the membership OF the most
important standing committees, author
iLed Mr.. Blackburn TO report in favor Of
increasing the Committee on Elections
from IL, as in the last Congress, to Is;
Ways and Means, from IL to lS; APpro-
priations, II TO Is; Commerce, IL TO l5i
Judiciary, IL 10 Is; Agriculture, II %
Is, and fixing the membership Of the
Committee on Enrolled Bills at Z, in,
stead ots,