The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-13
FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS.
Lively Debate In the House, In tho Commit.
tee Of the Whule-Rules That Won't
Work Both Ways-The lncunslst-
encY Of the Southern
Democrats.
WASHINGTON, February IL.
SENATE.


Mr.. Hereford, from the Committee 0
Commerce, reported with amendmel
House bill for the construction Of a marin
hospital at Memphis, Placed on Ii
calendar.
Mr.. Jones, OF Florida, from the Commi
tee on Public Buildings, reported q bill fc
the erection OF an elevator in the buildin
occupied by United States Courts an
Federal ofiiCesin indianapolis. Placed o
the calendar.
Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, from the Commit
tee on Judiciary, reported adversely on tn
House resolution for the appointments Of
joint committee to investigate the presen
system ofsalaries, fees and enrollments a
lowed officers OF the United States, and !
ascertain II any abuses exist. Placed o.
the calendar. ~
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee OF
Education and Labor, reported bill to In
corporate the National Education Associa
tion. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Davis, OF West Virginia, said If tn,
Senator from Georgia had been in his sea
to-day, he, Davis, would have moved b
take up the motion 10 reconsider the vot
appointing q special committee on tn,
inter.oceanic canal. Delay on this sub
ject was not caused by him on his motor
to reconsider. He was and had been read,
to consider the matter at any tune.
TheCalendar was then considered and tht
bill granting pension to Herman Meter
field, which was reported adversely by Mr.
Ingalls, from the Committee on Pensions
was taken up. Mr.Netterfeld was not q citi
zen scoutacting under military order when
no was disabled. The discussion OF thi,
bill was upon point whether scouts with
the army should be paid pensions the
same as soldiers disabled, and was inter
rupted by the morning hour expiring
when the consideration was resumed
OF the bill for the ascertainment OF the
amount OF land. located on the military
warrants, and for the payment OF five per
cent OF its value to the various States
named, Mr.. Mcdonald continued the
speech in favor OF the bill.
Mr.. Thurman replied when the discus.
sion OF the day was closed.
Mr.. Blaine submitted the following reso.
luton:
ResOlrel, That the President be respect
fully requested, if in his judgment it is
not incompatible with the public inter-
ests, TO communicate to the Senate any in.
formation in possession OF the govern
ment touching the alleged false statistics
to fabricated testimony imposed on the
Halifax Commission, and used as the
basis OF their award in the matter OF the
fisheries.
Adopted.
MIR. Wallace, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported, with amend
ments, House joint resolution authorizing
the Secretary Of the Interior and Secre-
tary OF War to employ additional clerks.
Placed on the calendar.
After the executive session, the Senate
adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Stephens OF the Coinage, Weights
and Measures Committee, reported back
five bills relative to the Metric system oi
coinage. Printed and referred.
The Speaker on behalf OF Mr.. Ladd
asked the privilege Of the floor for Mr..
wilson OF the Maine Legislature.
Mr.. Page-Which one?
Speaker-The chair is not informed on
the subjet.
Mr.. Frye-Right one.
There was no objection and the House
resumed consideration Of the court re-
moval bill.
The morning hour having expired the
House went into q Committee OF the
Whole on the revision OF the rules.
Mr.. Blackburn offered an amendment
to the first clause OF rule q relative TO the
reading OF bills. Adopted.
Mr.. White offered as a new clause to
the same rule, the following: General ap-
preparation bills shall embrace nothing
but appropriations for the ordinary en-
penses OF the different departments OF the
Government and interest on the public
debt; all other appropriations shall be
made by bills containing only the items
OF appropriations relative to the subject
matter OF the bill.n He spoke in favor of
the amendment which would make 1t i'm.
possible for the appropriation committee
to legislate on appropriation bills.
Mr. Conger pointed out the inconsist-
eucy which the members from the South
had shown in voting for the famous rule
40, which permitted legislation to be
placed on appropriation bills, inasmuCh
as the Constitution OF the Confederate gov
ernment prevented such legislation. That
the Constitution was in direct opposition
to the vote OF every man from the South,
as TO the propriety and expediency Of that
rule. Such opposition had never been
made until it had become necessary for
the present Speaker to ask his Southern
friends to change their views, and sustain
him in changing the rules, which had
been the rules OF the House for years.
He looked upon the action OF the Speaker,
when he placed himself at the head Of the
whole Confederate army in the House,
and compelled them to ignore the action OF
their wisest and best men and follow him,
as the greatest triumph which Northern
man had ever gained over the Brigadier
Generals OF the House.
Mr.. Randall said he did not know that
he was as familiar with tho Confederate
Constitution as the gentleman from Michi.
gan, but II he recollected Alright, no such
clause was contained in that Constitution,
as the gentleman has stated, so that the
noble army from theSouth, which the gen
tleman spoke Of, was not inconsistent i'll
voting for rule No. l2O.
MIR. Conger-But II it should appear as
1 have stated, then the gentleman will ad'
init that he hal the power to lead the
whole army OF Brigadiers.
Mr.. Randall don't want TO lead q
better army than the army OF the Forty
fourth Congress, without regard TO where
they came from, in defence OF economy
IApplause on Democratic side.
Mr. Conger-We all know the. pride
with which the Speaker leads that army
against the North and against the people
Mr.. Randall have no answer to MAKE
to that statement.
Mr.. Goode reminded thegenLleman from
Michigan that all now lived under The
constitution OF the United States, and tha
the constitution provided that ever,
House should determine the rules OF IL
own proceeding. He spoken support o
rule i20. Occasions might arise when thu
public liberty might be 80 imperiled tina
the House might have need OF the rule
II there was bad legislation on the statute
books which in was impossible TO repea