Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-22
HOUSE.

MIR. haNley stated tnat tIle ucheiai
Assembly Of Connecticut had trans
mitted an oil painting Of Jonathan
Trumbull, formerly Speaker OF the
House, and on motion OF Mr.. Burrows,
the painting was accepted, and the
thanks of the House rendered to the
Assembly of Connecticut.
The motion TO dispense with the
morning hour proved unsuccessful, not
receiving the necessary two-thirds vote,
and the speaker called the committees
for reports.
Mr.. Field presented the majority re-
ports of the Committee on Elections IN
the cases of Holmes vs., Sapp from the
Eighth, and Wilson vs.. Carpenter from
the Ninth Congressional districts OF
Iowa They grant leave to the contes'
ants to withdraw their petitions. Or
dered printed.
Mr.. Weaver submitted the minority
report of the same committee In the
case. Boynton VS.. Lering from the 9th
Congressional district OF Ma sachuse
1t tdeclares the contestants entitled to- a
seat
Mr.. Sparks, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported back adversely
the bill providing tor an assistant Sec
retary OF Wa. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Caldwell, from the Committee on
Private Claims, reported back adversely
the bill to ascertain title to tract OF land
known as Rancho Panocho Grande in
California Referred to the private CAL
endar.
The morning hour having expired
Mr.. F. Wood moved that the House
90 into the Committee Of the Whole
on the Funding Bill aud that
all general debate close in
one hour, pending which
Mr.. Robeson, of New Jersey, rose to
question Of privilege and offered the
following resolution:
Rrsolred, That the two Houses will
assemble in the Chamber OF the House
oi Representatives on the second We'd
nesday in February, 1881, at twelve
o'clock, and the President OF the Senate
shall he the presiding officer; that two
persons shall be appointed tellers on the
part Of the Senate, and two on the part
OF the House of Representatives to make
list of the votes as they shall be de-
clared; that the result shall be delivered
to the President OF the Senate, who
shall announce the vote and the persons
elected TO the two Houses assembled,
as aforesaid, which announcement, to-
y. .ther with the list of the votes, shall
be entered on the journals OF the two
Houses.
The Speaker decided that the resolu-
ton presented a question OF privilege,
whereupon Mr.. Wood raised question
of consideration.
MIR. Robson thought that Congress
would enjoy its holidays better after
having prepared to do its constitutional
duty. lie desired TO be heard on the
question of consideration.
The Speaker-That is not debatable
notwithstanding these statements.
Cries of order from the Democratic
side.
Mr.. Robson declared that this was
resolution under which every President
was counted in up to the time of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Mr.. Townsend. of Illinois,-Does the
gentleman want 10 antagonlze the fund
ing bill.
Mr.. Robson desire to antagonlze
every bill until my high cons itutional
duty is discharged.
A vot. was then taken on the question
OF cor sideration.
BY vote of yeas 81, nays rs, the
House refused to consider Mr.. Robe
sons resolution. This was a strict par.
" vote, the Republicans voting in the
affirmative and the Democrats in the
negative. The Greenhackers, with the
exception of Ladd, OF Maine, voted with
the Republicans.
Soon afterwards the House went into
Committee OF the Whole on the funding
bill All attempts made by F. Wood to
limit the debate being voted down amid
a good deaf of confusion in the commit
tee. An exciting opposition was mani
tested to the funding bill by Messrs.
Weaver, Bland and Mills, VINO spoke
strongly in opposition to considering
the bill before the holidays, and stated
they would oppose its passage by every
parliamentary means in their power.
Mr.. Dunnell, a member of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. bore testi-
mony to the fact that the chairman OF the
committee, Mr.. Wood, had done his
duty and nothingbut his duty in urging
action on the bill.
Mr. Randall said there was no measure
more important than the one now under
consideration, and he didn't believe
there was any member Of the House
who really desired to prevent legislation
on this subject. Congress must leeislate.
and it would legislate. The House was
not bound to wait for the gentlemen
who desired to speak by the hour. 1t
was their duty to be here and to avail
themselves OF their privilege. II not, it
was their own fault, and public
business should not be delayed.
He thought it desirable that
the House should proceed 10 consider
the bill under the fve-minute rule.
There were provisions to which he could
not give his support. He thought that
tue sum provided for could be reduced
to six millions and that the Secretary OF
the Treasury would fnd. after careful
examination, that Congress need not
provide for moro than that amount OF
bonds. He would like to put an auxil.