The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-22
"a HIGH OLD TIME
In the National House Of Represen-
tativss Yesterday.
Weayer's Wild Words Fan the Fiery
Sparks Into a Flame.
Free Use of Language Less Suaye
Than Significant.
Passionate PugiIlsts Pull their Coats
Off,
And Throw the House Into a Perfect
Uproar Of Excitement,
While the Senate PIods on the Even
Tenor of Its Way.
Passionate PugiIlsts Pull their Coats
Off,
And Throw the House Into a Perfect
uproar Of Excitement,
While the Senate PIods on the Even
Tenor of Its Way.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, December 21.-Bills were
introduced and referred by Mr.. Beck to
authorize the issue Of legal tender notes
OF the United States upon deposits Of gold;
also bill to repeal all laws which impose
taxes on capital or deposits With banks or
bankers, and on bank stocks.
The Vice.President submitted letter
from the Secretary Of the Interior, enclos.
ing a communication from the Commis-
sioncs OF Pensions, setting forth the neces-
sity for additional appropriations for the
payment OF pensions during the current
year. The additional amount required
is about $4,000.
The morning hour was chiefly occupied
in the discussion Of the private claim bill.
Consideration was then resumed OF the
bill relieving the Secretary OF the Treasu.
ry from the amounts deposited with the
States in 1895, and charged against him.
An executive session soon followed.
The Vice President appointed Senators
Pendleton and Dawes TO fill the vacancies
on the Civil Service Committee.
Mr.. Morrell, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported iavorably the Senate
bill remitting the duties on objects Of art
awarded by the Berlin Fishery Exhibition
to Hon. Spencer F. Bayard. The bill was
taken up and passed.
Bills introduced and referred:
By Hereford-For public building at
Clarksburg W. Va.
By ssunders-To establish an assay
Office at Deadwood, Dakota; also bill 10
enlarge the boundaries OF the Norfolk land
district, Nebraska.
By Ingalls-For the admission Of New
Mexico as State.
By Mr.. Brown: A bill for the improve
ment OF the Savannah, 0conee, 0cmulgee,
Altamaha' and other rivers, and Bruins.
wick harbor, Georgia.
By Mr.. WhYte: A joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution permanently fixing the numbers
OF Judges OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States.
The proposed amendment makes the
Supreme Court consist OF zone Chief JUS
tice and one Associate Justice, OF whom
justices shall form quorum"
On motion OF Mr.. Garland, the bill
amending Ses. 1852 OF the revised stat
utes was taken up and passed. It extends
the sessions Of Territorial Legislatures to
sixty days instead Of forty days.
Mr.. Vest from the Committee on Pub
lie Building, said the Committee reported
favorably on the bill providing for build
ing at Clarksburg, W. Va. Placed on the
calendar,
On motion of Mr.. VOORHEES,, House bill
appropriating 5000 to increase the
height OF the pedestal Of the Farragut
Monument in Washington, and authors
zing the Secretary OF the Navy TO use ord.
nance to ornament the pedestal was
taken up and passed.
Mr.. Voorhees, gave notice that upon
the reassembling Of Congress on January
5th, !, he will ask consideration Of the bill
for the relief OF Ben Holiday.
When the doors were reopened the
Senate adjourned.