The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-17


Fmnes q ,t ~ Y Y
Ell Long SiVOI %
or Colonies on the list there are tlfty-
seven, and two Professors with the rank
of Colonel. The pay Of Colonel on the
retired list is S., ,3I5 per annum.
OF Lieutenant. Colonels there are thirty
six who receive 5000 each annually.
OF Majors there are ftty-one, each OF
whom receives s., ,625 annually.
OF Captains there are 1856 on the list,
receiving an average pay of about 5000
each per annum.
OF First Lieutenants there are eighty
three, with an average pay OF s, 500 an
nHally.
teen, with an average pay OF Sl,2oO each
per annpm.
OF ChapIains there are eight on the re.
tired list, who are paid from 81 ,4S5 TO 81 500
each annually, which is more than the
average minister earns when in active
duty, and generally with no prospect Of
pay when active duty ceases.
CONGRESSIONAL ADJouRSMEST-rHE HOUSE
AGREES TO DIsBAND on THE SfsT.
The House has done its share toward
ending the present session Of Congress
with the present month, tho resolution
fixing noon of May 81 as the time for final
adjournment beingadopted this afternoon.
Blackburn relinquished his threatened at
tempt at tilibustering, and the opponents
of the proposition interposed no obstacle
to the vote beyond an unsuccessful at
tempt to lay the matter on the table. A
halt.hour's discussion was allowed before
the final vote, which was equally divided
between the two sides, and called outsome
very telling speeches, Tucker, Stevenson
and Dunnell making the strongest protests
against an early adjournment, and Gar
field putting arguments in its favor most
forcibly.
The roll call resulted in the passage Of
the resolution by q vote Of l2l TO 90. The
negative vote included eight Republicans,
from Indiana, Illinois. Kansas, Minnesota,
Colorado and Nevada. With the excep.
ton Of these Northern Republicans, fit.
teen Democrats from the same section and
the Greenback contingent, the negative
vote came entirely from the South, and
included all the Representatives from the
several States. The whole Republican
side, except the eight members just refer
red to, was reinforced in voting for the
resolution by all but two OF the Demo
crats from the Eastern and Middle States,
the whole OF the South Carolina delega-
tion, Eve from Ohio, four from Missouri,
two from Louisiana, and enough scattering
votes from a half.dozen other States to make
thirty-six in all, or nearly one-third OF the
affirmative vote. Morrison, Tucker, Car
lisIa-indeed nearly all leading Demo-
Gratis, opposed the resolution, but they
could not rally the party behind them,
and the curious spectacle was thus pre-
sonted OF the minority in the House die
tating the course Of proceedings. The op.
ponents OF early adjournment made earn
est appeals for action on some other sub.
Ieo,s than the Appropriation Bllls,. and
especially for legislation on the tariff, and
some method for counting the Electoral
votes next winter, but Garfield made q
very effective reply when he urged tina!
Congress would do nothing important i
Il should continue In session, bat that II
would only be transformed into political
debating society after the second ot June
Other motives operated to swell the aftir'
native vote, as the desire Of most Repub
licans and many Democrats to escape the
tariff agitation, but the controlling con,
sideration with thoughtful men wa
the general conviction that the pnblt(
business would be little better OF i
Congress should sit another month, anG
that the best thing for the country woulo
be to ''sdjourn the conoern," as one adSo
cate OF the resolution put It.
Having resolved to close the session onl!
sixteen days hence, the House, with th9
remarkable inconsistency in which II u
80 consistent, concluded TO waste whG
Wau left OF one Of those days, and as
was 5 O'Clock when this subject had beer
disposed Of, straightway adjourned. IN!
regolntion now goes to the Senate, whioi
will take 1t up In Its deliberate way, but tn
probabilities are that IL will concur, as tn
Republicans In that body are quite 9
ready 70 adjourn as those in the House
and many Democrats are with them
Were there no political copyenuonS Just
head, q majority could not be secured u
either branch 10. close the session, u
which practically nothing hes thus ta
been done for q fortnight. Hence, as 1t Il
there Is a strong feeling that nothing cal
be secured In the direction Of sound legii
liation by prolonging the farce, and tha
more applause Is 70 be gained from tn
country BY ringing down the curtain.
Its still possible, however, that the en-
NAV NOT be reached this month. Shout
Wofk drag in the House next week, so tbs
4 appeArs doubtful whether absolutel
necessary legislation can be completed
time ths Senate will not be disposed /
! pass the resolution.
.s other members Of the appropriation
/ Committee, upon which so much VIII d
. pend, voted against the resolution to-da.
md thSt Blackburn Is Of the same cor