The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-24
FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
A Lively Debate in the House.
TOwnshend, Of illinois, Accused Of suuuvl
lag a Bill lnto tie HOuse-He and
Garfield Have an Animated
Debate Over the
Matter.
WASHINGTON, March %.
SENATE

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by the present system OF locating tow
sites. Referred.
Mr.. Edmunds also offered resolutio
calling on the Secretary of the 1nteric
for information Ss to the number an
extent Of patents issued for land in Utat
and whether any discrimination in fave
of the Mormons have been shown in sue
issues. Adopted,
Mr.. Allison, by request, introduced
bill appropriating money for the erection
of penitentiary in Dakota Territory
Referred.
Mr.. Teller gave notice Of an amend
ment intended to be offered by him to tn
bill ratifying the agreement with the Ut
Indians. The amendment provides tina
from the amount provided for in the bill
there shall be paid during life, yearly, t
Mrs. A. D, Meeker, widow OF n. O. Meek
er, 81 600; to Josephine Meeker, $1,000
to Mrs. Sophronia Price, 81 900; to Mari
and John, infant children Of Mrs. Price
$500 each until they are twenty-one year
old; to George Dressler, 1000; to Mrs
Sarah NJ. Post, $500; 10 Mrs. Eaton, $500
TO the surviving parent OF Arthur L
Thompson, $500; to the father Of Fred
Shepherd, $500; TO the surviving paren
OF Wilmer S. Eskridge, $500. The personi
above named are sufferers by or relatives
OF the victims OF the massacre.
1t also provides that nothing in the &C
shall prevent the settlement OF the South
ern Utes, or Uncompahgre Utes, on the
lands OF the Uintah reservation in Utah
il any OF the said Indians desire to settle
there, and that any of the Ute Indians de
string to settle on land owned by him may
apply 10 the United States Circuit Cour
TO sell the land, aud the court may ordel
such sale II, after examination, 1t thinks
the interests OF said Indians require IT.
provided that no such sale shall be order
ed to pay Iany debts OF said Indians, anG
no decree shall be made except in the
presence ofsaid Indians, and the same
shall have been fully explained to him BY
the court and his consent given.
Alter the routine morning business the
bill incorporating the National Education
al Association, was discussed.
Messrs. Cockrell, Hereford and ingalls,
opposed the measure as outside the iuris.
diction OF Congress.
Messrs. Bailey and Hoar favored it as
Constitutional and in the interest OF ma
tional education.
Pending debate the morning hour ex.
pired and the Geneva award bill was taken
up, Mr.. Garland having tho floor.
Mr.. Garland made legal argument in
support OF the bill OF the commission
which provides for the payment Of the
underwriters losses.
Mr.. Dawes spoke briefly against the
bill.
Mr.. Herman obtained the floor and, aftei
executive session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Conger said that in examining the
record this morning, he found that the
bill relating to the whole question Of tariff
amending the SD section Of the Revised
Statutes, had been referred in violation o
the rule to the Committee on Revision o
Laws instead OF the Committee on Way
and Means. He alluded to the danger
which arose from bill not clearly stating
in its title its subject matter.
Mr.. TownshendI Illinois) said he intro
duced the bill, whose title clearly showed
to what it referred when it stated that i
was to revise and amend title 3S-of the
Revised Statutes, and the Committee or
Revision Of Laws was the proper commit
tee to which it should go.
Mr.. Reed would not say that the bill
had been smuggled into the House, be
cause that would be unparliamentary, bu
it had been practically broughtin withou
the knowledge Of the House.
Mr.. Townshend-If the gentleman hat
used such o term, parliamentary or unpar
liamentary, ! should have denounced !
as ialsehood. Derisive laughter on thu
Republican side.
Mr.. Reed-Anl / should have replied
that 1t would not make the slightest differ
ence to me or to any member OF th'
House.
Mr.. Townshend-It might not make {
difference 10 the gentleman to be told II
was false, but men Of honor would know
the meaning OF that word, and 1t Yoult
make difference to them. Applause OF
the Democratic side.
Mr.. Weber-Why hot haye referred thl
bill to the Committee on Ways and Means
Mr.. observation-disclosures l believe tht
Committee on Revision OF the Laws is
better committee to consider the bill.
Mr.. Garfield moved TO amend the jour
nal so as to refer the bill to the Committe
on Ways and Means. -.
After . short debate as to the adnis
bility Of this motion the Speaker enter
tanned It.
Whereupon Mr.. Nichols moved to ia
the motion on the table. Agreed to, yea
IFS, nays III. A party vote with the ex
ception Of Cannon, Field and Robinson
who voted with the Democrats in the aflil
native, and Bachman, Bellzhooyer, Oily
msr, Wise, Coffroth, Morse, Phelps, Smitl
IN. J.S Wilson and Ward.
Mr.. Townshend moved toreconsider th
motion to lay on the table. Rejected, yes
lie, nays l2S.
Cannon, Field and Robinson again vote
4 with the Democrats, and Aklen, Feltol
il HlelpSt pQb5t Skullut y om vVtSSyt tt. W W.
Morse, Wilson, Bachman, Beltzhoeye
Clymer, Coftoth, KloH and Wise, with Il
Republicans. Mr.. Townshend then d
sired TO Withdraw his motion to reconsiI
er, but there being obieotions,the speakt
ruled that the motion was not now In II
possession OF the gentlemen from Illino
tTownshend), but was under the contrt
j Of the House, and II objections wei
made, tho motion TO reconsider could nj
be Withdraw.
Mr. Blackburn coptended that unde
Rule Is, q member making o motion ha
q right at any time before q decision ha
been arrived at, or an amendment agree
I, to, TO withdraw the motion. de admitte
! that the proposition was in the possessio
OF the House, but he denied that IL was
I. the power Of the Speaker TO force g
gentleman irom-Illinois tTovnshend) toI
upon the record against his protest as Il
= mover OF o motion 70 reconsider,
: The Speaker-The whole point
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