The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-21
FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS
The Geaeya Award Bill In the senate-A
Deadlock In the House over the Special
Deficiency Bill.
SENATE.
WAsHlsaroS,

SENATE.
WAsHISGToS, April %.
Mr.. Wallace, from the Committee oil
Finance, reported fayorably on the bill t,
regulate the compensation Of night in
spectors OF customs. Placed on the cal
endar.
Mr.. Bayard, from the Committee OF
Finance, reported adversely on the bill Il
repeal so much OF Section 3244, Revised
Statutes, as prohibits farmers and planter
from selling leaf tobacco at retail directl,
to consumers without special. TAX, and Il
allow farmers and planters to sell leaf to
bacco OF their own production to othel
persons than manufacturers OF tobacco
without special tax. Placed on the calen'
dar.
A bill to carry into effect resolution
Of Congress adopted October 20. 1881,
relativeto monument at Yorktown was
taken up. i appropriates Sl00, 900 for q
monument and $50, 900 for the celebration
Of the centennial Of the battle Of York.
town. Pending debate the morning hour
expired and the bill went over.
Mr.. Edmunds resumed his remarks on
the Geneva award bill, speaking against
the payment OF the underwriters' claims
as provided in the committee bill.
HOUSE
Mr.. Hooker introduced the bill granting
lands to the State of Mississippi, and to
aid in the construction OF the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad. Referred.
Mr.. Buckner asked consent to offer o
resolution providing that the daily hour
of the meeting of the House be II AN.
Mr.. F. Wood objected.
The morning hour having been dis.
pensed with, Mr.. McMahon moved the
House 60 into Committee OF the Whole
on the special deficiency bill. With the
Senate amendments pending this, he
moved that all general debate close in five
minutes.
Mr.. Conger moved TO make the time two
hours. Rejected.
Mr.. Garfield suggested that the debate
be allowed for an hour and half. There
were several gentlemen on his side who
desired to speak on the bill.
Mr.. McAlahon called attention to the
fact that there was an appropriation in the
bill for herelief OF the sufferers and crews
ot the whaling barks Mt. Wallaston aud
Vigilant, now imprisoned in the Arctic
ocean, and 1t was important that the bill
should pass as soon as possible. He there
fore pressed his motion.
The Republicans refused to vote, which
left the House without a quorum, and a
call OF the House was ordered. The call
showed presence OF 16S members, more
than q quorum. A vote was then taken
on limiting the debate to five minutes,
and resulted-yeas l2l, nays s.
Mr.. Hiscock hoped that an hours de-
bate would be allowed. The Republican
side had shown that it was willing TO con-
tinue tilibustering till Il had chance for
debate. 1t would facilitate the passage oi
the bill to arrive at some compromise.
Mr.. McMahon-Do | understand the
gentleman to say flibustering is going on ?
Mr.. Hiscock-CertAinly. You may under
stand that we stand here insisting that we
shall have time to discuss this bill, and we
will resort to all parliamentary expedients
to have the discussion, call 1t by what.
ever name you wish.
At this point Mr.. Cobb received unani
nous consent 10 report from the Committee
on Appropriations bill making appro.
priahons for the District OF Columbia
Ordered printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Cobb said he would call 1t up for
action when the Naval appropriation bill
was disposed Of.
Mr.. Atkins-what time will that be
done?
Mr.. Cobb don't know.
Mr.. Atkins-Sometime in August.
Mr.. Reagan, recurring TO the pending
question, protested against the idea thai
the majority was to be perpetually dicta
ted to by the minority. He would sit here
two weeks before he would give in on this
question.
After three or four roll calls, Mr. McMa.
hon suggested that he would be willing to
give the Republicans an hour If they
would give twenty minutes OF that time
to the gentleman from Ohio (GarGeldl.
Mr.. Conger then made q motion TO limit
the debate to one hour and twenty min
utes; but in the constructive absence OIL
q quorum this required unanimous con.
sent, and Mr.. Reagan objected, remarking
sarcastically that the Democratic side had
screwed lis courage up for half an hour
terrible strain. All efforts to compro.
mise were in vain. and until $3.50 O'Clock
the time OF the House was consumed 10
roll call. At that hour the House took q
recess till 1880. The evening session tC
be for the consideration Of pension bills