The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-09
FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, March $,
SENATE.

Mr.. Davis, ofWest Virginia, gave notice
that tomorrow he will ask from the Com
mittee on Appropriations that the pend
ing order be laid aside informally and the
appropriation bills now before the Senate
be disposed Of.
Mr.. Thurman said he intended TO call
up the Geveua Award bill as soon as the
bill for the relief Of Fitz John Porter was
disposed Of.
Mr.. Conkling said to lay aside the Porter
bill informally would require unanimous
consent. he wished It understood that he
did not consent TO such an arrangement in
advance, az least.
Mr.. Bailey announced that as soon as
possible he would call up the bill applying
the proceeds OF public lands TO public
education, which had been made the
special order for to-day, but was carried
over by the pending order.
The morning hour having expired the
Senate resumed consideration OF the bill
for the relief OF Fitz John Porter.
Mr.. Bayard addressed the Senate, advo.
eating the adoption Of the Randolph sub.
stitute, authorizing Porter's re.appoint-
ment as Colonel. Mr.. Bayard had listened
with pleasure to the argument OF the Sen.
ator from Wisconsin Carpenter, but he
regretted to see careful, acute and able ad-
dress offered by Constitutional lawyer Of
eminence to his associates in this cham.
ber, wound up by a Disagreement at its
close, of very poor appeal to partisan
prejudice. II was an unworthy ending Of
brilliant address. II there can be case
in which partisan prejudice should be still
surely this ia the case. The theme before
American people is public justice. 1t is
what is due not simply to theindiyidual i'm
mediat ely affected by our action, tits what
is due to the name OF public justice and to
the reputation Of the American Govern.
ment that partisan feeling has no Just
place In such discussion and eau not be
introduced without great injury to the
person introducing 1t. As has been ftly
said "The face Of justice may be darkened
by frown, but never disfgured by o
sneer."
Atthe conclusion Of Bayard's remarks,
Mr.. Mcdonald obtained the floor and after
Executive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker announced that the new
rules were operative to-day, and called the
States for bills, ETC., beginning with Ala.
bama.
Mr.. Sanford introduced bill to reduce
the tariff on certain articles, which he de-
sired to have referred TO the Committee on
Revision Of Laws.
The Speaker ruled that under the new
rules the bill should go to the Committee
on Ways and Means, and that the ques-
ton should be first taken on reference to
that committee, then to special commit
tee, and that then II these matters were
voted down the House could refer it to
any other committee 1t chose.
Mr.. Morrison moved TO refer the bill TO
the Committee OF the Whole.
Debate followed as to the duty OF the
Speaker In regard TO the reference OF
bills, Messrs, Wood and Robson holding
that 1t was his duty to state under the
rules to what committee the bill should
be referred and that that reference could
only be changed by o suspension OF the
rules, and Messrs. Cox, Haskell and Morri-
son holding that a majority Of the house
had right to send bills to any committee
1t choose.
a vote was then taken on sending the
bill to the Committee nWays and Means.
Agreed to-. Yeas 143; nays 8S.
The Speaker stated he would not consid-
er his ruling Of this morning as final, but
would hold the matter under advisement
and would be glad to have the. e.construc.
ton OF the House on the subject.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President in regard to
the Inter.0 Oceanic Canal, which was or
dered printed and referred to the Com
mite on Inter.0 Oceanic Canal.
Adjourned.