The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN TEE TWO HOUsES
YESTERDAY,
diseases orCattIs-YOrkIown Celebration
-West POlnt FundH-SenalOF Davis
wants TO Pay she nOelors-
-PuudIBE and Other Mat
IeFS Ia the HOuSe.
BEHATR,

WAsHISdToH, January lS-Mr, Hoa
presented with a petition in Its favor
the bill to provide Tor the retired and thl
retiring Presidents Of the United States,
Mr.. Johnston, from the Committee or
Agriculture reported the different bill
before the Committee on the subject o
pluerO pneumonia among cattle, He saiC
quite a number Of these bills had been 70
iersd to the Committee, but their pro
visions were SO varied, aud the subject it
sell so large and difficult, that II had beer
determined to report them back withou,
any recommendation, letting them 20 or
the calendar 10 be called up at any time,
Mr.. johnson from the Select Committee
on the Yorktown Centennial celebration
reported lavorahly on the House john
Resolution authorizing the President tC
extend to France an invitation TO join the
United States In the Observance OF The
centennial celebration OF the suTedder a
Yorktown. He said In reply to Mr.. An
thony that the bill did not provide an ap
preparation, but the amendment In tha
regard could be made when the bill wa
taken up.
A long discussion ensued on the cor.
reCtness OF the ruling Of the Chair
/ Mr.. Hoar made ON the previous evening,
the ruling as not having heen m Ids
In time. An objection that the proposed
amendment did not comply with the re
Quirements oil the rules ior the prior rec
Ommendatlon by the Committee. The
sense OF the Senate was finally taken by q
direc! vote on the amendment, which waI
rejected. The bill was reported TO The
Senate and passed finally.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Wiudom the Senate
took up the military academy approplil
ton bill. Mr.. Window stated the total o
the bill at $322, 1856, which wAs $72, ,3O7 lesl
than the estimate. 1t exceeded the Ap
propropriation fer 80 by IS 00l. The Sen
ate Committee had not made single un.
important amendment. The bill wRR re
ported from the Committee Of the Whole
without the amendment and passec
finally. ", f.
Mr.. DAVIS, or WEST VIRGINIA,
called up the House joint resolution, Rp
proprlatiug $500 to delray the expenses
OF the international Sanitary Conference
invited to meet In Washington January
lst, 1881.
MIR. Carpenter objected, saying that therl
was no constitutional warrant for the eI
pendture.
Mr.. Harris, In favor OF the bill, basel
his vote upon the Congressional power tC
regulate the commerce, holding that tht
obtaining OF the information was q neces
sary incident OF tho exercise OF the power
Mr.. Davis, OF W. Va, aud Mr.
Salisbury claimed that the "GenerA
Welfare" clause Of tho preamble to thl
constitution conferred the requisite al
thority.
Mr.. Carpenter regarded suCh claim al
untenable upon any other assumption
than that the Government was one oil IN
limited powers @
Mr.. Garland thought II was too late II
tho day to urge Constitutional objection
and referred to the legislation on the san
itary question, passed from time to time
as als6 TO the formal invitation for the as
sembling OF the Conference which wal
now In session, as tending 10 show tina
Congress had gradually enlarged the sCopI
oil itB Jurisdiction. He thought the only
question now to be passed upon was i
practical one as TO the defrayment oi tht
expenses Of the Ooniete enCe.
The bill was then passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Bruce, the bill for The
purchase by the Secretary oi the Treas
ury oi the property known as the Freed
mems Bank and real estate and Thu
ground adjacent thereto, known as tht
Freedmen's Saving and Trust Company
10 Washington, and making An appro
priation ol $3.50, 600 therefor, was con
Bidered, but action thereon deferred Il
permit a more specific designation o
prices. I'D. stT.4t.
-Afler an executive session, adjourned
till Monday.