The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-20
HOUSE.

WAsnS GToN, January 10.-Upon the
opening Of the session to-day Mr.. Price
made u short personal explanation. after
which the Funding Bill was taken up.
Mr.. Gillettelrose to point Of order, and
argued that lnasmuch as Mr.. New berry
had openly stated that he had gone to the
National Bank Of which he was director
to inquire how he should vote, he had no
right to vote on this question. He did
not make the point Of order out OF any i'll
will 10 the gentleman, but as a matter oil
duty. 1tthere had been anything devel.
oped by the recent debate II had been the
fact that this bill was 30 closely allied 10
the National Bank system that II might
with propriety be called the National
Bank bill.
Mr. Newberry said he was very glad the
point Of order had been raised. The point
involved nearly every member, not only
on this vote b It on every vote under the
rule OF the HOu SO. II construed No the
gentleman from Iowa construed, no
member who used tobacco 10 any form
could vote Upon the proposition 10 take
the tax of Of tobacco. He held that no
rule Of the House could deprive any mem
ber oi his vote. The foundation OF the
right 10 vote lay with the mans own con.
scsnCe aud with no rule.
Mr.. Weaver said he would broaden the
point Of order, 80 as TO include every mem.
Der who was u National Bank stOCkholder.
Mr. Hatkell suggested that all the
GreenbaUk members should also be inClu.
ded 10 the point Of Orde!, because they we're
directly interested In keepihg up a6 agita.
tion In regard 10 National Banks,
After further debate the Speaker said
the Chair must be governed by the rules
Of tho House, and Interpretation placed
upon them III the past. The Chair was
not aware that the House Of Representa-.
tlves had ever deprived Representative
Of the right Of representing bis Coustitu.
entA and tie decision Of The Chair 10 that
eixent would be to act altogether without
the reach Of his authority, nor did the
Chair believe the House itself had the
right To deprive a member Of the tight 10
represent stich constituency. III view
therefore Of the former daosion, which
he quoted, the Chair ovefriled the
points Of order. The appeal from the de.
Cision by Mr. Gillette, was laid upon the
table.
The amendment making The bonds 5-l0
bonds was adopted without division, as
we're also the amendments fixing the rate
oi interest on the certificates al three per
cent, aud making them 10 certificates,
A separate vote was taken on the
amendment providing that before any Of
the bonds OF certificates authorised by
this act are Issued, the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall pay on the bonds aCcruing
during the year 1881 all the silver dollars
and gold ovet $6O,OO0,OO0 now in the
Treasury Tor resumption purposes. The
yeas aud nays we're ordered aud the
amendment was rejected, yeas Ill
nays i4O, and 1t was stricken from the bill
The next amendment on which a sepA.
rate vote was demanded was that the ex.
penses ol preparing, Issuing, advertising
and disposing Oi the bonds aud CeftitlCatet
shall not exceed one quarter oi one pei
cent, II was sgteed to, ayes Ill, nays l0S
MePsts. McUOok and Williams (Wis
stated that they had been called out ol thl
House dufibg foll,call on the Amendmen