The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
WORK OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
ADull DaT In Both Branches Of the National Leg.
IllAtaFs-hsnhSn AaIAly RngAEsd In Aan'
ufaeturiug Bills and PInIHg for the
Coming sfths Holiday Recess.

ate to-day, after fifteen minutes spent
receiving petitions, the body went into e'
ecutive session and unanimously confirm
ed the nominations Of Mr.. Brewster as A
torney General, and Mr., Davis as Assistar
Secretary Of State,
The doors were then reopened and O
motion Of Mr.. Allison, authority was give
for printing the testimony to betaken an
papers produced in the investigation b
the Committee on Appropriation and AC
counts for the expenditure Of appropria
tons by the Executive Department,
Mr.. Williams introduced bill for tn
establishment OF bureau for animal indus
try, and to prevent the expectation Of dis
eased cattle and spread OF infectious dis
eases among domestic animals. Referred
The House concurrent resolution for al
adjournment over the holidays was referred
TO the Committee on Appropriations.
Upon the expiration OF the morning houl
the subject OF Presidential succession came
up, and Mr., Jones, OF Florida, resumed hi:
argument. He held that under the Consti,
tuition there was no such thing as tempora.
ry inability. He asserted emphatically that
when once the Vice President entered the
Presidential office, in case Of such grave
inability US to justify that step, he held Il
irrevocably for the balance OF the term.
The debate terminated pending resolu-
tion OF instruction to the Judiciary Com.
mittee to inquire and report legislation on
the subject.
The Chair submitted an executive docu.
ment In response to the Senate resolution
relating 10 the seizure OF VinCenzo RebelIo,
an Italian, in the city OF New Orleans; also
u report BY the Secretary OF State relating
to the necessity OF modifying tho Consular
Jurisdiction Of Eastern countries.
After short executive session the Senate
In the, House to-day, on motion OF Mr..
Mckinley, the Senate bill granting the
tranking privilege to Lucretia X. Garfield
was passed.
The call OF States was resumed, and q
number OF bills were introduced and re-
ierred.
The call was interrupted to allow the
oath OF office to be administered to Mr..
Deuster, OF Wisconsin, and was immed.
lately resumed and among further bills in
troduced were the following:
by Mr.. Atkins: To abolish taxes and
restrictions on the sale Of leaf tobacco in
the hands OF producers; also, to reduce the
tax on manufactured tobacco.
BY Mr.. Hauk: TO extend the provisions
OF the Pension Arrearages Act to pensioners
under special act Of Congress; also, to
eQualize bountes.
BY Mr.. Whitthorne: To declare certain
acts high misdemeanors. 1t provides that
u wilful disregard or violation OF any Of the
statutes OF the United States by an officer,
agent or employe Of the Government shall
be high misdemeanor, punishable BY fine
Of not less than SlOO nor more than $lO, 900,
and imprisonment not less than two, or
more than ten years.
BY Mr.. Sim0nton: To abolish the duties
on suit, wOolen blankets and agricultural
implements, and TO reduce the duty OH all
other dutiable articles ten per cent, except
on diamonds, gold and silver, jewelry, silk
orNartiCles Of which silk Is the component
value, on which the duty shall be increased
20 per cent; also to repeal the arrears OF
pensions act.
by Mr.. Mcmillan: To levy and collect
an income tax; also to nuke the trade dol.
lar legal tender.
By MIR. Reagan: To regulate Interstate
commerce; also 10 allow the purchase and
register Of foreign built ships by United
States citizens; also to pay certain Southern
mail contractors,
by Mr.. Culbeson: To repeal tho tax on
the manufacture and sale Of tobacco and
matches.
BY Mr.. Mills: Concerning capital and
otherwise infamous crimes.
On motion OF Mr.. Hubbell, OF Michigan,
q resolution was adopted granting the
House or Senate employees discharged since
December 5 one months pay.
The Senate bill was passed providing
that In the District OF Columbia when lG.
gal holiday falls on Sunday II shall be OBJ.
served on the following Monday.
The Utah delegate case was postponed
until January 10.
Mr.. Haskell called up bis resolution pro.
vidlng thnt the rules of the Forty.sixth
Congress be rules in the present House.
Adopted.
MIR. Hhuk introduced bill for the pro.
lection OF the person OF the President Vi
the United States. 1t provides for the
punishment by death ol mn assault with
intent TO kill the President OF the United
States. II 1t shall be shown that the assail
ant was irresponsible ut the time Of the as.
Sault, lie shall be confined In an asylum fol
the insane for life Rhiprrpd
BY Mr.. Updpgrnif: Fixing the time fot
counting the votes for President and Vice
President, and providing for the contest o
their election.
Mr.. Kasson moved 10 suspend the rules
and adopt resolution for the re.appoint.
ment OF the Inter ocean Canal Committee
Mr.. Randall opposed the resolution on
the ground that the standing committees
were able 10 take Cognizancc Of the Ques
ton, and on the furtlergrOund that the com.
mittee Of the lust Congress had charge OF d
subject looking 10 the appropriation OF fifty
million dollars. He was not willing Il
facilitate the creation Of any committee In.
volving such an enormous expenditure oil
the public funds. The following Il the re.
suit Of the vote: Yeas DS, nays Is. Mr.
Randall raised the point Of no quorum and
tue resolution was referred
The Speaker laid before the House the
following messages from the President
transmitting n communication from the
Secretary oi the Interior, In relation to the
application Of the Chicago, Texas& Mexico
Central Railroad company and the ST.
Louis & San Francisco Railroad company
far the right Of way across the Choctaw
reservation, in the Indian territory and
transmitting the reports Of the Secretary
Of State in regard 10 the necessity Of modi.
flying the present system Of the consular
Jurisdiction Of the United States In the
Eastern countries,and transmitting com.
munication from the Secretary Of State
setting forth the eSpetliency Of organizing
class Of supcrnulnenry secretaries 10 the
legations.
Adjourned until Wednesday.
A MO IILAEE.