The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-12

WAsuINuroN, D. O., January 1l,-Mr.
Blackburn, of Kentucky, said that some
time during the session resolution had
been adopted calling on the Postmaster.
General for information as to abuses in
the transmission OF matter through the
mails under the frank" ot the members
Of the Senate or House. He understood
that there was a volumlnous reply In
the Speakers hands, and he therefore
offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Charges have been made that
the laws OF the United States have been
violated by sending through the mails tn
der the franks" Of members otthe House
and Senate, not authorized to be sent
without payment OF the postage, there.
fore
RGSolvtd, That select committee OF five
members be appointed by the Speaker to
examine into said charges, and all other
abusea that may be brought to its atten.
ton, connected with the transmission Of
documents, letters, ETC., through the
mails.
The resolution WAS adopted, and the
House went into a committee on the In.
dian Appropriation Bill.
The pending amendment was that offer.
ed yesterday by Mr.. Hlscock, appropria.
ting $4,000 TO deiray the expenses OF a
commission Of ten citizens, provided for
In an Act OF 1859, and striking out the
clause repeating all laws creating or au.
thoriEing such commission.
A point Of order raised by Mr.. Hooker
was over.ruled.
The amendment was finally adopted.
Mr.. Carlyle, Geddis and BIount were
the only Democrats who were noticed as
voting yea, and Mr.. Valentine the only
Republican voting in the negative. Mr.
HisCoCk rose to point oil order against
the sixth section Of the bill, which pro.
vides that all bids for the supply Of pro.
visions for Indians and for the tronspor.
tation Of the same shall be the first opened,
and the contracts awarded thereon At
somo suitable placsin the Mississippi Val.
ley or Missouri River Valley. In the dis.
Cussion oil the point Of order SOME amuse
ment was oCCRsioned by the speech by
Mr.. Hooker, In which he made several
SARCASTIC ALLUsIoNs
to the Committee on Appropriations and
iii which in eloquent language he pictured
the Importance Of the agricultural inter.
ests OF the country, rather losing sight oi
the point Of order.
Finally the point of order was sustained
and the section was stricken out.
Mr.. Hooker offered an amendment pro.
viding iot the transfer OF the management
Of tho Affairs to the War Department attet
the Eltst OF July next.
Mr.. Haskell rose 10 pointoi ofder,thal
the amendment changed the existing
laws.
The point Of order was ovstruled by the
Chair.
.Mr.Haskell then rose toa point Of order
that the substance OF the amendment wal
embodied In the two bills now pending be
fore the House aud therefore the amend
ment was not In order.
After q short and noisy discussion, therC
having been good deal oi confusion 1t
the committee during the whole day, The
point Of order was sustained aud thl
amendment ruled out.
Mr., Frost, In order to avoid that point
oi order, offered an amendment providing
that the appropriations mSde by this bill
shall be ex pended by the General Of The
Army instead oi by the Secretary oithe In
terror, but this was alsa ruled out
On motion Of Mi Ryan, OF Kansas, Rt
amendment WAS adopted providing tina
all advertisements for contracts shall bl
made at least sixty days before such con
tracts are awarded,
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the House.
The amendment adopted by the Com
mitlee relative 10 the Indian Commission
was rejected. The bill then passed.
The Speaker then announced the ap
pointmenl Of Converse, Of the House
Phillips, Brown and Robinson, Oi Mas