Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-10
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Precesdinse sf she senate and Hos..
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Preeeedfns9 of the senate and Hous
efRspreseafAtives.
WAsHIsereS. December s.--In the San
ate, petitions Df tobacco dealers and manu-
factuTers for . rebate equal to any reduc
ton that may be made in the tax on to
baccor were presented by Messrs. Hale
Miller and Edmunds. :
Mr. Pendlefon asked unanimous consen,
TO take up his civil service bill for the pur
pose Of making il the special order for
Monday next
Mr.. Soorhses said there were 30 many
more importnnt measures awaiting the
action OF the senate that he was compelled
to object. -
Mr.. Pendlet0D gave notice that as soon
as the bankruptcy bin was disposed of he
would move totake upthe civil service bill,
After the Introduction and reference OF
several bills, &r. Beck called mp his politi-
cal assessmen< resolution.
Mr.. Beck said that il the Investigation
should Be ordered he would make the
proof so slroEg Of the outrages inflicted
upon the S0yernmeRt THAT the system of
political assessments would be made
odious even = the other side. It could be
shown thf men and women had been
sousted from their places in the Depart
ments whole ALLURE To- contribute was Sue
10 absolute Inability, and that in some i'm
stances De1lcc-atic friends had given them
money q assessmanfs 30 thnt they
might be saved ff0m Starvation.
Mr.. VOORHEES, addressed the Senate, CON
graduating the county upon the wonder
full change OF heart on the subject among
the Republican Senators since the discus.
sion last summer.
Mr. Hale read circular calling meet
ing of the liquor dealers Of Dayton. Ohio,
to aid in defeating the fanatics and prohi-
bitionists, and said he wished the investi.
Cation committee to summon Edward
Cooper and ask him how much money the
Democratic committee in New York had
collected from liquor dealers there.
At zo'clock, without action on-Mr Beck's
resolution, the Senate resumed considera-
tion OF the bankruptcy bill.
Mr.. Vance offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to furnish, as soon as possible,
q detailed statement showing The cost of
collecting the internal revenue in each
collection district; the nunoer OF en-
ployes in each district, and the percentage
OF cost upon the sums collected in each
district.
Mr.. HaVley introduced bill, which was
referred to the Committee OIL Civil Service
Reform, TO prevent officers of the United
States from collecting subscriptions or as
sessments frsm each other. Tho irst sec
ton provides that no member or member
elect of either house Of Congress or en-
ployes Of either house, and no executive,
Judicial, military or naval officer of the
United States, and no clerk or empbye OF
any department or of any branch
or bureau of either service, shall
directly or indirectly solicit or receive,
or be in any manner concerned in
soliciting or receiving any assessment,
subscription or contribution for any polit-
iCal purpose whatever from any officer or
employe of the United States, or from
any person receiving any compensation
from the moneys derived from the Treas
ury of the United States. The second Sec
tion provides that any person violatingthis
law shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and shall, on conviction, be pun
ished by o fine not exceeding 5000 or i'm.
prisonment not exceeding three years, or
by such fine and imprisonment in the dis
cretion of the court.
The Senate held brief executive session
and adjourned.
House.
Mr.. Page, from the Commerce Commit
tee, reported resolution calling on tie
Secretary of War for information as to
whether the money appropriated by tAe
last river and harbor bill was appropriated
for works or objects not in the interest Of
commerce and navigation, and il so, re-
questiDg that the specifications be fur
nished.
After the reading of Mr.. Pages rssolu-
ton, several amendments were ot3ered,
and sRtua az ppt itptatfsehsR6rfaf ftffgtnf flo con-
sideration of the subject, Mr.. Mclane. OF
MARYLAND, and Mr.. RobesOn, of New Jersey,
making strong speeches in its favor, Robe
son attributing that the strong opposition
to it came from the metropolitan newspa-
pers in the interest of aggregated capital.
Mr. Cox, of New Work, and Mr.. kasson,
Of Iowa, renewed their opposition to the
bill and the members Of the House sur
rounded the speakers and several times in
teTrupted them with laughter and ap-
plause.
The House finally adopted Mr.. Pages
resolution, and after transacting some I'M
portant business proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the Diplomatic appropriation
bill.
Just before the passing of Mr. Pages res.
olution, that gentleman said the River and
Harbor bill was good thing, despite the
fact that the "howling demagogueS' had
cried it down. The Secretary OF War ought
to be required to explain why he did not
send in the engineers estimates for the
work of the present year.
kMr. Cox, OF New York, in fiery speech,
opposed the resolution. He told Mr.. Page
the bowling demagogues seemed to have
a majority in his Pages district: and, in
fact, they had majority all over the coun-
try. The people had set the seal OF their
disapproval on the River and Harbor bill.
m = p;,,o.o ond uarhor hill ,nauNhera who
were not reelected criticised the President
severely for yetoing the last River and
Harbor bill.
Mr., Kasson-I understood the gentle
man to blame the President for vetoing
the bill for the largeness OF the appropria-
ton.
Mr.. McLane-That I did.
Mr.. Kasson-In other words. the Presi'
dent should eIpend all that is appropra-
ted?
Mr.. McIane-That is another question.
I challenge the gentleman TO justify any
President who used his discretion after
Congress appropriated money.
Mr. Kasson-l accept the challenge and
agree that will support any President,
Republican or Democrat, in expending as
little as he can, unless required by express
law to expend it. General Grant took the
ground OF discretion, and further than
that, President Arthur, contrary to the
statement Of the gentleman. vetoed the bill
on the grounds OF extravaganza ana also
because it appropriated for objects not
within the Constitutional Limitation.
Mr.. Cox inquired whether Mr.. McLane
meant to say that the Representatives
from New York were influenced to their
action by railroad interests.
Mr.. McLane replied that he had not ad
dressed himsel to the question.
After brief consideration the btl was
passed and the House adjourned.
FIRE RECORD.