Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-01-18
Mr.. GIBSON SAYS NO.
Ne Rises 10 = Personal Explanation %
the House.

Ne Rises 10 Personal Explanation in
the House.
WAsaINGToN, D. c., January l7.-In the
House today, in answer to numerous pub
Eshed assertions, Mr.. Gibson, of West Yir-
ginia, rose to a personal explanation, and
denied having spoken in disparsgement Of
Mr.. Randall, as has been published He
had said he believed that if the De-
mocracy Of West Virginis remained har-
monious the new President would recognize
the State.
Mr. Hopkins, Of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Labor, reported the resolu-
ton asking the Postmaster General whether
in his opinion the eight hour law applies to
letter carriers, with an amendment direct
ing the Postmaster General to obtain from
the Attorney General his opinion on this
subject. The report Giscloses that on q
request made to the Attorney General for
his opinion the reply was returned that he
Was The legal adviser Of the President and
his Cabinet officers only, and could not give
opinions at the request Of the House.
Mr. Young, Tenn, rose tO,a personal
examination and had read an extract from
last Friday's Washington Critic, intimating
that his personal expenses on the Hot
Springs investigation trip had been peculiar
He said that he had used the Sl25, referred
TO, in payment Of his own expenses.
Mr.. Keifer, OF Ohio reported the Military
Academy Appropriation bill, and moved
uon-cOncurrence in tRe Senate amendments
The motion was adopted. 20 The House then
went into Committee Of the Whole on the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
Mr.. Townsend, Of Illinois, offered sn amend
ment looking to conference among all the
American States looking to reciprocal free
trade and uniform system OF weights and
measures 10 facilitate commerce between
the several countries on the American con-
tinent. After debate, taking the course Of
a discussion Of the tariff question, the
amendment was rule&Out Of order.
In the Senate.
Mr.. Allison presided over the Senate to-
day, in the absence Of Mr.. Edmunds. The
chair laid before the Senate q message from
the President transmitting Gen. Shermans
historical statement on the Jefferson Davis
matter.
IL was lhlu ON tue kAOle.
Mr. Pendleton and one OF two other SEN
ators presented petitions praying for the re-
peal Of the law making the term Of csrtsin
officers four years. These petitions were all
referred to the Committee on Civil service
Reform.
The interminable debate on the bill for
the relief Of the First National Bank, Of
Newton. Mass, was continued. The bill
proposes to pay $4,000 in interest on
S34T, coo oftunds Of the bank which By the
wrongful act OF one of the bank clerks four
teen or fifteen years ago was handed over
to defaultiDg officer of the United States
sub-Treasury to make good temporarily his
defalCation, and which the United States
had taken possession of, though this amount
was virtually stolen money, part of It being
In United States bonds. The Court OF Claims
rendered Judgment IN favor of the bank for
the principal, but under the law could not
allow interest The prOtracted discussion
on the matter mainly turns on the question
whether the passage OF this bill would not
establish precedent for allowing interest
in sums improperly paid into the United
States Treasury.
Mr.. Sherman said he believed the estsb-
fishing Of the principle contained in this
bill as = precedent would involve millions
on millions of dollars. The roll was called
on the passage Ofthe bill and it was adopted
yeas 81, nays II, large proportion Of the
yeas, lead by Senator Baysrd, coming from
, the Democratic side of the chamber. --