The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-24
From WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial.
Congress in n Credifable Condition
Dan Rice before the Committee ON
RPconsiFuetiOn.

Dan Rice before the Committee ol
Reconstruction.
WASHINGTON. April II.
In both Houses of Congress yesterda,
a few of those scenes were enacted whicl
serve as a connecting link between Amer
lean craftsmanship and London fish
dealing, though they always show how
much the former can excel the latter II
what has rendered it historic on botf
sides of the Atlantic In the Senate thu
endearing epithet of falsifies called tortl
response in which disgrace to him
self, his State and his country" were
mixed up, and illusions were made to
beastly state of intoxication which could
not be misunderstood The debate
was only brought to close by the illib
eral ruling of the Chair that the phrase
God damned son of bitch" (the very
words) ought not to be nsed in the Sen
ate. Such w.mindedness | need
not say is unbecoming presiding officer
In the House contemplate traitor was
exchanged for contemplate copperhead
and something was said believe about
puppy and coward, and something
else equally complimentary.
DAN RICE BEFORE The RFCONSTRUCIIhN
COMMITTEE
The Committee on Reconstruction still
persists in ppressing the most impor
tant testimony elected before it, Dan
Rice has recently been on q circus tour
through the lately rebellious States, and
has had opportunities such as are afford,
ed to few, for observing the condition of
~
testimony will be found to show the
true feeling that exists in the South
when the thin crust of pretended loyalty
is melted away and true character is re-
veaIed us under the exhilerating inhu,
ence of a menagerie, when man
stands in the presence OF the
uutaimed forces Jf nature, separated
therefrom only by the thin partition of
All iron cage. Mr., Rice. heing duly
sworn, testified thus
o. You have III unruiy animal known
as a pet mule. Tith your circus. have
You not
A. have
Q. What are the iiioSyucraoies of that
beast
A He is much given to kicking
Q It is almost impossible to ride
him, is it not
A. II is generally offer S25 to any
man who will ride him round the ring
@. On your late visit to the South,
did you receive any offers to ride that
mule}
A. Ibid
Q. State what occurred on these oc-
casions
A In Richmond, discharged con
federate soldier attempted 10 ride him,
but was Immediately thrown t1at on his
back.
Q. What did the confederate soldier
say { o this 2
A. He said the mule was ID
Yankee cuss.
Q Did any others make the ar.
tempt
A. Another ofLee's veterans tried to
ride him, and succeeded
@. What did he say.
A He said, after he had dismounted
that if he'd had Il regiment O. them ere
cavalry he'd have whipped Fitzpatrick
all to smash and that II the next war
against the Yankees he inteuted to raise
brigade of EN-
Cross examined by Mr. Stevens:
. Is that he mnle, or she mule
A It's a she mnle
Q You. have monkeys in yonr show
have you not!
A have
@ Have YOU ever heard any disloyal
remarks in relation to these monte7s'
H. can't say that have
Q Have you ever heard any th,ng ,ard
il their presence
A A couple OF S"un, ladies' were Que
da7 standing in front Of the cage aud
heard one of them say It looked Ike a
Frsedman's Bureau'
O How was this remtrL ie,er,ed'
4 1t created much laughter
Q Were there any personal aliu,,ou-
made on that occasion?
A Some in the crowd said pointing
to the ouI4nC "utauF, That's SUN
ueT
Q. Did that please the hvstander- {
A. Very much.
= Did you ever hear any ohrerva
| tions about the bears
A | heard it said once about one
eyed bear that he looked like Ben. Bnt
ler, aud about grizzly that ii ought tC
be called Ben, Wade
Q Were the points Of resemblance
stated
A They were not The observation
was made on the tout ensemble, with
special reference. perhaps to the ocular
deformity in the case Of the one eyed
animal.
Q. Have you side shows with yom
circnsl
A / have
Q. State if yOH have ever heard dis
loyal remarks in relation tethem
A | believe heard something of the
kind once about Daniel in the lion:
den
Q State what it wasl
A A Young lady asked me which va:
Daniel and which was the lion
Q. What was your reply}
A told her it was easy to distinguish
Daniel from the lion, as the former wore
a svallow-tail coat, and had cotton
umbrella under his arm
Q. What did she ssyl
A After looking into the cage she
said very spitefully, that Daniel looked
more like mean Yankee. aud sh'
wished the lion voHld chav him up
MACK