The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-31
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ANDREW JOHNSON AND THE Wool
TARIFF.-One OF the papers here gives
five columns Of this mornings Issue to
Il curious story about Andrew johnson
and the wool tariff bill OF March %,
1867, made up from the records In case
now before the Supreme Court. This
measure considerably increased the
rates Of duty on 0ll woods and wooden
manufactures, and when It was present
ed to johnson for his signature he char.
acterized 1t US lobby scheme for the
benefit Of n few monopollsts, and de-
clHred his purpose 20 veto II. He CALL
ed to his aid friend and asked him to
write the veto message. This gentleman
spent two days on the work, and the
document he drew up was accepted by
A. j. one evening, with the understand.
Ing that 1t shonld goto Congress next
day. He changed his mind that night
and signed the bill r9xt morning. The
discarded veto Is nvW printed IN full.
johnson, when asked what had caused
such IL change In his purpose, said q
visit OF Senator Morgan at The last mos
ment had shown him the bill ought to
be signed. The present suit before the
court turns on the question ut what
hour 1t was 10 signed, and involves o
large cargo OF wool.
THE UNRECoNsTRUCTEp STATEs,-
Letters and teleHrams received here
within the Inst week show that things
ARE not yet settled In the three unre-
constructed States. The extreme Re-
publicnns OF Virginia are as much dis
satisfied as the Conservatives OF Mis-
sissippi, and the defeated party In Tex
as Is evidently preparing 10 raise
great howl about frauds. in the recent
election In that State. Hatnllton's
supporters democrats and Republi-
cans,) are sending letters TO the White
House, charging corruption and InLimI.
dRtion on the part OF DAvls's friends,
and urging that the election be set
aside. The Virginia malcoutents, hay.
Ing failed in the Reconstruction Com.
mittee, are now printing letters In the
newspapers, hoping TO get the commits
tee overihrown in the House. The
latest Advices from Georgia are that
majority OF the members OF the LegIs-
lgture will respond on time to the Gov.
ernor's call for Teassembllng on the
10th OF January.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CoMMITTEEs.-
The House Committee on Appropria-
tions Is the only one that has done any
business since the Congressional recess
began. The House Banking Commit
tee will begin the New York gold gam
bling investigation next week, and the
Ways and Means Committees are TO
meet on Tuesday II a quorum Ii here.
MIR. Dawes will bring In some Of his ap-
preparation bills as soon as Congress
reassembles, bat the tariff bill cannot
be finished for q month. The Senate
Finance Committee also want to meet
next week, but are not likely 10 perfect
anythlug during the recess. The Elec.
,tion; Committee will call up Coyode's
case a. soon rs the House meets, and
Van Wyck's case will come up soon
afterwards.
THE CorroN AND CORN CRoP.-As a
great deal OF talk has been made about
four line paragraph In this cores.
pondenCe, about month ngo, which
said the cotton crop this year would be
nearly three million bales, II may be
proper 10 add that the Agricultural re-
port, 10 day published, sets the crop
down at fully three million bales, OF
four hundred pounds each, or two mil.
lion seven hundred thousand OF So
called commercial bales. The report,
in speaking Of the corn crop. says It
somewhat exceeds that OF last year,
though there is a reduction OF seven-
teen per cent In Illinois, and some res
duction In Michigan, Minnesota, Wis
consin and Iowa.
THE PACIFIC RoAD.-The Union and
Central Pacific Railroads hope TO set
tie all their accounts with the Govern
ment before the end OF this week.
They came 10 au agreement between
themselves some weeks ago, but at the
last moment the Treasury Department
refused 10 ratify 1t, because Of some in
iormality In the papers. The neces-
sary authority has been given 10 the
officers by the two roads, and they are
to meet In New York tomorrow and
see II they can conclude the whole busl-
ness with the Department.
SENATOR PRATT DOES Nor INTEND
To REsIGN.-There Is direct authority
from Senator Pratt himself for saying
| that he has not resigned, and does not
/ intend reBlgning the seat be holds In
the Senate from Indiana. He left TO-.
night for New York, but returns here
next week. BE has not been In very
good health for the past few weeks.
SENATOR PRATT WILL RRSIaN.-Con-
tradictions of the statement In these
dispatches. OF last night, that Senator
Pratt, OF Indiana, would tender his
resignation, To take effect January 10th,
will be sent from this city Tonight,
contradictions being somewhat easier
TO procure than Trustworthy news. II
Is proper 10 state, however, that up TO
last night Senator Pratt had time and
again asserted his intention 10 leave
the Senate, and had given The reasons
for his courae, which were stated 10 my
dispatch last night. Certain interest.
ed friends, however, have today pre-.
vailed upon the Senator 10 Withhold
his resignation for few days, until the
choice OF a successor can be satlsfao-
torlly arranged. His intention 10 re-
sign at q very early day is still adhered
to, contradictions 10 the cont rary nots
withstanding. Z
THE oCEAN MAIL SERvIoE.-The
Postmaster General made partial con-
tracts before leaving New York with
the National, Williams and Guion and
Anchor lines OF steamships 10 carry
the ocean malls at the new rates pro-
posed In the. recent treaty with Eng
land.
THE CuRANs LOSING GRouND.-our
late Consul General at Havana writes 0
private letter, received here within Q
week, in which he says generally that
the Cuban insurgents have been losing