The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-15
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WASHINGTON.
Matters Before Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. IL

mhtteFa Before CongReHA.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 13.
THE TARIFF.
The Ways and Means Committee In.
slruoted Mr.. Hooper this morning to
ASK the House to extend the time for
their tarttf report, but he had no chance
10 present II. However the Committee
DO not now expect to be able 10 report
any Dill until after the recess.
THE TAX ON PORK PACKING,
The Ways and Means Committee 10.
day agreed to report iRvorably on Mr.,
Judd's bill exempting pork packing
nom taxation as q manufacture, They
say the law never Intended ik should be
30 regarded, but this bill 10 made neces.
RHry by Commissioner Dslano's rullng,
soLDIRRs OF 1872 WANT PENSIONS.
The soldiers OF 1912 are presenting a
good many petitions. asking that they
may DO put on the pension lists, and
two or three bills 10 grant their PRAYER
have beCn introduced into Congress.
TnE DURAN SUNTA ACTIVE.
The Cuban lobby has been very live.
ly today, and will probably be still
more lively tomorrow. Two or three
members Of the Junta came over from
New York last night with a lawyer,
and are endeavoring 10 get somebody
10 do something about the Spanish
gunboats. The lawyer was aE the AT.
I0rney Generals Office and White
House this afternoon, but didn't see
either Judge Hoar or the President, and
so accomplished nothing. The mem-
bers OF the Junta and their friends
were at the capitol trying TO get reso.
lutlOn into the House, but did not sue
coed In their endeavor. The delegation
will be strengthened by arrivals TO.
morrow morning from New York, and
claim that they are going to do some-
thing In Congress during the day. At
least they are going to have Senator
Carpenter In the Senate on Wednesday.
THE VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS.
The House Committee on Approprla.
lions has divided the various clnRses Of
appropriations among the several
members OF the committee, and MAX
Ing 1t the special duty OF each 10 care-
fully investigate all subjects entrusted
to him, and then follow every request
Tor appropriations from the depart
ment and satisfy himself as 10 Its ne
cesAity.
FINANCIAL.
No bill OF u financial character has
been yet brought into Congress by a
member who Ia recognized as an
authority on that subject. Senator
,CorbeLt'S bill Of to-day was for loan
OF one thousand millions at gradu~
ated rate Of interest, and novel as II
looks, will have support from several
members OF the Senate. The four or
five financial bills brought into the
House look TO free banking, and there
Ia an undoubted sympathy with that
system In both branches OF Congress
30 strong that 1t seems pretty certain
some measure in this direction will
finally be passed. Many members talk
favOrably OF the project for funding
tho hve-twentles with new loan, but
few appear to believe we can make one
at go low rate as four and a half per
cent. Nobody haH yet come forward as
an advocate Of contraction, and there
Ii hardly the least probability that any
thing on finances will be done before
the holidays.
THE CASE OF GEORGIA.
The Senate Judiciary Commlttee's
bill on Georgia was reported to-day by
Mfr. Carpenter, and IL Ia understood It
has the support of himself, Stuart, Ed
munds, Conkllng and Rice, and Is not
sustained by Trumbull and Thurman.
II ls not yet known how strongly It will
be opposed by Mr.. TrumbulI, though
at tho last session he was very decided
against similar measure. This goes
10 the very root OF matters, and makes
provision for remote contingencies by
giving the President authority to use
tho army In his support, II necessary.
The GeorglRns will lind that they can.
not trifle with the Reconstruction laws,
Tor this bill or one reaching the same
end Ia sure TO pass. II puts the State
back where Ii WAS two years ago, and
torblds the unseating OF colored mem.
bBra Of the Legislature. A motion will
be made In the Senate when 1t comes
up for debate TO add q new section re-.
quiring Georgia to ratIfy the Fifteenth
as we'll rs the Fourteenth amendment.
@ THE wssT INDIES.
The House Committee on Foreign
| Affairs has elected Judge Orth, OF Indl-
aha, chairman during the absence OF
General banks. The committee IL, as o
whole, strongly opposed TO forcing any
| movement In tho direction OF the West
Indies, but In favor OF quietly waiting,
under the belief that all these islands
are rapidly RrAvitAting towards the
United States. A direct proposition for
the annexation OF San Domingo from
President Baez Is expected this winter,
founded on vote OF the people. The
official Information In the State De.
partment last summer showed the debt
necessary to be assumed In case OF an.
nsxation to be $575, 600. This may be
run up to a million ana half. The
buildings to be turned over are worth
about the first named SUN.
THR GENERAL AMNESTY MEASURE.
Most OF the bills brought on to-day
and heretofore for declaring general
amnesty to the South come from mem.
bers OF little weight in Congress, and
the sentiment OF both branches is de.
cldedly against the passage Of any such
act. The action of the Senate last week
and OF the House to-day shows, how.
ever, that liberal policy will be pur.
sued towards persons who ask for The
removal OF disabilities. A fact Of In.
terest In this connection is that on the
Saturday before the message was de-