The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-23

| "ouoIh hutleT uhub COnhluefnDle
SUR In the House this afternoon In the
debate on the Georgian bill, and espe.
clally attracted attention by speaking
OF what he called the celebrated white.
washing report Of the Presldent, then
General Grant,
NOT AT THE WEDDING.
The story Is stlll circulating through
the West that Vice President Coliax
attended the wedding OF the French
gentleman and colored lady. He was
not present.
THE GEORGIA BILL r.
Was put through the House lust IA Il
came from the Senate this afternoon,
BY yeas, l2l; nays, 81, after Mr.. BinR-
hams motion to postpone q month had
been rejected by III to 81. II will 20 to
the President for his signature to-
morrow, and there Ia no reason for
doubling he will sign 1t. AS soon as It
" signed, Governor Bullock will issue
his proclamation requiring the Legls.
lRture, as II was before the negroes
were expelled, 10 meet on Wednesday,
18th OF january. It originally consist.
cd OF "a Senators and 175 Representa-.
tlves. Since II first met two members
have been killed, Eve have died, and
hfteen are refugees from the State, " lie
Governor Bullock says twenty-nlne
more are ineligible. The bill does not
make any provision for districts nm.
represented.
CONDUCT OF GOV. BUELocK.
Gov. Bullock's conduct here since
this Georgia bill came up has been sad
IV fins In 1IDRlING nfV
his office, and many persons speak OF
AS shamelul. To~day and yesterday
he wRBthe busiest man In the House,
der discussion, has been doing all he
could 70 manipulate Its provisions, and
get II fixed to his own notion. He Ia
officially charged In documents laid
before the House by the State Treasur-
or, a Republican OF many years stAnd-
ing, with using ISL, 900 OF the State
appropriatlng $4,000 to himself and
and paying out $l0.0 900 In dlsobedience
OF the order Of the lower branch Of the
Legislature: with using nearly $4,000
ence. and with selling $265, 900 in State
bOuAo oA ho uALhut Vi OOloE VI hu-
thority, to the great detrlment OF the
State credit, and discomfort Of creditors
In this country and Europe. II the
Legislature had met In the regular way
he would probably have been impeach.
ed. His friends say that now he will
be elected to the Senate Of the United
States In January. In view OF all the
circumstances Of his case, gentlemen OF
character say he has shown extreme
impudenco.
CONDITION OF THE TARIFF BILL.
Tue Ways and Means Committee are
not likely to do much more with the
tariff bill till after New Years. What
they have accomplished 10 this date
can be told In short paragraph. Pig
Iron IL put At seven, Instead OF nine
dollars per ton, and scrap iron atslx
Instead OF eight, and the number OF
articles under this last head Is con-
siderably reduced. The classiticatlons
Of manufactured iron have been mate.
rally changed, but whether the rates
are on the whole higher or lower, or
about as before, 1t seems impossible 10
determine, some members Of the Com
mittee saying they are increased and
others holding they are not. Steel is
fixed at three cents per pound specific
instead OF mixed specific and dd VaIo.
rem as at present. Steel rails are not
disposed Of, but will probably be two
and one half specific. Salt Ia not I'm
ished, but It can be stated that the
movement to increase the duty has
broken down, and present indications
are that II will remain at eighteen and
twenty. four cents per pound. Nickel
has been largely Increased, as tele.
Graphed last night. Sugars will not be
materially changed. COtlee comes
down from twenty .fve to twenty cents
per pound, and tea from ive TO
four .Cents. The whole list OF spices
has been revised and reduced, and on
many articles the reduction Is consid.
erable. Drugs have also been revised,
and u large number. 20 on the free list.
Oils have been readjusted; some 20 on
the Gree list and others get increased
duties. Tobaccos are not finished, and
1t is not possible 70 guess how they
will finally stand. Cotton and ita man
ufaCtures go over for further consider
alton. Coal might possibly get on the
Tree list, but that those who favor the
annexation OF Canada think It best to
retain the present duty. Hides are
likely to be kept whore they are, In de.
ference to the Western interest. The
work on the hill ID more than half
completed, but the measure Isn't likely
TO be reported I'LL toward the end OF
January. .usI.F7 '5rt.0 r1. 'E
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
It is generally understood that the
resolution passed by the Senate yester.
day on Mr.. Summers motion, was
drawn up at the State Department, for
the purpose of getting before the coun-
try various documents relating TO the
Alabama claims, particularly the mem
orandum on which Minister Motley
was to act. II Ia q long paper, and IA
said by those who have seen It 70 be
the most vigorous presentation OF our
case yet made. 1t will reach the Senate
tomorrow. ..,Ef
GRANT ON THE FOURTEENTH AMRND-
MENT. i- '.t.
The President yesterday said that he
desired the passage Of . law enforcing
the fourteenth amendment, and affix.
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