The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-24

WAsHlNarON NEWS AND GossTp.
NOMINATION. VIRTUALLY RRJECrRp.
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DOMINATION VIRTUALLY RRJRCTRD.
WAsH1NoToN. Dec. %, 1869.
Attorney General HoAr does not 70
on lhe supreme Bench, and the action
oi me senate this afternoon Will proba.
ply result In the withdrawal OF his
nomination soon after the holiday re-
cess. The secret session lasted nearly
nve hours, and was mainly devoted 10
ueDale on Mr.. Hoar'a case. The judi
clafy Committee held meeting this
morning and reported against co6firm.
aIon, all the members being opposed
TO him but Mr.. Trumbull. The debate
o. me day was general, and pretty near
alL the Senators took part In It. The
influences that opposed him were varl-
GUS. The Southern Senators want O
man from their own section. The
western menthink that New England
ID geltlng more than her share OF The
good things. The Democrats don't
llko him because he is Of radical stock,
and sustained the right Of hanging
men In Texas by military RuthoEi-
y. Extreme Radicals think he ls
not quite Ronnd on the main ques.
ton. some persons have. grlsv.
anCe In the fact that he prevented
the Senate from getting all the papers
relating TO the Circuit Judgeshipa, and
many think he would not make good
Judge, because his manner Is brusaue,
me debate was one OF the most sIngu>
lar ones ever heard within the walls OF
tho Senate Chamber, and at times Il
Eas somewhat bitter and personal,
MF; IEnmhnu was the only, member
ot the judiciary COMMITTEES who spoke
q - A.
bama, the only member from the South,
Meesrs. sumner, Wilson, Hamlin, Pat
terson and others, spoke earnestly in
pTalAe fMr. Hoar'a ability, Integritv
neutrality-suspicious., but the Opposition
was 100 strong, and 1t was evident that
on vote his confirmation would be
defeated by ten or twelve, majority,
The nomination was therefore allowed
70 60 to the table, but the understand
Ing ls II win not again be called ,up,
and an effort viii now be made 10 Ret
ne President to nominate some South.
ern man.
'.- CIRCUIT JUDGES gCoNFIRMRD.d
Seven Of the new Circuit Judges were
confirmed this afternoon by the Senate,
viz: Geo. F. Shepley, from the First
Circuit OF Maine, New Hampshire,
massachusetts and Rhode Island; Lew
Is B. Woodruff, Second Circuit, Of Con-
necticut, Vermont and New York; VIM.
MckenuAn, Third Circuit OF New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania and Delaware; VIM.
B. Woods, Fifth Circuit Of Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi and Texas; &. e. Withey, Sixth
CronIt, Of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky
and Tennessee; ThoS. Drummond, Sew
enlh Circuit, OF Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin; John +. Dillon, Eighth Cir
cult OF Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Ar
kansas, KanRas aud Nebrdska. !. The
nominations OF Pearte, of the Maty5
land Circuit, and Sawyer, OF the Cali
fornia Circuit. were not acted upon.
COLLECTING EXTRA FARE.
1t Is stated In the Maryland papers
that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
IL still collecting extra fare from all It's
passengers, though the Supreme Court
here some time odecided agaInsEthe
ConstitutionhlIty Of transit dues LEVIED,
on behalf OF q State. This thing is made
more aggravatlng. by the fact that this
company Keeps the money thus collect.
ed, and does not pay II over to the
State.
HEADS TO he LEdlsLATED oEE.
The Senate Military Committee TO-
day decided to report bill dismisSlng
a number Of army ofticers who cannot
be- reached by court martial. srslr
BRowNLoW NEXT.
Since the offer was made 10 sell the
portrait OF Gen. Thomas, now adorns
Ing the library OF the State capitol al
Nashville, 1t has occurred 10 the friends
Of Senator BroWnlow7 that the same
course would be adopted In reference 10
his portrait, which also hangs on the
same wall. This portrait, moi being Ia
any way the property OF the State, but
paid for by private subscriptions. IL Is
sugHeBted that 1t be removed before Il
Is offered at auction byth Legislatnre
Of Tennessee. ir Z
$ s "A DINNBE PARTyN :
Governor Bullock, Of Gsofgh, gave q
largeldlnner party .to.nighti at whlch
were present many Senat ators and rnemS
bers.N III @Sa3 gs p
gTHE. oEsRGIA, LEdIsLATURE.
he'Georgia bill having been signed
o.dayi by the President. Governor Bul.
lock WillleaVe tomorrow for Atlanta.
He has already telegraphed orders for
the Issuingof q proclamation conyen-
Ing lh9 Legislature proclaimedas elect
ed by General tMeade on the 18th Of
January. Ofthe original members OF
that body, 1t Is known that twelve or
fifteen have been a8sasslnated. The
fate Of these Is known. Z The balance
are missing. OF the remaining mem,
bers, there were about wenty. five dis
qualified by the Fourteenth Amend
meut, and Of these some ten or twelve
have. been relieved by act OF Congress-.
The remainder cannot take the oath re-
quired by the bill just passed. There
were, twenty-eight colored members
who were expelled by the Democrats.
The Republican majority on joint bal.
lot will be about fiflaeny Il 10 reported
that DR., Miller, one OF the Senators
elect, will come out in ahletter to the
people ofthe State In support OF the
Congressional plan ofsettlement. He
was the choice OF the Democrats, though!
not hlm6el 70 member OF the party.A 4