The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.
wAsHrNGrox, April 6
THE GEORGIA BILL LAID OVER.

THE GEORGIA BILL LAID ONEh.
The Georgis bin got showed aside in
the Senate to-day, the vote on laying 1t
over being 80 to 90. This setion rather
took Governor Bullock and his friends
by surprise. What will become OF the
measure, no one can tell. There is con-
siderable talk about following the
course indicated yesterday BY Mr.. Car
penter, viz: to keep Georgia on pro6a'
tion q while longer. Bullock and his
friends represent that outrages of all
sorts prevail in the State, and the prop.
osition is to take them at their word
and let things remain under charge OF
the military for some months, giving
the President power to declare law
down there at will. g
CHARGES AGAINST GENERAL, HOWARD.
Fernando Wood rose to personal e1-
plauation in the House to-day, and
after reading a letter from General
Howard, taking issue with some state
ments he (Wood) had made in q speech
upon the Bureau of Education bill last
week, Mr.. Wood then presented sixteen
specific charges of Irregularities, which
he claimed had been committed in the
disbursement of funds of the Freedmen's
Bureau. At the close he asked that, IN
Justice to General Howard and himself,
the committee onl Freedmen's Affairs
should be instructed to investigate the
charges. He said that lie chose that
committee because there were no Dem
ocrats upon it. The matter caused q
great deal of excitement, and General
Howard was warmly defended by
Messrs. Peters, Of Maine, Dawes and
Butler. At first stout opposition was
made to entertaining Woods motion,
but finally General Howard's friends
claimed that no objection should be in
terposed, as, after member had made
such direct charges it was simple jus
tice to all concerned to have them fully
investigated. On motion of Mr.. Dawes,
the committee on Education and Labor
was directed to send for persons and
papers, and proceed with the examina-
tion.
wHITTEMoRE.
South Carolina papers show that
WhittemoIe is earnestly canvassing his
District for return to Congress. He is
speaking about three times per week,
and explaining the sale of his cadetship
to the colored people, as the thing abont
which he has been very uDjustly treated.
Several speakers are in the field against
him. The Governor of the State has
not yet ordered a new election.
MORE CELEBRATION.
The colored people of this district at
q mass convention have decided to have
a general celebration on the 18th inst.
for this vicinity of the ratification of
the Fifteenth Amendment. All organ
lied societies of colored men in Balti-
more and Alexandria are expected to
participate.
vERITABLE PATRIOT.
Judson Williams, q private soldier,
residing at Lancaster, Indiana, has
written letter to Commissioner Van
Aernam, returning his certificate of
pension, saying that he wanted to con-
tribute something to the payment of
the national debt, and could best do it
by having his name stricken from the
pension roll.
APPOINTMENT By THE PRESIDENT.
The President today withdrew the
nomination of Pierce for Judge of the
Maryland Circuit and sent in the name
of Hugh l.. Bond, of Baltimore, being
one of the prominent Republicans OF
that State,