The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-22
HOUSE.

| follows:
By Mr.. Bingham-To enforce the right
of citizens of the United States to vote
in the several States of the Union who
have hitherto been denied that right on
account of race, color or previous con-
dition of servitude. Also. to fix the
point and junction Of the Union & Gen.
trail Pacific Railroad Company.
By Mr.. Prosser-To provide for the
burial of deceased ex-officers and sol
dieis of the United States army in Ma
tional cemeteries.
To legalize discharges in insolvency
under the proceedings of State Courts;
abolishipg the bureaus of education aud
freedmen's affairs; TO remove political
disabilities in the States ratifying the
Fifteenth Amendment; requesting for
eicn and coasting trade on the northern,
northeastern and north western coasts;
making it a misdemeanor to fit out or
equip ships of war, or sell or furnish
arms or munitions of war with the in
tent that they be employed in the SER
vice of any foreign prince or State to
commit hostilities against the people OF
any province, district or colony who are
in a state of armed instruction against
any prince or State, and providing for
the forfeiture of such ship or vessel; to
abolish the Office of pension agent, and
provide for the payment of pensions
through postmasters; to provide means
of reviewing judgments Of United
States circuit and district courts in
criminal cases; reducing the income tax
to three per cent, and eXemptiHg $1,000
therefrom; increasing the tax on dis.
titled spirits to one dollar per gallon;
to equaliZe the distribution of National
Bank currency. The resolution offered
last Monday by Mr. Loughridge came
up as follows:
ReSolred, That in the opinion of tie
House, the business interests of the
country require an increase in the vol
ume Of circulating curl ncy, and the
committee on Banking and Currency
are instructed to report to the House, al
as early day as practicable, bill in.
creasing the currency to the amount OF
at least 50,0O0,000.
| The previous question was seconded,
los TO 73, and the resolution adopted;
yeas ITO, nays %.
Mr.. Crary introduced o joint Tesoiu-
ton TO relieve from the manufacturers
tax, pork packers, lard renderers, and
persons engaged in smoking hams and
curing meats, &c. Pending action the
morning hour expired, and the joint
re. olution went over till next Monday
| Mr.. Butler, from the committee on
Reconstruction, reported back the SEN
ate bill removing political disabilities
from between 400 aud 500 persons in
various States. Some eight of the per-
| hro n. Il baI haap aIaofaI RI nffipa
| in NJ Mississippi, and if this bill were not
passed they would be disfranchsea.
Mr.. Wbittemore offered as an amend
ment the House bill embracing about
/ 0O0 names. Mr.. WhittemoIe's amend
mcnt was adopted.
After debate the bill passed by the
necessary two third majority.
Mr.. Logan, from the committee on
Military Affairs, on the subject of the
sale of cadetships, reported that the
committee had taken testimony in the
case Of B. +. Whittemore, member of
Congress from the First District of
South Carolina, which statement to-
gether with the statement made to the
committee by Mr. Whittemore in excul
patton of himself he submitted TO the
House. The committee, having care
| fully considered the same, had come 10
the conclusion that, in making the ap-
poiutments to military aud naval Gcad-
emies from the District represented by
| him, b. T. Whittemore had been intlu-
enced by improper considerations. He
| therefore submitted the following Teso.
luton:
ReSOlred, That B. +. Whittemore,
Representative in Congress from the
First Congressional District of South
Carolina, be aud is hereby expelled
from his seat as member of the House
of Representatives in the Forty first
| Congress.
! The clerk then proceeded to read the
testimony Of Mls rs. Cathcar!, Daily aud
p. II. Kegler, of New York, General
Schofeld. of Washington, and L. p.
Brooks, newspaper correspondent, and !
the cxculpatory statement made by Mr..
WhittemOre. The report was signed by
MesSrS. Logan, Cobb, Packard, StoutoD,
Asper, Witcher, Morgan, Slocum asd
Hogc. Mr. Kcgler's testimony is to the
effect that he was introduced 10 Mr..
WhittemoTe by Senator Sawyer,
who asked him if he had
not already disposed of his APP
pointmont TO give it TO the witnesses
sou. Mr.. Whittsmore told the witness
he had pledged himself elsewhere. The
matter then dropped. But four months
afterwards, while in Boston, witness
met an old business acquaintance, n. F
Shaw, who offered TO get an appoint
ment for a consideration, and showed
witness a letter from WhittemOTe
stating that these appointments were
worth from $4,000 to $500. Shaw gave
witness a letter TO Whittemore, but
when lie got to Washington the latter
had gone hone. 4 letter to him brought
4 reply. Whittemore had fixed the APP
! pointncut outside of his District at
$500. Witness subsequently wrote t.
Waittemore that some parties wanted
his letter for political purposes. Whit !
temore, in reply, asked its return, which
was dgciGeG. Shaw afterwards wrote
to witness. menacipg him if he did any
| thing hostile 10 WhittemOrc. The lat
ter letter was addressed in Whittemoro's
| handwriting, with his frank.
Geaeral Sch9tf testified that White
more offered him au appointment for a
son Of General Tyler, of New Jersey, for
two thousand dollars.
Z. p Brooks, newspaper correspond
ent, detailed the negotiations with
WhittemoIe for the appointment of
son Of Mr. Daily. of New jersey. Be-
tween $500 and Sll00 was paid White
more, he understood, for use in the
political campaign in his district.
Daily testified to having received
through Mr.. Wolcott and Mr.. Brooks,
an appointment to West Point fer his
son, for which he paid $500.
Mr.. WhittemoIe stated before the
committee that his first idea was to
give the appointment TO some poor boy,
but n coll,agu in the Fortieth Cen
gress, Mr.. Co.'s, asked him for it, and
said, III you make an appointment for
my SOD, l will give you five hundred
dollars" He replied that be should not
sell the appointment, when Goss said he
would give the money for the use
of educational purposes in bis dis
trict. Thus it was understood. Mr..