The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-20
WASHINGTON.
- WAsH1NsToE, Jan. i1s. ,
ABOUT GOULD AID PIsH,

appear Ms witnesses. A letter received
from them to-day pleads business engage
tnents connected with the Erie strike rs
an excuse f6r'delaytng their answer to the
summons until Saturday, when Il Is under.
stood that they will beg oil again, and
finally the committee will be obliged u
bring them here by physical force, Us the
law directs. .J'i tiI
CONGRESSIONAL WHISKY ADVERTISING.
Garrett Davis, during tho discussion oil
the California whisky case, paida glowing
tribute ~ Cincinnati whisky tO.tlay. g..
CALIFORNIA WHISKY IN THE SENATE
In the Senate, to-day nothing Of particll'
IaF interest WIS transacted During the
morning hour, Mr.. Hnmlln moved the In
definite pOstpOnenlento OF Mr. Coles rGsOlu-
ton relative tho late liquor seizure In
San Francisco, but no vote was reached.
REvERDY JOHNSON IN THE SENATE
Rcvcrily Johnson made his frSt appear
ancc on the floor, today, since Ills hre-
well speech on lis resignation to takC the
mission TO England. He WIS welcomed
very cordially by tic Republican Sena.
tors, and had quite a long and cheerful
chat with Mr.. Sumner. Vie, however,
never Apr aCIled MI. McG reefy, the tal'
wart KentucItian who gave thefsOlitafy
vote in filvOr Of his Alabama treaty.
Mi. ffAXLrX 4 REGENT. MIR. Hamlin
was today appointed by the Vice Presi.
dent TO fiji the vacancy In the Board OF
Regents of the Smithsonian Institute, IL
casione,i by the death Of Mr. Fe6senden.
TuE VIRGINIA BHL.-At ono o'clock
tho Virginia bill was taken up, and de-
batel by Messrs Thaycr, Drake, Stewart,
Nye ind others Nj. Sumner read ex-
tracts from newspaper reports Of the cam.
paign speeches Of Governor Walker, and
argued that they evidenced dlslOyal
spirit, and that such man was not 10 be
trusted. Mr.. Norton made rambling
and confused speech, the point Of which
neither himself nor my one else could
see. Before concluding he gave way to
Mr. Thayer, who moved IN adjournment,
Mr.. Stewart cNdeavOrcd TO make some Ar;
Engagements by which the vote could he
taken tomorrow Ut the designated hour,
but AIesSrs. Sumner, Wilson and Others
pcnistently refused TO make any agree.
ment, and Mr.. Trumbull then appealed to
tho friends Of the bill to sit all night, II
necessary, and fight 1t out; but the Senate
was evidently tired Of the stale and prosy
speeches that had been made, and Mr.
ThayCr's motion was carried by a vote OF
81 t0s1.
The opinion this evening in regard to
the Virginia bill Is that the Senate will
BIZ forced to u vote tomorrow, and the
Bingham bill, with the Wiley amendment
will DO adopted. The amendment pro-
yilss that the State shall beadnittcd to
to representation Immediately after the
bill becomes q law, and that the officers,
both National and State, chosen at the
lust election, shall qualify under tho pro-
visions Of the Fourteenth Amendment.
General Butler processes TO have canvassed
the House, ind asserts that Il tho bill
again reaches that body 1t will never get
through without serious amendments.
Mn. DAWES MAKES A SENsATION.-aIr.
Dawes Occasionei great excitement IN the
House today byan attack upon the Adj
ministratiOn for the reCklessnesS Of expen-
llitures, especially rienOunCing tho Navy
and POStOtlice Department He shows
that II such extravaganza WIS continued
the present would bG worse than the lust
Administration. lie cited facts anil fig
ures, ind his speech was received with
astOnishment in all parts of tho House.
The galleries were iull and tue, utmost
silence was preserved. Tho speech Is the
talk Of tho OtlicchOldprs tonight. 1t was
the most pertinent und eifeCtiye, speech
yet delivered In either House during the
session. st tars5 .H. ~.
SIIEE.AnARaER PUrs orr DrPLoMATIc
ARMOR.-Samtlel Shcllabargcr after less
than IL year Of service rs minister 10 P0r.
t,lgal, rctllIued here to-day, and has re-.
signed his commission. Ills purpose tn
return had been previously communicated
officially To the State Department. For
several months ho haS been convinced
that the climate of Lisbon would not res
tore his health. lie says he IL tired Of the
haniShmcnt which the Office impnsCss md
since his health was not benefited no has
no incentive to remain. { A formidable
candidate for tho succession has been nj
ready prcsentttEmthc person OfWill Cum
back 0fIudlNna, who Is supported by both
the Indiana Senators aud Others influential
with the President Tho President h'Is
given his iriGntlS to understand That lie
will appoint CumbAck. .u
TME INDIAN COUNTRY FRAUDs.--Su-
,)ervisor Mcdonald, 'Of tho Arkansas dis
lrict, arrived here to-day on business Of
his office. The imports heretofore pub
lishct in relation to the tobacco frauds in
the Indian territory no pr0nounceSt0 be
Incorrect lie says immense amounts Of
tobacco raised III Missouri, Arkansas AMI
Texas, are carried into tho Indian terrific.
~, and there manufactured, the operators
protesting to believe they CanesCape taxa.
ton IN their products under the terms Of
tho Indian treaty. Taking 10 different
view, Mcdonald notified I'LL the tobacco
factories no could reach, and plaCe1 under
arrest some Of the principal OtIGnders, in.
Guiding l@Hndlnot, the well known half
breed who commanded o rebel Indian
regiment during tho rebellion, who lAd an
establishment working about sixty hands.
lie Is understood to bG on his wayIlero to
secure the removal Of the embargo tRl his
Illicit trIdc. Mr.. Mcdonald reports d
fearful shIto Of Decentralization existing in
the territory In western Arkansas and
northern Texas. liz says the Federal
laws are hablhlNlly set nj defiance iRtliOSC
regions. hut ho represents that tho courts
will ultimately punish offenders and con-
tltcAte their property, 49, { grf
The Mails on the Baltimore and Ohio
.. sH. RailrNnI ..4.