The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-29
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
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the style in which he has begun 1t will
probably raise quite breeze on the floor
before he gets through. Yesterday he
sent tho Sergcant.at.Arms TO 0bligc the
Secretary Of the Washington Safe Deposit
Company to bring up his books, and sub.
nit them 10 his inspection, ut which u
number Of citizens having private papers
In deposit arc greatly incGnScd. Ono wit.
ness was examined in reference to
tho amount of Governments he had,
and there was considerable tcSti.
mony taken in regard to Gu.
ban bonds, which implicated prominent
private citizen Of Washington. lie began
also to look after Mr.. FNrnsworths Post
Office Committee In It's Boston and New
York investigation, by sending 10 the Ser
gcantat-Arms for some vouchers for Cx-
penses 1t is understood move isalsO to
be made on the banks here TO get at tic
deposits made by newspaper men. The
Western Union Telegraph Company Inns
decided thNt Butler shall never enter their
offices again attei the style Of impcach.
ment days without first testing the matter
in court. Butler sCemS, however, TO be quito
impartial as TO the Cuban bond invcsti.
cation, us 1t appears To be directed
against the House rs well ns newspaper
men. Some members Of the Judiciary
Committee are already getting nervous at
Buffers Enannuvcrs, and seem t0llHvC no
intention of letting him lead them such u
dance rs lie did IN the impeachment invcs-
tigati0n. In the three days already Occu.
pied, Butlcrlas hardly got started, and
while minority Of the correspondents al
whom the Investigation is chiefly aimed
are delighted, Il number Of members ofthe
House begin TO protest, on the ground
that lie will make that body laughing
stock by its endorsement Of MI llnauthori.
Zcd style Of inquisition. I
Cor. Of Gin. Enquirer. w.ip ..tg.
1t w,Is tclcgrapled lust night that I'M
der the resolution OF the House inStrnCttng
4 the judiciary Committee to inquire into
all influences by which members Of Con.
gross were intimidated and corrupted, III
Inquiry Inns been already made into the
Cuban lobby. II IL stated. to-day, that as
soon NS General Butler finishes mp this
branch he intends togo into the land grant
railroad jobs, md will summon no less
than two cX.GOvcnOrs, and three cX
members of Congress u appear and testify.
lie las already commenced II raid on the
banks, &c, and yesterday compelled the
attendance Of the Treasurer Of tho Salc
Deposit Company here to supplya list Of
stockholders, to see il It included Congress.
men and newspaper men, His attention
will next bc directed TO the telegraph com.
paniCS, hut il il understood that the WeS-
tern Union will refuse TO deliver copies to
him. s.r,
Correspondence Of Cincinnati Commercial.
GENERAL BUTLEl's subcommittee, to
investigate tho premature publication OF
certain House documents, is extending lis
field, and is now engaged in the lautlHblG
undertaking of discovering what ncwspa.
per correspondents are engaged in lobby
operations, but more especially 10 asccr-
tain what correspondents have been firm.
ishCd with Cuban bonds, upon which to
write their dispatches. All the prominent
correspondents here, except Don Piatt and
George Alfred Townsend, have been sum
mOned to tell what they know. Repre-.
sentative Dewecse, the cadet dealer, has
been employed by Butler Us detective, to
work up evidence. lie has already sue.
cCede(l, ut cost Ofthree or four hundred
dollars, In purchasing bonds from ncwspa
per men, but it has been proven that the
bonds were bought by tho journalists, and
rcsOld TO DcwCcse, Upon, handsome
profit, since the investigation began. Gen.
Butler and two Of his shadows went to
New York, last night, to hunt afCr y
quantity Of bonds said TO he on deposit
there. 40 atH n.
Tue LEGAL TENDER DECIsION.-Im-
portant action in rcIGrCnee1O the legality
Of the illegal Tender Act will SoOn be
taken in the Supreme Court, mud il Is
more than probable that the recent dc
oisiOn Of the Court will be reversed, al-
though Of this nothing, Of course, ctnf be
known. Attorney General lIOar on Fri.
day moved tllat the Court take up anil
consider at nm carly day two cases which
had been passed early in the session, and
which are supposed to involve the entire
legal tender question Its understood
that upon the opening Of the Court To-
morrow morning, the Chief Justice will
announce that the CAscs will be heard on
the following Monday. The cases are
Deming against tho United States, and
Latham against the United States, and urc
appeals from the Court Of Claims, nnd
were passed carly in the session, without
prejudice to their right, to bC called at
my time. Tho decision will not be reach
ed'GOr several weeks. Attorney General
ltOar will argue the case for the United
States
The derIsion promulgated some time
ago, repairing all debts and contracts made
previous tO February, 1852, to be paih in
gold, wAs signed by Chief Justice Chase
and Associate Justices Nelson, Clifford,
Fields and Grier. The lust named lIas
since retired. The dissenting opinion
was signed by Associate Justices Miller,
Davis and Swnync. II tho cases involve
the sumo question embraced in the one
already decided, II is fAir 10 presume TINT
the Court will stand, Chase, Nelson, Clif.
ford and Field, NgAinst Miller, Davis,
Swaync, Strong and Bradley.
THE SAN DOMINGO TREATY question
continues tn vcX the souls Of members.
The administration aud It's friends say the
discussion may perhaps last II week long.
cr, though the treaty expires by limita.
ton on Tuesday, their theory being that
rs DOminiCHns 0ll want TO he annexed,
ratification will be safe enough ifittakGs
place any time this Spring. How widely
this apparently absurd view is held chi
not he GscCrtAincd. Some Senators have
been ut the White lIOnsc this evening 10
counsel on the ways and means inra sue
ccSsftIl movement.
TREASURY PRoURAMME ron AIIlI.-
The Secretary Of the Treasury has direct
ell the Assistant Treasurer nj New York
to sell $90OO0OO gold nnd purchase
g., 600 900 bonds on account Of the sink.
Ing fund in April, and in addition there.
to to purchase $9,OOOOOO 0I bonds for, the