The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-18
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

THE NEW ATTORNEY GENAItAIs Amos
T. Ackerman, originally from Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, went 70 Georgia when
he was twenty one, read lawwith Judge
Berrian, the most noted counsellor of thNt
State, and lives at Elberton, the county
seat OF Ebert county, some seventy miles
up the river from Augusta. He is about
f0rty.scvGn or forty.Cight years Of age, and
has long been regarded as one Of the
ablcst lawyers, as he is one OF the most
modest and unassuming OF gentlemen. In
Georgia, before the war, lie was Wing
and thoroughly national man. He OPP
posed secession in the most decided man
ner, and was held in surveillance by the
rebels for his hostility. After the con.
scriptiOn act went into rigid operation, he
avoided going into the ranks Of the army
by taking nominal position on the staff
Of Robert Toombs. This brought him
under political disabilities which were re.
moved this winter by Congress. Heholds
the position OF United States District AT
torncy for Gcorgia, to which he was APP
pointed by the President on the recon-
incubation of Joshua Hill, warmly in.
dorscd by Mr.. Hoar. If Bradley hGd
been rejected, the Attorney General would
have urged his appointment to the Oh,
prcmc Bench, and the President would
probably have nominated him for the va
cancy. He was ut the head OF the Grant
electoral ticket in his State during the last
canvass, and is spoken of by all here who
know him rs man of the highest intcg-
ritv lie WIS member Of the COnven.
ton that formed the present Constitution
of Georgia, and distinguished himself
therein by the advocacy Of the claim Of
Colorcd men to hold Office. Ex-Governor
Brown and Governor Bullock opposed
him, and it was their influence that led TO
the defeat of ACkcrman's effort to get
clause into the constitution putting the
question ut issue beyond Nll controversy.
II his advice to the COl0red men in that
convention had been followed, Nll the late
troubles in that State would have been
avoided He opposed BullockS elevation
TO the provisional govcrnOrship, and IS not
now among his friends. His course since
he has been made District Attorney mas
been such rs TO win for him high praise
from tho President and the Attorney Gen.
erals office. lie was not an applicant,
either himself or by his friends, for the
other position, and will not know OF his
appointment TO the Cabinet till he learns
OF it by telegraph or mail.
TIE PRESIDENTS CUBAN MESSAGE,
about which there is SO much talk, was
under consideration in the Cabinet for Mt
least two weeks before it went to Con.
grcss. The best information Obtainablc
leads 10 the conclusion that it was written
by Mr.. Bancroft Davis, Assistant Sccre..
tirv of State, and revised by Mr.. Fish and
Mr., Hoar 1t was submitted to the Cab.
met early last week, and approved by I'LL
members present The President was not
tLcn however, certain whether 1t would
be advisable 10 send It in, and nothing
had been determined when he went to
Pennsylvania.
THE NATIONAL ASYLUM FUNDS
Farnsworth's resolution to investigate
Butler in National asylum matters went
to Logan's Military Committee to-day,
and will come up Tor action next Monday.
About the first Of March Butler got
through joint resolution which passed
quietly without being generally under
stood, which puts fund of considerably
over million dollars ut the control OF
Buffers Board of Directors, with no pro-
vision for making out vouchers, and no
guard for the treasury except the rcqulsl-
ton Of the directors. 1t is charged that
eight hundred thousand dollars have been
drawn from the treasury since the passage
OF Buffers bill.
TIE GEORGIA BIII.-lhe President is
very anxious to have the Georgia bill dis
posed of, and this week has urged several
congressman to take 1t up and act on it at
once. He says lie is clear in the convic-
ton that the Georgia Legislature cannot
hold Office any longer than to next fall UNI
der the constitution, and so fur as the cx-
istcnCc Of the body is concerned, there
fore, he does not deem it essential to have
the sO.CallCd Bingham amendment in the
bill, though there arc other reasons why
il may he well to accept it. The Recon-
struCliOn Committee will probably bring
the bill in next week, and leave the House
to attend to it rs the majority may deter
mine. ..
TIE FREE Coal BILL The Ways and
Means Committee having full attendance
Thursday morning, set aside Maynards
two penny free coal bill, and agreed upon
plain and direct measure Of four lines,
which simply puts 6ituminous coal on the
free list twas subsequently reported by
Mr.. Schenck and put on the calendar with
u general understanding on all sides that
it should be taken up for action ut an car
" day.