The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-17
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

| NlDAN 4lSNIS avn III HsNA1A N'NAAS'
The correspondent of the Tribune des-
cribes little passage that followed thc
Cuba discussion inthc House Tuesday:
There was considerable feeling aroused
by Gen. Buffers producing couple OF
Cuban bonds, and exhibiting them to
members after Gen. Banks had finished
his speech. Gen. Logan was especially
angered at this action. Later in the alter
noon, while Messrs. Butler, Logan, Bing-
ham, Hoar, Burdett and Others were In
the cloak room, warm words arose over
tho matter. Gen. Logan, in an excited
manner, and with emphatic gestures, In
formed Gen. Butler that he thought his
exhibiting the bonds for the purpose Of in
flucncing or alarming members "was q
contemplate trick, worthy only Of low
Police Court lawyer" !" and that ifany man
used Cuban bonds in such way while he
(LOgan) was on the floor, that man would
have TO answer Ot once to him. The re-
port has it that the fiery Illinoisian declar-
ed that It should be with "the hearts
blood, too" Judge Bingham broke out
in his usual impetOus way with Yes, yes ;
there's n ID sight more Spanish gold
than Cuban bonds in this matter, aud l
know it, and you, too" with question
more emphatic than respectful toward
Butler, who sat in his chair and rolled his
head, looking the very picture, 1t is said,
OF mild astonishment No further evil
than passionate words resulted, and the
matter ended. q .L.., .gf.
TIE EXPANSION OF THE CURRENCY
The currency bill passed by tho House
Wednesday will, ii is said, have no show
ut lin the Senate. It Is simple and dl-
rect, and rctires all the three per cent, say
some forty.ilve millions; authorizes the
issue OF ninety-five millions Of new mo-
tional bank notes, and redistributes twenT
ty-flvc millions more. This is all there is
of it, and everybody can see that 1t is a
considerable initiation. 1t went through
by yeas 99, nays 81. The affirmative vote
was three Democrats and ninety-tiye 10
publcans, and the negative vote was for
ty-four Democrats and thirty'scven ke-
publcans. The three Democrats in the
affirmative were Rogers, Of Arkansas, and
Wells and Mccormick, of Missouri p.
The Senate bill for which this is u sub
stitute rctires the three per cents, issues
fOrty.tivc millions of national bank notes,
rcdistributes twenty millions, aud provides
for free banking on a good basis. The
most important vote in the House was
that on 'Judds motion striking out the
clause retiring about forty millions OF
grccnbacks to make up the excess be-
tween the three per cents and the new
bank currency. This was carried on o
rising vote of T2 to A, but there was no
opportunity to get the yeas and nays. The
two bills will probably 60 to conference
committee for adjustment ot. points in
dispute.
BUTLER TO Re INyEsTIGATED.-The
House, probably without knowing 1t,
voted Wednesday to investigate Gen. But
ler's course in the past Mr.. Farnsworth
Offered u resolution, which was passed,
authorizing the Military Committee to
send for persons and ascertain the amount
OF money paid out of the Treasury on ac-
count of the National Soldiers Asylum,
and the ways which 1t has been expend-
cd. Butler is President Of the Board Of
Directors, and largely responsible for dis.
bursements. 1t IS said the inquiry will
extend to negotiations for the purchase Of
White Sulphur Springs, Ohio, the con-
struction ofbuildings at Dayton, Milwau-
kee, Augusta, Maine, and the contem-
plated selection OF property at Hampton
Virginia. jtr8lgWsE- yi..g.
THE SENATE STAT1oSERY.-For the
first time in many years there is no de-
fcicncy 70 be provided for III the Senate
Stationery Department. It is accounted
for by m order issued carly in the session,
by the Contingent Expense Committee,
that no stationery was to be drawn except
upon the written order Of Senator,
which order should be preserved as a
voucher on settlement of the stationery
clerks accounts.