The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-21
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
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FITz JOHN PoRTER-CoMING REvGI.A'
TIoSa-The question Of re;Opening tht
Ftz John Porter court.lnartial case, NnC
the efforts TINT arc making 10 restore thai
officer 10 his position in tho army, arC
commented upon in political and military
circles. The pressure to give Gene1
Porter another hearing is very great, and
from present appearances is likely 10 pro
ducc the desired result. While this sub
jCct Is before tho public, 1t Is The intention
Of Senator Chandler to ask the indulgence
Of tie Senate to give some interesting and
hitherto unknown evidence in reference
TO General PopG's campaign In Virginia
and General Portcr's connection there
with, Senator Chandler, who was Il
member Of the Committee on the Conduct
Of the War, viii make q remarkable state
ment to the elect that the court which
convicted General Porter was unanimous.
III in ltvor Of sentencing him 10 death for
falling to obey tho orders Of Gen. Pope;
this sentence was not found for the sole
reason tint President Lincoln gave them
10 understand that he would not approve
Il. When this became known the court
agreed upon the seycrcst sentence which
they believed tho President would up.
prove and cause 10 be carried out Sena.
tor ChandlcFs speech, which, he says,
will be made for the sole purpose ol vim.
CliCating history while all the witnesses
familiar with the facts are alive, Is likely
10 cause n sensation. 81 .l'
TIE W6RED's FAIK PRo5Ecr.- The
Senate spent much time Friday. in consid.
cnltion Of tho International Exposition
question, but the debate was very inter.
esting one. The opposition to the project
for holding an exhibition here was cayly
developed, and liany Blnrs were cast Upon
Washington. 1t was suggested that 1t
would be u national disgrace to hold q
worlds fairillcrc, and that i''One Is to be
held ut all II should be held In New York,
or some commercial center. Nye, who Is
always eloquent, said the Capitol should
be the pride Of the country, and the Joy Of
tho. speople; that tllcre: Yas NOT another
such building in the world. Sumner, or
somebody near him, said, in o low voice,
that there was not such monument In the
world Us the Washington Monument.
SchurX gave some interesting tncts regard
ing.tlle GxpositiOns Ut LondOn and Paris,
and showed TINT none Of them had paid
expenses; that the building in Paris itself
cost two million dollars IN gold, which Is
more than can be raised in Washington,
sc. The discussion lasted until three
o'clock, when the Senate went into eSeCu-
tive session. .....
.TaE SUPREME BENCH VAcAEClRs,--
Tho nominations Of Judge Strong and
Mr.. Bradley for the two vacancies on the
Supreme Bench, were then taken up in
executive session, Friday, and Strong, af'
ter short debate, was confirmed without
n division. Bradley wAs passed without
action. Subsequent discussion developed
the probability of the passage Of the bill
rcarranging the Supreme Court Circuit,
mud providing that the Judges shall reside
In Tho district from Which tlley arc up.
pointed, and u motion was entered to re:
consider the confirmation Of Strong, and
his confirmation Is therefore void until
further action Is had. ~. /, '.,llie 4 ~ ,,SlG
Tng TRAFFIC. IN CADErsHns.- -Evi-
dencc Of IL positive character has been OBJ
tanned by the Military Committee, show
ing that tho number Of Congrcsslnen who
have been. engaged III selling cadetsllips in
the West Point Naval Academy Is BY no
means small. The committee lave OBJ
tainyl testimony which imDliCateS u late
member Of Congress from the Filth Dis
trict Of Alabama, Persons were CXamin-
e,l 10 whom members offered 10 sell cadet
ships IN West Point for q certain sum OF
money, and who, II appears, aiterwpnls
did 50. It's believed that clear cases will
be made out against ten or twelve Con-
grcssmen, Tho result OF tho investigation
Is good deal commented upon IL political
circles, and Is likely to have good effect,
mud check serious evil. Mr.. Brooks, Of
MARYLAND, was before the committee, Fri
day, land. testified that he applied to j..
Hale Sypher, member Of Congress from
Louisiana, 10 purchase cadetship The
latter said he, could not trade; but any
thing iliisi brother, I! r. .Syphery agent Of
the New York Tribune, nj Philadelphia,
would do In the matter would be salts
filctOry 10 him. Brooks also testhiedl TINT
tho Philadelphia Syphcr came here On His
letter, and agreed 10 arrange; but Brooks
would not give two thousand, and Syphcr
lelt, saJfpg, If yoll wantit at that price,
write inc" But Brooks did not write
IIe also testified that he Ind to do
with tho sale. Of several other cadclships,
but declined to give particulars. tIGs
MIssrssIrPL-ThC Mississippi bill went
to tho President Friday for his signature.
Some Of tho citizens of that State will ask
him to withhold It for several days, 1t is
suited that under tlicir constitution ccr.
tain Of the new State officials cannot get
into office unless hCirlpOlitical disabili'
ties are removed before the bill'beComes q
law, and mi effort Is to lIc made to get tho
necessary legislation carly next week.
Whom that Is had, these persons want the
bill restoring the State signed, Tho Gre.
tentials Of tlle Senator elect ArC ready for
presentation, and four or five Of the mcm'
bcrs Of the lower House are in town. ,"
CUnA.-Gou. Banks resolution In rCla-
ton 10 Cuba was discussed at length by
the House Committee on Foreign Ahirs
Thursday morning. Tho prevailing senti.
nlent among members scems 10 be IN favor
Of extending aid to the Cuban insurgents
by giving them belligcrent rights. Tho
question was not disposed df,l however,
but allowed to go over TO the meeting TO-
morrow, H.IuC uEttI o.
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