The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-18
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP


t0rresfOa1lractCr CFNrifs1aH COmHfrcia.
EVERLASTING GEORGIA-A lot OfidiOls
in the Senate continue to gabblc on the
Georgia bill, and the tarIly EOOl'killCrs
only know when vote will bc reached.
Most people supposed lust night that u
vote would surely be taken to-day, anil
the Georgia cye.sUrr disposed Of; but the
temptation WAS too great, and two Senate
rtnI creatures yielded. Some sympathy
was expressed for Pool North Carolina,
who Inns been IN the Senate nearly two
years, and never before made speech g.;
and it WIS the general opinion that no
ought to have spoken hGiOrC, or not ut all.
Hamilton, of Texas, made Il speech
composed evidently Of equal parts Of
bowic.kniveS, birthstone, Cayenne pepper
aud yASSafGtidA. .8s
Pod smoke for nearly three hours, and
his speech was better than the average.
lIamillOn's lacked argument anil tense,
being mere charges and assertions of u
remarkable character. Ills voice, pitched
high, sounded like the turning Of big
wheel on an ungrcasGl axle; but It did not
lust long II mn from Il Shrill yell into q
SCrCccll; then to lIOarsc Crpak, anu
finally to n whisper then llded away, 1t Is
hoped, forever. 1t was agreed, finally,
Tint II vote shall he taken ut 8 O'clock on
Tuesday. MeSsrs. Drake, Davis, Thaycr
and Trumbull having recovered from
their hOarsGnCSS, incurred on previous
speeches, will occupy tho time on Monday
and Tuesday. ..lla u..
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TnE FREEDMEN's BUREAU INvEsTEGA-
TION.-The investigation Of the Freed
mems Bureau continued to-day by the ex'
animation of the contractors on the build.
ings. Mr.. Harvey, who did the mason
work, testified To the fallingOf the back Of
General Towards house, one Of the first
erected; NlSO IL mNny items Of the bill for
extra repairs, upon which he entered suit
for $13, 600. Among the items were about
one thousand dollars for patching mp the
outside Of the buildings, tower and CHIN.
ncys, and two thousand seven hundred
d0llars for putting up tho end Of the dor
mitOry which fell. Mr.. Rumsey testified
in detail to much interior Strengthening Of
wood and iron columns 10 relieve the
weight on the walls, and that none would
have been necessary II common brick had
been used. lie said that he had been re-
oucsted by Gen. Howard tOpurchasc such
hardware us he might need Of John X
ElevanS, OrthiS city, as III would he Of pc
culiar advantage to him (llOward) In his
transactions with ElGvauS, Tho secret OF
II was ElevNns's notes, with Howards in
dorsemGnt, lad gone TO protest The
method Of working was this: lsumsey
would Ray II bill Of materials Of Elevans,
nntl nav Bullock tho discussing officer Of
the Bureau for the same, ElCVAns would
then receipt the bill. On the crosse xami.
nation 0fRumscy the report Of General
Hardic's committee on tho fall OF tho hos.
piLal heretofore suppressed came out. II
cCnsurcS all commemorative Commission
or for selecting untricd material; the block
company for not furnishing the quality
they protested to be able TO 10; the Archi-
tCCt for not being more particular, and the
contractors for not throwing out worthless
brick, md protesting against further use
oft.
AN EMIGRATION FUND INQUIRED For,
"A short time since the Secretary Of the
Treasury sent in communication 10 the
House In answer 10 Il resolution asking
how the appropriation Of 100000, made
when slavery wasalolisled In the District
of Columbia TO enable all GmanCipatOd
who desired TO cmigratc 10 l.ibCrin or
other point, had been expended. The let:
ter gave detailed statement, and closed
with note saying TINT Of the amount ex'
pended, NIL has been accounted for by
Inc several discussing officers, with the
exception Of $4,000 advanced to =. G.
Pomeroy, which amount still remains 10
his debit unACcounteil for. 1t now appears
That when this letter came out Mr. PomC'
row lacked vouchers for oyer eiglIA thou
sand dollars, and the matter had been
running along since the full Of 1869. To
sGuarc In the case he filed his own alIitla-
vii setting forth he had expended tho
funds us directed by Mr.. Lincoln This
mayer IL now under consideration in the
Treasury Department. Senator Pomeroy
snys after he had contracted for n ship and
supplies to take col0rel people to lchrig-
nv, Mr.. Seward came down on the enter
prise with heavy hand, md obliged him
70 stop operations Mr.. Pomcrny then