The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-14
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

TIE House Committee OIL Territories
arc adverse to Il territorial government for
Alaska.
THE House Pacific Railroad Committee
have before them several schemes for
grants of lands 10 construct railroads III
Oregon and California, and several Of the
territories. The committee intend 10 scrll-
tinixc the schemes very closely before they
give their assent to them.
Mn. SHERMAN raised u breeze In the
Senate Friday morning by the intrOduc.
tiou Of his resolution TO recognize the be.
ligcrcncy Of Cuba. From the tone Of the
Senator il is inferred that the Committee
OH Foreign Relations will feel compelled
to speedily make report on the various
resolutions touching Cuban affairs, which
have so long been before them.
THE quarterly report Of the Secretary
of the Treasury for tho quarter ending
with 1869, shows eight millions more cash
in the treasury Oh the 1st Of january than
on the 1st Of October preceding.
TnE Committee on Banking and Cur
rcncy expect TO submit their report on the
Gold Panic some time this week.
JOSHUA Hill and DR.. Miller, formerly
elected United States Senators from Geor-
gin, arc still in Washington, and will pre-
sent their credentials at tie proper time.
Should the Legislature elect other Scna-
tors, It will rest with the Senate to deter
mine which are 10 have seats.
LEGAL. TESDERs-The legal tender
question can be opened before the Su'
nremc Court, under the rules, III but one
way, One Of the Justices who made up
the majority IN the opinion in the Ken
lucky case can move that 1t be reargucd,
but one Of the minority cannot make such
motion, nor can new Judge, subse-
oucnlly appointed, do 1t. This renders
the chance Of rGhGaring very slight in
deed. Indeed, there is good evidence that
the majority intended the important qucs-
tiOn should he decided before the new
Judges should take their places, By
rule Of the Court any decision may be re-
considered on motion Of the majority dur.
ing the existing term.
DIsABlLITIEs-Whcn the subject Of .
removal Of disabilities comes up In the
House, General FarnswOrth, Of Illinois,
intends 10 move that the political dlsablli-
ties be removed from all the citizens Of
those States which have ratified the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments,
and where the disabilities were incurred
by the third section Of the Fourteenth
Amendment
GRHERAE AMEs informs the President
that Mississippi was so thoroughly radical
that .JciT. Davis could not stand II, and,
therefore, moved TO Tennessee.
GENERAL. TATE, late Minister from
ITayti to tho Government, called At the
White House Friday in company with
Secretary Fish, and took formal lGavG OF
the President. General Tate win leave
for Europe in u few dNys, and afterwards
return and become n citizen Of the United
States.
THERE was full attendance ut the
Cabinet meeting Friday. 1t Is under.
s,OOl that the outrage ut Havana and the
raising of the Chinese and Japan missions
10 first class were subjects Of discussion
as well rs tho execution Of the census act.
II Inns leaked out that there is some divis'
ion of opinion in Cabinet on the various
provisions of this law, and that m hour
was spent by the President and his Minis
tcrs In discussing It's applicability to the
present condition Of the country.
CAPTAIN RonERT LINCOLN was at The
White House Friday. and had pleasant
interview with tho President and Mrs
Grant.
THE CoLoRED PEorLE-What is call,
cd an Executive Committee ofthe Colored
Convention held in January, at Washing
ton, is making preparations for an organl'
Zation Of the colOred vote, under tho Fii'
tcCnth Amendment, in tho border States
and In New York city. One Of the OBJ
iccts Is to get II complete census of the
same, with view to perfect the campaign
arrangements in the interest of the Repnb.
lican party. Although II y assumed thai
the amendment is ratified, the Govern,
ment will not regard 1t rs official until