The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-26
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On. Of CIa, GasltH.
WAsnlSGToS, y. g., Dec. ~.
The movement 10 effect rcnrganla-
tlon Of tue Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations Is being vigorously pushed IL
seems as II the lnlimaliOns OF Morton ana
COnkllng, made in debate, that tue time
had come when Sumner should be forced
u give IN his place on the committee,
were but the expression OF what was IN
sisted upon at the White House. The
plan now has been extended 70 include
SchurL, and, lfALrcngth enough can be Sc
cured la caucus, Patterson, also. Alter
Sumner. the committee consists Oi the
following Senators, ranking In the order
named Cameron, Harlan, Morton, Pat
trrson, SchurL, mud CnsscTly, The OBJ
ipct il lOmak0 Morton Chairman, and for
hi, Cameron X expected TO Yield his right
tDprOmOliOn and TGmnin second. Cnnk.
ling Is the choice Of those working for u
change In PniicrsDns place 1t Il not be-
lirvca BY ANY that this scheme can receive
"a majority volts In the open Srnntc, but
the plan + to get tho Republicans into
caucus, where il Is believed that the Pres.
idcul can secure majority, and then To
insist that all In the party shall be bound
by the caucus action IN the floor of the
Senate.
VESSEL. FITTING OUr TO TAKE TIIE cont
MIssIOSEIs 10 DOMINICA.
The President feels w certain that the
House will adopt the Morton resolution,
thai orders have been given IN III out the
Tennessee to take the commission 10 san
Domingo Captain Temple, Judge ndvo.
cate Of the Navy Department, IL to have
command The fact has come ont that u
very full rcpUr, was made upon San DO
mingO over u year ago by well known
officer Of the navy, under instructions
IrOm the President The officer was
charged with making II thorough cNnml'
nation with special regard Ia the question
whether It would he advisable or nhvhn'
tngnus to the United States 10 acquire
San Domingo In due time II full report
was made, taking strong ground against
the policy OF annexation, When the
Senate WINS considering the treaty which
wna subsequently negotiated, II was calf
cd for by nm order Of executive session
The reply was that the document had
been transmitted from the Navy Depart
mrnt To the White House, and that AT the
latter place II had been mislaid. As yet
It In, not been iOnnd,
Cor, # Cih. C1RmdclR
TnE PRESIDENTS VERSION or TliE INTER-
VIEW wrru SUMNER
In conversation with prominent he.
preventative on the evening oi the san
Domingo debate. and after Slr summer
speech, the President talked ~ IcnGh
freely In regard 10 his cali upon Mr. sum.
NOR lis nclinn In urging the acquisition OF
I'm, tcrriIorv and In relation to the
nnvcmcni Gr changing the Committee
"H EnrcITn Relations In regard to the
visi, IN Nr sumner, which was attempted
,n IA. held nm TO ridculc, the President
sail among other things, that his only
,nn,ivc wns in secure Mr. Summers early
attention 10 the interest on the subject,
While the Senator did introduce Governor
NsLlrv'l case vel the conversation was
m,;nly directed TO the treaty. Looking
%,cp ,vcr tho conversation the Prcsi,
III sars II IN hnrrIy nossiblr that the
Sona,"rI ,r,rI. NAV have brcn vague
a,',"',L +, have lrit n dnuht ns Ia whether
En,rs,nIJ s"wnnr, ,hc trrnty proyilcl
,Sorn m,d hrrn any snsnirions in the
III oT III, Irrsilrni Thai he N,s cyndinu
IN" issmr Lul The belief, not OF the Prcsi.
liant ALONG lint of General Blhcork, rs
,"nlI "s Wr Fnrnry confirms the positive
,onn.%, ihr Presidents rrcollcclIonS. lie
,nn0rrrs this rcrlinr by recalling mum.
Ln''T -" ',;rc"vs,ontiSI hclS such MS MIR.
S Sn "sGinr I'm, General RtbCocl,
,"',,,iI Lrim" iSr his examination any
, m"" &c. 6c micht he in r,,ssrs,ion ol.
,lE vas,SS ~, ,r.", :" SIr sumner either the
,x',I," NV tho nnr f,Ilnwin, and talked
a. sn,.,.rol hours with Tho senator. LAYING
t',,s,, In, snTh inr,rmn,inn ~ was in his
, 49, mi Ir,yint Mr. summers
a,s;Inncr will tho mlirst rnnyir,inn ol
i'is ,r;.nj,v ,%cir" Thr prrsilrni smoke
~ Snr","T Schmr5s or,inp 40 ihr nnno,ilr
of Wr SnmrcrS Whom ,hr ma,,rr was
nrcssn,rj In ,hr former Lr ., onrr s,i,l he
wnniI MOI sustain n NniIry II territorial
ACQUISITION csnrri,iiv of insulnr nnd not
coIcrmirous territory. OF mis- course the
President said Inc had nothing to com
ulnip. The President also spoke vt the
connection OF his name with the
movement 10 change Tue com
plcNiun OF Mr. summers ComhI''S All
tha nc S!lu or HiI III ,nr t,n',Tn WIS ~, !"
ulc INSl lNcIdtn.aL Gl,I."T'y', ."u Nv ~
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