The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-02-26
Washington.

In the United States Senate, on We'd
nesGay, bill was reported establishing
territorial government for Alaska. A res
olution was adopted, instructing the Naval
and Military Committees to inquire into
the expedieney of abolishing the Annapolis
and West Point Academies, and in their
stead the assignment of naval and military
officers as instructors in the various Col
leges, to educate officers for either branch
of the service. The credentials OF Mr..
Revels, the colored Senator from Mississip-
pi, were presented, and the Senate voted TO
receive them. The Democrats made no OBJ
lection to Mr.. Revels on account OF his
race, but because his credentials were sign
ed by the Provisional Governor of the
State. Subsequently Mr.. Stockton offered a
resolution referring the credentials OF MIR.
| Reyels and General Ames, tie other Mississip
ri Senator elect, to the Judiciary COMMITTEES,
with instructions to inquire into the validity
oftheir election, which brought on lengthy
debate, i'll which the issues of the war, and
the records of the political parties were
raked over.
| In the House of Representatives, Mr..
| Banks announced the death of Hon. Arson
Burlingame. -Four of tho mnmbers elect
from Mississippi appeared and took the
oath of office Mr. Cullom's bill to correct
| Utah Territory was opposed to Mr.. Fitch,
Of Nevada, and Mr.. Sargent, of California.
| At tive OF clock, the resolution offered by
| Mr.. Logan, to expei Mr., Whittemore, Of
| South Carolina, for the Sale Of Lpitsa
States cadetships came up, the pending
question being Oh the motion to postpone
| the consideration of the resolution, Mr..
| Butler offered himself as counsel for Mr..
| Whittemore, and presented an affidavit in
his defence which he desired to have read
from the Clerks desk Great objection
was made to Mr. Buffers right ta act az
| counsel, but the Speaker decided that the
affidavit should be read. In it Mr. White
mora complains that he was afforded no
opportunity to know tbs testimony against
! him, or appear before the committee, aid
declares that the money which he received
for the cadetships was entirely expended in
| charitable purposes, that he believed him.
self guilty Of 40 unlawfI, net; and conse-
quently asked for a postponemeut " t,is
case, to allow him time for defence. The
| Speaker refused to allow Mr.. Butler to
represent Mr.. Whittemore, and a lengthy
! filiibustering ensued, which ended by Mr..
| Buffers right to the floor being recognized.
He urged that Mr.. Whittemore had right
to postponement of the vote. SO that he
might have an opportunity to test the cred
! Utility of the witnesses against him, and
was replied to by Mr. Logan. The House
! rejee Cd an amendment to limit the time of
! postponement to tRenty days, and then
| rejected Mr.. Poland's resolution fer an In
| definite postpopement, by vote of 80 to
| 155 Mr.. Whittemere asked the elemency
| Of the House to defer further action for one
day, which was granted. Mr. Schenck de-
sired, but could not obtain leave, to intro
duce resolution postponing the consider
alton Of the report against Mr.. Whittemore
| until Wednesday next. Mr. Whlltsmafa
| has sent to the Governor of South Carolina
I his resignation as a member of the House,
and on Thursday presented it to the House.
! In this way he expects to avoid expulsion.
! The House Committee on Military Affairs
| held i. eessiGn on Saturday, at which the
investigation into the alleged sale Of cadet.
| ships was resumed. A member Of the
| present Congress, representing district in
! South Carolina, and who is charged with
having disposed for stipulated price
cadetship at the Military Academy, Was
before the committee, and testified that the
appointment made by HIM to that institu-
| ton was si.Ei, to son of an esteemed res
| ident of his district, ana tiiat a. . suhse-
uuent time the sum Of So, 600 was sent to
! his district to be used for educational and
| political purposes, but that he had with no
! parties any preliminary arrangement that
| the amount CT money thus sent would be
! forthcoming. +. p. Brooks and others
were also before the committee, who testi
fled in relation to tho foregoing case. 1t is
reported that member of the present Con-
| gress from Tennessee appeared voluntarily
before the committee, and made the state
! ment that he had received consideration
for a cadetshir, but that he had applied
the proceeds to be used in the recent guber=
Material campaign in that State, and to de-
! feat the election Of Andrew johnson to the
| United States Senate.
! There is a strong probability that the
t efforts being made to secure an increase of
/ the amount of income to be exempt from
| tax will be successful, and s., 900 will be
! the amount decided on if the increase il
made. This will relieve from the operation
of the tax an immense number Of persons
receiving small salaries, to whom the tax
as at present applied is very burdensome.