The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-31

WASHINGTON.
WAsHNoroN, D, G., March 60.

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meeting, and then only part Of It's mem
hers were present. The Senate had under
debate the Georgia bill, and the case o.
General Ames, both from the committee
and It's members thought there was no &C.
casion for bringing In further business
Moreover, at tho caucus last week, there
was talk about the Texas bill, but no one
manifested q desire for immediate report,
Mr., Trumbull, In response to inquiries
Yesterday, said the committee would tpke
| It IN Ut the meeting on. Thursday
and probably report It that day
But some Senators, and notably sew.
eral Of those who have delayed ac'
| tioh on tile Georgia questiop, suddenly
got the notion. that there lWls tur.
gent haste for putting this Texas bill
through forthwith, and accordingly Dir.
Sherman to-day led of ina movement that
resulted in taking It out Of committee,
wlinif was 1t once cnnSid ered aud passed.
TIIe qnkSddl 6Egettg q II qdueeed q
great deal Of wrAngling. In tie course o.
which tho Vice President had several
chances for enforcing the new rule cutting
off debate under certain circumstances.
It's operation took aback q number Of Sen
ators who didn't appear to relish the idea
of being deprived of the chance to make q
speech, The amendment made simply
strikes out the proyiso declaring the act
shall not affect the original condition on
which Texas was admitted, and TO this
tho House will readily agree! Gen. Butltr
tried to get tho bill up rs soon as II reach
ed that body, but the Democrats had CON
troll of the floor, and heGould do nothing
but get II referred to the Reconstruction
Committee. They will report 1t In the
morning, and put 1t through Immediately.
\THE SAN QoMINGo TREATY question
occupied the attention Of the Senate for
rather more than two hours to-day,
speeches being made by Mr.. Nye in favor
and Mr.. Patterson in opposition to ratiti.
catl6n. me Nye Is for getting all the
West India Islands, and spoke OF them as
holding the same relation 70 our country
rs 10 tlhe outp0sts Of an army hold to the
main body Of troops. He avOwed himself
strongly for the Monroe doctrine, and
called on the Foreign Relations Commit.
ted 10 come forward ii its sdcfehce and
support Mr.. Patterson held the floor for
less than half IN hour, delivering a torci-
bic and scholarly speech somewhat In the
same line as that OF Schurz's already re.
ported. Mr.. CaSSerly will speak next and
oppOse ratification. The President has
n0t vet advised the Senate Of any cxten-
sionin timefor action, but the underestimate
InG among the members Is that he has the
c0iisentN6t Baez for ratification Mt any
time this spring, There is no telling,
however, when vote will BIO reached.
The belief that the new, Senators from
Texas will support the treaty was one Of
the strong reasons behind the movement
(orthe immediate admission Of that State,
md the indications are that MIR: Ames,
from Mississippi, and the new Senators
from Georgia will be brought In soon rn.
der the same belief 1t may as well be
understood at once that the President
does not mean to 'bc beaten on the issue
this treaty raises, and he will carry his
point II such thing is possible.
TIE FUNDING BtEL-Tho national
bank men are here In some force, and
quite delegation Of them were to-day
before the Ways and Means Committee.
They were Hail. Of Boston; lSo0mis, OF
New London; Calhoun, Of New York !;
Coleman, Of Troy; Ju(son and Teal, OF
Syracuse; Clark, Of Philadelphia; Norris,
OF Baltimore COylo and Huntington, OF
Washington, and Medill, ScammOn and
Tinkhanl, Of ChicagO, The Committee
was in session two hours and d halt, und
heard n long argument from Charles b.
IInll. President Of the Boston National
Bank, and bricfGr one from Thomas
Coleman, President Of the First National
Bank OF Troy. Secretary Boutwell, md
COMPTROLLER IIulburd were present, and
the Secretary will probably reply In some
form 10 the arguments advanced. The
bank men want the Committee to take
out of the funding bill the section making
itSCnnpu1sory on banks 70 take tho pro
poseTilh 6Sgtonds, and il itis,n6ti stricken
out, they think the banks should have 'rc.
lief by u reduction Of taxation. They arc
to have another hearing tomorrow, when
Mr.. SCammon, Of Chicago, will speak Tor
tic West and Northwest They have
asked the Banking and Currency Com:
mittec to give them q hearing also, and
for TINT purpose special meeting on
Thursday morning has been called by Mr
Garfield, TnlTl i1kf !'JIiF' /
THE PRocLG@ATtoS READY.-Thc
President has Lis proclamation nnnounc.
ing the ratification Of the Fifteenth amond'
ment all ready, and It Is reported and gen
orally believed he will sign and issue It rs
soon "a he llas approved the Texas bill,
and it is therefore looked for tomorrow
or next day. The story has been circu-
lated that tho announcement Of ratitica'
ton even at this date will bring the color
ed men OF Connecticut into the field next
week rs voters, but talk to-day with Senn.
tors from that State docs not sustain this
conclusion, as tholOCal laws have not been
provided for this contingency. Congress
men from Missouri, however, say that tho
proper provision has been made IN their
Staie, and that If the proclamation comes
out this week the colored men will vote in
the city elections next Tuesday.
THE INCOME TAX.-The income Tux
bill got out Of tho Finance Committee OF
the Senate to-day with IN amendment
which provides that the present five per
cent, rats onall incomes. salaries and divl.
dcnds shall not only be collected this
spring, but also next spring, and after that
the r8tc shall be reduced TO three per cent
There isn't much probability that this bill
can DO got through, for II there Is any.
thing on which the members Of the House
arc resolved, It Is In getting rid Of the in
come tax rs soon rs possible. ~. III +.
Mr.. LooAN's REPLY TO GEN. SuER-
MAS.-Thc notable thing in the House to:
day was Mr.. LOgan's speech on General
Sherman. lie claimed that the General
of the Army had personally tassallea him
| In the letter recently published. What.
ever the country may think on that point,
Mr.. Logan Is even with him now on the
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