The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-06-28
Whittemorc Denied Admission.

Whfttemorc Denied Admission.
WASHINGTON, Jure 2l--Thc case of
Whittemore, of South Carolina, was dis
posed of very promptly by the House
to-day. There was quite large attend
ance in the galleries, but as tho debate
was not protlacted there WIS no scene
of unusual interest outside of the tctt
refusing his admission tnd returning his
credentials, which rusiilted 20 III favor
to 134 against. Among the former were
Butler, of MASSACHUSETTS,; Coburn, of
Indiana; Maynard; Poland,of Vermont !;
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, Whittcmow, oil
Texas; lIoar; Cessna, of Pennsylvania !;
Brooks,of Massachusetts Farnesworth !;
and Morrel, of Maine, all Republicans.
Whittcmore occupied a seat on the out
cr row and did not seem at all embar-
raised by tho result AS soon as the
vote Was announced he rose and left the
hall lie complains very much ofGen
eral togan's course, rs ltc tlarges that
it was mainly owing to the luttet'o rep
Presentations that be r,in again for Con.
gress and was elected Logan to day
made a fierce speech againstWhittemore's
admission, saying, among other things,
that it was a question tor members to
decide for themselves whether they
would admit man who had resigned to
avoid expulsion for penitentiary often
Sc Mr. Whittemorc, therefore, states
that he is willing to make affidavit that
on the day after heresigned in February
last, General Logan said to him that he
(Logan) was sorry that the Committee
did not report a resolution of censurc
instead of expulsion that che did not
believe my intention was wrong; that
he hoped / would be returned to Con
4 gress, and he would be the first man to
welcome my return" e., e
4 Samuel Lee, of the county of Sumter,
South Carolina, who is in Washington
made III affidavit oday to the cffec'
'.that he was in Washington in February
last; that, as one. of Whittemore's con
stituents, he went TO see Logan, and told
him that he was going home, and wan
ted to know if Whittemore would br
admitted if reelected to this Congress
Logan replied that was the peoples bu
siness if they sent him back there was
! no law to prevent Whittemore taking
his scat that so far as he (Logan was
individually concerned, he would moi
oppose him, and he did not think ma
Ijonty of the House would, then ask
ed him, says this afliant, "if the reso
luton of censure would affect his re ad
missionP Mr.. Logan replied that il
could have no future action whatever
that it died as soon as Whittcmore left
the House. Mr.. Lee answered that 9th
ers thought differently, and he was par
ticular to have some authority for his
people, and that Logan replied that II
WAS nonsense, that the, resolution was
only intcnded.to affect Whittemore as
/ an outgoing member, and could not bt
brought up again. With this answer
adds Lee in bis affidavit, 81 was salts
fed, and went home, and as soon as tht
election was ordered, travelled through
| the district At nearly every meeting
attended, the first question asked was
'I"Will Mr.. Whittemore be allowed tt
take his seat, if rcturncd!" My ans
wcr was in accordance with the above
statement Of General Logan, giving tn,
/ time and authority. 1 was pleased Il
| find that the opinion Of General Logai
was considered good authority anon.
my people; and entirely satisfactory t
1 them. " - 5.
4 re- The London correspondent of til
4 New York World has interviewed Mr.
John Bright, the leader of the woman
suffrage movement in England. Mr.
Brights views indicate how the men an,
women who think with him in Englan,
regard the leaders ofthe woman suffrag
movement in America. Mr.. Bright salt
s'hc had no sympathy whatever with tn
reformers Of America, like Tilton Stan
ton and Anthony, who sought tic sufl
rage for women in order that with
they might overturn society and brin!
about reign of free lovers, free divorc
| and the abolition of the headship OF me-
i'm the family. Happily, in England, tn
agitation in favor of woman suf'rag
had been kept wholly free from sue
tissues as these, and the persons engage
1 in it regarded the doctrines preached O
| the fostrums of woman's rights meeting
in America with hcrrer and disgust"
\ EFThe New York Post tells stor
of the present railroad war, which
almost too good to be true The tai
runs that Gould and Fisk went into a
operation in wheat, in Chicago, buyin
4 a large amount for the New York maj
ket. Anxious to getthe benefit of lo'
freights they provoketlla railroad wal
Vanderbilt put down freights on tn
Central to frightfully low rate,to "sho'
! those Erie fellows that they must nc
trifle with him." and ,'those Erie fellows
immediately shipped their wheat owe
the Central route! M n
EEsWhat did Ackerman contribute
IS the conundrum now puzzling loys
circles in Washington. 1t is concluded
as a matter Of course, that be must hav
been in some gift enterprise ring; 70
Grant has not been in the habit of throw
ing his Cabinet appointments away, an
| there is nothing in the public or privat
fposition of the one-horse Georgia Law
yer to, justify departure from the cal
+ dinal rule of the Administration in hi
case. ..r
EEThe high protective tariff on th
four articles of pig iron, hides, salt an
paper, yields the government revenu
OF not less than four millions, while
puts into the pockets of the home man
ufac.urers Of the same articles over fl
2 ty seven million dollars, paid them b
| the consumers of the same