The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-02
The Latest News. v !.
xLIst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE,. Jog a'4Nl,:l.
MAsHINuroN. Mar. L.

! SANl S-SF'1N
The Senate amendments, to tho posi-
route bill were concurreil in. l,y
Resolutions were adopted instructing
the Judiciary Committee TO inquire wheth
er the Cherokee, Choctaw, or other tribes
Of Indians arc United States citizens under
the 14tlI Amendment, and whether u
they arc, any treaty or contract eau bC
made with tiom as tribes or nations.
The joint resolution introduced yester'
day by Mr.. BECK, extending to buyen
time for keeping distilled spirits in bond
came up, and Mr.. MAIsHALL's amend
mCnt was rejected, Mr.. HOoPER's substti
tutc, requiring the payment Of one cent a
gallon for each month, aIler the, first
year, was agreed TO without division .
The bin, as, amended, was passed with.
out d division, y ',' W -.n' '.-..'
Mr. LOGAN, Chairnlan Of tho Commit.
tee on Military Affairs, mldc n report in
the case Of JS6. T. DEwEEsE, submitting
the testimony taken IN the cnsc, and
the statement made by Mr.. DEwEEsI be.
t6re tho Committee. Mr.. DEwREsE Inv.
Ing resigned, tho Committee reported the
following resolution, the report being
signed BY all the members Of tile Com.
mitteC. ''.I-. o. 'Af 80 %.
I4SolreGl; THAT John +. DeWGtSe;; lat6
Representative Id Congress from the Sd
Congressional District Of North Carolina,
did make an appointment 10 the. IT, S.
Naval Academy In violation Of law, av(l
that such appointment was influenced by
pecunihry considerations; ind that his con
duct in the premises Inns been such as 10
show him asunwortty ascatfn the House
Of Rcptcsentatfvc and to condemn him rs
m unworthy representative of the people.
The testimony was read from the Clerks
desk That Of Mrs. LIH. Beam IpropVic-
tress oftthe U, S. Eotcl iii Washington,
was To tho effect that sllo had paid $500tO
DewccSc for the n0minntiontOt: her son. 10
the Naval Academy, and that tho amount
Ind been refunded by DeweCse within tho
last fGw days. That Of her son was 10 the
same effect .-.a I,r,Ima. :. s'f.fasi0IIf
Tie statement Of Mr.. DEwEEsE, was,
that at tho time he received tile money he
did not know that there was u, particl lG Of
wrong in it; that the Secretary Of War
and Secretary or the Navy were botll cog
nizGnt, Of what he was doing; and as soon
as hc realized that lie had done wrong ile
returned tho money and sent his reSignn.
ton to the Governor, Of Ills State. lie
Ind not acted from mGrccnAry motives,
for he had expended -$l2 900 In his State
on the Inst Presidential election. Z I n
The resolution was adopted unanimous.
II Oh q vote by yeas and nays. ,.a',..-
Mr.. LOGAN asked instructions from the
House rs TO what the Committee on Mill.
tary AfFhirs should dom investigating the
Cadetslip appointments impgopcrlY ma0c
by members Of any former Congress, 1
. Mcssrs., WooDwARD, BlSGILASI, BASEs
and LOGAN expressed the opinion tllat tic
House had no Jurisdiction, while 3Ir.
Conn, of Wis, thought,it would he unfair
to certain cx-members, against whom evil
dcncc was already taken, 70 cut them of
from defending their feputa tionS
Finally, tho following offered ibyy Mr..
GARFIELD, was agreed 70: AproSfso that
nothing contained In tltissresold luton shall
lC construed to prevent said committee
from continuing and completing all inveS.
legations already commenced, having been
first adopted and then reconsIdcretl and
rejected -
RssoiSd, That1n tho txqchtioniof the
order OF tie House, Of FebfuAry4 4th. 1870,
the Committee on Military Aftairs. be In.
structed ID Sohthiue lis Investigations Of
all purchases or sales Of cadCtships, by
any person who has been elected MS men,
bcr or delegate Ofthe House of Rcprcscn7
tntivcs In the 41st Congress- or by any pGf.
son who holds any executive Or Judicial
Office under the Government llll ofthc United
Ii. GAnviEi1DS, isSCh Chairman ira SiS$f $of tic Com.
mtttcc on Banking, presented the tcstilno;;
ny taken in the gold investigations, and
the reports were agreed, to by the com;
mtttcc, and Mr.. Cox presented d minority
Of himself and Mr.. JONES, oi. Kentucky,
both reports were hid on the table, order
ed printed and recomnittcd. The recon-
initial gives tho committee control of the
matter 40 sto call Aitup at anytime!
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