The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.
WASHINGTON, March 16.

WA5hINGION, u1dICu ~.
SENATOR RRvELs' FIRST SPEECH.
The feature of Congress to-day was
the delivery of the we'll advertised
speech of the colored Senator Revels
against the Georgia bill. The Senate
galleries were densely crowded for an
hour before the bill was taken up, the
audience consisting about one-half Of
colored people of every shade, from the
blackest negro TO the lightest octoroon.
Soon after one O'Clock Revels was given
the floor, which he occupied for thirty
minutes in the reading of q manu-
script speech. He seemed little ner-
voas and diffident at first, but soon
recovered from that, and proceeded with
clear enunciatioD, without any partic-
ular emphasis or gesture, to the end of
his chapter. He commanded the closest
attention on the Senate floor and in tie
galleries, for the novelty of the scene
prompted undivided interest from all
shades of opinion. The matter of the
speech was voted to be up to the stand
ard Of quite a number of white Senators
who make manuscript efforts, while the
matter of it did not elicit much COM
ment one way or the other. 1t was very
freely declared around the Capitol that
Governor Bullock, OF Georgia, wrote it.
CUBAN BELLIGERENCY.
A report has again been started that
the House committee on Foreign Affairs
has qGreed to report in favor of recog-
nizing the Cuban insurgents. There Is
not even plausible foundation for this.
Of the ten members of the committee
only four have expressed themselves
definitely on the subject, and these are
equally divided-two being for belliger.
ency and two against, while the rest
have not fully made up their minds as
to the right Of our Government to in
terfere. 1t is known that several of
them think such step would be inpo-
litic in the extreme, so that unless n
marked change 10 the aspect of affairs
takes place thereis little probability of
a recommendation from this committee
to accord belligerent rights.
RICH GOLD DISCOVERIES.
A very late letter from San Diego,
California, to Hon. X. c. Mccormick,
delegate from Arizona, contains flat
tering paragraph: One of the richest
gold mines ever discovered was found
last week in the mountains, sixty miles
west of here. A German named Vickers
is the lucky man. The lode is four feet
wide, and as far as prospected is esti
mated to be W worth twenty-five thousand
dollars per ton. About eight hundred
pounds of the rock were brought in on
last Thursday and half of it is free
gold.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
The Postal Telegraph bill will fail
this session. The local press did not
seem to feel the Importance of breaking
up the monopoly Of the Western Union
Telegraph and the Associated Press, and
so said but little. The New York World
Times and Tribune, and other Metropoli-
tan papers who own and control the
Associated Press, mar ufactured extrav-
agent dispatches about the inefficiency
OF the system in England and flooded
the country with thou. They followed
up thess dispatches by denuuciatory
editorials. They have thus reversed
the sentiment of Congress. Had the
newspapers of the SIN aller cities, which
are chiefly affected, cared to advocate
earnestly what they know they greatly
need, the transition would nothave been
so easy. Bat, farewell for this session
to postal telegraph.
A SECRET NAVAL EXPEDITION.
There is somthing in the wind al the
Navy Department A secret expedi
ton has gone forth on the high seas, but
its destination, or its business has not
yet transpired. The line of battle sAip
Jamestown, one of our best sailing
sloops of war, left the New York Navy
Yard on Saturday, while upon the same
day the iron clad monitor Terror, ac-
companied by the United States steam
tug Leyden, left Boston harbor; and it
is said here to-day that similar orders
have been issued to the commanders Of
these vessels; and that they are bound
for the same port, etc, etc. Those who
ought to know, when asked to-day the
destination of these vessels, expressed a
singular want of knowledge. If the
navy officers can't tell, time will at no
distant day.
IMPEACHER ASHLEY
Is TO remain Governor of Montana. The
Senate committee on Territories deci-
ded to-day to report adversely on the
nomination of General John A. Potts, of
Ohio, for that place.
SICKLES.
The Senate to-day finally confirmed
General Sickles as Minister to Spain by
q vote of 46 to 16, though there was con-
siderable opposition to him. Senators
Trumbull and Cameron were most
prominent among the Republican Sena.
tors Opposing his confirmation, but
were not able TO carry but half dozen
Republican Senators with them.