The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-26
WAMllNarox, D. q, Jan. ~.

| his absence, and took occasion 10 lecture
that body for its tcmcrity in ~ doing, and
pitChcd into Bingham and FArnSwOrth in
caustic manner for their proceeding.
Sir. Bingham had no chance to reply, but
Mr.. Logan spoke out sharply IN defense OF
himself and Others who vOted for the hing
ham bill. Mr.. FarnswOrth Ind charge Of
the bill, and Of course got the closing
word. liz gave Butler such dressing
down ~ norman In tlIe House has had for
many day. Butler had questioned his
sOundncss rs a Republican, which, in view
orthe fact that FNrnSwOrth was an AbOll'
ZIONIST long before the Republican party
Ind an existence, was certainly very
rash thing to do. Mr.. FnrnSw0rth replied
with spirit and vigor as telling rs It wRS
unexpected, and put the House into rOarS
of laughter that the Speakers mallet IN
vain tried 10 cheek. Mr.. FanSwOrtlls
course today, and un other occasions dur
ing this Virginia discussion, has pnt him
forward 10 II position in the House that hc
never had before, and the tilt with Butler
this afternoon shows he may sometimes be
IA rather rough customer 10 lulndle. The
debate being over, the Senate amendments
were. COnCurred in, not because the InHjO1'
~ liked them, but because all Republicans
| thOughtit time to have done With Wrang-
ling alDulIt the matter. The bill, with mono
hut Democrats in the negative, was p'IsS-
cd by yeas 1876, nays o., md SO NJ IL quar-
ter before five, this cath Of January, 1870,
Congress gave It's assent to the restoration
Of Virginia To the National Councils from
which she withdrew nearly trn years NgO.
DIsTiuBuTION OF PROrOsRD NEW CUR
NENCY.-ThC Comptroller Of the Currency
has furnished the Senate Finance Commit
tee with statement showing In part how
the f0rtv.fve millions new currency pro-
vilctl for in Mr. ShcrmNn'S hill, to-day
under consideration in the Senate, will
have tn lM distributed. Virginia and
West Virginia together will g.! 81 ,909. 81;
Missouri, $l,GO4, i3l; Kentucky, $s,7W,'
4SG: Tennessee, $3,2S8,ll5; Louisiana,
$SOs, s3S; Mississippi, q ysG9, 1866; Georgia,
$2 1905; North Carolina, ES,22OT4O
south Carolina, 81 ,42G,2O5; Alabama,
r. 5,I4 ,3SS: Texas, $l,S93,4 O3; Arkansas,
Il ,50O,30G; Florida, $i90,35l. This makes
mn aggregate Of $25.99S9. $40 which is the
norton Of the National hanks belonging
10 the aforesaid States under the provision
OF existing laws requiring the distribution
of one hundred und iil(y millions on the
basis Of population. ThHrcrnAininlg $l0,,
71O,4O authorized in tliis new bin must
be distributed on the basis Of the State re-
sources. The Comptroller has not fur
uiSlled any statements saying officially
where this will go, hut he says in CONVEX
salOn that the whole or the greater part
of il must also he given to the Southern
States, Wisconsin alone Of the Northern
and Western States getting II small amount
REDUCTION or CONGRESSIONAL. Ex'
rESsEs.-Thc introduction to-day from
the Hmgc Appropriation Committee Of
the annual bill for legislative, judicial and
executive expense brought out the fact
that tho whole committee il with Mr.,
Dawes in Ohjcting to the department Is.
Inmates, and insisting on the most rigid
cconomyinOur expenditures. TlNanlolnI
given bythiS hill is &2 ,B02,4lS less ulAll
the estimates were, and tho committee in
tend pushing the policy O9reduction in
the estimates tn lIe acted on in other bills
Nearly two-fitlls Of the present reduction
Il in expenses for Congress, showing that
the committee is not RCtuNtel by any Spe'
cinl hostility to the departments There
are signs that some heads Of bureaus are
playing 4 foul game with the Committee
Before making his speech Mr., Dawes
went to every department, and tried in
vain To get reduction in estimates, repre-
scntiug the need Of economy in strong
terms, and it was not till he hal wholly
failed in obtaining satisfaction that the
Committee determined TO bring the mat
ter before the House anil the country
Public opinion il ~ decided in support
ing the position taken by Mr.. Dawes thai
every department il now OvcrhHuling it,
estimates to a greater or less extent, and
from the figures given to one Of the city
newspapers and probably furnished Il
Mr.. Butler for use in the speech he is 60
ing to deliver on Wednesday, it is seer
that the Government can get along with
at least thirty millions less than was at
first asked. The committee feel that they
have not been fairly treated, and will
probably have something Ia say about the
matter iefnrc the end Of the week.
DISCOVERY or AN lEnRMNITY FUND
The House Naval Committee in CXamin.
ing u claim before them found an old let,
ter Of Mr., Seward mentioning As a fact
that Japan had Iaid Ovt,f 70 tic STATE Dc,
nArtMCnt ~ indemnity for damages to our
commerce u considerable sum Of money
in gold. 4 number Of weeks ago, Mr..
ScOticld, OF Pennsylvania. who had charge
Of the manner, called on the Treasury De-
tUeN tn
sitiOn Of the funds, and received a reply
that the Treasury wnothing it, He
then called on tho State Department, and
to-day the House received reply nc.
knowlCdging that several years ago Japan
hal paid nearly six hundred thousand
and China about four hundred thousand;
that these sums had been invested in
lO-4O's, and the interest regularly collect.
ed and invested In the same kind Oi bonds,
A small portion If itappeaFS to be unaC.
counted for. Mr.. ScOiield hTs drawn a
hill turning the whole sum invested or I'm.
invested over to thC Treasury, with in.
structions To have It applied to the sink.
ing fund. This will suit the State De-
partmcnt, US Secretary Fish in his com.
municatOn asks. Congress 10 take 1t out Of
his hands and make some disposition Of Il.
CvoRGIA.-The President, Gen. Shcr.
man, the Secretary Of War audi several
members If Congress have had some con
sultatiOn within day or two on Georgia
aftainA The President spoke In very high
terms Of General Terry; said he WAS good
: LAWYER a. well as Il discreet man, and II
was thought hest to give him full discre-
: finn In MANAGING things down there. The