The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-19
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WASHINGTON, March IL.
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Another Pacific Railroad.
The Senate committee on the Pacific
Railrad to-day agreed to report 3 bill
allowing the Kansas Pacific Railroad
Company to construct a branch of
its road from a point not farther
east than Ellsworth by way of the
Arkansas and Rio Grande river to the
Mexican boundary. The bill subjects
all this extended line of read to the pre-
ferred use of the Government, the same
as with the Union Pacific railroad and
branches; 80 the Government will have
more than 1000 miles of road for six
million dollars advanced to former
company. The land grant is the same
IS the Atlantic Pacific railroad.
signed.
The President this morning signed
the joint resolution appropriating one
years salary of the Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court for the benefit of
the widow and children of the late E.
NJ. Stanton.
Conspiracy 10 Defrnud.
The Commissioner of internal Rev
enue was informed to-day that General
Bennett, former Supervisor of North
and South Carolina, and Que Loring, an
accomplish, were arrested at Atlantic
City, Iowa, on the 18th inst, by General
Clarke, United States Marshal for Iowa,
and taken to Raleigh for trial, for al
legged conspiracy to defraud under the
United States revenue law.
Called on the Vice President.
Twelve colored members of the Geor-
gia Legislature visited Vice Presi.
dent Colfax at the Capitol this morning,
and were introduced by Sena'o or Wilson.
One of the Georgians made q short
speech, setting forth the views of the
delegation, and expressing the hope
that Ccngres, would not give the col
ored eitlz rs of the State into the
power Of the rebels Ia reply, the Vice
President frankly stated that he did
not believe the existing Legislature of
Georgia could psrpetuate itself, and
said his sympathies were with the
freedmen, and be hoped to see them Sc
cured in their rights.
Not Eligible.
Mr.. Conkling, from the committee on
the Judiciary, to whom was referred
the credentials of General Ames, report
ed the same back with resolution that
the General is not eligible to seat in
the Senate of the United States from
Mississippi.
Butler Censured.
The excitement of expelling q men,
Der for taking money for appointments
has very materially lesseped, for there
was but slight increase yesterday over
the usual attendance in the House. On
the proposition to expel Roderick r
Butler, of Tennessee, for receiving o
thousand dollars after nominating q
cadet to the military academy, although
there was majority of over forty for
his expulsion, the two-thirds vote re-
quired by the Constitution was not OBJ
tanned, and Mr.. Butler escaped only to
receive the unanimous censure. The
parties were somewhat divided on the
case, two or three prominent Democrats,
like Brooks, of New York, and Axtell, of
California, voting against expulsion,
while leading Republicans, like Logan,
Blair, Farnsworth, Ingersoll and others,
voted for it.
Georgia Bill.
There is no prospect of vote on the
Georgia bill in the Senate this week.
In the mean time the conservative Re-
publicans are making some Roadway in
correcting the Misrepresentation made
against them by outside parties here. 1t
was shown yesterday that kilograms
sent from Georgia. pretending to give
the news of the Conservative press of
that State, had been garbled and dis
torted So as to reverse their comments
on the pending bill. The State Treas
urer Of Georgia has returned here, and
corrects many misstatements that have
been made to influence the Senate.
Senator Sawyer,
In debate in the Senate yesterday,
said one member of Congress whom he
knew had seventeen appointments in
one Department here, and growled be-
cause he could not get more. He finally
gave the name of Judge Lawrence, of
Ohio, as the Representative referred to.
General Ames.
The Senate Judiciary committee final
ly agreed yesterday to report against
the claims of General Ames to seat as
Senator from Mississippi, on the ground
that he was not citizen of the State
when elected.