The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-28
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WASHINGTON, Dec. "a,
The Senate Judiciary Committee will
meet on Saturday preceding the asSemb-
ling 0fCongress 10 hear the arguments on
the Georgia Senalorship There ae four
applicants for the honor Hin and Miller,
were elccicd in 1868, and they claim that
the Legislature which elected them, was
legally constituted, the negroes not being
elected until after their election; but the
claim Is made against Hill and Miller that
the Legislature by which they were elect
ell was from the inst Illegally constituted.
The iron clad oath never having been al.
ministered, and there being number un'
able 10 take il Hill however claims that
IN his case the votes cast for him were all
legal, or so nearly 80 as to leave him still y
majority requisite for election. In Miller's
election, he receiving the Democratic vote,
this was not the case. Besides, MilIerB dis
abilities have never been removed. For
Whitley and Farrow, Republicans elect,
chosen in 1869, claim is made that they
were elected by only the legally constituted
Legislature, under the act Of 1861, passed
By Congress in consequence Of the Demo
cratic usurpations,
THE FISHERY CONTROVERSY.
The British Minister has, under in
struclions from home, already taken in.
Iiiatory steps toward considering the fish
cry controversy, and arranging for settle
mGut the claims that will arise from
scjZing our vessels. Sir Edward Thorn.
ton has acknowledged the substantial
correctness of Secretary Fishs position
as shown By diplomatic correspondence
Just published running from April to
November OF the present year, relating
to the fishery question Tho Canadian
authorities claim that their refusal to
issue licenses to foreign fishermen does
not interfere with American privileges
under treaty OF 1878, and that there are
now no waters embraced in tlht treaty
under the control OF the new Dominion.
Mr.. Fish takes opposite grounds and in
illustration points To that portion Olcoast
formerly known as Labrador from Ausablc
to Magdalene Island, he also points TO
discrepancies In the position taken by
the home and provisional authorities, one
being that the Canadian line is three
miles from shore while the other assures
us that II is three miles from an imagi-
nary line drawn across the mouth OF all
the rivers and bays. Sir Edward Thorn.
ton ConCurred in the general correctness
OF Mr.. Fish's position aud that will make
an adjustment Of all the points compare
lively easy task. II is well understood
by the British Minister that regulations
made by Canada, illibCral, illadviscd and
the manner of their execution shows an
unfricndly spirit.
4 SPECIAL MESSAGE FORTHCOMING.
Mr.. Moran, Secretary OF American Lc
cation at London has been directed by
the State Department to telegraph imme.
diately the statistics OF the maritime
strength Of Great Britain at the present
time, and especially the increase to her
shipping during the past four years. A
special message Of the President to Con.
greSsmen on the subj jcct OF building up our
merchant marine service, gives occasion
both for the information and haste in oh.
tanning II.
THE MOVEMENT To DEGRADE MIR. SUM
NER ABANDONED.
The IribWRG's Washington correspond.
ent telegraphs that those Senators who
decided after the speech Of Senator Sum.
ner on the San Domingo resolution and
the debate which followed II, 10 attempt
to remove the Massachusetts Senator from
the Craftsmanship OF the Committee on
Foreign Relations, have nearly all come
to the conclusion To abandon the under
taking. First, because 1t is impraCtiCablc
Of accomplishment, and second, bcCauSc
they are satisfied that Sumner is the most
capable man in the Senate for the position.
Hereafter u majority can so arrange mat.
tiers Ns To bring treaties, and other like
subjects, before legislative session, and
thus prevent them, or such Of them as
Sumner opposes, from going before the
Foreign Committee. Many of the most
radical administration Senators are salts.
fed from words Of Sumner which have
been reported to them, that he is not OPP
posed u the general foreign policy Of the
President, and that he sad much in the
excitement OF debate which he did not in.
tend to say, and which he regrets. He
does not express any animoSityHgainst the
President, and hO Intends to give all ad.
ministraliOn measures fair and cordial
support,
MIR. sCHESCK AND HIS INSTRUCTIONS.
The Department Of State has not yet
prepared Minister SchenCk's instructions
on the Alabama claims, nor viii they un-
til Mr.. SChenck returns to Washington
1t is not yet officially known when the
new Minister TO England will depart, but
report says about the middle of January.
A subcommittee Of the Committee on
Appropriations is now engaged in the pre-
liminarlcs to n null investigation OF the al.
legged frauds in the purchase Of Indian
goods and supplies.
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