The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-14
Nebraska acts, which will avoid the doubt
raised in the case of New York.

raised in tho casC Of New York.
THE TAX BlLL.-Commissioncr DGlano
was in conference, Friday, with the Ways
and Means Committee, concerning the
new tax bill. The Commissioner inform
ed the Committee that he has had gen.
tlcman in his department engaged for sev.
eral months in making Il thorough cXami-
nation of the working Of the present tax
bill, and that this gentleman would 10
them the changes and notifications that
were necessary in arranging the new bill,
lin order that It's requirements might show
be somewhat simplitied and rendered
more practicable. Nothing was said to the
Commissioner about any Of the current
questions Of reducing the tax on incomes,
taking it off Of gross receipts OF railroads,
and other companies, or Of extending the
time Of taking whisky out Of bond. These
matters will be determined in their order,
US the bill is being maturcd.
TExAs-The friends Of Jack Hamilton
are in Washington TO secure, It possible,
the interference Of Congress in regard to
the late election In Texas. The Hamilton
party Of Texas flvor the admission Of the
State under the present Constitution,
which they claim TO have made, and
secured the ratification Of in spite OF the
Opposition of the Davis faction; at the
same time they will ask Congress 10 order
an investigation of the late election. They
state the rcputcd majority for Davis is
only 775. There were two counties,
Milan and Navarro, with registered vote
of $500, which were denied the right TO
vote by General Reynolds. Further,
correction Of the frauds in Hill, Ell Paso
aud Bexar counties now clearly proven
would change the vote for Governor, one
member of Congress, and several members
of the Legislature. In FL Paso county,
where the rcgistrators return only l22
votes for the Hamilton ticket, 211 register.
cd voters swore they voted that ticket, and
their afllluvits arc now in the hands of
General Reynolds. They charge that
Gcnenl Reynolds, ai(cr appointing none
but Davis men us officers Of election,
refused TO grantany investigation OGfnuds,
no matter lIOw respectful tho request, or
how well supported by evidence.
NIsslssIrPr.-Tt is expected that the
discussion upon the Mississippi bill will
not be prolonged further, us nearly all who
desire 10 be heard upon 1t have spoken.
An hour and IL half was consumed Friday
in spceCl, by Senator ViCkcrs, who read
from large pile Of manuscript. Ills
spcCCh had but little in II directly bearing
upOn the subject matter Of tho debate,
but the Maryland Senator reproduced the
old worn ont arguments Of the past upon
Issues long since dead and buried. SCnl-
tors Davis, Hamilton and Bnyard were the
only listeners upon the floor, all others be-
ing engaged in chatting or writing. Sen
at0r Drake undertook the defence Of Mr..
Sumner, and proclaimed himself to be
Radical Of the most 'radtcal kind, anu
wanted no atIlliNtiOn with conservatism,
whether found in Republicans or Dcmoc-
rats. lie was for pulling things up by the
roots, and didn't believe in trimming the
limbs. lie belabOrcd the Republican
Conservatives, meaning Trumbull, Conk-
ling md others, for billing and cOOing
with the Democrats Of the SGnltG. HcwaS
for war upon the Conservative clement, and
was ready now 10 meet the mortal struggle.
ScnarOr Thurman made short speech TO
show that State might have II republic
Gun form Of Government without having
in its Constitution any of the fundamental
conditions proposed tobe attached to this
bill. His speech was listened TO with
much interest by Republicans us well MS
Democrats, md In this particular 1t was
in strong contrast with the speech Of MIR.
Vickcrs. A vote will doubtless he taken
when the subject comes up agNtn, and the
Mississippi Senators will be admitted
probably without much delay, though Sen
ator Norton, Of Minnesota, gives notice
that he will have something 10 say against
admitting General Amcs to his scat, on
account Of charges contained ina letter he
Inns received from Mississippi, and also on
account of utfidavtts on file In tho War
Department. In this letter and these Atii-
davits it is alleged that General Amcs
used his military power 10 cOcrce htSOwn
election TO the Senate, and other alIcgH'
tions Of like character arc set forth as TO
Mr.. RevCls (cOlorcd.) There may bCS some
delay in discussion upon the legal 1ucS-
tionS rs TO eligibility, but there isnO doubt
that both he aud Mr.. AnlrS will get their
seats, rs the case now stands.
NATuRALEzATIoN.-Thc naturalization
question was again before the House Ju-
diciary Committee Friday, and some I'M
portatit notifications Of the pending
, measures were agreed on. The bill will
probably be reported to the House this
: week. As It now stands 1t requires four
J wears residence of m alien before making
application lor., naturalization, Ca1 six
months in the State and thirty days in the
district from which It Is made. When m
objection is made to m alien becoming n
citizen, provision Is made for taking testl-
: mOny in United States Court ALL pro
cCcOings for naturalization arc 10 be be
fore United StOtcs Courts instead Of State
Courts, US at present, but In any county
, wherein there is not holden annually
more than two stated terms Of one or both
of these Courts, such proceeding may he
+ had in tho highest Jurisdiction in eacll
!, State ind Territory which holds stated
sessions for the trial Of civil CAsCs in such
county. This will take the power 10 ma
turalizc from the State Courts in the prin-
clpal cities, especially Boston, New York,
Chicago, and St, Louis.
THE SENATE ArPoLO.-DOn Pialt the
mcrcilcss, writes thus Of Conkling the
handsome New York Senator:
Senator Conkling is u living illustration
Orthe fact that nature frowns on vain
! man. We havcproviSion made for turkey
gObblers, chicken cocks, and monkeys,
but none for tho ieathGrlCss two-lcgged
I creature, set on end, for some unknown
purpose, and called man, who has these
attributes From the days Of Absalom to
Q those of Beau Hickman the vain man has
come 10 grief Hc Is not tolerated by gods,
} men or devils. Every morning Senator
3 COnkling buttons his coat over what he