The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-28
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Of the Administrator, had the door u
the HODIs to-day EdG shout An hour AM
Fee-qUaFteB, aud delivered his mucl
talkel.or speech in reply To Mr.. Dawes
He rad from printed slips and manu-
script, except about ten minutes ~ lht
clCss, and the speech waA MOI As etiEctiVJ
| therefore a Il Wuuh have been Il deltY'
eTG1 without notes. The HOUSE. gave II /
very attentive hearing. however, a. The
subject + one II interest 70 all tho Nom
bcrA General Butler reviewed the GSti
mates Of each Department aud the drift
Of his defense seems TO be that Mr.. Dawes
didn't give credit for various errors and
balances The fact about the matter Il
that there has been considerable nvSi0r
II the figures originally furnished, certain
eFrurS have been worked out. and The
Departments discover that they tlC
MOI need 80 much money a tho blu
calls GoE. GenHFal Butler C0ullln't
Close without doing what every
body else has done in speaking on this
ubIcet, Questioning Mr.. Dawes mOlivES
and trying 10 EAiaO personal Issue. Mr.
Dawes may have made Sulus mistake IA
his figures, though 1t will be well 10 wait
AMI sec what he has TO say for himself 10.
morrow, but there is no man IN public liz
here los governed BY selfish or personal
considerations in the rates he gives or the
speeches he makes, and il may safely TX
assumed that no viii not allow any oIlC
10 drag him into personalities In this dis.
CtpSi0n. What he has 70 say IN that head
he said In his ten minutes response this
afternoon, and that was that his record Of
fourteen years service isbefNe his ConStil.
uenls and the country, and he has no in
IentlOn Of asking the House 10 listen u
any VindiCatiOn Tit. Ills manner during
thu brief reply was very impressive, and
held every body 70 the closest attention.
The matter comes up again tomorrow,
when he has the floor for such defense or
explanation Of the main question Us be
chooses To present
Tue San DOMINGO AND ST. Thomas
TRRAT1sA-Thc 81 Thomas treaty, and
possibly the San Domingo treaty, will bc
taken up 1T tic next meeting Of tho For.
Cign Affairs Committee, and the intention
is 10 conclude action on the hrst one ut
least. Some members think both should
DO considered at the same time with refer
ence to the policy Of outside territorial
acquisition, but those who are In favor Of
San Domingo want the st. Thomas treaty
put out Of the way before another is taken
Up. The President has heretofore declAr-
cd himself plainly for ST, Thomas, but the
report now Is that he is willing to drop
this for the sake Of saving San Domingo
The general feeling in the Senate seems To
be against both projects, hut It Is TOO carly
TO say what turn may be given to the last
named,
Tue VIRGINIA MRMRERs.-Thc Nir.
ginia bill was not transmitted IN Con
gross, hut the understanding Is that It
has been signed by the President. The
representatives elect from thlt Stale are
here ready 10 bC sworn In tomorrow.
There arc ninO Of them including Scgar,
who wants To come in from the State ut
large. Tennessee and South Carolina have
tried that without SUCCESS, and Virginia
IL not likely to be any moro fortunate in
getting Nn extra member. Two Of the
other eight HrG objected To on the ground
Of disloyalty, and these charges must liz
somewhat investigated The Election
Committee report iavorably OF tho RI.
manning credentials, hut Porter, the lSiOh,
mOnd member, stands IL chance OF bcing
OvcrllANlcd In the House ON his record by
COurt martial.
OVERDUE STATE BONDs-Thc Interior
Department holds In trust for certain In.
dINn trihNS considerable amount flower
due State bonds, OH which the United
States has been Obliged 10 pay interest,
because the several Suites have neglected
or refused to pay It. Secretary Cox, in II
letter IN the Finance Committee, sets forth
the wrong that is done and Inconvenience
that arises from this condition Of things,
and asks the passage ora bill directing the
Treasury Department to settle the matter
by. withholding any moneys due 10 the
States thus ncglccting To Iay their inter.
CSt. a bill Of this sort passed the Senate
last year, hut was not reached in the
House.
TIE REDUCTION OF TIE ARMY.-The
House Military Committee this morning
further considered its army BILL and
agreed Ns follows That the Indian Blu
rCau ought 10 he transferred to the War
Department that brCVet rankin military
service shall 10 abolished that the Ma
jOr Generals shall bc reduced " three and
Ilrigahicrs to six in number that all I'M.
employed officers, some three hundred In
number, shall liz discharged llOnOrably.
The reduction in General officers is to bG
made by muster out Of such officers ~
the President shall select for discharge
The committee will Try To report their bill
to morrow Of next day.
C0RRTN SENT FOR.-Thc Banking Com
miltec and everybody else was mislC0 by
the report yesterday that Corbin had
arrived here to give evidence In the
gold conspiracy case. A letter was re.
crivcd from him last night, dated in New
York, saying he is worry unwell, but he
will come over us soon rs hc Is able. The
Committee concluded ii was about time
to bring him 10 terms, and accordingly
sent man to New York for him last
night The evidence in the case to-day
did not amount to anything special.
THE FRAMING The
House Committee on POStOiIlCcs, ut IL
meeting this morning, unanimously agreed
To report bill providing that after the
first Of next July no matter Of any kind
whatever shall pass through the mails
free, this measure it will he seen not only
striker at the ftRnking privilege, hut At
the free transportation Of county news
papers and Executive documents. The
movement for the abolition Of the frank
ing privilege is certainly ginning ground
The LEAGUE ISLAND Bn.L-Has ~.
Ceived its death blow for this session. II
was debated an hour and a half more this
morning, and then on Mr.. Dawes motion
nn.nn Anhlr.L MI hta nA.llAinn, st1nt mind