The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-14
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

House, charges are being prepared at thu
Navy Department against Commander
John Fl. Upshur, for conduct unbecomlnl
an officer md q gentleman, in that he die
brihea member of Congress, for twelve
hundred dollars, to appoint his son to
naval cadetshipat Annapolis. As soon AZ
charges arC prepared u cOurt.martial will
be ordered to convene for The purpose o
trying Commander Cpshur
OFFICIAL. publication Is made Of the fact
that the Councils Of the city have passed
and the Mayor has approved IN act pro
viling that there shall be no exclusion on
account Of race or color, Of quiet and or
derly persons, from the hotels, saloons
eating houses, &C., In Washington, under
penalty of so fine for each Oftcnse, one
hall to 90 10 the inlormCr. The act was
passed some time ago, hut no case has yet
been made under It. The general report
Is that some of the Courts will decline to
obey the act when occasion comes, and
thus bring the matter into Congress.
GEN. PorE, now commanding the De
partment OF the Lakes, will, probably, be
assigned to the COInman1Of the Military
Division OF the Pacific, in place OF Gen.
Thomas, deceased q H
TIE National Banks have renewed
their demonstration agntnst the Funding
Bill. To-day o memorial was received BY
the Ways and Means, which was signed
by the officers Of seventeen National
Banks in Pennsylvania, asking the Com
mittee 10 so amend the bill as TO strike out
the compulsory feature and to provide
that the banks be relieved from the pro-
vision requiring them 10 take my part ot
the four per cent bonds. That the tax on
circulation now prescribed by the Nation
al currency act be entirely omitted or re-
duced to tue minimum fraction necessary
to pay the net cost incurred by the Gov.
cr1iment in providing said currency, and
tllnt the shareholders be relieved from the
payment Of all local taxes on such portion
0I the capital stock as may be invested In
United StatcS bonds
SEVERAL persons appeared before the
House Pacific Railroad Committee to-day
and made arguments in favor Of General
Frcmont'A. Southern Trans-C Continental
Railroad to the Pacific coast. General
Frcmontis confident that the bill will be
passed by both branches Of Congress when
The yotcsis taken. Tic bill Is so drawn as
to satisfy various western and southern
members who have hills in Congress fol
Pacific railroads.
AT o'clock to-day, the Georgia bill
came up, and only missed being again lay
ed over by the close vote Of 90 to 20. Mr..
Howard wishing TO go on with the North.
ern Pacific Railroad Bill. 1t looks as Il
Georgia were good for the whole Of this
week. Only two speeches were mude to-
day-the first by Mr.. Tipton. He cx.
pressed lis utter disbelief In the story ol
rebel outragcS, and WIS ready 10 admit
MeRgrs. Hill and Miller without any further
legislation. Mr.. Howe made three
hours argument in favor OF the full power
Of Congress over the late rebel States. Mr..
Morton had obtained the floor, but gave
way for an adjournment. His speech will
he Of a general political character, without
muchTeiefCncG 10 Georgia. sysf3
Iris not: :probable1hGt the investigation
into Gen. Towards official conduct will
be commenced tomorrow. The names Of
six witnesses have been submitted for the
prosecution, hut tho committee do moi
seem to bo in any hurry about sumnoning
them, md tonight not u single witness
Ind been summoned. The defense lINYC
rot wind OF the vaSt volume Of evidence
rising against them, and arc surveying the
situation before going ahead. The testl-
nlony Is 80 volulninOus, and occupies so
much Of Mr.. Fernando Woods time, that
he hAs engaged counsel to assist him for
the first tinlO today.
TIE committee Of Senators 10 inveSti.
gate the charges made by Senator Cole
and others against DR.. Gorham, Secretary
Of the Senate, have nearly concluded their
labOrs, and itscGnS probable that Gorhanl
will not be disturbed. 1t is expected tho
case will be closed tomorrow.
THE aGair In the Supreme Court yester-
day has been the subject Of good deal oi
Talk to-day among lawyers. All who
were In tic room ut the time concur In
saying the Chief Justice showed strong
passion, mud It Is evident that there Is d
state Of feeling In the Court by no means
pleasant relative to the rChearing OF the
icgalitCndOr case. The two cases present-
cd involve other points on which argu.
lncnt will be presented. In any event the
Attorney General asks that the legal ten.
der argument may also be made, and
Chase, Nelson, Clifford and Field hold
that some Orler or agreement Of last year
precludcs this, but a majority ovGrruled
them, though Chase nGy be able 70 throw
any ftrther decision over to nextwinter
Gov. SENTER, Of Tennessee, was before
tho Reconstruction Committee again to.
day and concluded his testimony Us to tho
condition Of that State. 1t was sNOstan-
TALLY In the direction of that given last
week. lie admits there Is some disturb.
ance In certain sections, but says men OF
both political parties arc engagedIin max!
ing it. lie and the Legislature are at
loggeFileadS, and 1t appears that tho best
class Of citizens are somewhat Indifferent
us to the course Of affairs. HO was rather
cautious in his suggestions, but the point
Of them seemed 70 be that the trouble
could be qucllcd with small number Of
troops r 10 iASf5gg}B6E5s
Tue. Honse Committee which IS ihtes-
tigAtlng the Supervising Architect Of the
Treasury, at his request, began with the
ST. Paul Custom House, QDOlt which the
only charge Is that he let the contract for
stone used in the window caps and win
dow sills and other trimmings without ad.
vcrttsing. Tho fact comes out that there
IS only one quarry IN the region from
which marble can be had, and that the
Superintendent gets his stone there at u
very low figure,
THE Treasury Department annually
uses many thousands of envelopes Of o
peculiar grccnish tint which are rarely
seen outside of Government offices, No
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