The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-23
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81.

the unanimous report made by the Mill
tary Committee to the House for tho eX'
pulsion Of Representative WllittemOrc, o.
The First District Of South Carolina, for
receiving money for his nomination for q
Cadetship to the Military Academy at
West Point. The committee heard Whit
temOrcs statement on Saturday, the sub.
stance Of which was given In last nights
dispatch, but came 10 the conclusion ut
their meeting this morning that he did
not submit testimony enough in his own
behalf 10 COuutcract the evidence Of Mr..
Brooks and others that he actually re-
ceivGd u material consideration for the
nomination. The committee, nine Of the
ten members being present, therefore,
voted that Mr.. Whittcmore had done an
illegal act, and was unworthy Of seat in
the House. They, therefore, all signed
the report, accompanied by u resolution
for his expulsion from his scat This was
brought before tho House ut three r. NJ.
and created most decided sensation.
The lact having become nOised about
tho Capitol, tho galleries were veryspeetl-
ily filled with interested spectators. While
nearly every seat was occupied on the
floor, II took an hour to read the evidence,
but 1t was listened to with patient attGn.
tioE.. Mr.. Wlittemore sat in Ills scat and
seemed quite nervous until TINT portion
was read wherein he makes his own de-
Tense, when he appeared more Nt case. At
ono time he arose to speak, but was nd
viscd by members sitting around him not
10 say anything until tho House decided
what order should be made in the casc.a
General Logan was about to call the
previous question on the expulsion, when
lie was appealed to to lave tho evidence
printed, and future day set for the con.
sidcrtion Of the case. Aitcrsome, debate
this was acccded TO, and on "Wednesday,
ut one o'clock, WhittcmOrc Is allowed 10
appear Mt the bar Of the House and show
cause why hc should not be expelled. AZ
ter this casc Is disposed Of the committee
will probably report ono or two others
Just rs fragrant MS that pending. -
AK INDECENT SrEECH.-Mr. Slungcn,
Of Ohio, is to be made m example Of in
the House tomorrow. Under leave. given
him on Saturday, printed in yesterdays
| Globe d six column speech on the Cubnn
question, which IL about tho vilcst thing
ever published in that receptacle OF
speeches neverdelivCred. It is filled with
direct abuse of the President and ScCrc.
tary Fish, accusing them Of fraud and
ialsehOod, and with language about Scna-
tor Sumner Of the most indecent CharaC-
ter, and Of tho speech Us u whole there is
lIartlly II single column that lie would
have been allowed by the House 10 read
or deliver. Mr.. Dawes prepared a reso-
luton Of ccnsnrc, which he would have
offered to-day could lie have got the floor
before NYhittemore's case came up, and a
second ono ordering that the speech be
excluded from the bound volumes Of tue
Globe. These will be presented and press
ell 10 q vote tomorrow, and II does not
seem possible that either Of them can fail
10 receive an almost unanimous vote.
Tie concurrent resolutions Of tho Senate
declaring that no more up1ClivCrCd
speeches shall bG printed in the GIObe, was
passed OH account Of this speech, md will
reach the House tomorrow morning.
INITIATION OF CURRENcY.-Thc House
squarcly declared for tiNy millions inla.
tiOn in currency today, by passing Iougll.
ridges resolution Of instruction to The
Banking Committee. There was al entire
absence Of party division ON the question,
tho Western members generally going for
II and the Eastern members against It.
Gen. Butler was among those who gave II
support. Some persons hold that the rcso.
luton will bC Obcyed IL the Committee
reports iavorably on Sliermans currency
bill for retiring three per cents and issuing
National Bank notes In their place. and II
will require an addition Of but five mil
lions thereto TO make II meet the require.
ments OF tho instructions, but the men,
berS who were most active In pressing
Loughrilgc's motion say they meant fifty
millions more than was called for IN the
! bill which has been passed inithO Senate
] II Is believed, however, TINT initiation will
J stand very little chance In the Senate. AZ
least Senators who ought to know, nc
declare to-day.
ENFORCEMENT OF TTIR FIFTEENTH
!, ANENDMENT.-The anticipation In lust
, nights dispatch TINT the legislation by
virtue Of the second section Of tho FIJI;
tccnth Amendment would be attempted
In Congress this week, was realized to-day
by the introduction In the House, by Mr.
bingham, of a bill giving suffrage 10 al
the parsons In tho States where by Stat(
laws they have been heretofore deprived
. Of II, instead Of being confined to Mary
land, Kentucky, Delaware, &c. The bill
Is general In It's character, and cnfOrcet
!, the cnffanchiscmcnt Of every male per.
son above the age Of twcnty.one ycars
without rcgarll 10 raCc or color. 1t was
referred TO the Judiciary Committee
' where It will he considered us soon US
official notice Of the ratification Of the FiE
tGcnth Amendment ismadC,
REMOVAL OF DTsABrTTTRs, - Tho
House to-day adlEl on to It's own bill tllt
, Senate hill to provide for the removal o.
' political disabilities Of the persons therein
named, and passed both by the required
: twO-thIrtls vote. As soon Us the Senate
cOncurS. It restores 10 citizenship two
hundred persons Among tic names Ii
the bill nrc many Virglnians who have
:, served In Congress and the State Courts
Z and Ex-Governor Neil and Brown Of Ten
nCsscc. The debate on the bill In tllC
House indicated a very liberal spirit fOl
,, amnesty, and viii probably result at M
carly day on the passage Of the genera
bill now pending In the House
] FGrz john PoRTER--ScnalOr Chandler
. made his promised speech, today, in lie
8 fence Of General POpC, and hiS action n
!. the second battle Of Bull Run, and subsC
= quent! 1t was principally In connection
9 with General Fitz John Porter and his Of
| forts before tho Executive Department
: and Congress to obtain new trial, or I
t revision OC his COurtmartial sentence
{ Mr.. Chandler was a member Of tho celC
! brated Committee on tho Conduct Of I'll,
G War, and many facts were stated hereto
fore unpublished, ltwaS a very CfEecttv