The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-28
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

rect form. The first section declares the
State entitled To- representation, but the
act shall not be held to prevent thcpeo-
pie from holding an election for members
Of the legislature in accordance with the
provisions Of their constitution. The
second section merely gives the Governors
oil Georgia, Virgins, Texasa sand Mississip-
nj the same right the Governors of other
States have to organize the militia. There
are no conditions whatever in the bill ,
Mr.. LawrenCes amendment imposing the
same getting but about 40 votes. The
amendment providing directly for an cleo
tion next fall, which Is the one over which
so much bitter controversy has arisen,
was reiecled by 81 majority, all the Dem
ocrats and about 81 Republicans only
voting therefor. 1t Is too early to tell
what will be done with the bill in tle Sen
ate. And now, supposing that the Senate
acts promptly and iavorably upon the
bill, The question arises as to the
manner in which Georgia will he
restored 10 representation in Congress.
Two sets of Senators are ready to
claim seats in the upper house-lion
Joshua Hill and Hon. Homer Y. Miller,
elected by the Legislature after the negro
members had been, Gust out and X. II.
Whitley (for the term ending March 4,
1871, Foster Blodgett Qor the term COM
mcpcing Mt that date, and II. P. Farron
dor the term ending March A, 1873, elect
eI in February last, after the State gov
crnment had been second time recon-
structed. During the, Fortieth Congress, ,
although the Senate refused to admit
Mcssrs Hill and Miller to seats, the House
did admit those who claimed to be elect
ed, and they retained their seats until the
end of the term. Claiming to have been
elected also for the full term succeeding,
they applied for admission TO the Forty
first Congress and were refused. 1t IS
probable that they will again present their
claims to seats on this basis, but the
chances are that the House will hold
them to have been elected for the short
term only, and that Georgia will be with
out a voice in the lower house Of Congress
until another election can be held.
TIE SAN DOMINGO TREATY was expect
ed to come up in secret session of the Sen.
ate yesterday, and probably be debated
for at least three or four days. 1t expires
second time on Friday next The votes
of twenty-five Senators will defeat its
ratification. It's leading friends concede
that there are twenty-thrcc or twenty:
four who will vote againstit, while there
are five or six moro rs to whose position
they are in doubt. Its leading opponents
have canvassed the situation very careful
", and feel entirely confident that there
are thirty or thirty-ono who will not vote
for IT, One OF the documents brought out
in the investigation already tells against
the treaty among those not lrrevocably
committed to vote for its ratification. 1t
Is tlrp original protocol made between
Gen. Babcock and the Dominican Minis
ter Of State, on the 4th Of last September,
10 which allusion was made in this cores
pondcnce on Friday night, The first artl'
article Of this agreement begins as
follows: "His Excellency,' General
Grant, President Of the United States
promises privately TO 9 use all his
indueiIce in order that tho ideSi OF
annexingthe Dominican Republic to the
United States, may acquire such degree
of pOpularity among members Of Con-
srcsS as will be necessary for its accom-
Dlishment, and he offers 10 make no conf
munication TO that body on the subject
until he shall be certain that II will be eap
proved by amajority." There isno great
difficulty in understanding what this
Imcans, and II is hardly necessary to put
into plain English the Idea there veiIed
under diplomatic language. After read
ing the article it is easy enough TO see one
reason for the Presidents urgency with
respect to the treaty, even It 1t tai to Sc
cure the necessary vote for ratification:
Baez must give him credit for having car
ricd out this agreement rlH0gl
THE INCOME TAx.-The Senate blow
at the income tax In voting by ClevCnna-
jOritv, to abolish it altogether after this
year, gives great satisfaction to many
members of the House, and 1t will pr0ba.
bly, be concurred in by that body
CHINESE LADoR.-Thcre seems to be a
good deal of misunderstanding through
the country about the Chinese labor bill
pending in tho Senate. There has been
some very foolish and extravagNnt talk
on il, but the bill itself is good one. The
custom in California Is to bring over large
loads Of Cinnamon on three or four year
contracts, and take what Is substantially a
mortgage on their families for the repay
ment Of the outfit and cost Of passage.
These Chinese are then hired out Nt the
hest figures that can be obtained, q small
per ccntage of each mans wages going to
him, and the rest going to the contractors
who bring them over. The bill simply
seeks TO break up this infamous business
and has nothing whatever to do with
Chinamen who come here Of their own
accord, nor with those in this CountrywhO
mako contracts for themselves Orthrough
their friends. The work of these ship
contractors Is called misdemeanorr
punishable by n heavy fine, half Of which
goes to the iniormer and half to the China.
man interested, on condition that he re-
turns at once to his own country, under
such regulations as the Court may pres
cribe. rar.a aaa,.r rsn-..a
SUPPLYING THE PLACE OF THE INCOME
TAX.-The Senate Finance Committee,
at their meeting Saturday, considered the
tax and tariff bill with a view Of seeing
what shall he done 10 make good the loss
Of revenue consequent on the abolition OF
the income tax. Sherman said in the de
bate on Friday that the vote on striking
ont all the income sections Of the bill in.
volved something like seventeen million
dollars. 1t Is understood that they have
agreed to recommend tho retaining Of
| the tax on gross receipts, which Yields
six million three hundred thousand, anu
the retention of the present duties on