The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-15
WASHINGTON.
TIE PRESIDENT soIEG TO THE PACIFIC.

The President has not abandoned his
contemplated trip with his family to the
Pacific coast and has made his arrange.
ments for being absent six weeks. Date
Of departure Is yet uncertain, owing
doubtless, 10 the result of the sessions
OF the Joint High Commission and the
necessity Of calling IN extra session Of the
Senate.
THE EFFORT To ABOLISH TIE MARCH sEs.
sIoSs OF CONGRESS.
A correspondent telegraphs that the
most decisive business transacted by the
House yesterday was that coucurring in
the Senate amendment 10 the deficiency
appropriation bill, which repeals the law
providing for the organization Of Congress
ON the 4th Of March. There was q strong
debate over 1t, and whep the vote was
taken II was so close that one wonld have
changed il either way. An effort WAS
made by Ben. Butler and others TO have
It reconsldered but they failed. An
attempt will bc made to-day 10 nou.cOn-
cur In this amendment, and many mem.
hers assert that Is this fails the bill will be
laid on the table.
There is very strong feeling In favor OF
retaining the present law.
THE U. 8. COURTS IN UTAH.
Judge Strickland, from Utah, Is here for
the purpose OF obtaining from Congress
an appropriation 10 pay the expenses Of
the District Courts In Utah for the trial
Of criminal cases. Recent decisions Of the
Federal Courts in Utah have transferred
the duties heretofore performed by the
Territorial District Attorney and Terrific.
rial Marshal TO the District Attorney and
Marshal appointed By L. 8. authority.
These decisions were based upon tho legal
definition Of the organic act and previous
decisions OF the Supreme Court oil the L.
$. Brigham Young, finding the OcCupa.
tiOn Of his District Attorney and his
Marshal gone, refuses to pay tho expenses
Of tho courts for the transaction
OF territorial business. The effect nf this
refusal OF Brigham Young Is TO stop the
course Of Justice. Indictments have been
found against many persons, some Of them
MormonS, for criminal OfIenseS, and the
parties cannot be prosecuted because there
are no funds to pay the necessary expen.
ses. 1t Is feared that II the courts con.
tinue to be prevented from considering
criminal cases, summary vengeance
against murdererS and other criminals,
BY the action Of vigilance COMMITTEES,
will be the consequence. 1t is TO prevent
the renactment ot such illegal sanguinary
scenes as those which have been witness
ed In other territories, that an appropria.
ton Of $4,000, TO be added to the deticl-
ency bill Is now asked for from Congress.
1t Is suggested that Il necessary Congress
could subsequently, reimburse the treasury
by levying tax upon the territory.
This afternoon q number Of ladies ap'
peared at the City Hall and handed to
one Of tho registars Of the election the
following petition:
"The undersigned citizens Of Washing.
ton, believing It to be our solemn duty
and a part Of the allegiance we owe to
our Maker, to our country, and to our
homes to exercise the right Of elective
franchise, hereby earnestly petition that
our lanes he registered as qualified
voters in our several districts"
The petition was signed BY o. women
The applicants were informed that the
board Of registrars were unant.
nous in the opinion that under
the law none but males have the right.
They then made application at the regis.
tcring places Ia their respective Districts,
hut were again informed that they could
7 not be registered. Their names, however,
were taken and kept tor record, and one
Of tho registrars said that II women felt
themselves agrieved they must appeal to
the Courts for their remedy. They there
upon withdrew, expressing themselves
with much earnestness on being deprived
, OF their rights.
The House OF Representatives has
adopted the amendment TO the deficiency
. appropriation bill, repeating the portion
ni that prOvisO Of the legislative appro-
priation bill, Of last year, which deprived
the holders Of Presidential pardons, all
standing in courts The action now taken
by the House, without II single objection
provides for the fulfilling Of the amnesty
proclamation OF 1863, and applies only to
the pardous granted under said prOclama'
Of President Lincoln, with view to in
duCe persons to abandon the rebellion
and where they did actually abandon, and
thereafter kept their obligations in good
faith.