The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-10
AID CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
WAsnINGTON, February 0.

IL Dlll 10 Issue " ItIl. hHHtTlnhn, Ol
Louisiana, Mo, destroyed by fire; also
Greene county, Ohio, two 1910 bonds in
the place OltwN other bonds destroyed by
rats Passed
The Arkansas contested election case
Of Rolcs against Edwards was then taken
up, The unanimous report oi the com.
mittee being that 8oles the contestant, IL
entitled 10 the seat. lIolrs WAS admitted
tu the seat, and sworn ill.,
Mr.. MYERS presented rcmOnslranCC Ol
the Philadelphia printers, type founders,
binders, gold heaters AMI paper makers,
against the passage 0I the international
copyright law.
Mr. rNooRHEEs, from the Judiciary Com.
miltrr, reported II hill referring to the
Court ii Claims the claims Of I'cCis and
the legal representatives Of Col. Frazer
Ngn, deceased, Of tcrre ll0htc, Indiana,
for money and supplies furnished TO troops
in l1iS, during the Revolutionary war,
Passed.
On motion ii Mr. DuEII., n resolution
was referred 10 the Judiciary Committee
10 consider the propricly Of reporting Il
hill for the repeal Of the bankrupt law.
The House then took up the bill re-.
ported last Friday 10 pay 10 the College
Of William and Mary, in Virginia $Gj, 600
Tor the destruction Of its buildings and
other property, without authority, by dis.
orderly soldiers of the United States, dur.
ing the late rebellion. The bill was con.
sidcrcd by the Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. pERCE. chairman Of the Commit.
tee on Education aDd Labor, rccHpihlatcd
the lACts in the case and advocated the
passage Ol bill.
Mr.. HOAX, Il member of that commit.
tee, also spoke in iav0r Of the passage Of
the bill. lie mentioned the interesting
facts that during the operations against
Yorktown in the Revolutionary war the
college was. occupied and respected by
British troops, and that subsequently the
buildings were occupied by French troops
and injured much the same way as they
were injured hy the American troops
during the rebellion, and that Louis XVI,
when hciIcard Of ii, repaired the damage
out OF his private purse.
The committee rose in order to have the
time for debate extended, and Mr..
PETERS, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported back the memorial Of William
Hastings for the impeachment Of Ogden
Hoffman, Judge Of the United States Dis.
trict Court OF California, and OF Judge
Field, Of the Supreme Court, nnl asked to
hc discharged from its further c0nsidrrn.
ton II WAS SO ordered.
The House then went back 10 commit.
Tee and continued tho discussion on the
William and Mary College bill
Speeches in support Of the bill were
made by McSsrs. Sr0RME and MCNEELY,
members Of the Committee, and the
House adjourned, the session tomorrow
being for general debate only.
SENATE.
Mr.. FERRY, Of Connecticut, presented
petitions for reform III the appointment To
and removal from office.
McSsrs. EpMiSnS AMI SAWYER pre-
sentcd similar petitions
The NICE PRESIDENT submitted letter
from District Attorney Fisher, District Of
Columbia, stating that the indictments
against the New York IribUnG CORES.
pOndcnts, who refused to tell how they
obtained n copy 0l the Treaty Of Wash.
ingtOn, hnd been UuHshcd for want 0l
jurisdiction. Referred 10 the Committee
on Judiciary.
Mr.. COLE, from the Committee ON Ap.
proprations! reported the Legislative,
Executive and judicial appropriation hill
with amendments, and gave notice that
he would call it up Tuesday next md in.
sisl upon its consideration until disposed
OF.
The following hill was reported
BY Mr.. SHERMAN, from the Committee
on Finance, striking ont the word "I,rav.
rnwOrth" from section Is nf the national
cemetery act. Passed.
Bills were introduced NS follows:
l'y Mr.. Hamilton, approving the act OF
the Dakota Territorial Legislature author,
i2ing the people To vote for railroads.
Bp Mr.. WILSON, 10 reimburse soldiers
for clothing destroyed in the Chicago fire.
Mr.. EnMUHDs called up the resolution
asking the President for information con.
Ccrning the alleged intention of Great
Britain To revoke the Treaty ot Washing.
ton.
Mr.. PATTERSON assumed that our Gov-
CrEment knew what claims il had II right
10 present, and thought the reported Ian.
guagc Of Gladstone insulting tothc United
States
Mr.. SHERMAN thought the resolution
had better he referred IL the Committee
on Foreign Relations Whenever any
such information ~ TINT called lur reached
the President il would be promptly sent
10 the Srnalr. In the meantime, II was
best IN maintain II digniIiCd attitude lie
also sAid TINT he regarded the Treaty Of
Washington as high and solemn con
tract between the two nations, and did
not believe that, after full consideration
either nation would be likely to violate it,
Mr. MuHr0N suggested that Mr.. ED.
MuNns should modify the resolution 30 Ms
tn ask for information respecting tho
complaint made by the British govern
menl against the cases submitted by the
government Of the United States. ThC
resolution M il stood assumed that there
was an intention to revoke the treaty
whereas neither the Queen nor the Pro,
miGrs speech lntimaIcd my such intcM
lion, hut merely spoke Of demonstrating
against the case presented by the United
States.
Mr. EnMU%ns said il the report Of Glad.
stones speech was correct, and II tht
English language meant in England whnI
il means here the Premier certainly did
intimate that England wOuld revoke The
treaty unless the United States woulL
consent lo change or withdraw its case
However, nS his object in nllrfing tht
resolution was merely to ret tho iniorma
asked lor, he would accept the suggestion
md modify tho resolution, hut he object
rd to referring il toa committee.
Mr.. SHERMAN Thought this II very
proper Casc for reference. Under the cir
CumstanCGq, the prOpcr course for llS wa
10 pursue the gwen tenor oI our way; pre-
sent our Casc IN simple, direct and molcr
atG terms, and there stand. II political OK
Ciirmrni on the subject should arise il