The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-26
WASHINGTON.
THE HITCH IN THE CONFIRMATION OF MIR
Z HALE,

HALE.
New YORK, January 25.-A Washing.
ton dispatch says that tho opposition Ia
the confirmation oi Charles Hale, as As.
sistant Secretary Of State, originates with
Levantine Greek named Daivez, who
charges Hale with receiving money In
connection with the rejection by the State
Department Of certain claims of alleged
naturalized citizens at Alexandria, Egypt,
In which II seems Daivez was interested,
Gen. Butler spoke before the Committee
On Foreign Affairs this morning, against
tue fistieFiOa clause in The treaty OF Wash.
ingtOn.
An Indian delegation from the Chero.
kee country, appeared before tho House
Committee on Territories, to protcs,
against the territorial government Of the
Indians without their consent. The ques.
tions was adjourned until next week.
WOMAN sUFFRAGE-REPoRT OF sRNATE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. ID!
The Senate Judiciary Committee today
made their report on memorials claiming
the right Of women to vote under the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments to
the Constitution, and say the Committee
are unanimously Of the opinion that said
amendments do not confer the right of
female suffrage, the power Of States to ex-
cludc women from voting being untouched
by these amendmentslan indeed, being
recognized by the Fileenthao
THE CHARGES vs.. CLAYTON.
A delegation of Republicans from Ar.
kansas, representing the anti Clayton men
Of the party, and composed Of members of
the State Legislature and others, called
upon the President to-day. The special
object OF their call was to make certain
representations relative 10 the election of
Senator Clayton, which they claim rs I'M.
fair and unjust to the Republicans of the
State. A series oil charges OF political
bad faith an the part OF Clayton were
made by tho delegation,and they claimed,
specifying cases, that Republicans had
been returned as defeated in State Legis.
lature and Congressional districts where
the returns showed that they were elected
The President said il was his desire that
the charges made against Senator Clayton
should be thoroughly investigated, and
the case decided strictly on its merits.
THE MORMON PROSECUTION.
Mr.. Bates, United States Attorney for
Utah, appeared today boiore the House
Committee on Territories and urged that
the necessary appropriations be made to
carry on the prosecutions for pOlygamy
among the Mormons in that Territory.
The funds for this purpose were exhausted
and unless means be supplied prosecutions
must close.
The Treasury Department 10 day re.
ceived a $50 counterfeit note of the last
issue, which as the red seal and number
proves Is complete, but. can readily be de-
tected, as il is printed on plain paper,
and the genuine arc printed on patent
fiber paper
1t is said that previous to the departure
Of eX.Attorney General Alderman for his
home in Georgia, he was offered, but re.
fused Judgeship in Florida, made va.
cant by the death OF Jno. M. McKinny.
Private kilograms 10 an U. s. Senator,
dated Mobile, yesterday received here,
announces that Circuit Judge Woods, has
reversed his own decision and established
Judge Richard Bnstecd's proceedings,
put the Alabama e. Chattanooga railroad
company in bankruptcy.
The Senate has confirmed NJ. A. Strait.
enburg, Marshal for Colorado; James T.
ALcCailrey, Attorney for Arizona; +. G.
Holmes, Agent for the YanctOn Sioux, Da.
kola Territory; s. Slater, Register at Lew
istOn, Idaho; VIM. F. Davis, Assessor of
the Third District of California; Post.
masters Henry Carnes, Santa Barbara,
California; Josiah Smith, Warrensburg'
Missouri; ". P.Wilson, Obeline, Kansas
Thomas La Sellc, Big Rapids, Michigan /;
A. Ii. Moore Independence, Kansas
George W. Tabler Martlnsburg, West
Virginia; J. G. Flower, Greeley, Colorado.
The Committee on Foreign Relations
did not report today on the nomination of
Charles Hale TO be Assistant Secretary of
State. The Chairman Of the Senate Com
mittee is absent, and no report Is expected
until his return next Monday. Persons
well informed say the statement that the
Committee has agreed 10 report favorably
on this recommendation is not true.