The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-08
National Democratic Convention
The War with Spain'
Jobbing Influences Predominate'
Sumner as the Negro Candidate for
the Presidency.
Especial Dispatch to the Register by the +.
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Especial Dispatch to the Register by the P
GA. Telegraph Line.1
WASHINGTON, January 7.-Congress
will reassemble tomorrow, when lively
times may be expected. Gen. Banks
will introduce resolution in the House
calling upon the President for informa
ton as to the diplomatic relations now
existing between Spain and the United
States. At the special request of q
large number of the colored people
Senator Sumner has consented to with
draw his equal rights amendment from
the amnesty bill, which is now pending
in the Senate. Senator Schurz will
offer as an amendment proposition to
strike out so much OF the bill as to
prevent the amnesty from becoming
general. Senator Schurz also intends
to introduce resolution, at some time
in the ensuing week, instituting an
inquiry in relation to how many
appointments are credited to the differ
ent Senators, in order to arrive at q
decision az to who the Senators are who
now control the Federal patronage.
The White House and the Custom
House.
A distinguished Republican Senator
said yesterday that Geo. w. Lindsay
who has recently been examined before
the Senate Investigating committee now
sitting in New York, told him last sum
mer that he had in his possession
various written documents going te
establish the completely Of the occu
pants of the White House with the
Custom House and general order
frauds in New York city. 1t is looked
upon as rather strange here that none
OF these facts appearedin in the testimony
elected from Lindsay on the occasion
of his examination, and the opinion is
expressed that the investigating conduct
were influenced by q desire to conceal
rather than to expose frauds. 1t is
probable that the Senator here alluded
to will make some statement in the
Senate during the coming session call
ing the attention Of the committee 10
this point.
The Drake Amendment.
The Supreme Court will probably
decide the Drake amendment case to-
morrow. 1t is the opinion in legal
circles that the decision will be ad
verse to it's constitutionality. This
amendment, it will be remembered
made Presidential pardon upon primd
facie evidence OF treason and renders il
incumbent upon all such parties to
bring their case before the Court oi
Claims and requires the. possessors o.
such pardon to prove their loyalty.
The National Convention.
The question is now being agitated
here of holding the next Democratic
Presidential Convention in Philadelphia
and we'll informed parties are OF th.
opinion that that city will be selected
The War with Spain.
If there is to be any difficulty with
Spain, it is generally considered here
that twill be entirely owing to jobbiDi
influences at the White House
There is some uneasiness in Admins
tration circles concerning the appoint
meut OF a new Spanish Minister at th'
present critical juncture, and it
importance, 90 far as future Spanish
policy is concerned, does not seem to b
fully comprehended. At any rate, Their
is not the slightest ground for th'
statement that anything has yet occurred
which has made it necessary for oul
government to make any demand upor
Spain. The activity in naval circles il
explained by the Secretary Of th'
Navy to simply mean the necessary
preparations for any future complica
tions with this power, without an.
reference to what has already
transpired.
Sumner for President.
movement has been set on foot b.
prominent colored men in this and othe
counties to induce Charles Sumner Il
allow his name to be used before tn,
next National Republican Convention
as candidate for the Presidency.
KNowL1ox.