The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-23

literally dripping with the blood ot tho
lost patriots, and cxcludedcd all black
men; or, they might have placed II in the
the hands Of the black man alone, with,
out voting any Of tho precedents furnished
by the history Of the world in regard tC
the methods Of dealing with treason, but
Congress had done neither, but had based
the government on the suffrage ofall, and
the result today was, that the leader Of
the Democratic party in the House said
that Congress had placed the Southern
government on its apex.
MIR. BECK-The gentleman from Indi.
ana, Mr. VOORHEES,, not being able
through hoarseness to reply TO SnELnA.
rERdERs inquiry lie (Mr. BEcK) would
tell the gentleman wherein the
government in the Southern States had
been placed on its apex. That gentleman
said that Congress had cnirancliised all
the men In the Sonth. That was not true I;
It had DISTINGUISHED intelligent men In
those States and placed ignorant men over
them Not only that, but Congress had
sent down q set Of bad men to inilame and
delude the negroes and rob and plunder
the people. In this connection Mr.. BECK
spoke Of the large increase OF debt in all
the Southern States and spoke of the vari.
ous Governors, Bullock, Of Georgia; Clay.
ton, Of Arkansas; Brownlow, oil TCnnes
see, &C., who had tried to avoid being
sent to the penitentiAry by taking refuge
in the Senate ofthe United States.
The Speaker called Mr., BECK to order
and reminded him that he was rejecting
on the coordinate branch OF Congress.
MIR. BECK continued for some time in
the same strain, arraigning the officials Of
the Southern States. ........... ..r.
Mr.. KERR sent TO the clerks desk and
had read dispatch just received by him
from w. T. BlaclimOrc, n Senator Of the
Legislature, stating that the condition OF
affairs were fearful, and that there was no
longer any Republican government or
liberty in Louisiana. That the State
House and approaches were filled with
armed men TO intimidate the Legislature,
and asking that select committee should
so to New Orleans at once.
Mr.. STEPHENSON, Of Ohio, replied at
length TO Messrs. VOORHEES, and BEcK,
contending that their statements rs to the
Southern State debts were gross exagger-
3tions, and that property in the South now
is much more valuable than before the
war
The debate throughout was very excl.
ting and attracted much interest Finally
It was brought to a close and the resolu.
tlon adopted without division.
The House adjourned.
SENATE.
Several civil rights petitions were pre-.
sented.
Mr.. COLE presented memorial for citi.
Zens OF the Pacific coast for uniform sys
tenn Of coinage.
MIR. BLAIR introduced q joint resolution
instructing the President to open negotia.
tions with Spain for the cession of Cuba.
Laid over
The bill for the relief Of Chicago went
over by expiration of the morning hour.
Mr. CoAE, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported, without amend
ment, the House bill making good the de.
ficienCy in the postoillcc appropriation
caused by the Mccartney defalcatiOn.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Mr.. DAVIS, of West Virginia, appro.
propriGting 1000 for Government build.
ings at Charleston.
BY Mr.. LEwIs-A petition from the
widow of General Robert Il. Lee, setting
forth that the sale Of the Arlington estate
was unconstitutional, aed asking Congress
to appropriate 100000 to purchase the
estate from her, whereupon she will give
| the Government a clnnr tiIIn
Mr. WRIGHT, from the Finance Com.
mittee, reported bill for the reliefof the
Chicago sufferers with amendments. The
bill as amended allows the free importa-
tion OF all goods sent from abroad for the
relief of the sufferers, also the free impor-
tation OF all building materials used or to
be used upon the ground burned over; also
the suspension Of the collection OF taxes
from persons who, in the opinion of the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, have
suffered material loss by the fire. The
suspension is not to continue beyond the
close OF the next regular session of Con.
gross. 1t is to 60 into effect Immediately
after Its passage, instead of dating back to
October y, 1871. The morning hour eX-
pired and the bill went over. ~.a t
Mr. RAMSEY, from the Committee on
Postoftlces and Post Roads, reported the
postal telegraph bill, and said that the
committee hoped 10 bring it before the
Senate at an early day, In almost every
civilized country the cost of telegraphic
messages had been reduced to about the
rates proposed in this bill, and it was i'm.
portant that the subject should be cOnsid.
cred here without unnecessary delay.
The amnesty bill came up as unfinished
business, and Mr.. EDMUNDs had the floor,
but was unable owing to other engage.
ments to proceed with his remarks.
Mr. DAVIS, of Kentucky, moved TO lay
aside the amnesty bill informally, and
proposed taking up his resolution direct.
the committee on retrenChment TO inquire
whether the President has conferred pub.
lie offices Of trust on people in return for
presents, or has been guilty Of other
misconduct. lie offered modification Of
it, directing the committee 10 inquire as
to the eXpediency of Congress passing
q law forbldding persons in the service OF
the United States receiving any gifts or
appointing any re lative to office.
CONKLTNG and MORTON were in favor
OF having the resolution taken up, but
not by laying the amnesty bill aside In.
formally.
Mr.. SUMMER opposed laying the amnes.
ty bill aside otherwise than informally,
and thought Mr.. Davis ought to be allow.
ed to take up his resolution and make his
speech in the ordinary way.
MIR. CoNKLING said that this was very
extraordinary resolution, and he desired
whenever Il should be taken up, it should
discussed and pressed to vote, so that the
judgment Of the Senate might he prop.
erly given on its merits and lis propriety.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Ky.,-I concede that
this resolution is very extraordinary one,
but | insist that the subject and occasion
OF 1t are very extraordinary too. Laugh
ter. Mr.. DAVIS then quoted from Mr..
Combines speech in the retrenchment
| debate bnforn the rpcesa IN which hn So;d