The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-09
NEGROES AND FOREIGNERS.
Another Swindle Exposed !!
Defeat Of Harlan Certain.
The Arrest of Judge Wright.
Especial Dispatch to the REGISTER by the +.
q A. Telegraph Line.l
WASHINGTON, January 8.
The Amnesty Bill

WASHINGTON, January s.
The Amnesty Bill
was proposed in the Senate to-day In
order that Senator Fenton might deliver
his long-threatened speech on his
Custom House bill. This bill is aimed
to correct the abuses which have grown
up under Murphy's management of the
New York Custom House and is framed
so as 10 free the merchants Of that city
from the extortion now practlced upon
them by officials and to secure to the
United States Treasury some OF the
money that is now diverted to use
in controlling counties and accom-
plishing partisan purposes. Sumner
has refused persistently for some reason
best known to himself. to withdraw his
equal rights am endment to the amnesty
bill and it is feared that this indiscreet
course will prejudice the fate OF the
bill as many who would otherwise vote
for it will not do so now if it carries
this amendment with it.
The Spanish War Excitement
which ragged so furiously last week. has
now pretty much subsided. The cap
tain of the Florida is expected here this
week, when the State Department will
be put in possession Of the full facts IN
the case OF this vessel. Fears are enter
tanned that owing to the presence OF
considerable American and Spanish
forces in Cuban waters, some indiscreet
acts of the naval officers Of either coun-
try may bring on complications at
any moment. Complaints are being
made by Americans at Havana that the
Spanish officials there are very irregu'
lar in the way in which they tamper
with the mails, and that letters which
come from the United States are gen.
orally opened and read before they are
delivered.
The Negroes and Foreigners.
The Radicals put themselves upon
the record to-day in preferriug native
born negroes to white foreigners. Nor
gan, of Ohio offered resolution which
set forth that as the Constitution
allowed Indians and negroes to be
eligible to the office Of President, that
therefore the same privileges. be extend
ed throught a Constitutional
Amendment to foreigners. Nearly all
the Radicals refused TO suspend the
rules in order to allow vote to be taken.
At this proposition Mckee, Of Miss
issippi, endeavored to get in billto re-
move disabilities from some Of his
constituents who could not take the
offices to which they had recently been
elected. The Democrats mostly
opposed this on the grounds that
general amnesty bill was pending in
the Senate and they did not wish to see
justice peddled out in this small man
ner.
Another SwindIe Exposed.
The Patriot this morning published
long statement going to show how the
government has been robbed Of millions
OF dollars through the Creswell admins
tration Of the Postoffice Department,
aud by means of the straw bid system
in postal contracts. 1t is understood
that the article making the charges is
based on documents affording official
proof, and it is probable that the atten-
ton of the Senate Investigating COM
mittee will be called to these matters.
At any rate resolution demanding
an investigation will be introduced iu
the House in a few days.
Defeat OF Harlan Certain.
A private dispatch was received at
the Senate Chamber to-day, which
stated that Allison will be elected to
succeed Harlan by large majority on
the first ballot. The Indian frauds
have proved too much for this Radical.
Arrest OF Judge Wright.
In this connection it may be stated
that Judge Wright, Of Indiana, charged
with completely in other frauds, was
arrested here tonight by United
States marshal, and will be carried to
New York to answer the charge of at
tempting to defrsud the government.
Mr.. Gaylord P. Tuttle, an old and