The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-21
w WASHIN G O N.
Steamship Subsidy Schemes
The Chicago Relief Bill.
OPPOSITION TO GRANT.
The First Blow at Corruption.
Senator Schurz's Speech.
ROSCOE CONKLING UNHAPPY.
OPPOSITION TO GRANT.
The First Blow at Corruption.
Senator Schurz's Speech.
ROSCOE CONKLING UNHAPPY
Special Dispatch to the REGISTER by The
T. q A. Telegraph Line.l
WASHINGTON, February 90
steamship Subsidies.

The steamship subsidy schemes are
now being agitated in Congressional
centres and the lobbies are active and
energetic. Sargent, the newly elected
Senator from California, was before the
House Commerce committee urging his
Australian scheme, which contemplates
an additional subsidy to that line. The
committee appear to bein favor OF consol-
idating all these subsidy schems in one
bill aud reporting them together. There
is not much danger that any Of these
Jobs will be successful the present ses-
sion.
The Chicago Relief Bill
is the great sensation now in legislative
circles. A delegation Of the principal
citizens Of Chicago arrived here to-
night, and will besege the Senate to-
morrow for the passage ofthis measure.
1t now seems to be conceded that the
bill will pass in its amended shape, in
which was certain specified articles
to come in free Of duty for one year
The Great Question
here now seems to be how many Re
publican Senators will turn up in oppo-
sition to Grant before the Philadelphia
Convention meets. The list has in
creased by two since the present session
of Congress and third will undoubtedly
be added if Grant gives in to Forney
and Cameron has the properresentment.
Colfax will not have clear road OF 1t
for the Vice Presidency. Wilson, OF
Massachusetts, and Wilson of Iowa, are
developing great strength in all quar-
ters. The latter is the favorlte at the
White House. Notwithstanding the
use which is made of Grants name to
strengthen Colfax, the latter is much
worried at his prospects.
The administration to day struck It's
First Blow at Corruption:
a weak one, It's true, but nevertheless
it was a blow at corruption, and the
people Of Savannah are made to rejoice
at the removal OF the corrupt Collector
of that port and the appointment OF a
native Georgian, who is unquestIonabIy
a gentleman and an honest man. Sec
retarv Boutwell, deserves all the credit
for this act, as it was performed after he
had made demand for the uncondl-
tional removal of the Collector. which
demand was reluctantly complied with
on the part Of the President.
Schurz's Speech.
The Senate Chamber, probably, on
no previous occasion presented such an
appearance as to-day. The rush was
tremendous. Tier above tier arose
the sea ofhcads. So great was the press
that hundreds OF ladies and gentlemen
were unable to obtain admission at all
There is, perhaps, no Senator who car
on any occasion attract such an assem-
blage as was drawn together in anticipa
ton Of the great speech Of Mr.. Schurz
Mr.. Schurz did not disappoint those
who gathered 10 listen 10 him. The
blank cartridge which excited the
discussion OF Mr.. Mort on is being
rapidly metamorphosed into cart
ridge, which will do more deadly
execution on the serried ranks of the
Administration corruptionists than all
the millions OF cartridges which 1t
illegally disposed OF to the agents o1
France. Schurz piled up the evidence
mountain high, producing not only
the statements of Remington on the
witness stand, but also the sworn testi
mony OF Lelesne, president ofthe French
Armament Commission, showing that
these parties were dealing directly with
the United States Government in their
purchase OF arms. The arguments oi
the Administration Senators were dissl-
pated into thin air. The contempt OF
Mr.. Schurz, both in word and manner,
was withering, and Roscoe Conkling
never appeared in a more unenvisble
light or evinced more uneasiness. The
keen rapier Of logic and sarcasm
welded by the giant hand of the
Missouri Senator cut through aud
through the unhappy Roscon. His
faithful ally, the Senator from Indiana,
was in no less pitiable plight. The
peroration Of Mr.. Schurz, in which be
arraisned the Administration and its
Senatorial clacquers, was thrillingly
eloquent, producing the most profound
impression on the minds Of the the peo-
pie of that rapt assembly and the re
verberating echo of which will ring in
thunder tones through every hill and
valley of this great land ALPHA.