The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-16
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THE AMNESTY BILL.
BIGAMOUS BOW E N
His Admission Probable.
THE SPANISH MINISTRY.
UNIVERSAL AMNESTY.
THE AMNESTY BILL.
NOUS BOW E N
His Admission Probable.
THE SPANISH MINISTRY.
UNIVERSAL AMNESTY.
THE LOUISIANA MIDDLE.
I Special Dispatch to the Register oy the r.
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WASHINGTON. January 10.
The Amnesty Bill.

Special Dispatch TO the Register Dy the T.
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WASHINGTON. January 10.
The Amnesty Bill.
was called to-day in the Senate (Senator
Robertson having arrived) and Sumner
Immediately took the place on his social
equality amendment. The galleries
were over-crowded with the negro pop
ulation OF the city. Summers speech
was the same old story Of the inequality
OF the black man under the law, and
his ostracism from the railroad and the
hotel. Mr.. Vickers, of Maryland, re-
piled to him briefly, stating that all such
legislation as that proposed by this
amendment was class legislation, and
was an unwarranted interference with
their customs and usages OF society.
When Mr.. Vickers finished the Senate
went into Executive Session without
taking vote 1t seems to be the i'm
preston that a vote will be reached to-
morrow. The Grant Senators will all
vote for this amendment, which will
undoubtedly secure its passage. -
Bowen 10 be Admitted.
The committee on Elections in the
House have about concluded to make a
report admitting Bigamous Bowen to
the seat in Congress now occupied by
the negro Delarge. 1t is expected that
when this report is given to the House
some member will object to Bowen s
being allowed to take his seat, on the
grounds that he has been tried and
convicted of States prison otfense and
thus being an Infamous character the
House has a right to assert and protect
its dignity as against him.
No Change in the Spanish Ministry.
1t is now claimed here that there
is to be no change in the Spanish Min
istry, and that Senior Roberts will be
retained here in his old diplomatic ca
pacty. The only new feature in the
Florida question is the reception OF the
affidavits OF her officers and crew to the
effect that she was fired upon. The
attention OF the Spanish Minister has
been called to this by the State De-
partmcnt and the usual red tape pro-
cesscs for amends set in motion. There
is no doubt here but that the matter
will be apologized for and otherwise
cleared up.
Universal Amnesty.
The House devoted two hours to the
subject OF universal amnesty, no less
than three distinct propositions being
under consideration. Mr.. Acker, Of
Pennsylvania, opened with bill pro-
viding Tor the removal of all legal and
political disabilities. A motion to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill did not
command the required two thirds vote,
and therefore failed. This was followed
by another bill, offered by Mr.. Dawes,
providing for the removal Of political
disabilities only. There was but one
yea vote on the suspension of the rules.
The measure was thus still without
enough friends to pass it, although fall
ing but few votes short. General
Butler then brought in his bill Of limit
el amnesty, or rather making it univer-
sal with the exception Of those classes
who are to be excluded from its benefits,
which is substantially the same bill as
the one offered by Robertson, and which
is now under consideration in the Sen.
ate.
Louisiana.
Private dispatches to-day from Loui-
siana show that affairs there are still
critical. The President today ordered
that General Emory withdraw the Fed
eral troops from New Orleans, and take
no orders or instructions in the future.
Governor Warmoth telegraphs, how
ever, that the Senate to-day passed
joint resolution calling upon the Presi.
dent to declare martial law in New Or
leans. Dispatches are constantly re-
ceived 10y Democratic representatives
here, urging them to ask for martial
law; but the Democrats advise against
such step.
The Washington Patriot,
which, since Nh. Corcoran has left for
Europe, has been managed by two
trustees, who have been running the
paper in their own private interests and
to the interests of the Washington
Radical rings, is just now in hot water.
Mr.. Harris, the managing editor, and
the only real journalist employed on
the paper, has resigned, while Fer
nando Wood, representing a minority Of
thestockholders, has instituted measures
In court for the purpose of obtaining an
injunction against the trustees, on the
ground that they are managing the
paper detrimental to the interests OF the
e''Anolders. KNowLToN.