The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-06
WASHINGTON.
The President Visits DelaWaTes..
state Claims Against the Govern

dent will Vlslt wilmington, OeLI To-
morrow on an invitation from the city
council. He will return Friday.
In the Senate Frelinghuysen reported
adversely to refund two per cent to Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. MIR. Thurman
made o minority report.
The President nominated 7. 4. D.
: Wells for postmaster at Grass Lake,
Michigan.
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary
to whom was referred the Senate bill
similar TO that which has passed the
House, entitled a bill declaring the true
intent Of statute, have made report,
saving the bill declares the true
intent and meaning OF the second section
of the act, approved March Sd, 1857, en-
titled "an act to settle certain accounts
between the United States, Mississippi and
other States, and that Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois, not having received five per cent
of the net proceeds Of the sale OF public
lands within their respective limits in
money, shall have their accounts stated
both on their public lands and reserva-
tinns, and such cash balance as has not
been paid to the said States, shall be al
lowed and paid. The object Of the bill is
that the United States shall state an
amount with these States, and not charge
against them the expenditures, if any,
made by tho arrangements with these
States on their behalf, but only charge
them with the payments made them in
money. Ohio and Indiana, make claim
against the United States OF about $780,.
600 each, and Illinois claims about $780,.
900. Alter On elaborate argument the
Committee say that the United States
have not only substantially but literally
complied with the contract, and conclude
by saying that II the States ol Ohio, In.
diana and Illinois, having had Q per cent
and vastly more applied to the construc-
ton OF road leading TO these States, arc
entitled to receive the 2 per cent, then
Mississippi and Alabama, who have not
had per cent applied to the construc'
ton OF a road leading to these States, as
is stipulated in the enabling act, but have
received the 2 per cent, arc entitled to
have a road constructed or its equivalent
in money, which no one will claim. The
Committee recommend that the bill be
indefinitely postponed. Senators Thur
man and Poole dissent from the report.
The House to day passed bill restOr-
ing to citizenship members Of the Board
of Public Works Of Jersey City who were
convicted Of conspiracy.
AT the Allison Investigation Committee
meeting this afternoon, F. @. Hoover ap-
peared as volunteer witness, and testl-
lied to certain matters, of which he pro-
lessed to have knowledge, duplicating
Hon. W. D. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, in
the Credit Mobilier business. The fact
was brought out that Hoover was arrest
ed last year for blaCkmailing operation,
and other facts wereproven showing such
VIGOROUSLY bad character that all in the
committee room were satisfied that Tor
some purpose or other he was manuIac-
turing story which had no foundation
In TACT. Hoover is not believed to be sane,
and his testimony will be fatty contradic.
ted to morrow.
Horace FL Clark, President Of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, was
before the House Committee on Appro.
priations this morning, and made argu'
meut against the Secretary OF the Treas
ury Withholding certain moneys from the
Road.
In the Louisiana investigation to-day,
Gen. Geo. A. Sheridan testified: Thinks
one thousand colored men voted the Lib
eral licket don't think that more than
one hundred and fifty white men outside
Of the Federal employment voted the
Republican ticket; thinks there were men
in every parish qualified to act as super
visors, but 1t was difficult to get them to
act.
Pinchback sworn, said, he canvassed
ten or fifteen parishes, or more, during
the last campaign. Don't think twelve
hundred colOred persons In the
whole State supported tho fusion
ticket don't think there was one,
but there might have been fifty
or one hundred persons who voted
against Grant; thinks between 10000 and
$1,000 whites voted for Grant and Kel.
logg; his canvass was chiefly along the
river; there was great dissatisfaction
among the Republicans at the nomina-
tion Of Kellogg; thinks the protest
against Kellogg's nomination was on the
ground oil Custom House interference. 1t
was drawn up by defeated candidates and
signed by only three members OF the
Convention. These difficulties were oil
healed up before the election. The
election which was held in 1870 was
one Of the greatest frauds ever perpetra.
ted; Warmoth was responsible, A colOred
man who was q candidate said after the
Supervisors had declared tho resulti:
"Well, is it possible ! amt got one vote
out Of that boxG Before God, / voted
for myOelIp Laughter,
Col, Hatch, of the Wharton Board, teS.
titled that he understood that he was ap.
pointed thereto, because Heron meant TO
secure the appointment OF Longstreet and
Hawkins, with the avowed intention Ol
counting in the custom house candidates.
Mr. Pinchback again asked that Judge
Dlbble be summoned to reply to some OF
Wsrmoth's statements. l.
The Committee reserved their decision
as to how many Of the judges should be
summoned, and adjourned till to'mor'
row.
The Postmaster General has issued an
advertisement for bids for the new penny
postal cards. 1t is the intention OF the
Department to have the cards ready for
issue by the 1at of May. The Postmaster
General has already received orders for
new cards in such numbers as to lead
him to believe that one hundred million
Of them will be used the first year.
The report Of the committee Of confer
ence appointed to adjust the differences
between the Senate and House regarding
the ten sloops OF war. The bill provides
that the number Of vessels to be built
shall be eight, tour Of which shall be con-
slructed in the Government YARDS and the
other four in private yards.
Senator Pomeroy returned to the city
last evening, but was not in his scat in tho
Senate today
1NDTANAPOLIS.