The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-17
WASHIN GT0N.
WASHINGTON, March ii.
The Cald veil Case

is a test question whether the Admins.
trstion party have the nerve and homes
ty to purge the body Of proved cor
ruptionist Scott, OF Pennsylvania, made
a powerful and argumeutative speech
to-day, denying the doctrine of the Nor:
ton report, and 10 opposition to the
pending resolution, but expressing very
strongly his sense OF the corruption em-
ployed by Caldwell, and leaving the in
ference that he would vote Tor his ex-
pulsion. Morrill,, OF Vermont, followed
with another speech agains; Caldwell
Mr. Schurz insisted upon the power to
pass tie pending resolution, and
commented in a strain Of unusual elo-
queuce and earnestness upon the grow
ing power of money and corruption
upon legislation. He quoted with tell.
lug effect the New York Times and Har
pers Weekly, TO show that the demand
10 reiorm was not the cry Of mere
mob or party, but the result Of public
opinion. His reference to the Credit
Mobilier affair brought to bis feet Mr..
Sargent, OF California, the representa-
tive OF the Central Pacific Railroad
lobby, who impudently justified the
entire action of the House OF Repre-
sertatives, and undertook to whitewash
The Credit Mobilier Congressman. As
a maiden effort the speech was q most
piliable failure, and wss poorly attended
TO The debate is expected to occupy
one or two days next week. Messrs
Morton, Stevenson, Bayard and
others are vet to speak The pend
ing resolution, declaring that Caldwell
wss not lawfully elected, is expected to
get about twenty votes, including some
five or six Democrats Messrs. Ste>
venson, McCreery, Merrimou and Coop
er will support The resolution. On the
question OF expulsion the vote will be
much stronger. All the Democrats
will support it except, perhaps. Bogy
and Kelley 1t is hardly likely that
two thirds can be bad. There is a
strong host OF unclean birds in the
S-nate, namely Sargent, Cameron,
Patterson, Clayton, Gilbert, West,
Spencer and others. They have Messrs
ConkIing, Carpenter ard Logan to lead
and keep them in couutenance. and
they will rally instinctively to the sup-
port of one OF their brethren who is in
peril.
Unhappy Condition Of tho senate
Nnv
The republican Senators are not hap
py. They know that the Cabinet is to
be somewhat reconstructed; that the
diplomatic and Consular service is to be
much changed, and that the admins
tion is on the eve OF bold operations
Yet their advice and consent are not
collected They stay here pottering
over Caldwelrs case, and every morn
ing two or three Of them present them
selves at the White House; but the
President simply asks them when they
propose to adjourn, and in the afternoon
he doles out q couple OF dozen unimpcrr
,snt nominations, spiced with one OF
two OF more note. THIS doesn't suit the
Senators of the republican faith; but
what can they do about it?
Bingham (C. NJ and the japanese
Mission.
The name OF ex-Cougressman Bing-
ham has been mentioned without su
thor .ty in connection with the Japanese
mission. 1t is certain the President has
not even iutimated that he would ap-
point him to that position, although be
is disposed to send him abroad in di-
plom ATTIC capacity. Senators stewart
end Sargent wish to retain Minister De
Long They argue that he has been a
good officer, and tnst the peculiar init
laacv of the relations between Japan
and the Pacific States renders it desir-
able that De Long should be retained
1t is SAID here, among the friends OF Mr.
De Long, that he will resign his office
in preference to being recalled, il this
should be indicated BY the President.
The Abolition OF the Fraukins
Privilege
Has sadly intertered with Congressiona
publishing, and not q huudred thous'
and volumes are now ordered to be
printed where there were upwards o.
four hundred Thousand last year. This
"pub. doc business had become a reg
uIar nuisance, a. every little bureau
officer head had to keep from two to
ten clerks at work all the year en- hit
next report, which was generally mas
oftwaddle enclosing two or three pages
OF facts and figures.
Political Services Rewarded.
The President to day made the long
promised change in the Mexican mis-
sion nv nominating to the Senate Colo
mel John W. Foster, Of Indiana. iu
place of Thomas II. Nelson. OF the
same State, recalled. This appoint
ment is made purely as q reward tol
political services. Foster was Char
man of the Republican State Committed
during the late campsign, and wa
given quite all the credit OF carryins
the State for the Republicans on ths
State Congressional ticket. No tsul
has been found with Minister Nelson
whose conduct has met with the estlr'
approval OF the Administration. Fos
ter is cheap politician, who undertook
the herculean task Of attempting t
nominate Schuyler Coltax again fol
Vice President at the Philadelphia
Convention.
Broihsr-tn- Law Casey.
The nomination of Brother-in. ls'
Casey to-day. to be Collector OF New
Orleans, furnishes its own commen
hast now that the Custom-house part.