Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-19
ALEX ANDER Il. STEPHENS DE-
tENDS THE SALARY BILL.

~ ASIE,'GION, December 1i--NOOn.
--pinchback having the headache
caiied Downey to the Chair.
SCmEer, declining to address tho
Com i:;iCn. said that he could serve
them tatter il ti,e Senate. The CON-
m.ltee which invited Sumner disagree
Whether Sumner did or did not kindly
chiae thein. Il e uproar is character
i-t:c of jha ColYeu:ion. There = as no
progress IN business beyond perma-
Leus organization.
NV }cRH, Decembel. 11--Noon.-
\ specinl dispatch from Washington
@ Wax l..iz sent a letter to the House
making direct charges Of fraud and
maiicasanc. IN office against Brigadier-
General .. O. Howard, in connection
v;;h his MANAGEMENT Of the Freed
men Gui eau" The letter is accom-
p..i,i,..; i,y evidence from the Secretary,
and accounts Of the late of the Bureau,
which fully supports the oecretarv's
cha. 2cs.
NAsEuSGroS, December 1l-Noon.
Tile successor OF Judge Underwood
. lies 3otwceu Hughes, Wickhan and
..,.!1..g:,by The President viii hold
5's- l,c;5.r omen until Monday.
In tho Civil Rights Convention The
VICE President said that they were
/ nleaae,i WITH TIE Presidents remarks.
Si-EATi;. III. Carpenter vus elected
! Tsezi,;aHt. rgo tem.
3tr. Gordon, ot Georgia, introduced
= hill foc lis Tree :rau@ln:ssion of
i,,rI0 -,icats, magazines aCl newspapers
through tie mails.
uoE..E.-Ti:s bctly Is engaged on
! the salary que stioa.
! WAsirSaToN, ilae. 1l--Night--
Hous:s. The anIvey ship Canal. run
ming I,ct.casa Lake Michigan and VA
| las. H:v3r, E::s been ordered.
! Iho Com 'slittee on Elections were
! instructed - examine and report the
I oost ANA most practicable method CT
! c.actinE the President and Wee Pres
! jdcn. a,.1 pxo-;tl;ns tribunal 10 adj
! ii;-t aH,i decide - Contested questions
tAer With.
! ! resolution va, passed asking the
! I'.3st.:.s.attc-t -tiCDerAi tae l,um0cr ot
mon :cqr-irct1 for ;i.o Postal Savings
ami telegraph, when II Eull operation.
Tua SaiaIy Bih was resuu3eG. but
! 10 de44its sc:iCn was taken.
! NJ. S,elslene, of ia, WAS li.. next
+; s.,eaE-.r. IL Cot on lis i,ct withsofne
,liiiicnliv ani not without assistance.
/. III thea e3.rnortej himself with 4
| cru;c.i under his js;, arm, AID spoke
! with a Gic-ll ringing ruicr, which was
. distinctly audible II every portion Of
the chamber. czcept whom 10 dropped
! liz tu1tee, le iso did very frequently st
tue eics- ui his sentences. HIS man
l:er "a nervous and rapid, and his
remarks Ky dlGl czslVe. many ot his
sentences being Jeff incomplete. He
W. listened to with great deal
oi ils4rc.t and attention by the teeul-
bcrs, officers ant. audience.
tic commenced by saying that he
would examine the question before the
House, first III its moral and then in
its political aspect. He spoke of 'he
comments OF tho public press on the
subject. He would say nothing IN
| lcterIation o! the power, or usefulness
Of the press, as the position OF the
Journalist II this country vas orc OF
the highest. The fourth estate did IN
til:s age control public sentiment, but
he wolld i'll al earnestness say to the
press and its conductors, that nothing
was moro important than that, III
treating of subjects with the masses
of the people, they should look
well to the truth and correctness and
principle Of what they addressed to
the people. The press had denouEc I'd
os thieves and robbers the last Con
gIess and he had seen one paper which
pretends t. represent the raid on the
Treasury very much Ike the charge
os the six hundred at BalacLavs
He had thought ths Wit Of that repre-
sentation was. moro appropriate than
the wisdom of the gentleman from