The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-14
WASHINGTON.
The Union Pacific Railroad Inves.
tigation.

u mittee met this morning. All presen
except Mr.. Swami. T..
Mr.. Watson said ne had expresse,
L TO the Attorney General the wishes Q
, the Committee to have present two OF
! ! torneys, to be appointed under the Ran
: dali resolution. The Attorney Genera
: replied that attorneys would be speedil!
4 appointed to aid In the investigation
There would be no witnesses for exam
ination before tomorrow.
= Mr.. Shellabarger said he would b
willing that counsel should lead In th,
investigation; both counsel and commit
tee have the same object In view, namely
, the recovery Of the rights Of the Gov
ernment. g 81. l1rr. -..-Hr
Mr.. Allison said that when the attor
neys should come before the Committee
they could make such request, though
the Committee should carefully avoid
giving up the control OF the investigation
to attorneys; but that they could invite
them to make suggestions as TO the line
Of examination.
Mr.. Shellabarger said that perhaps 1t
would be the better way.
MIR. Hoar offered q resolution that coun.
sci be appointed and be requested 10 be
present by the committee TO make such
suggestions and render such aid as may
be in their power.
hr. Slocum said he would like TO have
the attorneys point out where the govern.
ment had been wronged; he did not see
that any wrong lad been done. he
would like TO hear from the chairman,
whom they were going to sue.
Mr.. Hoar said the House had affirmed
that the road was in default, and, further,
that owing to the large profits OF the
Credit Mobilierthe obligations of the road
to the government had not been paid.
After that the House had appointed this
committee to find out If what the House
had affirmed was true.
Mr.. Slocum asked whether there was q
single instance in which the Union Pacific
Railroad had failed to comply with Its
contract,
Mr. Wilson remarked that that was
what they were going to investigate.
Mr.. Hoar's resolution was adopted.
Adjourned till to morrow.
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomi.
nations to the Senate to-day: Francis G.
Cervice, Associate Judge OF the Supreme
Court OF Montana; VIM. G. Dilks, Regis
ter OF Land Office, 1ronton, Missouri; G.
]. Kinney, Collector Of Internal Revenue,
Sixth District, Tennessee. Judge Hum.
phrey, District Judge Of the District Of
Columbia, has resigned. Judge Busted,
OF the District Court OF Alabama, who
has resigned that place, will be nominated
to succeed Judge Humphrey. Judge
Humphrey will be nominated to succeed
Judge Busted in Alabama.
Secretary Belknap is to require the
presence Of the West Point Cadets at the
Inaugural ceremonies This Is done be.
cause of the good conduct of the cadets
and for the purpose OF relaxation.
The President sent to the House Of
Representatives to-day, in answer to o
resolution from that body on the 10th Of
December, o mass OF papers upon the
subject OF the Louisiana political affairs,
furnished by Attorney General Williams
The papers embrace copies of the reports
Of tho judicial proceedings, correspon-
dence by mail and telegraph, memorials
and other matter; nearly all OF which has
heretofore been before the public.
The following telegram from General
Emery, dated New Orleans, January 11th,
to the Adjutant Generals office, closes
the correspondence: "As Mr.. Kellogg
has been declared by Governor Pinch.
back the Governor elect, and the Legis-
lature which he recognized as the Legis-
lature oi Louisiana, have presumed it
Is intended by my instructions that l
shall recognize that government, and
shall accordingly do so unless 9th.
erwise instructed. / have addressed
letters to the General commanding the
Army, on the 9Th and 9th iustants, but
they may not reach him in time. The
situation Is becoming more complicated,
and in my opinion the use Of troops sim
ply to keep tho peace cannot lead to a
satisfactory or permanent solution Of the
difficulties.
The report Of the Attorney General,
alluded to by the President In his mes
sage, does not accompany the paper.
WHAT RUsH. CoWAN KNOWS OF THE
aTEToN.sIoUx."
Acting Secretary Of the Interior Cowan
has replied to the House resolution call
Ing for information relative TO the Teton.
Sioux Indians. Their proper name is
Titwans. They arc q nomadic people,
under the care Of the Indian agents on
the Upper Missouri, and number 5000
souls.
The Commissioner appointed to make
valuation of all the real estate in the
District Of Columbia belonging to the
United States, except public buildings
and grounds which have been dedicated
TO public use as parks and squares, re-
ports the total valuation at $40, 1886, 1856.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate in Executive session to-day
confirmed the following nominations: w.
E. McMackin, Pension Agent at Salem;
Register Of Land Office, q. F. Horn, Aus.
tin, New; Postmasters, ]. T. Moore, Leb.
anon, and NJ. o. Frost, Marshall, III.
US. SUPREME COURT DECISION.
The Supreme Court decision in the case
Of the United States against Kelly, was
for $400 bounty, the claimant having de-
serted and having been restored to his
position and allowed to make up time lost
by desertion, and was subsequently hon
orably discharged from service. The
Pay Department allowed him bounty due
up TO the time Of desertion, but refused
Tor all time thereafter. The Court OF
Claims hold that the restoration and sub
sequent discharge entitled Kelly to boun-
ty the same as II there had been no
desertion. The judgment was in his
favor, and that judgment is here affirmed.
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