The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-07
CON G R Ess.
SENATE.
WAsHINGToN. Nav n

ASt ASPAkSN boSA tu0 uOuE6 Dl
Smendatory Of the National Currenc
acts, and 70 establish free banking, witj
an amendmentin the nalure OF q substj
tute. Placed on the calendar.
MIR. Ferry, oI Michigan, said he did no
desire 1t to be understood that this was
unanimous report Of the committee, a
there were some things upon which th
COMMITTEES was united and others upO
which It was divided, and he reserved 4
himself the right Of the minority to dis
sent at any time. I'D -
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee OF
Military Affairs, reported tavorably Of
the House bill appropriating S9,50O I,
enable the Secretary Of War 10 employ
temporary clerks TO make copies oi paper
In the case Of Capt, Hunt, which paper
were recently called for by the HOUSE
OF Representatives. Passed.
TO FACILITATE EXPLOITATION,
Mr.. Sherman called up the House bill
to facilitate the expectation Of distilled
spirits, and amendatory ofacts in relation
thereto passed. The bill provides tha,
when a new bond Is given OF the port O.
expectation the original bond given at the
distillery may be cancelled, and iurtheI
removes the restriction that spirits must
oe consigned to a particular port so thai
thereafter they may be shipped to the
port men toned or any other.
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL,
Mr.. Frellnghuysen said he would 10,
the civil rights bill lay over as several
gentlemen wished 10 speak. He also said
the chairman Of the Judiciary Committee
desired him 10 give notice thai
he would call up the Geneva award bill
tomorrow. The Senate went into an
executive session and soon after ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
On motion Of Mr.. Dawes tho House
agreed to meet at II A. N. tho remainder
Ot the session. T4
Mr. Banning, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported a bill to amend
The Consular and diplomatic bill, which
was passed.
Mr.. Eldridge submitted a minority re.
port In regard 10 South Carolina affairs.
Ordered printed.
The report recitcs briefly and pointedly
The list OF the grievances complained Of
and predicates from them that tne charges
o. tho memorialists are true, and con.
cludes as follows: "In view of the whole
case, VIC cannot hesitate to recommend the
appointment OF committee Of both
houses OF Congress, with power and au.
!horttY TO 60 into tho State of South
Carolina and fully inquire and inycsti.
gate into the condition OF the Slate and
the charges and complaints Of the mem.
orialists. To do less, we feel that we
should violate and neglect a most sol
emn and important duty. Tho cry oi
~. outraged, and helpless ard suffering
people has reached our hearts as well
IS our Understandings, and o once
aud beautiful State Is on the
verge fruin. She Is indeed already pros.
rate; a. horde OF thieves and robbers,
worse than any that ever infested any civ.
lized community on the earth, have her
BY the throat, and are fast sucking her
lie blood. Three hundred thousand ol
aer citizens, descendants of those who
ought with our Iathers tho battles Of
American independence and liberty, are
;rying to Congress for redress and help.
They have suffered all that humanity can
endure; they have exhausted every re-
source, and are utterly helpless Of them
selves. To refuse their request Is to drive
hem to despair and ruin.
The House then went into Committee
u the Whole, Mr. Hastings in tho chair,
0n the centennial appropriation bill, and
vas addressed by Dir. Cobb In opposition
Speeches were made ty Messfs. Har-
:lson, Frye and Shanks in support OF the
Dill, and by Messrs. Phelps, Smith, ol
Ohio, and Gunckle In opposition TO II,
The latter, In the course Of bis remarks,
'aid no newspaper in Ohio had advocated
he measure. He had seen no editorial
% favor Of It, except one in late nun.
Der Of the Cincinnati Commercial, which
le would ask 10 read. The article from
he Cincinnati Commercial was read, aud
among other things, that the Centennial
Committee and Commission kept a gang
't lobbyists in Washington, aud that the
money received for stock and subscrip.
ions was spent in attempts to manuIac.
lure bogus public opinion. rye
G At subsequent point in the discussion
his article was denounced by Mr.. Ran
lalI.. ~
During Mr.. Gunckle's speech q little
episode occurred, caused by Mr.. Butler,
d Tenn, insisting that Mr.. Gunckle should
address the Chair. Mr.. Dawes having
made the same remark in criticism Of
Mr.. Butler the latter replied that he
didn't propose 10 learn anything from the
gentleman from Massachusetts. MIR.
Dawes intimated that he might learn q
little manners from him, to which Mr..
Butler retorted that Mr.. Dawes had no
manners himself, but was always poking
hts nose into matters that didn't concern
him. y. 49,. .-... T,
Az qurtet-psst Eve theH House took a re.
cess TIL half.past seven, when the session
was resumedI with q very aim attendance
Of members. =
Mr.. Mccormick made an elaborate
speech 10 support ofthe bill. J r ?
Mr. Ward, Ol Illinois, spoke against 1t.
MIR. Myers reminded Mr. Ward of the
generous response which went up from
the people alter The Chicago fire, aud then
proceeded to make speech ic support oI
the bill, fUkTs TVT-4r
Mr.. White followed on the same side.
The debate was continued by Albright
and Hszelton, Of New Jersey, 10 support
Of the bill, and finally the House sd-
iourned. ',s,h. .s-,-.
Arrested for Forgery. T.
COLUMBUS, May G-H. NJ. Stanton,
who Represented himself to be correspond.
ent Of the New York Herald, was ar.
rested In this city to day, charged with
forging several checks on james Gordon
Bennett, while at Newark, Ohio, several
days ago. Stanton was taken to Newark
o'night Tor trial.