The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-18
WHEELING WEST Va THURsp MORNING. FEBRUARY 49, 1876

Associated Press, and every dispatch was
COlOred TO suit It, He called on Albright,
Of Pa, o memberof the select Committee
on Alabama Affairs, to relate his expert
enGe on that point,
Mr.. Albright stated that no agent Of
the Associated Press ever called on any Of
the majority members Of that committee
in Alabama, although news was sent 10
the country as coming from that commit.
1ee at Mobile. When II was considered pro
por that some Of the facts elicited before
the cOmmittee should be furnished to the
public, and dispatch was prepared by q
gentleman in Mobile from facts furnished
by tho committee; that o gentleman had
told them that the dispatch would not 20
over the wires. Tho committee had do.
sired him to present It to the agent Of the
Associated Press, and to say that 1t con,
tained information Of the facts which had
been testified before the committee, The
dispatch was handed to the agent Of tho
Associated Press, but he declined to send
the dispatch.
Nj, Bromberg-Did you offer to pay
| LOT llut ulbpAlCn
Mr.. Albright-No, sir; because II was
understood that the Associated Press
agents were desirous OF getting iniorma,
ton which they could send over the
country, bDt tho ncXt day ALMOST The OPP
poSito Of what was attempted 10 bc fur.
nishcd to the Associated Press was sent
over the country az . part Of the tcsh'
mony taken before the Alabama Commits
tee. l know that important messages
affecting the movement Of troops were
known TO the citizens before they werC
known 10 the officers. .....
Afr, ButlOr, resuming, said that he was
not an enemy Of tOlegraphic cOmmuniCa'
tion, but he was a declared and deter.
mined enemy Of all monopolics. He did
not mean that this great organ for tho
transmission Of intelligence should be and
remain monopoly, H
Mr., Pierce (Of MaSs.) asked his col.
league whether 1t was within the GOnsti.
tutional power Of Congress to privile that
tho seventh section Of the bill fixing Tho
penalties for divulging telegraphiC intel
ligenCO SurreptitiOusly should be retroaC.
tive, 80 MS to punish persons who inter.
COptsd and dlvulged dispatches sent to
and from this city n year Ngo this very
day. '.Y f.' N
Mr. Butler--l do not think II IL. Az
my colleague is not n lawyer | can excuSC
him for putting question Of that kind,
lie does not know better. (l4anghter),
Whatever was done u year ago by any
body willnot be answered for anywhere. Il
the gentleman means any sort Of insinua.
tlon why does he not speak out, partiCu
larly Rs Il Is the first speech he has ever
made since he has been In Congress,
Mr.. pierce-It will not be the last,
Mr., Bntler--I trust will be, unless
the others are better. ......
Mr.. Merriam, Of New Yorkt!4vulArked
that the bill embodied one VI the most
monsLrous propositions presented to the
House for many a day, After he repl
the bill d few days ago he came to the
conclusion that Its title should bc "a bill
to enable d rival telegraph line to par.
take Of the profits Of the Western Union
Telegraph Co. without rendering any
services therefor" I1esent TO the Clerks
desk nnd had read q communication from
Mr. Orton, President Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, criticising
the details Of the bill, deClar'1g II to GC
n nngrant violation Of the general under.
standing Of what constitutes fair play,
and asserting that lis Introduction and
that Of other measures hostile 10 the
Western Union Telegraph Company were
designed 10 affect the results on Wall
street, and not with any sincere desire 10
benefit the public.
Mr.. butler moved the previous lues.
tiOn, but the house refused to second IT,
yeas 81, nays II; not twO.thirls IN the
affirmative as required by tho now rule.
Mr.. Patton Of New York characterized
the bill IA the most extraordinary one
introduced into Congress within his OK.
pericnce. These telegraph lines were
not the property Of the United States,
They had neither been built nor
subsidized by the Government, nor
even by any authority Of the
Of the government but by permission Of
the States and individuals. In no single
instance was auy telegraph company IN.
dcbtcd for iLS existence to the government,
and yet II was proposed that Congress
should take possession Of that private
property and should manage aud control
II and fix price upon Il. II Congress
could do that, Il could tx the price Of
flour and regulate the cost Of boots. lie
was surprised that q bin 80 revolutionary
and extraordinary should have been
preAsed to n vote within the frat hour
and should have received tho support Of
n majority Of the members Oh either side,
L. Il. Roberts defended tho Associated
Press.
Mr.. Butler asked Mr. Roberta II hC
whs a member Of the Associated prcsA!
Mr. Roberts explained that lie was not
a member Of the New York Associated
Press, but belonged to II seperate Orgnni.
zaLion known al tho Associated Press Of
the State Of New York.
Mr.. Roberts-The gentleman has mis-
represented the Associated Press.
Mr. Butler-Then We are only even II
Mr.. ROberts--With ibis difference /:
That there was reason and Justice IN what
the Associated Press said Of the gentle.
man from Massachusetts. | have been
attempting tUdiscdss thiSbiil oil its prin.
ciples. .l.Flt
aMr. Butler-And In itsss ssinterest, too
Lnughter.1
Mr.. Fihck characterized the bill "a
reading like a military order. fte argued
that Congress might as we'll undertake to
run steam Touring mill in Ohio and 70
regulate the toll OIL II as to pass thia BILL
Tho bill was further opposed bp Messfs
Kellogg and Ilawlcy, Of Connecticut, and
Ardwuod, of Illinois, and then, without
acting upon II, but leaving Il to come up
tomorrow as unfinished business, the
House Adjourned ..,. ,.....l
/ immigration LaW.