The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-11
WASHINGTON.
SENATE CAUCUS.

WAsHISGpoS, January 9.-Ths Repub.
lican Senator's to-day held long caucus
in which there was ageneral discussion on
the order Of business, and the course neces-
sary to be taken in the affairs concern.
ing the South and especially Louisiana
whites. Some Senators emphatically
embossed tho President and General
Sheridan. Others preferred to await the
forthcoming message OF the Presi.
dent in relation to louisiana affairs before
expressing their opinions, It was gen:
orally admitted that 1t was the duty OF
the Government to protect all It's citizens
in oil their Legislative rights, irrespect.
i've Of the .clamors Of the opposition
party.
DIBBLEs LETTER NOT ENDORSED.
Attorney General Field, Of Louisiana,
now here, received dispatch from Gov.
ernor Kellogg saying that the Republican
party does not endorse Judge Dibble's
letter, lie publishes 1t in Democratic
papers alone, Our friends generally con-
demn him,
REPORTED DIssENsIOSs IN THE CABINET
Rumors Of dissensions In the Cabinet
OH account OF the policy Of the
Administration IN regard 10 the
Louisiana trouble are again repeated,
in well informed circles, and il
was stated tonight that Secretary Fish
had rendered his resignation to the Pres.
ideRt, The Secretary, however, denies
the truth Of the report, stating that he
had not resigned, though as to what
would take place he didnot know, There
seems to be every indication that at least
three members Of the Cabinet are not
thoroughly in accord with the President
on this trouble, and have intimated to
him that they will resign, Il Is known
that several prominent Republican SEN
ators were in consultation with Secretary
Fish to-day, and this fact has given rise
to the rlmOr that All effort Is being madO
to reconcile any differences which may
take place between him and the President.
RETURN oPTIIE LOUISIANA NAsuR-coMMrTTEE
The subcommittee appointed by the
House Special Committee on Southern
Anairs, which has been investigating mat.
ters. In Louisiana for some weeks past, re-
turned to Washington last night Its
members, Foster, Phelps and Potter, are
necessarily reticent as to giving expires.
sion TO their views In advance Of their
presentation to the full committee and Of
the maturing and making OF Its report.
Enough l. known, however, to authorize
the statement that there Ia no conflict Of
opinion among the members Of the sub
committee as to the principal points In |
the controversy. The action Of the
Returning Board In throwing out
certain parishes in which Conservatives
were elected and IN giving certificates TO
some Representatives who were not elect
ed will be condemned as illegal nnd an
unwarranled exercise Of authority. The
testimony taken before the committee
does moi sustain the charges Of violence
and intimidation towards the negro voters,
but rather tends to establish the fact that
n large number OF the negroes voted the
democratic ticket from the conviction that
In 80 doing they were advancing their own
interests and the interests Of the State. 1t
Is q matter Of conjecture what course Of
policy the committee will recommend,
but the probabilities are that II will be In
tho direction Of Il new election. The Gx-
citement In New Orleans when the conf
mittee left that city was intense, but there
WIS no likelihood whatever Of Il being
manifested In any general outbreak. The
Kellogg government IL submitted to only
under the pressure Of the military force
OF the United States, and In the expecta-
tion and belief that Congress will devise
and adopt a measure that will restore the
commonwealth to the control Of liz own