The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-22
WASHINGTON.
LOOKING INTO THE WESTERN VMoN TEL
EGRAPH COMPANY.

I Af09AAAEta
EGRAPH COMPANY.
WASHINGTON, February 20.-The sub.
committee Of the House Committee on
Judiciary began to-day the inquiry au'
thorized by the resolution introduced in
the House by Mr., Dawes, to ascertain 4
the Western Union declined to send the
messages Of the American Press Associa.
tion on the ground Of their criticism Oi
the Western Union Company.
Mr., 0rtop, President Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, was examin-
cd, II appeared from his testimony that
no two press contracts with the company
are alike, different rates being charged
for different classes Of service. The COM
pany could afford To charge less to those
who did large, regular business over It's
wires than to parties who sent small guam
titles, on the principle that aFpilroad
company could afford 70 charge cheaper
freights to wholesale dealers than TO oc-
Casional customers who sent but little
over its road. Mr.. Orion was asked
whether the wealthy papers had not
greater facilities than those Of limited
means, and whether frst.ClRss papers
could not obtain their dispatches cheaper
than those Of lesS prominence. re il
He thought they could, because Of
larger surface covered in arrangements,
The reason why the Western Union could
not make q contract with the American
Press Association, was that by taking of
part Of the business Of itS best customers,
add securing that association for less, q
heavy loss TO the company would have
been occasioned, He was asked whether,
in case Of paper not in the Western AS.
sociated Press arrangement, there would
10 q difference in telegrAphic charges to
the paper sending ten thousand words
and charges to tho Associated Press send
Ing exactly the same matter. Mr.. OrtOn
replied that there would, as business
with the single paper would be but q
single transaction, and Independent Of
any previous contract.
In the afternoon Mr.. Orion concluded
bis statements and the Committee soon
after adjourned until Monday, ,
CARPENTER BACK AGAIN.
Senator Carpenter occupied his seat In
tic Senate to-day. He was heartily well
comed by the Senators Of all parties.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Republican Senators held caucus
this morning on the order Of business,
There was much discussion about the
comparative Importance Of various
measures, including the Civil Rights bill,
but no agreement was arrived at.
APPOINTMENTS.
William II. T.ltOn has been appointed
Internal Revenue StOrekceper Tor the
Eighth District Of Kentucky, and David
Wilson, Gauger for the Third Missouri
District.
THE LOUISIANA 1NvEsTfG ALTON.
The Louisiana Committee will report
through Mr.. Foster on Tuesday, and a
minority report will be submitted by G..
i. Ioaf. The report Of the committee,
which will be signed by Foster, Phelps,
Potter and Marshall, will adhere to the
original views presented In the sub,COm.
mittee's report, and will contain recon.
mendation that the resolution urging the
proper authorities In Louisiana to give
The control Of the Lower House to the
Conservative members be adopted by the
House, Some Of those signing the report
will express their willingness 10 support
tie resolution, formally recognizing the
Kellogg Government, but this resolution
the report does not urge, for the reason
that the rights Of Kellogg have not been
established by any evidence taken by the
committee, but are admitted upon gpI.
eral rum6r, and rs the best possible sOllt.
tiOn Of the present difficulties.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. r.
The report of the Board .bt Audit Of
the District Of Columbia shows the
amount expended on improvements by
the Board Of Public Works, as audited
and allowed by the Auditor Of the Board
and by tho Board Of Audit, from June J.,
1871 to December 29, 1874, as follows:
For work on. streets, $li,416A3A; for
sewers, $S,2s2020; for roads outside Of
cities, $500, 200; for raising, lndcrpinning
and otherwise repairing private buildings
damaged by improvements, $24S, ,4sl ;
total, $l6,462,197. This statement does
not include audited claims for damages to
real estate. - ifl8S lUG UE
Various members Of the House have
prepared speeches on the Arkansas ques-
lion which will 10 considered during the
present week. Both parties 10 the con-
troversy are seyerally gathering their
strength.
The Committee on War Claims have
acted adversely on the bill desiring the
Secretary Of the Treasury to pay an In.
demnity to the owners Of The Philo Par.
sons and Island Queen for losses occa-
stoned by the unlawful seizure Of these
steamers by piratical expedition on
Lake Erie, In September, 1854.
There Ia no possibility Of either the
House or Senate telegraph bill passing
during the present session.
WARRINGTON, February 21.-The Ohio
Republicans In Washington recognizing
that the coming elections III Ohio will be
the opening Of the Presidential campaign
In 1870, met At the residence Of Secretary
Delano, and after an interchange Of views
determined upon the early opening Of a
vigorous and aggressive campaign IN
Ohio. Committees were appointed to CO.
operate with the State Executive CONF
niittee at Columbus to prepare for The
canvass.
WASHINGTON, February 2l.-The Con.
sefvative Committee from Louisiana, con.
sisting Of MesSfs. Zachrie, Burke and
Leonard, meet Mr., Wheeler, Of The Con.
gtessional Select Committee on Louisiana
Affairs, tomorrow morning, to deter.
mine definitely the basis Of adjustment Of
the Louisiana election Of 1874, excluding
the questions growing ont Of the election
Of 1872, when Il was claimed that Kellogg
was elected Governor. The committee
will also call upon the President to!
morrow, They claim that the results
Of The election Of 1874, which gave The
Conservatives a majority Of 20 In the
House Of Representatives and ten 10 the
members Of The Senate, which leaves q
majority Of the latter body to The Repre-.
sehtatives, and In addition 10 the majority
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