The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-25
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
Night Dispatches.
WASHINGTON.


WAsHIN6ToS, January 23.-The Re
publican Senators held u caucus to-day
which continued iOr several hours, The
chief topic OF conversation was the con
dition Of the South, but there being con
Aicting views, no result was reached
The caucus, instead Of giving an express
sion to views on the Louisiana question
agreed 10 await The action Of the Commit
tee on Elections on Pinchback's creden,
tials, and will therefore be governed in the
Senate by the committees report, Some
Of the Senators saw no escape from the
present difficulties in that State except by
remanding It to a territorial condition,
BY this means they could avoid compli'
cations growing out Of the official reCOg.
milton Of the Kellogg Government and
open the way by which order may eventu-
ally be restored. Others thought q strong.
cr hand ought TO be stretched toward
several Southern States; otherwise there
might be anarchy. There were opinions
different from these expressed by the CON
servatiye. All seemed to comprehend the
difficulties OF the situation, but there was
no distinctive plan presented as a meas
ure OF relief,
THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
There was a large attendance at the
House Republican caucus tonight and a
general discussion as to what had best DC
done in view Of the present condition Of the
South, but none Of the measures reported
at the previous caucus were acted upon,
Finally Il resolution was adopted placing
the power Of passing all public acts with
the majority Of the House. A resolution
for this purpose will probably be intro.
duccd in The House on Monday, and when
adopted, will have the effect Of evading the
two.thirds rule rs to public acts, including
the Civil Rights Bill; the more energetic
enforcement OF the protective laws In the
South, and authorizing the President to
suspend the writ Of habsds corpus In cor,
tain cases, together with other measures
which have been the subject Of considera.
tiOn by the Caucus Committee, The pro.
cecdings are represented to have been
harmonious and the result entirely SNtis.
factory,
The Senate Committee VII Railroads
yesterday decided to report adversely on
the Nothern PaciGc Railroad, and all
others referred to them proposing govern.
ment aid or subsidy for all railroads ex.
cept Scots Texas Pacific Railroad bill,
which was not ncted upon hut laid over
until Monday.
ltis said by one Of the most prominent
Republican Senators that during The
present week IL joint resolution will be
introduced recognizing the Kellogg Gov.
ernment irrespective OF Birch6eld'S nd.
mission as Senator from Louisiana, and
that u military Governor for Louisiana or
any other Southern State, "a SOME have
privately suggested, ia out Of the question
General Sheridan will remain at New
Orleans without limit as to time.
The House Committee Oh Indian Affairs
have before them an act Of the Cherokee
Legislature authorizing the Cherokee
delegation to negotiate with the govern.
ment for loan Of five hundred thousand
dollars, to be refunded from the proceeds Of
Cherokee lands west Of the Arkansas river
and south Of Kansas. ltisreprCsented that
the loan Is necessary to keep the people
from suffering the present winter in con-
sequence Of the destruction to their crops
by chinch bugs and grNsshoppers.
There seems no doubt that the House
Committee on Naval affairs will make a
unanimous report acquiting Represent.
alive Stowell, Of Virginia, on the charge
that he sold a Naval Cadetship.
The Committee on Ways and Means
will not consider the taxing Of coffee, etc.,
until they have received the bill in course
Of preparation by Secretary BriStow.