The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-11
WASHINGTON.
TIC WHISKY Trials investigation

WASHINGTON, August l0.-Senator
Logan was before the Whisky Committee
this morning and pronounced m false all
that Solicitor Wilson had said or in
timated concerning him, and he also pro-
nounced as false all the statements or in-
situations connecting Him with tie
whisky frauds, as he has had no commu-
nication directly or indirectly with the
ring, and only knew Of its doings from
newspapers and the results Of the trials.
ritE INDIAN .&RrRorR1ATlos.
Senators Window, Logan and Herman,
and Representatives Randall, Scales and
Hurlbul, constituting the Committee, Of
Conference on the Indian Appropriation
bill, agreed on report this afternoon
providing that the House shall recede
from It's proposition for the transfer Of the
Indian Bureau 10 the War Department,
and shall consent to the item inserted by
the Senate for the pay OF agents, inter-
prefers, inspectors, &C., amounting to
some S2l5,e00, and shall also appropriate
the amounts required by the existing
| law for the salaries Of officials and clerks
OF the Indian Bureau as now organized.
This agreement leaves only the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill still a
subject Of conflict.
PROPOSED SCHOOL AMENDMENT.
The. Senate Judiciary Committee have
agreed uponand report ted the following
Us substitutes for; the Hohse Joint Reso:
luton proposing an amendment 10 the
Consultations oncerning religionin COM
mon schools!. ~ 4 & 917r Ssas
Rssolped byths Senate and Holss lcf Rep
reseiia,iaes, two.thiris Of each. Hptse con-
currihg therein, that tho sfollowing ar
ticlesibs prop9sed 10 the Iegislatures OF
the several, States as an aaiehdment to
the Constituuon 81 the Bmted, States
which, when sfaiified i6y 'tiiree,inurths OF
said Legislatures, shall be voted as part
tof said Constitution, namely, article 10.
No State shall make any law respecting
any establishment Of religion or prohibits
Il ing the free exercise thereof, and no
religious test shall 10 requir-
ed as qualification. 10 any
office or public trust under any State; no
public property and, nc, public revenue
or any foanihg credit BY or Under author.
| ity Of The United States; or any State,
territory, district or municipal corpora.
tion, shall be sappropsf4tedto or made or
used for the support Of any school, edu-
cational or other institution under con-
troll Of any religious sect, organization or
denomination, or whereinthe particular
creed or tenets OF any religious or anti
religious sect, organization or denomina-
ton shall be taught, and no. such. par
ticular' creed DOR .tenets shall be read
or taught in any school or in
stitutions supported in whole or in
part by such revenue or loan Of credit,
and no such appropriation or loan OF
credit shall be made 70 any religious or
anti-religious sect, organization or de-
nomination, or To promote their interests
or .tenets. This article shall not be cons
strued to prohibit the reading OF the
Bible in any school. or institution, and, it
shall not haze the effect d impair the
rights Of property already vested. Z"
SEo. 2. Congress shall.have The power
by appropriate legislation to provide for
the prevention and punishment Of viola
tions Of this article. gt, ..t.,,.
: ,coLhRcroR CASEY. 10
The minority OF the Louisiana COM
mittee extol tho fidelity 10 the govern
ment OF Collector Casey, and quote the
statement OF hundred merchants Of New
Orleans testifying to the efficiency and
honesty Of all Federal officials in New
Orleans. 'Dawale, Of tie committee, who
particularly inquired into the Coushata
outrages, submits a separate paper, TO
the effect that the murder OF David King
and the attempted murder OF Senator
Tichnell was Of political character
and for political reasons entirely, and
that ills very unsafe for member OF the
Republican party TO actively advocate his
principles In that part Of the State. The
substance of the majority report has been
already phbliShed.
DROWNED. s,u,
Edward J. NSlle, Of Ohio, member Of
the Centennial party now visiting here,
was drowned in the Potomac while bath.
ing last evening. lrls ti - ~
The Senate Finance Committee in
formally agreed that the House bull re.
pealing the date Of the resumption act
shall sleep in their committee till next
winter.
MILWAUKEE, August 10.-Wahls' Glue
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