The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-08

The House Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs to-day adopted the report prepared
by Springer in relation to the Venezuela
committee, after cutting out large por-
ton, especially the part relating to orth.
The report Is q long one and says the
fraudulent character Of the claims award
ed having been determined further re-
fusal on the part Of the United States to
respond to the appeals Of Venezuela can
not be justified. The resolution accom-.
panying the report requests the President
TO withhold further demands upon Ven
ezuela and directs the Secretary OF State
to suspend payments 10 holders OF certif-
Gates awarded until March 4, 1877, or un.
til Congress otherwise directs.
CALL FOB FIVE pER Gent BONDS.
An oficial,call has bean issued for pro-
posals for Eve per cent bonds Of the fund
ed loan Of 1881 to the amount s., ,l60,O 900,
to enable the Secretary Of the Treasury
to pay the judgment Of the commissioners
Of the Alabama claims.
Mn. LAMAR OVERCOME BY HEAT.
About1 o'clock Congressman Lamar
was overcome by the excessive heat and
was taken to the Speakers room where
he soon recovered and returned to his
seat in the House. The occurrence created
for short time much excitement and
alarm.
Mr.. KNOTS EXAMINATION.
The Judiciary Committee to-day took
| up the report exonerating Knott 10 rela-
tion to the suppression Of the Caldwell
dispatch, and after some discussion was
re.adopted, the Democrats voting aye
and Republicans no. -, =.
Mr.. Frye was allowed the privilege Of
submitting the minority report, or pre-
pairing resolution as substitute,
the Republicans knowing they would
have an opportunity to reply when the
Caldwell dispatches and testimony came
into the House on the final report.
THE MISSISSIPPI REPORT.
The report presented by Senator Bout
we'll on behalf Of the majority Of the
Mississippi Investigating Committee
reaches the conclusion that the present
Legislature OF Mississippi was elected by
fraud and intimidation, and is therefore
not q legal body; that the resignation Of
Governor Ames was illegally effected by
the Legislature; that Mississippi ia un-
der the control ofpolitical organizations,
composed largely Of armed men, whose
common purpose is to deprive negroes Of
the free exercise Of their right Of suffrage;
that these organizations will, If left to
themselves, retain control by force and
fraud; that the power OF the National gov
ernment will be invoked, and should be
exercised in order TO make good its guar
antee Of republican form OF government
TO Mississippi. The report concludes,
the measures necessary and possible in
the exigency are these: First, Laws may
be passed by Congress for the protection
Of citizens in the respective States. Sec.
ond, States in anarchy or wherein affairs
are controlled by bodies OF armed men
should be denied representation in Con.
gress. Third, Constitutional guarantees
OF republican form Of government to
every State, will require the United States
il these disorders increase or. even con.
tinue. and all milder measures shall
prove Intellectual, to remand the State to
Territorial condition and through the
system Of public education and kindred
means Of Improvement, change the ideas
Of the inhabitants and reconstruct the
government on republican basis.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations: H. F. French, Massachu.
sets Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury,
riee Burnam, resigned; Charles Q. Tomp-
kins, U. =. Marshall for Colorado; Lot
s. Bayless, Receiver Of Public Moneys at
Yankton. Dakotah,