The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-25
VOLUME XXIV--NUMBER 1872.

Al urst ull inc senators nearly were In
favor Of special committee making the
investigation. Now It was proposed
TO have it by the Finance Committee,
majority OF the members Of which were
favorable to the Administration. Surely
that would bc sending child to an un-
friendly nurse.
The question being on the amendment
Of Mr.. Edmunds to strike out Special
and insert Committee on Finance" so
that the investigation shall be made by
the latter Committee, was agreed to
yeas 2S, nays %, Booth voting with the
Democrats in the negative.
The resolution as amended was then
agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. Morrill, the pream-
bic alleging there were discrepancies in
the accounts Of the Treasury, &C., was
laid on the table.
The resolution as agreed to is as fol-
lows:
Resolred, That the Committee on Fl
nance be instructed to investigate the
books and accounts OF the Treasury De-
partment particularly with reference to
discrepancies and alterations in amounts
and figures that have been made in them,
especially in the annual statements Of the
expenses Of tho government revenue col
lected and the public debt contained in
said reports, and il any such discrepan-
cics bc found to exist to report the same
in extent and nature, the years in which
they occur, by what authority made and
il there are any reasons that induced
them, and TO report generally any fur
ther information bearing upon the subject
us to them may seem best, and that said
committee have power to send for per-
sons and papers.
Mr.. Christiancy presented petition
Of the citizens OF Michigan remOnstrat-
ing against further appropriation for the
distribution OF seeds from the Agricul.
tural Bureau. The Senate then resumed
the consideration Of the bill to provide
for the Commissioners on the subject oil
the alcoholic liquor traffic.
Mr.. Sherman said that this subject had
been fully debated in the last session OF
the Senate. The expense involved in the
proposed investigation was not over SlO,-
600, and the result Of it would be vast
amount Of useful information, and no
State could make the investigation be-
cause they now had command OF the stat.
istics to prosecute inquiry.
Mr.. Bayard said in his opinion this was
not the way nor was this the proper place
to investigate the subject. II an inyesti-
CATION was to be made to produce infor-
nation in regard TO the taxation OF liqu-
ors it was unnecessary as the Secretary o!
the Treasury had the fullest information
in regard TO the matter. He argued that
this matter was without the province OF
the State government and could not DO
treated by the United States, and said that
the aggrandizement OF the powers OF the
States by the Federal government is one
Of the radical evils Of our time. He would
vote against the bill, believing that the
legislation 10 reform the vice OF intem-
perancc only an increased evil. he sub
mitted an amendment instructing com
mittee lO enquire whether the use OF
opium rs asubstitutc for alcoholic drinks
had not become more general in conse-
quencc Of legislation.
Mr.. Sherman said il seemed to him
that the Congress OF the United States
might well give the subjer! full and fair
examination. He was not in favor OF
prohibitory laws, but he believed the pas
sage Of this bill would promote the COM
mon good and Congress had right to
pass it.
Mr.. Bayard said lha. any physician
could show that where coerciye laws had
becn pnssed 10 prevent the sale OF liquors