The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-17

Printing reported back the two resolu-
tions in relation to printing debates and
asked to be discharge from any further
consideration. Agreed to.
Mr.. Window introduced bill for es-
tabllshing the territory of Pembina.
Referred.
Annual ProductSsns OF Gold and
Silver in the United States.
Mr.. Boutwell, introduced the following:
Resolved, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be requested to furnish for the
product Of gold and silver in the United
States from lS45 10 1876 inclusive; also
the amount of gold and silver in other
parts OF the world for the same year,
and an estimate of the gold and silver in
the United States st the present time.
Adopted.
Mr. Cameron, OF Pennsylvania, sent
up slip from newspaper, charging
that several Senators kept private secrc-
taries who were paid as clerks. As one
of the Senators mentioned, he denied the
truth of the article.
Senator Logan, whose name was met
toned in the article denounced it as all
untrue, unmitigated falsehood.
Mr.. Edmunds read from the Balti-
more Gasette and Dispotch articles stat
ing that the Judiciary Committee were
holding back the House Witness bill,
while Senators Conkling and Logan
were looking up authorities for defeating
it to shield their friends, who were mix
ed ap III the whisky frauds. He said as
a member of the committee be felt author
lied to say that not one particle of in-
fuence from any person or source what
ever, had been brought to bear on the
committee in relation to this bill,
Mr., Thurman, as n member Of the
same committee, said it had taken the bill
up out oil its turn.
Mr.. ConkIing said that there was not
an iota OF truth in the statement. The
time was passing, if it had not already
gone by, when the people would not be
guIled and deceived by such abusive arti-
cles. The time will come when such
abusive articles Of Misrepresentation will
be called conspiracy and defamation
against our Institutions themselves, and
the question would arise, what country
will next try the experiment Of gov
ernment Of the people, for the people,
and by the people?
Mr.. Logan said he did not know such
bill had reached the Senate. When
he did and should see it he would advo-
cate il or oppose it as he thought best.
il WAS charged that he was afraid that
some of his friends in The whiskey ring
would get hurt. He had no friends in
the whiskey ring; he bad never trait
fcked in gallon OF whlskey in his life;
never Wis ted distilleres; never owned
dollars worth of stock in one; never
had one of his friends in the frauds;
never knew OF them until ne saw ii in
the papers; never had one his friends in
dicted in the whisky ring. One man
VINO he had recommended for position
had been indicted, and many man has
ont badly. In short, he pronounced all
statements concerning him as infamous
lies, and no man dare stand up before
him and charge him with these things to
ms face. Cowards skulked behind cor
poratiors and newspapers. Men never
did.
The morning hour expiring, tho Senate
resumed the consideration of a Senate
bill to provide for and
Regulate tho Counting Of Votes for
President and yIce.President.
The bill was discussed by Messrs.
Thurman, Christlancy, FrecInghuysen,
johnson, Howe and Morton.
The latter SAID if it was necessary to
have all umpire at all, the safest and best
way WAS to refer the disagreeing vote 20
the Supreme Court OF the United States.
lie submitted plan for calling them in
as follows: That the Judges Of the Su-