The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-03

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trntion 79,O34, leaving majority Of col
ored voters registered OF 1896. Thes
DO parishes returned G5,7G7 Republican
votes and 59,392 Democratic votes, =,
that in that part Of the State wherI
intimidation is not charged there was
Republican majority of G,355. 1t is no
pretended that the same arguments, &c,
were employed in the 40 parishes tina
were employed in the other II, but III,
results are very different. In the l.
parishes, Said TO have been terroried, III,
colored registration was 27,27G, and III,
white registration 2O,S20, giving ma
jority Of colored OF 6,049, nearly half a
large as the cOlored majority IN all III,
rest Of the State, but the vote in the Il
parishes, as returned, showed but lO,97C
Republicans and 2l,l23 Democrats. Ii
the II parishes where there was n ma
jority oi nearly 1000 votes registered
there was a majority OF 10, ,ljS Democratic
votes returned
The report is signed by all the Repub'
lican Senators on the committee.
cox ON DIsAGTLITtEs.
Mr.. Cox moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill removing all political
disabilities imposed and remaining on
any person, under the lith amendment OF
the constitution. Agreed tolls to 81.
All the bills on the Speakers table to
which no objections were offered were
passed, and recess taken till 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
SENATE.
Mr.. Morrill, submitted resolution
authorizing the appointment OF com.
mittee to make the necessary arrange.
ments for the Inauguration OF President
Elect Hayes on the 9Th inst. Agreed TO-.
Messrs. Morrill, and Mcdowell were
appointed Committee on Inaugural
Ceremonies.
Mr.. West from the Conference Com.
mittee on Post Office Appropriation Bill,
reported that the Committee had been
unabled to agree, and moved that the
Senate insist on its amendment and ask
Tor new conference, so ordered. In
submitting the report, he said the points
OF difference were in regard TO the appro-
priation Tor the transportation OF mails
by railroads, the Senate having in.
creased that amount from S9,000,000 to
S9,6O0,0OO. The senate conierees were
willing to reduce the amount, but the
House cOnierees would not agree. The
Senate also, Appropriated 100000 for
China and Japan mail service, and the
like amount for the Brazilian mail ser.
vice, but the House conierees would not
concur in that appropriation. The Sem
ate conterees offered TO reduce the amount
to 100000 for each route, bn4 that was
not acceptable to the House conierees.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on
Finance, reported favorably on Senate
bill relating TO the production of grape
brandy, as a..suDstitute for the House bill
relating to the production Of fruit
brandy, and to punish frauds connected
with the same, and it was passed.
MIR. McCreery presented Il petition of
Gen. A. Buford, OF Kentucky, for the
removal on his political disabilities. Re.
lerred.
Mr.. Kelly presented the credentials of
l.. +. Grover, elected us. Senator from
Oregon. Placed on file.
MIR. Howe, from the Subcommittee on
Privileges and Elections, which made
the investigation in regard to the late
election, submitted the report OF the
committee, now finished, and moved that
it be printed. So ordered.
Mr.. Salisbury was granted permission
to file and TO have printed the views Of
the minority, consisting OF himself and
the Senator from Indiana (McDonald).
Mr.. Whyte submitted resolution call
ing on the Secretary OF War to furnish
the Senate with copy Of the final report
OF the operations Of troops in the Modoc
country under Gen. Gillem. Agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill, submitted resolution au-
thorizing the President pro ten OF the
Senate to appoint committee of three
Senators to make the necessary arrange
ments for the Inauguration Of the Presi-
dent elect OF the United States on the 9TH
OF March. Agreed TO-,
Messrs. Morrill,, Howe and Mcdonald
were appointed as such committee.
Mr., Sargent, from the Committee on
Deficiency Appropriation Bill, submitted
n report which was agreed to. In sub.
mitting the report he said the principal
points OF difference between the two
Houses Of Congress were the. items re.
latingto the deficiency for the depart
ment OF Justice, and to the pay Of the
navy. In regard TO the first named item,
the letters from the Attorney General,
would show that 81, 100000 would be re.
quired 10 conclude the business Of the
department OF Justice now on hand. The
expenditures last year were less than
heretofore. The bill as agreed upon in
the conference, allowed only 100000 for
the department of Justice.
The Senate conferrecs felt that it was
best to accept that amount, but he felt
sure some future Congress must provide
the deficiency. The courts might be
closed on account Of the want OF money,
and il was unfortunate that the two
houses differed so widely on this item. In
regard to the pay OF the navy 81, ISL, 900
were appropriated, but il was not enough,
and lie felt sure there would be another
deficiency OF 100000 to make good.
Mr.. West, from the Conference Com
mittee on the Postoilice Appropriation
Bill, reported that the committee had
been unable TO agree. lie moved that the
Senate insist on its amendments TO the bill
and that new conference he asked. So
ordered. ....
In submitting the report Mr.. West said
the committee had agreed on all the
amendments except those relating to
railroad transportation and to the China
and Japan and Brazilian mail subsidies.
The Senate increased the appropria-
tiOn for the transportation of mails bv
railroad from $9O0O,OOO to $4,000 OO6.
The Senate conferees were willing to re.
duce that amount, but tho Eouse
conierccs would not come to any
increase. The Senate appropriated $780,
600 for the China and Japan subsidy, and
n like amount for the brazilian mail sub
sidy. The conferees on the part OF the
Senate were willing to reduce the amount
to $500 900 for each line, but that was not
acceptable TO the House conferees.
The House bill granting to the State Of
Missouri all lands therein selected as
swamp and.ovcrilowed lands was passed.
Mr.. Ransom presented the credentials
OF NJ. q. Butler as u. s. Senator from
South Carolina. They were signed by
Wade Hampton rs Governor, and had
the seal Of the State attached, Placed on
file.