The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-06

wEs before the Committee on Military
Affairs to-day. he said that the Mexican
people and authorities on the lower Rio
Grande were in sympathy with the raid
ers, and intlmsted that his present force
was quite inadequate to guard the from.
tier and pursue and punish the raiders, as
his orders require him to do.
Colorado Contest.
The House Committee on Elections
to-day heard the three proposed reports
upon the Colorado contested case, viz: the
one by Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, Republican, in
favor of referring the election back to
the people; another by Mr.. Hiscock, Re
publican, in favor Of seating Betord,
Republican contestant, and the third by
Dir. Springer, Democrat, in favor of seat
ing Patterson, Democratic contestant.
Judge Humphries Declines to Re
turn Senator Patterson TO South
Carolina.
WHINGToS, December 5.-Judge
Humphries hes delivered his opinion in
the hG5eas eorpns case of Senator Patter-
son. He denies the power OF South Car
olins to vscate Senator Pstterson's com.
mission, which must continue until con-
stltutionslly revoked in pursuance Of Or
gsnic authority. /. could not be said
that Senator Patterson was a fugitive
from justice, as he was here in the dis
charge OF official duties, like sll other
mem bers of Congress, and besides he had
acted in the capacity Of Senator tor
years before the present indictment hsd
been brought against him in the South
Carolina court. The Judge concluded
his opinion as follows: 1 think l an
bound to take judicial cognzsnce that
party organization ia one thing, and fac
ton to destroy 1t another. The most cruel
tyranny would be the application OF the
civil forms OF law to the dominance and
triumph of the passions OF factions.
cannot reconcile 1t 10 my sense OF duty
to give aid in placing manscles and
handouts around aud shout individual
citizens Tor the purpose Of surrenderlng
them bound into the hands Of those who
may not be dispsssiona.e enough to vim
dicate the true right OF the individual or
to those who might bo led by impss-
stoned appeals TO the condition Of mind
that could not resist the zeal for the cor
reCti0n Of wrong, when has led TO the con-
victiOn of the innocent. Let the man be
remanded to the body of which he Is
member That body is legally, constitu
tionaliy, morally snd intellectually
capsciEsted to dispose Of the question and
to condemn or scquit.
DanfOrd and FIatbOaIs.
Representative Dsntord introduced
bill, today relieving from the operation
ul the enrolment laws sll tlstbosts, scows
and similar vessels propelled by other
means than steam or sail,
Supervising Inspector DeVenny Re-
stored 10 Duty.
All officials sus pended during the vsca-
ton, and whose successors were OF con-
ti?med by the Senate during the late
extra session, were to-day notified to re-
sumo their former offices. This includes
Devenny, Supervising Inspector OF
Steam boats in the Seventh district, en-
brsclng the OHIO river, who was sue
ceeded by John Fehren batch and Low,
of the Second district, at New York city,
who wss superseded by Strattou.
west Virginia Appropriations.
A. ioiut resolution OF the West Vir
ginia Legislature was presented to the
House to day. asking for an sppropris-
ton 10 aid in the erection of monument
near the junction OF tho Ohio and
Kanawha rivers in commemorstiOn of
the battle oil Point Pleasant, October 10,
IVA 1t is proposed that should the
States CT Ohio and Kentucky cooperate
by making an appropriation in aid ofthe
same, the Governor of West Virginia il
to appoint three commissioners from
Ohio and Kentucky to carry into effect
tie object contemplated.
Improvement Of the MOnongaheIa
River
A Joint resolution OF the same legisla-
ture requests the West Virginia members
in Congress to use their influence TO se-
cure An appropriation sufficient to con-
tinue the improvement of the Monongs-
hela at its head.
Prospect OF a Long Holiday Recess
The indicatIons are that the holiday
adjournment will be longer than usual.
Many members were not prepared for q
long stay when they arrived for the
October session, and most members desire
lew days at home before settling down
here until next summer. Business also
is well advanced, and sll important COM
mittees have considerable work before
them.
silver and Resumption Repeal Men
Discouraged,
The silver men, in tho light Of the
message, are exceedingly discouT-
aged. They find that the Presidents
own words are even stronger than have
been attributed 10 him in the special dis
patches which the silver men have been
persistently denyin.. 1t is now accepted
as certain by all that the President Will
veto any bill making the silver dollar m
unlimited legal tender, or making 1t re-
ceivable for principal or intere-; on the
public Debt.
The resumption repeal men are also
pre.tlv Iiscouras ed. They now see tuat
under the influence o. the strong posi-
tOBs assumed DE tue ItslueuL N-u SsS'
reta-y Sherman, the repeal bI. cannot
even pass Congress, aud they admit that
in case it should pass there would bs no
hope OF the President signing II.
The Ncw Tariff.
Gentlemen here Interested in tariff
matters have satisfied themselves that
the new bill Of MIR. Wood is to contsin
sweeping reductions, in addition to q
genera change OF duties from al vaJoreD'
10 specific. They report that in the mn.
te, of silks there is 10 be reduction
from 60 per cent. TO 80 per cent
Income Tax Bill.
A bill was introd iced in the House TO-
dsy bv Nj. Harrison, OF Limos, to pro-
vide for sn income tax. 1t proposes 70
lew upon the Incomes Of al United
States citizens which may bs over $1,000
and under S2.OGJ anuually tax OF o'e
per cent; over 5000 o-d under 5000,
j. per ceht., and graduating the scale TO
and Including S23,UO0; over $4,000 and
under $4,000. = TAX o. 3 per cent; over
tos nnn srG urdsr $50 600 4 r.r cen -