The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-06

HOUSE.
WAsnINaroN, February {

WASHINGTON, February b.
The recess was prolonged until ll:JO
a. NJ, when Mr.. Banning presented pc.
tltion OF IS banking institutions Of Gin.
clnnlatl, for the repeal of the law taxing
banks.
MIR. Cox offered the following:
RcSosrei, That the rules OF lie House
be so amended; that during the count OF
the Electoral votes, and when the Housc
is not required to be engaged therein, it
shall, on assembling every calendar day
alter recess from the day;proceeding, pro.
coed after II o'clock meridian with its
business.
II Is thought that the legislative day
had expired by adjournment.
AZ l;5Or. NJ, the House took recess
till tomorrow.
SENATE,
AZ 10 o'clock the recess was continued
until noon.
SENATOR WEST AND GOV. WELLS.
In the Senate to-day Senator Vest
made personal explanation in relation
to the letter Of Gov. Wells, addressed TO
Inn and read before the House Commit
Tee on the Powers, Privileges and Duties
OF the House on Saturday. lie said he
aviled himself Of this opportunity to
make the explanation which he was not
permitted to make before that committee.
lie became aware OF the existence OF the
letter some time last week, and on Satur-
day when he found the committee had the
letter he voluntarily went before said
committee without any subpoena and read
the letter to them. lie could have
0valled himself of his privilege as IA
Senator and refused to divuIge the con-
tents ol the letter, but he desired that all
the facts in regard to the Louisiana count
should be known. He had not held nor
did he intend to hold n clandestine cor.
r!espondence with any one in regard 10
the counting of the electoral votes. About
the time that the letter should have been
delivered to him he was informed by the
Secretary Of War that man named Mad
doN was here attempting to trade oifthe
vote OF Louisiana. lie WEST deniedhe
had any such authority, and lelegraphed
to New Orleans TO u friend in substance
rs follows: "Tell Gov. Wells that man
by the name OF Maddox is here profess.
ing TO be authorized 10 speak ior him
and the Returning Board OF Louisiana.
What does this mean?' The answer
came back as soon M the wire could
bring 1t: "Mr. Maddox has no such au.
thority.'
Mr.. West in answer TO a question of
Mr.. Boggy, as TO what explanation he
could make OF the letter, said that he
lWest) was ambitious to be his own sue.
ceSSor IN theSenate and the letter referred
10 that: As to speaking of million,
Gov. Wells used the expression in the
same manner as Col. Sellers did; he meant
there was barrel OF money there to be
used against the Republicans, and aid was
needed; that il money was to be spent on
one side it must be spent on the other. He
l.Wesi) would not rest moment under
any suspicion that he was traflicing in
electoral votes.
AT the expiration Of the morning hour
consideration was resumed OF the untin-
ished business, being bill to amend the
Pacific Railroad acts 30 rs to create a
sinking fund for the liquidation Of the
Indebtedness tlde the Government by that
company, aad Mr.. Christiancy spoke IN
favor Of the bill as reported BY the Judi.
Ciary Committee, and against that Of the
Railroad Committee