The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-03
cLAPLlN 1 co. ACQUITTED.


The civil suits, United States vs.. II. b.
Clatlin 4 Co., for alleged reception, pur'
chase and concealment OF large amounts
OF traudulcntly imported silk between the
wears 1871 and 1874 were decided to-day i'll
the United States Supreme Court in favor
OF Claflin. & Co., defendants in error. The
suits were for the recovery OF the double
value Of the goods in question, and the
amount involved nearly quarter OF mil
lion OF dollars. The court holds that the
recovery sought, under section I'd, octo-
ber, 1852, cannot be had, because that sec:
tion and act were repealed by act OF
1896. That 1t cannot be had under net
Of 1896, for tho reason that the latter con-
templated criminal and not civil proceed
ings.
POTTER COMMITTEE WANT TO INVESTIGATE
THE cYpER RrELRdRAMs-poTTER AND nut
LER-DEAuTY AND TIE BEAST.
Democratic members Of the Potter In
yestigating Committee held private con.
ference o.day, at which 1t was agreed that
Chairman Potter should call a meeting oil
the Committee for next Thursday; also
Informally agreed that in case the House
shall not in the meantime specially direct
an investigation Of the ".cypher tele.
grams," the committee VIII proceed 10
make IN investigation OF them and all SIM.
liar matters under the general authority
conferred on It at the last session. II Is
likewise the intention OF afnajorlty oil the
committee TO take additional testimony. on
the subjects OF inquiry and Investigation
which were left unfinished last summer.
SENATOR HARRIS pEsTILINcE BILL.
The following is the text bill introduced
by Senator Harris to-day:
: WHEREAS, The epidemic. which has re-
Gently prevailed in large districts oil sew
eral States OF the Union has been so de-
str,,ctiye to human life and the interests
and prosperity Of thctwhole country, as 70
make it Il sub bject Of the gravest public con.
cern, and It's prevention In tho future an
important duty to the end that us return
be prevented SO far as prompt ana ueciueu
action can prevent. Therefore be It
Resolred, By The House Of Represertdtire: CON
curing That q joint committee o. ioni
Senators be appointed by the President o.
the Senate and five Representatives TO DC
appointed BY the Speaker Of the House
he constituted Committee to investigate
and report upon the best means for pre-
venting the introduction and spread o.
epidemic diseases, especially ot yellow
ieyer and cholera, within the limits OF the
United States; that said Committee bt
allowed d clerk, and, II in the course oil IL
investigations, 1t is found necessary
stenoerapher; and that said committee
have power to send for personsand papers
~ @ cmplov experts and scientists, not K
exceed I In number, and send them Y
visit tho recently infected localities Tor TN
nurpose Of obtaining the fullest and mos
acc,irate information; aud that said com
mittoc may report at any time during TN
present session Of Congress by Dill o
othorRisn, .-...
pLAlSR's BILL is REGARp TO TltE SOUTHERN
ILEcrIoSs.
Tho following is text Of Senator Blame
| bill regarding the recent elections:
Rfsolsed. That tho Judiciary Commute
/ he instructed to inquire and report 70 N
Senate whether ut the recent elections VI
|. Constitutional right OF American citizen
were violated In any Of the States oil u
Union, and whctherthe right oil suffrage
citizens OF the United States, or o. IN
clnss OF such cltizeps was denied or aprlai
, SJ T Nv Inc ction OF election officers IN an
state. in refusing 10 receive their yo!e
! n falling TO count them, or IN recelyln
and counting fraudulent ballots IN PumV