The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-14
AT THE CAPITAL.
The washburns DonnslIy Contest.
Report Of the Committee on Elections Ia
the cass-Ths Hoop Iron Question Again
Another Dsalluck-Exodus 10.
IstlsatlOn- General News,
HOOP IRoN QUESTION.

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HOOP IRON QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, April l3.-In the Way
, and Means Committee to-day, Mr.. Nor
J rison recorded his vote against Mr.. Gar
: fields proposition on the hoop iron ques
ton, making vote of to 8, and for tn,
present deieatingit. No vote was reach
ed on the main question. An effort wa
made 70 preach decision on some of th'
tariff questions before the committee, but
alter prolonged discussion and without
coming 70 q decision, the committee I'D
iourned.
The only direct vote was, upon Repre-
sentative Morrison's motion 70 substitute
for the chrou iron bill;S 70 which sundry
amendments were attached at the lasi
meeting.
Representative ToWnsend's bill, which
recently created so much controversy over
its reference, and which proposes TO re.
move the duty. from salt, type and print.
ling paper, waslost by q vote of6to6.
ss9 NroBAcco TAX REcEirrs.
The receipts from tobacco tax the first
six months of the present fiscal year, com.
pared with corresponding period OF the
last fiscal year, in all districts which re.
turned $4,000 and upwards during the
last fiscal year, show total increase Of
s77,679.
rHE wAsaBuRsE-possEIpY CASE.
The House Committee on Elections to-
day, instructed Representative Manning
TO submit to the House. the washburne.
Donnelly casein behalf Of the committee.
and recommend the adoption OF the fol.
lowing resolutions: 3Ii @S.ff
3 sFirst-That William D. washburne Is
not entitled to a seat, for the reasons sub.
mitted. and which, are embodied In the
majority report already published.
Second-That Ignatius Donnelly is not
entitled TO seat in the House, from the
Third Wisconsin district, for the reasons
embodied in the minority report, also
publishsd. 6ln'l9S t
CABINET MEETING.
At the Cabinet session to-day the ques.
lion as to whether or not the perpetra.
tors Of the outrage on Deputy Collector
Stewart and family, in Tanning county
Georgia, :were amenable to the United
states'lsws, was the subject Of discussion,
and was finally referred to the Attorney
General for opinion.
The Secretary OF warinformed the Cabi.
net that Gen. Miles, who is now in the
city, reported that the Sioux Indians were
desirous OF surrendering themselves to the
government as there are comparatively
few, and II It is not anticipated that there
will be more Indians surrendered than can
be properly fed, those that present them
selves will be received as prisoners ofwar
and cared for accordingly. q
There was somewhat protracted discus
sion on the West Point outrage, and the
general sentiment was that Whitaker
should be berepresented. by counsel before
the Board Of Enquiry now sitting, and
that the government should provide
means for an impartial investigation OF
the affair. II was decided that the depart
ment Of justice should detail one Of It's
officers TO be present during the progress
Of the Investigation. District Attorney
Martin ]. Townsend, Of New York, will
be assigned tnls duty.
EXODUS INQUIRY.
The Senate Exodus Comm ittee to-day
examined r. L. Faulkner, (colored) 6s
years old, from Ns.chitoches. Witness
said heiwas a Republican but voted the
Democratic ticket, because II was safer to
do SO, and because Of late years he had
been -disgusted with the Republican lead.
ers inthe State. He thought there were
seventy or eighty colored men in his dis
trict who preferred 10 and did vote the
Democratic ticket, but when asked by
Senator Window TO mention some OF them
he was positive voted the ticket he could
think OF but four. He related bis ex.
perience with the bull-dozers and said
that In, 1858 he was president Of Repub-
lican clubin his parish. Aiew nights be.
fore the election day he was taken out of
his house by forty or fifty masked men,
who robbed him OF his purse and registra-
ton papers andthen allowed him to re-
turn home, after advising him TO resign
his position rs president OF the club and to
withdraw from politics, which hedid. The
vice president Of the club, o Methodist
minister, he said, did not fare soiwell;
armed and masked men visited the preach.
er's house about the same time, and alter
calling him out because the preacher
recognized some OF the party he was In
stantly shot and killed. Witness said he
was persecutedgby the Republicans, pre-
snmably the colored men, for afaliaiing
with the Democrats, and on one occasion
they took valuable mule belonging 10
| him and drowned the animal.