The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-11
ATTHE CAPITAL.
Public Buildings at Clarksburg.
Boynton Prefers Charges Against
Sherman.
Why Weaver Was Not Recognized.
The Defeat of the Reagan Bill.
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WASHINGTON, February lO.-The House
Committee OH Public Buildings and
Grounds, agreed to the bill providing for
public building at Clarksburg, W. Va,
to cost $4,000.
TIE sIERMAN.BoYNToN AFFAIR.
The following correspondence in rela-
ton 10 the letter OF Gen. Sherman, fur
nished yesterday to the agent Of the AS
sociated Press for publication, explains
itself:
WASHINGTON, February 10.
Bon. Alexander Ramsey, Secreturyof Var:
SIR-On the 2Sth OF last month caused
to DO delivered to you by messenger, at
the War Department, letter to yourself,
inclosing charge, with specifications,
against Gen. W. z. Sherman, for conduct
unbecoming all officer and gentleman,
statement having been furnished the AS
soCiated Press, though not with authority
OF your office, that | have taken no steps
to initiate proceedings before military
tribunal. will you please inform me
whether the papers referred TO were re-
ceived at your Office on he dat g named. |
Very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
III. V. BoYNToN.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, February 10. J
To Mr. H. 7. Boynton:
SlR-I am directed by the Secretary Of
War to acknowledge your commu-
nication oil this date, requesting that you
be informed whether charge, with speci-
fications, preferred by you against General
W. T. Sherman had been received in this
office and to reply thereto, state that the
papers referred to were received by him
on the 2Sth inst.
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, THOMAS 7. BARR,
Judge Advocate.
DEFEAT OF TIE REAGAN RILL.
The Reagan bill was killed in the Com.
mittee on Commerce by vote OF eight to
seven, after stormy session. McLane
withdrew his substitute providing for a
commission, and Kenna moved that the
Reagan bill be reported 10 the House, re-
serving TO each member OF the Committee
the right to vote in the House for or
against the bill, either as whole or with
regard to any amendment or part thereof.
The bill was voted down, as follows:
Yeas, Reagan, Kenna, Turner, Acklen,
Beale, Clardy and Henderson-seven;
nays, Bliss, Ross, McLlane, Deuster, o Neil,
Wait, Townsend, Russell-eight. Reagan
then requested the Committee to author
ize him TO make an adverse report. Bliss
moved to reconsider, his object being to
defeat this proposition and etfectually kill
the bill in committee, but pending the ac-
ton, the House being in session, the Com
mittee adjourned to meet on Friday.
WHY WEAVER IS NOT RECOGNIZED,
The howl against Speaker Randall that
went up from the Greenbackers because
he did not recognize Weaver last Monday
to present his resolutions will probably be
repeated, because that worthy was not
recognized to-day, when he tried to get
the floor. The Speaker, however, has
done Mr.. Weaver no injustice. On Mon
day there are always about forty or fifty
members who want to suspend the rules
Just as Mr.. Weaver does, and the Speaker,
II SO disposed, could not recognize the
hall OF them, and besides the sense OF the
House being averse to all such agitation as
would be offered, would cut it off by ad-
journment. But in order TO facilitate the
public business by utilizing Monday ses-
sion, the Speaker has adopted rule that
is perfectly fair to all parties, and one in
which both Republicans and Democrats
almost universally acquiesCe. This rule
is that instead OF recognizing individual
schemeshe will only recognize members Of
Committees TO present reports that they
have been instructed to submit by their
committee. Under the operation Of this
salutary rule Mr.. Weaver has no more
lust ground OF complaint against the
Speaker than has Fernando Wood, the
leader on the Democratic side, or any
other member on the floor,