The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-10
77 AT THE CAPITAL.
The n,Boynton ImbrosIlo.
The Investigation Of Clerk Ambrose
Of Cincinnati.
Hgz 'r
Proceedings Of Board Of Supervising
Inspectors.
The Do-Nothlng Spirit Of Congress.
Congressional Gossip and Committee
Reports.
: AT THE CAPITAL.
he Do. Nothing Spirit Of Congress.


DISTRICT DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
WASHINGTON, February SIN order I
keep the mob away from the hall yestel
day 1.-The rspors was circulated that, th
Convention had adjourned over to Mon
day. Hence the selection Of delegate
last night was a surprise to many. Blu
even now it is impossible to tell with cer
tainty whom the delegates are for. Thei
friends do not agrre. Cook is REGARDED
by many as Sherman man. 1t is certain
that many Of sherman's friends worke,
for Cooks appointment. In all the con
fusion as to this, It Is at least certain that
Bob Ingersoll, the right hand man Il
u Blaine was defeated when his friends wer,
most confident he would be selected. i
Is intimated in the Sunday papers to-day
that Bob can go to Illinoisand get himsel
nominated as a delegate, and thus no
lose his second chance 10 put Blaine II
nomination with mighty speech. ..
SLOW WORK OF CONGRESS.
Business in Congress Is already far be
hind hand, and getting more 80 every
week. The House has spent great par
Of the time since the recess in discussing
the proposed revision OF the rules, and Ia
yet far from the end. Indeed, 1t is still in
the thick Of hot fight over the control
Of the Appropriations Committee, con
tinuing their efforts TO cripple Its powers,
upon which they have already trenched
by taking from II the control Of aexpendi-
ltures forriyer and harbor improvements,
Agricultural Department and public build.
ings. Meanwhile the Appropriations
Committee does not consider 1t wise to
report any more bills, and everything
awaits the completion OF the discussion
over the rules, which threatens to run on
for days or weeks yet. The Senate Is To-
king matters quite as easily as the House,
and Mr., Hear, in giving stricter attention
TO business the other day, declared that
he had never known session where
go little had been accomplished at this
stage. tbs evident enough that all hopes
OF short session may as well be given up.
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
The Executive Committee ofthe Repub-
lican Congressional Committee held a
meeting yesterday and determined to ad,
dress circular letter to the Republicans
OF Virginia, urging them to maintain an
| independent organization, and form no
entangling alliances with outside factions
or parties. 1t Is understood that the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the National Repub-
lican Committee will give the same advice
to the Virginia Republicans, It Is thought
that II this advice Is followed, in the di-
vision whichEat present exists in the DEM
ocratic party in Virginia, there will be q
good show forthe election Of Republican
Electors In November.
BELIEF FOR GEORGIA.
Repfesentatiye Hammond introduced a
bill for the relief OF the State OF Georgia.
| It directs the Secretary Of the Treasury to
pay to the State OF Georgia the proceeds
OF The cotton taken from her possession
by agents OF the United States. which may
be ascertained To be in the Treasury OF the
United States. ~
SUGAR, lMoLAssEs AND nuM.
The House. Committee on War Claims
decided to-day to report adversely on the
claim OF Burbfidge & Co.., amounting to
$4,000, for sugar, molasses and rum Be-
questrated by General B. +. Butler at New
Orleans.
NEGRO EXODUS INVESTIGATION.
The Senate Exodus Committee ex'
amined two colored witnesses to-day,
their testimony being mainly corrobora'
tive Of that previously given by othei
colored witnesses concerning the condi'
honof their people In North Carolina
The lastwitness, i. H. Fisher, said he
had Been q slave, was now the owner Of
property worth over 5000, all OF which
be had made since the war. AT present
he was district school commissioner and
had filled the office Of sheriff. The Com;
mittee mp to the present time have called
to Washington sixty,eight witnesses, thirty.
six of whom areT Republicans, two
Nationals and thirty Democrats twenty
five of the witnesses are colored men
The total number OF witnesses brought
here from Indiana Is twenty-five, o.
whom fige are Republicans. NJ
THE poyNroN-sHERMAN DIFFICULTY.
The following has eentfurnished fol
publication:
"WAsHISaTox. February ..
To Ms agent Of he associated Presss
- NV private correspondence shows that
some persons actually belieye that Gen
.lH. V.Boynton, correspondent OF the Gin
lcinnah Gd.ette, has begun some sort o
proceedings against me for slander in
civil or military court. so far as know uI
10 the present instant Of time he has dont
nothing OF the kind, except in the news
nspers. ~, w. T. SHERMAN"
ENERGETIC AMBROSE.
The report ofthe agent Of the Firs
Auditors office q the Treasury Depart
ment, who,was sent to investigate tn
books and. papers Of Thomas Ambrose
late clerk Of the United States Courts Q
the Southern District oi Ohio, has beel
received. It shows that Ambrose earne!
from the United States and from indiytd
uals, costs and fees over and above hi
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