The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-09

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of the Interior, Delano, on the payment o
Of a fine Of $4,000, which was q portion o
his sentence.
TIE poYSRLLY.wAsHBURSR CASE.
On Tuesday next the reports on the Don
nelly-Washburne case will be presented
to the Committee on Elections, and Rep
resentative Manning expresses the intsn
ton OF Immediately calling the matter uE
in the House, with the view Of an early
vote upon the case.
THE EELLoGG-sPAFFoRD CASE.
The Democratic Senator'S in caucus to-
day seemed decidedly in favor Of letting
the spaaord Kellogg case 80 over until
the next session, unless the necessary
public business shall be 30 expedited as to
admit OF Its consideration without pro-
longing the present session far into the
summer.
MILITARY MArTRRs.
The Secretary Of War, in communica-
tion to the Senate to-day. recommending
an appropriation Of 100000 to build a
new military post at the junction Of the
Gunnison and Grand rivers says that
General Sherman has reported To- the
Department that General Mackenzie will
be ordered forward as soon as wagons
can be used on the road by the Sagnatcke
and Del Norte 10 the Uncompaghrecoun-
try.
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The House Committee on Military AZ
fairs, to-day selected for appointment the
following superintendents Of the National
Soldiers Home. General ]. NJ. Palmer, OF
Illinois, to succeed Thomas 0. Osborne;
Major D. O. Fulton, OF Wisconsin, to sue
ceed E. B. Walcott; General Joel Parker,
of New Jersey, to succeed II. G. Stebbins;
General William B. franklin, Of Connects.
cut, 10. succeed General B. +. Butler; Cen
eral Charles Roberts, Of Maine, to succeed
Fred K. Smythe; General NJ. T. McMahon,
OF New York, to succeed General J. d..
Martingale. General McClellan's name
was Withdrawn, as the acceptance would
invoke his resignation Of the office OF
Governor Of New Jersey.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
The House committee heard the argu-
ment Of James F. Wilson, OF Iowa, to-day,
in favor of the bill to extend the time
granted the Northern Pacific Railway to
fulfil the conditions on which their char.
ter was granted. He claimed that the road
is not now before Congress asking unwar-
ranted favors, but simply yeyen-handed JUS
tice, that its 800 involuntary owners, scat
tered all over the country, are simply ask.
ing protection for the $35, ,000, 900 of actual
money invested by them, and OF the
iulfllment Of the Great Republics policy.
THE EXODUS INQUIRY.
The Senate Exodus Committee to-day
examined H. H. Stanton, OF Topeka. He
said that from 5000 to 5000 immigrants
remain in and around the city; many OF
them without work and without homes;
many had taken shelter from storms
around the railroad depots and yards, and
several women and children have been in
iured by freight cars unexpectedly moved.
Frank Doster, from Marion, Centre
Kansas, independent in politics. said that
the people OF Kansas generally think that
the exodus is unfortunate and i'll advised,
and that the negroes are not wanted IN
Kansas, where the white people are only
able 10 take care OF themselves. DE
thought It would be better for the govern
ment TO protect these people II they need.
ed protection in the South, than to have
them TO come to Kansas.
Phillip Brookings, young colored
man OF Yazoo county, Miss, was q very
amusing witness and kept the committee
and audience in an uproar. His testi.
mony in substance was TO the effect that
he had been induced several months since
by the exaggerated stories which he heard
Concerning the splendor Of Kansas TO emf
crate. After his arrival at Topeka he
made an efforts TO obtain work in the
county. but failed, and fearing he would
staryeto death he determined to move TO
Mississippi His dissatisfaction becoming
known to the Democrats they subpoen@d
him and Stanton, one oil the
witnesses to-day loaned him money to
pay his fare to Washington. Before the
subpoena was served on him, he had ap,
piled to the Aid Society at Topeka to send
him back to Mississippi, but the mana
gers refused TO assist him. He said he
was not afraid TO return 10 Yazoo county.
as the colored people were well treated
there, and he had no doubt but that he
could find employment Immediately
upon his return. -
Senator Voorhees, -"well, Philip, wha'
lo ,,on atfrihute yonr mislortune'to prin
cipally. Not TO the bad treatment OF tht
VIC" "oh, no." he replied. at was from
Jug principally" =.
~ Ae said there was considerable suffer
ing among the emigrants in Kansas OF
account OF the cold winter, although IN
winter was mild. l suppose God AL
mighty knowed just how the colored peo
Die would be fixed and made itso.
TnR cESsus BILL.
The committee OF conference on tn
Census bill reached an agreement to-day
It is arranged that the House agree to tn
Senate amendment striking out the re
ouirement for the collection ot statistic
concerning naturalization and the owner
ship Of the public debt, aud also TO tn
senate amendment which provides Gel
tain methods, such as the posting oil II
turns, &C., that the accuracy OF the wor
of the enumerators may be tested. Th
Senate agrees TO recede from It's ament
ment recurring copies OF the returns K
each State 70 be filed with the respeetiN
Secretarys Of State.