The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-19
FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
Congressman Auklln's Case Before the
House-The Committee Of Foreign AZ.
fairs Report That They Find the
Charges True--The Matter Re-
ferrsd for FurtherInvssti.
cation 10 the Judiciary
Committee.
WASHINGTON. February IS.
SENATE.

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Senate Joint Resolution was passed, au
thorizing the Secretary Of the Navy 70 EN-
ploy naval vessel, or charter ship fo
the purpose OF transporting to the famish
ing poor OF Ireland, such contributions q
may be made for their relief.
Mr.. Mcmillan presented protest agains
the erection OF q bridge across the Detroi
river at Detroit, signed by citizens o
Canada interested in the commerce on thu
lakes. ..U-. . f
Mr.. Logan presented memorial Of tht
Union Veteran Club, numering 1000 'ex
soldiers, demonstrating against the pass
age Of the "Weaver bill, on the ground
II passed, that 1t will distract the business
interest Of the country.
DIr. Thurman, from the Committee or
Judiciary, reported adversely TO the Senate
bill extending the jurisdiction Of the U. s
Circuit Courts. Indefinitely postponed
The Senate then proceeded to consider
the Calendar, and refused, yeas %, nays
So, 10 take up the bill granting q pension
to Herman Nettlefeld.
The morning hour having expired, the
Senate resumed the consideration OF the
bill authorizing the ascertainment OF the
amount Of public lands located on the
military warrants, and the payment oi
five per cent OF the value thereof to the
several States.
Mr.. Paddock spoke in favor Of the bill,
Messrs. Herman and Pryor opposed II.
Mr.. Gordon moved the Senate proceed
to consider the motion heretofore entered
by Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia, to recon-
slider the vote by which the resolution
appointing the special committee on the
inter-oceanic canal was adopted.
Mr.. Mcdonald objected to postpone
ment OF the pending bill.
Mr.. Gordon withdrew his motion, an
nouncing that he would renew 1t as soon
as the five per cent bill was disposed oil.
Mr.. Jones, Of Florida, spoke in favor oi
the five per cent bill.
Mr.. Kirkwood supported the bill. Iowa
was not asking the five per cent as aims.
In good faith she was entitled TO every
cent OF money claimed. Reputation by
the government Of this debt was as bad
as any other reputation. Questions of
this nature should be dealt with in a
broad and liberal spirit and not techni-
cally.
Mr.. Edmunds obtained the floor, but
yielded to motion by Mr.. Ferry for an
executive session, which prevailed. When
the doors reopened the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
. Mr.. Warner, from the Committee on
Coinage, reported back adversely tho
petition OF the Bullion Club Of New York,
praying for specie currency. Printed and
recommitted. =
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Morton
fixing the duty on barley malt at % cents
per bushel, y.
Mr.. Cox, Chairman OF the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, submitted unani-
nous report OF the committee in regard TO
the charges made against Mr.. Acklin.
Mr.. Acklin demanded the reading Of
the report, and 1t was accordingly read.
The report recites the charges made by
the Detroit Post, the personal explana-
ton made in regard thereto by Mr.. Acklin,
and the resolution under which the COM
mittee had been acting; that the resolu-
tions confined the inquiry OF the commit
tee solely as To the truth or falsity OF the
charges made in the Detroit Post. Nj.
ACklin had requested the committee to in.
quire into the report, as to the motive Of
his act, which had been subject OF criti-
cism; but the committee had not felt justi-
fed ins doing. With Mr.. Acklin's motive
the committee had nothing to do, nor with
the action TO be taken by the House. The
committee gives minute description OF
the position Of Mr.. Acklin relative to the
"Nicarauguan claim" bill during the 45th
Congress, during which he had been q
member OF the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and during The present Congress
The committee finds, in conclusion,
that AckIin, not being member Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, presented
on the 18th OF January, a paper purport.
ing to be a report Of that committee SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. King, relating To the claims
OF certain citizens against the government
OF Nicaragua, which paper was printed
at his request. That that paper was not o
report OF the Committee on Foreign Al
fairs, and had never been adopted or "a.
.yorahly considered by It; that that was
done in the absence Of Mr.. King, whose
absence was known to Acklin; that that
alleged report as presented, consists OF
four pages OF manuscript, printed resolu.
ton and printed report OF Acklin to the
forty.iifth Congress; that the manuscript
is in. the form OF q request from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs for the speedy
passage OF the resolution; that the manu-
script is in the hand writing OF Acklin's
clerk, and copied by him from draft
made by Acklin; that the manuscript SO
prepared was handed by Acklin to King
during an extra session with desire that
he should adopt 1t; that the committee did
not adopt 1t as their report or favorably
consider, and that 1t was returned early
in December 10 Acklin and he
was informed that the committee was
probably adverse to it; that Acklin sub
sequently altered 1t by pasting to It q
printed copy OF resolution asking for a
special committee to report on Nicarau-
guam claim and introduced II so changed
on January %; that Acklin being inquired
OF at the time by the journal clerk, failed
to convey to him any other impression
than that he had presented the report for
King; that itwas King and not the chair
man OF the committe who asked Acklin
what the introduction OF the report
meant and who received an unsatisfactory
reply; that the entries made on the jour
nal and in the records remained unscratch-
ed until January 20, all Of which is re-
spectfully submitted, and the committee
asks to be discharged from further Consid-
Grafton Of the subject,
Mr.. Acklin sent to the clerks desk and
had read letters directed by him to the
Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and the Chairman Of the sub-com-
mittee, asking that the scope OF the inves-
tigation might be enlarged.
Mr.. Cox stated that the committee had
no authority to go beyond the simple in.
quiry as to the truth or ialsity Of the
charges in one newspaper, the Detroit
PoR. The committee limited itself TO the
resolution. The investigation was deli.
cate matter at best, and the committee
could certainly not have extended its
scope without authority.
Mr.. Frost offered resolution recon.
hitting to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs the report In regard to ]. II. Ack-
lin, with instructions to report what ac-
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