The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-12

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United States bonds has been completed,
and is now being pri nted.
Senator Edmunds re.appearsd In the
Senate to-day, and received many cougrat.
ulations from his aSPoCiates on both sides
OF the Chamber upon his return from
Florida In restored health.
Secretary Kirkwood to-day rescinded
the appointments to the penslen hu.
reau made last week, and ordered the 72O
applicants Tor the 1870 positions 10 enter
upon
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION.
II Is said this was done on the advice Of
the President,
Precisely q quorum Of Senators voted
this morning. and unless the absenteeism
is stopped the Senate will be left without
o quorum. Both sides seem determined
TO continue the dead lock. The Demo-
cratic Senators say that every mail brings
them letters urging them 10 continue the
resistance, and ths Republicans assert
that their constituents and the party are
supporting them. Hence no sign OF q
break yet,
A MOVEMENT TO UNITE REPUBLICANS, GREEN
HACKERS AND INDEPENDENTS
in Mississippi in opposition To the Demo.
Gratis in the approaching State election
has been organized. Ex'Congresamau
Mckee has been appointed to organize
the Fusion State Committee, aud he will
be its chairman. Ex.Gov. Alcorn will be
the candidate oil the FuSioniSts for Gov
eruor, and they count upon getting many
Democratic votes. The President sus'
taius the movement and will give u his
countenanCe and support. One policy ol
the FuslOnists will be 10 put good men on
the ticket and thus overcome the fear ot
the whites OF negro domination. Promi'
nent men from Mississippi, who have
been active in getting up the fusion move.
ment, think 1t will divide the Colorsd vote
and change the politiCa OF Mississippi.
Similar movements are being organized In
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana and Arkansas, and Il is expected
to make 1t general In the South.
CAPITAL CHAT.
President Garfield, accompanied by the
Secretary Of the Navy, visited the Navy
Yard this afternoon,
Major.Gsneral Pope arrived last evening
and had an interview with the Secretary
OF War this morning.
The two votes In the Senate to-day on
the motion 10 go into executive session
disclosed the presence Of only a bare
quorum OF impaired Senators, viz: Twen'
" Republicans and nineteen Democrats.
The pairs announced we're as iollows
Messrs Anthony and Lamar, Beck and
Hale, Cameron aud Plat, OF Connecticut,
Fair and Jones, Of Nevada, Frye and Hill,
OF Georgia, Grover and Van Wyck, Jack.
s1n and Hawley, Jonas and Edgerton,
kellogg and Davis, OF Illinois, Mitchell
and Bayard, Sewell and Mcpherson, saun.
ders and Williams, Sherman and Saula'
bury, Rollins and Jones, OF Florida, Ed.
munds and Garland, Groome and Logan.
Five oil the absent members are membersot
the committee that escorted the remains
Of Senator Carpenter to Milwaukee. These
and 6ve or six others are expected back
tomorrow OF Wednesday.
DoINGs IN THE SENATE.
The Vice President to-day laid before
the Senate the unfinished business, being
resolution for the election Of Senate oti.
GERS.
A motion made by Mr.. Davis, OF West
Virginia, TO go into executive session was
lost Yeas, 10; nays, 20.
After few remarka were exchanged by
Messrs. Davis, OF West Virginia, and
Dawes, tending 10 show that each side Of
The chamber had determined on itB course
OF action, Mr.. Gall took the floor ir con.
tinuAnCe Of bis speech ot Thureday last
After 0 brief speech by Mr.. Dawes In
defense Of Massachusetts,,
SENATOR CAMDEN
explained West vlrginia's relation TO the
debt question. 1t had been charged by
the Senator from Virginia [Mahone1 that
West Virginia had shown no disposition
10 make any provision for the settlement
OF The debt question between the two
States. To contradict the charge Mr. Gam.
den quoted from the various Acts Of the
Legislature OF West Virginia for the
appointment Of Commissioners 10 adjust
The debt. The last OF these Acts passed
In 1871, but before waiting for the action
Of the Commissioners, tho Legislature oil
Virginia had passed q funding bill, by
which two.thiris oI her debt has been
funded and certificates Tor the remaining
third issued. The latter had been Issued
without the knowledge Of West Virginia,
but had, improperly, come 10 DO known
"A West Virginia certificates. The Com.
tnlssioners made a report, which showed
that West Virginia would not be liable for
onethird Of The debt on the basis oil terri.
tory, population or reyehpe:, The Oom'
mIssiouers had decided that West Virgin.
ia's proportion Of the debt was $904 .S0O.
This report had been fwaidsd 10 IL Q
authorities ot Virginia, and there the mat
t,r had rested 10 lhe present time.
Mr.. Cameron, ot pennSy lyahia, SAID a
few days Sgo the Senator from Kentucky
| Beck | taunted him with The iap. that the
LeSlslstute Of Pennsylvania had Refused
10 sustain The course which lts Senators
bad followed In this chamber. The SanS.
tor had said 10 him [Uameron] that he
would probably mAkB The Legislature en-
doyse bic action. There was no man liv'
inV who had the power 10 make the Legis.
latnTe OF Pennsylvenia do any yLhing aRAlnst
M free will He would not arrcgAte 10
himself the power 10 make II do anything
V6ieh Il di not believe TO be right and
; bfopeF. The DOu who undertook 10 DO
thSt would fnd himself IN the position oil
the shsAtsr who
cAME BACK stoRN.
tto ySs personally acquainted with
nearly all the members fths Legislature,
and a better, nobler and more patriotic
body Of men did not exist. ThatLeg
. islGiute had passed the resolution endors
ina the action Of the Republican sanAtotl
on this floor, and be had no doubt that All
, patriotic Legislatures would follow theIi
NJ. Beck agreed that the Penn;yl