The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-01

The bill for the erection Of Marine
Hospital at Evansville, Ind, was report
ed and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Riddleberger, from the Committee
on Manufactures, reported a bill pro-
yiding that the surplus from the appro-
priation made for the Centennial Expo,
sition Of the Ohio Valley may be used
for the expositions at Augusta and Rich
mond. Referred.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar on
the 9th, was taken up and agreed to.
II provides for the appointment oil a
committee OF seven Senators TO report
upon the relations OF commerce and
business existing between the United
the British North American possessions.
The Senate then resumed consid-
Grafton Of the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Manderson offered an amendment
appropriating S3lO,70l to repay the city
OF Omaha for repairing the court house
and postohice. Agreed to.
Mr.. Call offered an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 to be expended at the
discretion Of the Secretary OF the Treas
ury for the recovery OF property OF the
United States now held in adverse pos
session 10 the Government. He spoke
OF the information recently laid before
the Senate on that subject.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the amend
ment and spoke OF the hope OF recover
ing property which had belonged 10 the
Confederate States rs an illusive one.
The debts OF those states were lien
upon their property. The proposition
was to give some gentleman d pleasant
trip TO Europe. The recovery Of Con-
fcderatc property by the United States
Government might be amended with
responsibility for their debts.
Mr.. Cockercll spoke Of the fairy tales
OF the wealth Of the detunCt Confederacy
as being only cGualled by the stories OF
the immense wealths stored up in Eng
land belonging TO American heirs. lie
read and criticised communications
from II. b. Littlepage, employed as Il
special attorney Tor the Government in
1857, in relation TO the recovery OF Con-
iedcrate note property, and said that
that was the sort OF Information by
which il was sought to show that n
British ship Of war, formerly the Texas,
seen by Admiral Luce at Bermuda, had
been the property OF the Confederate
States. He had no doubt that the Brit.
ish Government could account for all
the ships in its navy Just as the United
States Government could account for all
its ships.
Mr., Elmunds-Oi course they can be
all accounted for, because they all be-
longed to the British navy at that time
They were Just us much part OF the
British navy then as they are now.
Mr.. Cockcrell-But the senator from
Florida claims that they belonged to the
Confederate States and should now be
long to the United States.
Mr.. Blair-Is il necessary for the Sen
ator from Missouri TO use the words
Confederate States" so often? dc
not think that expression should b,
made Use OF.
Mr.. COckcrcll-Do you wish me to cal
them "rcbcl Statcs?'
Mr.. Blair-Anything you please, bu
| don't say Confederate States, or Con
iederatc Treasury" or anything OF tha
kind.
In conclusion, Mr.. Cockerell, said tina
the proposed appropriation would b,
simply an absolute waste ot 50 mucl
money and might complicate the Unite,
States Government.
The bill went over until Tomorrow
and the Senate adjourned.