The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-10
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

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very general favor. Even the Demos
Gratis, some OF them, certainly, speak
we'll OF IL II 10 admitted by all hands
that TWO or three things arc made Ger.
tain by the tone OF tho message: First
Virginia will speedily DO admitted "a
representation; second, that tho move-
ment for Cuban recognition 10 knocked
In the head; and third, that the original
Georgia legislature will be restored,
with the colorcd members In their seats,
jesse D. Bright, who 10 In wash
lngton, feels sure Of the country'a
speedy redemption from Radical tyran.
ny, and, as the best means OF accom-
pllshlng II, iavors q strict adherence to
the principles OF the State Rights Demo.
cratic party He held the same opIn-
lon early In 1861.
The little Senator from the smallest
state has ready two days speech on
the finances and on things In general.
He and Abbot have not come together
yet, the North Carollnlan born In New
Hampshire not having put In an Rp-
peArance.
Mr.. Boutwell'a plan for the reor~
gahlzatlon OF the Treasury Department
provides for the employment OF two
hundred and elghty-elght females in
the several bureaus.
There ls an amusing paragraph In
Treasurer Spinnsr's report, He does
not like the law which compels him In
all cases TO write his frank. He SAYS,
o fac Sintite Of my official signature
seems still TO answer very we'll on a
$1,000 gresnback note, but under this
law II 10 not good to q certificate that
saves the atlxlng OF q three cent post.
age stamp ,I
Reuben T.. Fenton's rooms at the
Arlington House costs him $3.50 O week
the session through. They are not vet
occupied by him, and are not likely 10
pc I'LL mid'January. They have been
charged against him In full, however,
since December l. There IL no pro.
prlety In stating this fact, as open an.
nonncement Is lRuntingly made Of the
laet. unimportant az It Is, 1t Is well to
tabulate an Item or two:
To Eent0nIs salary per week .. ...,..,.., 500
10 tent0ne board per week................. $50
fentons Selt-aSsorted profits in politics
~ DeSUL!u ub bARry.".",...,..... ,.......,..., con
To weekly excess Of bORld over salary $50
TO monthly Excess Of board over salary 1000
Excess for session orseven month. .....,S7, 900
Which must be made up somehow.
lin the height OF the Wall street
gold mania, Fisk, Jr., sent Mrs. Grant
9 present OF diamonds, which was re-
jeoted.
The Presidents views on finance
meet with good natured critlcism,-
western members say II squints q little
too strongly towards resumption, and
few OF the eastern members say thew
wish u had recommended earlier res
sumption. The plan to which he al.
ludes originated with General Schofield
and will not bring resumption during
General Grants term.
The Reconstruction Committee will
meet soon and agree 10 Farnsworth's
proposition. The reference Of the Ala.
oama certificates to the elections com.
mittee was matter OF form merely,
and undoubtedly the members elect
will take their seats.
The people OF the District are verv
much dlsgruntled at the omission In
the message OF any reference 10 affairs
IN this District. It 10 quite at variance
with the usual custom, and thew fear
that the President favors the removal
Of the Capitol to the West.
The nominations Of Circuit Judges
arc pretty generally commented upon
With Hvor. The only ones toward
whicn any decided opposition is shown
are Woodruff OF the Circuit Comprising
New York, Vermont and ConneotIcnt
and Yeaman for the Circuit INCLUDING
Ohio Kentucky, Tennessee and MIebi.
gan. NO special opposition ia made
except by strong friends Of other cans
didates. Woods, for the Southern CIR.
cult, was originally from Ohio, and Is
now one OF the Supreme Judges OF Al
Aoama. MckennRu. for the Circuit
OF pennsylvania, Delaware and New
Jersey, lives In Washington, Penn'a,
10 q man OF high character and q law
yer Of fine abilities. The Maryland
appointment, Pearre, was recommend.
Cd BY nearly the whole bar Of the
state, and he Is spoken Of as a LAWYER OF
sound Judgment and wide learning,
1eaman was formerlyin Congress from
Kentucky, but for some years has been
our Minister to Denmark. Sawyeris
appointment Ia warmly Endorsed BY
most OF the Pacific men In Congress,
Drummond and Shlpley seem to be
entirely satisfactory. Woodruff Is now
one OF the New York judges OF the
Court OF Appeals, something too old,
perhaps, but man OF learning, iuteg.
rlty and souudness. The friends of the
other candidates may strive to defeat
him. but are not likely 10 succeed, The
nomination for the Eighth Circuit.
comprising Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota
Arkansas, Nebraska aud Kansas was
not made. -
The ReLrenchment Committee are
not likely to report on their summer
examinations till after the holiday re-
cess. Their inquiries resulted In re-
commentator to Secretary Boutwell,,
which he at once adopted. They found
That great frauds were committed In the
shipment OF goods from New York to
San Francisco, by way of the Isthmus,
through the regulations respecting the
seals used on packages, and Senator
Patterson, for the Committee, advised
new regulations Of an entirely dlffer~
emit character from those In force, and
these were at once drawn up and have
quite recently been promulgated. They
Will withdraw great temptations, and
result In considerable saving to the
Government.
The discussion In the Senate, We'd
nesday, indicated considerable dIspo.
sition 10 deal with the question OF
removing political disabilities from
Southerners In way different from
that now pursued, by turning the ex-
animation OF applications over to Dis.
trict Judges, or establishing tribunal
In each OF the Southern States for that
purpose. No action was taken, how
ever, and the Senate finally passed n
bill for the benefit Of about one thous
sand persons. It passed the House last
spring, and now goes to the President
for his signature.
The Ways and Means Committee
spent Wednesdays session almost
wholly on questions connected with
the iron tariff, and went over about
the same grounds as that traversed
yesterday. Mr.. Allison tried TO get
pig Iron reduced from nine dollars 10
five dollars per ton but failed: Mr..
Schenck's proposition 10 fix the rate at
SIX dollars was also elected, and seven
dollars was finally again agreed upon
as the figure for the new bill, The new
classification of bar iron waa fhar,