The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-18
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The House Banking Committee will
nave pleasant employment during the
holidays. II 10 ordered 10 Investigate
The gold career Of last fail, and will
make thorough work Of It. Jim Flax
Will be compelled 10 answer all Guess
lions put to him by such tribunal, and
VIII find II difficult to hide hIa secrets,
IL 10 not decided whether o sub. com.
mlttee will sit In Washington during
the recess to make the stlgatIon or
60 10 New York.
Judge Orth, Of Indiana, has been
elected chairman Of the House Commit.
tee on Foreign Affairs, In the absence
OF Gen. Banks, On the question OF an.
nexing any Of the West India Islands.
the committee lB conservative. A pro-
position for annexing 1t, Domingo,
from President BAeZ, ID soon expected:
but as the debts we should have TO 40.
sume Will amount to about one million
and half, there 10 doubt II Il 10 accent.
ed. It can hardly be possible that
Congress would hesitate for such tri-
iie as that.
The Evening Star intimates that the
Cuban agents have been using money
rather freely upon certain newspapers,
and speaks OF u rumpr that one or the
Washington Journals has been flush
with Spanish doubloons OF late.
The correspondent Of the Providence
Journal says there is no doubt Con-
gress will pass a bill authorizing the
funding OF the debt at q much lower
rate OF Interest. A large number of
propositions are before the Ways and
Means Committee and Senate Finance
Committee, bat none OF them stand 90
good chance OF adoption as that OF
Secretary Boutwell,.
LIVELY TINE IN THE HOUSE,
The first real lively time OF this ses-
sion occurred Thursday. II WAS In the
House, and grew out Of Mungen's 80
called financial speech, in which he
fairly and directly advocated the repu.
diation OF all the Government bonds,
and painted his picture OF prosperous
times that would follow such an act,
He has been ut work ON this speech for
a long time. The fact that he would
come out for reputation got neIsed
abroad, and many friends tried to pre-.
vail upon him to destroy his pile Of
manuscript. He was not TO be persuR.
ded, and the House gave him an hour
In which to read It. There was percep-
lible uneaainess all over the Democrat.
10 side while he spoke, and as soon az
he finished his party friends jumped
for the floor In order 10 rspudiats him.
Messrs. Cox, Randall, SlOcum, Wood
ward, and others. washed their hands
vigorously Of the whole thing, and
spoke their minds about Mungen with
charming freedom and derislVenesB. It
was Il good thing to hear, though. One
could not help marvelllnR at the sud-
den apparent conversion OF these gems
tlemen from the Pendleton Rreenback
scheme for half-repudlatlon. The af,
ternoOn'a work renders II clear, how
ever, that the financial part OF the last
Republican platform was made of good
timber.
CONGRESSIONAL APPoINTAr RNT.
The apportIonment bill brought In
by Mr.. Allison OF the House, Thurs.
day, Ia similar to the one which he pre-.
scented before the Census Committee.
1t provides that the House shall have
three hundred members; that the Sec
cretary OF the Interior shall make up
the Apportionment on the basis for the
next Congress aa soon as the census re-
turns are received, and by official an
nOuncement show how many repreaen-
ta.ives each Slate Is entitled to In the
new house. States having an excess
over the present number are to elect
them OH u general ticket. This whole
matter OF ApportiOnment will be pretty
thoroughly debated in the course Of the
winter and spring. A good many
members think two hundred and sew
enty five IL enough for the House, and
some don't want any change till the
FIrty.thlrd Congress. II 10 not yet
possible to SIZE what conclusion will be
reached.
JUDGE 0RIER's RIsIdNATIoN.
The officers OF the Supreme Court
| finally announce that Judge Grier's
resIgnatio lon was last night delivered 10
the President, to take effect on the first
OF February. Judge Hoar's nomina-
lion was 10 the vacancy occasIoned by
the death of Justice Wayne, and now
there will be another one to fill, though
30 far as can be learned It isn't going 10
be filled ut present. Mr.. Stanton Ia
warmly supported by some and bItter-
ly opposed by others, and the name OF
Judge Strong, also or Pennsylvania, is
mentioned.
The following is the letter OF the
President accepting the resignation OF
Judge Griet: -
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Dec. 10. 100.
To The Hon. Robert O. Grier:
Your letter containing the tender. Of
the resignation OF your office OF Asso-
ciate Justice Of the Supreme Court OF
the United States, to take effect on the
first day OF February next, has been
received by me to-day, and your resig-
nation ls accordingly accepted, 10 take
effect on that date. ! sincerely regret
the Increasing physical inhrmltles
which induce you 10 retire from the
Bench, and with the assurance OF my
personal sympathy and respect, desire
also TO express my sense Of the ability
and uprightness with which your judi
cial duties have been performed. In
looking upon your long and honorable
career 10 the pu blic service, 1t must be
especially gratifying to yourself 10 re.
member, as 1t ts my agreeable duty
and privilege on this occasion thua dis
Iinctly TO recognize, the great services
which you were able 10 render to your
country In the darkest hour Of her his.
tory, by the Yigor and patriotic firm
ness with which you upheld the just
powers Of the Government, and vludi-
Gated the right Of the nation under the
Constitution to maintain ita own ex-
lstence. With the hope that your re-
tirement may be cheered by the knowl.
edge Of public gratitude, AZ well AZ by
private affections, l remain, very re-
specially yours, U. s. GRANT.
THE REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs held o meeting Thursday Tor
the purpose OF considering, the recon;
mendations made in the last annual
reports Of the Secretary OF War and the
General OF the Army. Some OF the
recommendations OF General Sherman
are very peculiar. and It puzzles the
COMMITTEES 70 understand how they can
adopt them. He calls for the muster
ing out OF the service Of all the BupernuS