The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-20

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JusTlCE TO Mr.. FoRNEY.-senator
Cameron did the fair and proper Thing
Thursday, In frankly and emnhati.
cally Eetraeting hlS reflections upon The
ohelal conduct Of Mr.. John w, FoFney
% Secretary Of the Senate. Il viii be
remembered that one OF Mr., Fornev's
clerks used some OF the Senate fufids
Improperly, and that Mr., Forney
promptly made the deficiency good
from his own resources, and al heRvv
loss TO himself. Instead OF asking re.
lief from Government, a. ofiieiaIs ara
apt to do under similar cIrcumsta
Mr.. Forney insisted upon shoulderInR
the loss TO the last penny, n oonFae
which seems 10 have eliolted the eener-
ous admiration oil his late adyersary.
tion.
ADMISSION OF UTAH.-The admission
Of Utah into the Union as q State was
under discussion at the meeting Of tho
House Committee on Territories Fri.
day, and although no formal conclu.
sion was reached, there seemed TO bs
an entire ,unanimity Of feeling among
the members against extending any
further privileges 10 citizens Of that
territory until polygAmy Is abolished.
Mr.. Cullom, chairman or the commit.
tee, has prepared bill, which will be
introduced at an early day. taking
away all the rights Of Mormons as olte
liens OF the Uulted States, and the
rights heretofore exercised as citizens
OF territory, until they abandon the
practice OF polygamy. It ls proposed
to push the passage Of this bill and
other measures for the extinction OF
MormonIsm.
FINANcLAL.-The House Committee
on Banking and Currency, held their
lrst meeting Friday. The Committee
found before them dozen bills relating
to currency, including four for free Ma.
tional banking, one for reCllstrlbutinp
the bank circulation and for repeallng
the act taxing the circulation OF the
State banks; Mr.. Ingersoll's bill TO
issue forty>iour millions more Of legal.
tenderG, Mr.. Morrell's bill to do bank.
Ing on iour and half per cent bond.
and four others OF less importance.
The committee discussed matters i'm
formally, and finally adjourned over
!ne nondays. Ihe members, Judging
from their Individual views, are about
equally divided on the question OF re-.
distributing bank circulation, and Of
authorizing more banks.
THE SUPREME BRNoH.-Ths Star
says (and SO do the correspond ents)
that the President has determined to
appoint Hon. +. NJ. Stanton to succeed
Mr.. Grler on the Supreme Bench.
TIE ATTORNEY GBNERAIsH1P.-The
Attorney Generalship was rendered,
Friday TO Judge A. W. Strong, OF Phil
adelphiaI and accepted. '.s7 ''1
FRANKINd.-The Secretary of The
Interior has called upon all the bureaus
under him 10 estimate how much their
postage Will cost II the franklng privl-
leGe il abolished.
TIE CIRCUIT JUDGEsHIPs.-The Sem
ate Judiciary Committee, at their meet
Ing Friday, had under consideration
the nominations for the Circuit Judge.
shlps. 1t Is understood there Is con-
siderable opposition to several OF the
names before them. The probabilities
are that there will be no definite action.
on the nominations TIL after the recess.
A telegram 10 the Baltimore American
says there Is no opposition to the nomI-
nation Of Mr.. Pearre, as Judge Tor this
Circuit. .F. I'.
Mr.. HoAR.-In regard to the nomin-
alton OF Mr.. Hoar, TO be Associate JUS
;ice OF the Supreme Court, Il Is under :
stood the Senate Judiciary Committee
will report his name back to the Senate
without any recommendation. 1t Ia
considered evident, from the feeling
manifested In the Senate, that his con-
iilFmALiOn will be AIrnnVIv nnnouad
'MoNTANA.-Gen. Potts, nominated to
succeed Mr.. Ashley as Governor OF
Montana, Is q member OF the Ohio
SENATE. His district is close; and In
view Of the peculiar situation In Ohio
II Is thought he cannot Just now be
spared from the Senate. His confirma.
ton will therefore be postponed awhile.
This leaves Mr.. Ashley In his place.
unless the President withdraw Gen.
POtter's name and nominate another.