The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-01
uAslIIsgEOs nEWs AND GOsSIP
RAsnrNGroN, D. c., Dec. 50.

TnB AnnINuTRATION AND CUDA.-
Ths Fus8t usalati0n dispatches about
Unha ars really Of no consideration.
/ ne Praidsnt, Secretary Fish and
I sadniuF HumuaP are nnt likely 10
{ chnage tlslF opinion on the sub bleCt Of
iuigFuati1nal Law In q hurry, and until
ghlV o. %, or CubA does some hard
/ frtsing IoF Independence, the course
8i ths Standardization will be unchAnR-
"a. The Cubana are waiting anxious
w iar 0sn. hankS' return, IN the hope
that ~ can coax the House into hos.
uls asiitnds 10 the administration.
aAnANA TRRATY.-ThsTa is con.
siderable talk against the SAmAna
tEeaIy In Congressional circles, but It
eui-is ehtedy amODg The ardent HuVo-
eaiu Oi Cnhan Independence and an
BsHafiOn. They argue that the admin.
iutFatiun might easily have secured
Gala Instead Oi SamAnH. In the House
thsFs uill bs considerable opposition
uhan u eamSs to paying The bills for
Hlmnna.
PhnFosED MODIFICATION OF TnE In.
c1nu TAX The sentiment OF the House
y strongly In favor OF modifying the
iBoitns Tax. Not less than Ons.third
utlI vote for total abolition, but the
Pfu.idsul'a recommendation on the
aubiScI will probably Be adopted.
HHCnEDINO SBNsITIvRNESs.-L
lng n1lOF0d CitlEsnS are out In card,
complaining that the published aC~
eounls Of SlAntOn's funeral gave them
no place In the procession, whereas
they occupied = conspicuous place In Il.
ThS card asserts that the colored people
FlgaFdsd Stanton n one Of their trueSt
iFisnds.
NEW YRARs.-The Indications are
that New YeaFA will be pretty general
" observed. The President and Vice
President will give receptions As usual,
bet the speaker Of the House will not
b. on hand, ~ he remains In Maine
till the last Of next week. The menu
bsFa Of the Cabinet will keep open
hnuss. and tho Star says they have
hrFual among themselves 10 hold tenn.
pIFnnos FpcsptiOnH-plentY to eat but
10 intoxicating drinks. The Chief
IusIisn, UOn. Sherman, Admiral POr-
IsF Ani many other officials will rS~
give their friends. Ths IirGt formal
pVpuinR reception ut the White House
OrruEu on the lILh Of next month.
InPuDENT RE9uRsT.-Varlou per-
uOlR intSFUsled In the New YORK cOun-
IuFluit money Arms have been over
bpgu 70 get the Post OliCe Department
90 release their correspondence seized
too weeks ngO. They admitted fraud on
ne public, but claimed that no honest
man Vas deceived and therefore wrong
had been done them In the seizure
Of Ih-iF Letters, The Department gave
tb-in 4 short answer, and told them
thFY had better go about All hOneAt bn>
sis1ss forthwith.
BPErULATnES ANXIOUS quite 4
number of tsIegTAmB were received here
70 day from bankers and speCulators
10 New York InQulTinE II any one could
ten what the Treasury Department
would do next month about buying
lonjs and selling gold. For reasons
nOl shown, they appeared unusually
anEI,ins lOT Information on this point,
bat they could get nothing OF q reliable
chaFnuisF. The policy for January Will
probably be announced next Monday
MAINLAND REPURLICANs.-The Ma
Fyland Republican state Central Com.
miileS met At Baltimore last night and
tOnk measures 10 perfect and strength"
sn the Organization OF their party In the
RiAla. One Important thing they did
Waa TO authorize sort OF Sub>C0mmit-
Ise 0f one or two ColOFed men In each
county, with whom consultations are 10
bS held.
VIRaINIA.-It is stated, by Radical
msmbSF OF Congress, that within u few
days the majority OF the members OF
the RscOnHIEucllOn Committee have
agreed To report bill requiring the
Virginia Legislature to be recOnven6d,
aud each member ba required 10 take
the oath under the 18th amendment, the
sluctlOn Of United States Senators to be
declared null and void, and new cleo
IiOn Of senators u lake place after the
I,aEislaIuFO has thus been purRed.
ThGss members OF the Committee claim
that J0dEe HOAr's opinion, holding that
mpnbaTa OF the Legislature are not re-
quiFud 70 take the test oath, Is srrone'
oaa, and that II was not lawful for the
I.pVislRIuTs to take any action OF any
ktpL until the members had all sub.
aeFtllal 10 the test oath. They assert
that they have canvASSed the House Of
| REPRESENTATIVE and Ind n majority
with them, and therefore II does not
matter hOW much unanlInity there may
b amouR Senators In favor OF the i'm
IsslitaIO admIssiOn Of Virginia, HI the
Home l. master Of the situation, since
b1ih HOuaPR must approve what mas
trspa dose (und6g Reconstruction ncts)
IN lhaI 6tAiO bSlOTO her Senator" OF
Representatives can take their HeaIS.