The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-22
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The Financial Bills.

| Committee tomorrow. The Currency
bill IS in Shcrman's Committee for con.
sideraton OF the Houses amendments.
Both retire the three per cents, but while
the Senate proposes to issue but forty-five,
the House goes for ninety-tive millions OF
new national bank currency. The House
rcdistributes twenty-five and the Senate
twenty millions. The Senate is for free
banking on gold basis, but this provision
Is not in the House bill. Shcrman's COM
mittec will probably not concur in the
House amendments, and ask a Committee
of Conference. The other bill is for
funding the national Indebtedness, which
SChcnCks Committee is to talk over
again, though it is not likely they will
change it in any material respects.
TiE BUTLER ASYLUM INVESTIGATION.
The Military Committee took up Farms.
worth's resolution for an investigation OF
Buffers affairs this morning. A Sc lect
Committee of three, consisting OF Neglcy,
Slocum and Stoughton, was appointed to
conduct the case. Butler appeared and
said the directors Of the aSylums had con-
Quoted their business with the CXpcCta-
ton Oran investigation, but had not look.
cd for it until the Democrats came into
power He then submitted the regular
reports of the board, which have appeared
in print from time to time, and said that
~ 10 vouchers, there were about two cart
loads, which he would be glad to lay
before the Committee for hot weather
work. lie claimed that all the Cxpendi-
lures for real estate and buildings had
been of an extremely economical charAc-
ter.
THE SAN DOMINGO REPORTS-Th San
Domingo Committee cannot report to the
Senate before Wednesday, and perhaps
not before Thursday, US the evidence is
not yet all printed, and consideration Of
the treaty also goes over for two or three
days more. The majority report will be
very severe OH Consular Agent Perry,
who was tho principal witness against
Babcock, and whom they mean 10 eXtin-
guish by trying to show that he is a thici
and purjurcr. Tho Senate to-day conf
dentialy received n large package Of pa
pGrs from the President, covering the cor
rcspondCnCc and orders from the EXcCu-
tive to our naval commanders and Others
relative TO the treaty negotiations
THE FRAMING BILL occupied another
day in tho Senate, and again goes over
unfinished. Very few Senators really
want to pass it, but the chances arc that
it will 90 through in some form to-mor-
row. As it now stands it a6olishes the
use of tho frank the first Of next October,
except that newspapers are to get their
exchanges free, and country newspapers
are to circulate free in the county where
published. There is strong opposition
10 adding matter to the post office appr0.
priation bill, but it will probably be
done
THE TAN On CoAL.-Thc tax bill, as
reported in tho Senate to-day, fixes the
duty on coal at fifty cents in place Of the
existing duty OF one dollar and n quarter.
The House declared for free coal by a
large majority, and such an amendment
will be moved in the Senate when the
bill comes up for action. Sherman and
other members of his committee will op'
pose, and the fifty cent duty seems likely
enough to be finally adopted by both
branches of Congress.
PoMERoY CHEcKNIATED.-AG few days
since Julian, of Indiana, had the POmc-
roy branch Pacific Railroad bill referred
to his Committee. This virtually killed
it, and there has been violent pressure
brought To bear on his Committee to
get the bill returned to its place on the
Speakers table. Although Julian is op-
posed to tho bill, his colleagues instructed
Inn 10 report 1t back and ask to have it
put on the Speakers table. C0burn, Of
Indians; McNCcley, Of Illinois; Tatte, OF
Nebraska, and Randall, Of Pennsylvania,
objected. TNfIe stated that the bill was
passed by M agreement among Senators,
which the House Committee on Pacific
Railroad propose to ignore in an amend
ment 4 motion to suspend the rules
was lost, and the chances are that this
grant will 20 over till next session, though
the parties working for it are confident
they can force it through
The WHITTEMoRE CAsE-Therc is
promise OF \ warm debate tomorrow over
the Whittemorc case, though very many
members want TO proceed NI once TO vote.
There was Il report on the floor to-day
that he intended to present certain papers
prepared while he was 0t home, setting
forth that he gave notice TO his district, or
prominent men in il, Of his intention to
raise money to build school by the sale
OF his CadCtShip.
THE New STATE OF LINCoLS.-ThC
House Committee on Territories are ready
to report Nh enabling act for New Mexico.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Cullum, the
Chairman, the name for the proposed new
State will be Lincoln The bill providing
u form OF Government for Indian Territory
christens It Douglas.
PERsoXAL.-Gov. Campbell, of Wy
oming, LEFT for Ohio tonight, and will pro-
Cccd to Cheyenne in n few days. He has
has full understanding with the admin
istration in regard 10 the steps to be
taken IN. Indian matters for his territory.
Among the applicants for the Secreta-
ryship OF Utah is Gen. Ben. +, Shaw, OF
Dixon, Illinois, whose claims and superb
or qualifications wcre urged on the PrGsi.
dent to-day by Congressman Burchard.
Another man put in his application in
less than an hour after Col. Groves death
became known.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has
agreed to report in favor OF the contirma-
ton of Alderman rs Attorney General.
A letter travelling the rounds OF the
press, purporting TO be from the Nicc
President to IN Indianapolis paper, at
mcking the Chicago Tribune and George
Alfred Townsend, It's Washington cores
pondent, is undoubtedly forgery, as Mr..
Colfax himself Is authority for the state
ment that he never wrote ii or any simi.
lar letter.
ACQUISITION OF DoMINICA.-A joint
resolution, introduced by Mr., Butler this
ImOrninr and rcTnrrnd IN thO Committee