The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-16


the North Pole exploring expedition, pro-
vided for In the recent act Of Congress, to
Capt, Hall, and so announced this morn;
Ing To that gentleman and his friends
Tie necessary orders In thei premises will
be made at once,n Il Is NOW 60 late that
the expedition cannot get off this year.
The fall and winter. will bc occupied III
getting tho slip ready, selecting q crew
anti making! other eCessRSy prepataN Npl18i
The Coast Survey and Smithsonian 1nsti-
tute will send out two.of three scientific
meu with Captain Hall, and they will i'm
mediately begin their sludies so rs to be
thoroughly fl fog the duties they are ~
undertake. Capt. Halt has been here u
good deal Of the time forthe last four on
five months, and the President carries out
the plain intent Of Congress In giving him
command of'the expedition. ,tii p!
THE WuBKY LoBBY.-0pe Of themost
persistent and fmpudeIt 'lobbies here this
session Of Congress was that having for,
its, object an increase Of the whisky tax 70
one dollar per gallon. It's leaders were
persons lEomC Chicago PndC CipflnRatt The
proposed increase Of tax was Of 'c6trse q
Job for the benefit or various, persons who,
have stocks Of whisky on hand. The
managers blel the iinembHs Of the
Liquor Dealers Association quite freely,
md lived herein fine style, gphen they
ncvef d d tic last reason fof8RuppoSng
th9iF proposition c6iild be Carried through
either. branch 9f CqFpggesSSN laqr, 80.
OPPOSITION TO LAND grants
det6rminetiI hostility, pf TIC HOUSE to
everything In the nature Of 4 land grant
or railroad job was illustrated to-day,
when ut business on the Speakers table.
Whenever 'Gnc Or the measures was
reached, there were u score Of objections
as soon ass cndhgh 6flthc title had been
rad to show DE natirc of tiIe measure.
Not one Of them got through, and the
House even went so far as " refuse their
reference to the proper committee. They
all remain on the table till next winter.
G6fS Gdblin, r0f lIhdia a. secured 4 tho
passage ola bill TO day designed to restrict
private eitransactions IN Government furnl.
ture It provides for an accurate invoice
Of all the Government property in the dc.
partinehts, capitol apll White House, and
dbliges all oficers insclIargeS Of such ma
tGrialtnIobtaim fcckipts f6rjit lIomthet
SUCCESSORS. Up 10 this time no such In.
voices lave been kept nor any record o.
sales preserved. Tie bill will operate
severely. upon the furniture and carpet
business in Washington. 10. ,l' S2
Mrs. LINCOLN PENsroERD AT Last
The pension bill for Mrs. Lincoln was
finally carried in the Semitic today, by
eight majority. 1t gives her three thou:
sand dollars per year = 1t had previously
passed the uOuse, and was this evening
signed by the President. We shall there
fore hear no more Of the scandal con-
nected with that matter. .. y stl :. Id
THE OMNIBUS B1LL-The Little Rock
Custom House and Pbstofice building ap-
propriation Is lost In tile Conference on
the Omnibus bill, but that for a similar
building ut St Louis saved; that of three
hundred thousand dollars for new offices
in connection with the War Department
is Feiect6d' No change is, tni1leinI the
Limitation, as to tho, amount for the New
York and Boston b0stOflicGs, is fixed IN
the Sact last. April, hut the 3Sccretlry
OF the Treasury is given permission
IN gn III, under klIeo oI contracts If lie
Sr5S tIcSI' III n;ivNni0re, The twenty
t;~c % iba,fsSnd 6lSllarsi ifSr IYilberforce Uni.
varsity nassI.s in this Lill; -
SES1Tois NohToNsS REI&1Ns.-The
Copuittce in Charge of the ,remainsAo of
Senator Norton, 0f MINNESOTA, viii leave
Iofd t6!horrow eT1fin9o His desk hi the
Senate Chamber, llas, been cleared Of oil
Us o"oSS "I ~. S.S ~ eIo""M, @ Haso @ cont";n
!leEe ssaI ~ "a G; ;c,S snt IN
ing 9eus nuT"cs y. aV"osS t,'o nt.o,st;nn 81
grelsNe WHY nsshS . wy e tG''''''D
OF AlI pc[soilS pgl y !, 'nG .s ssilot4ss. 70,
THElNDIAN QUESTION oN.EIhe Dfg mdlan
Appropriation Dlll ilnally ialiea IN the Con
iefenceS Gommuec.t q AN: :iagreenenLiWhs
EelGhe1 ~ HerJthtlllg nqE t4e slgste 9ss-
tiOn OF giving Official recognition 10 trea,
Aesby the Bece' Commission VINO ana
threc years ago Ine House conleTeGs y
could not yield on t9ls point, tnougn ihSy
offered to give tue .Frcstuent control OF au
the money mentioned IN Iae clauses a reaa, :aa,
9ng 70! neSe,tas ,.e'..a.e .tnt ha pa fT Ho,,se W."
Getst u: III HSSS a. !tSsIo IItcumcrta md
s.louiH tS 1SSn,,n;.;"e oo,M" n WITH tl,e
wentne . SGanltaee came mi, IN WIN %ronC ,T
aepUL,t y. ITT ni'r"1 % W. od nnSition % so thNt
sLousy lCrc" no.oo 0 CO.. U ~ S' "'-sonn,ert S on
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