The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-05
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

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WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOBSIP.
D1sruRuINu "SHouLDER sTRArs."-
The President has ordered the SscretR.
~ OF War to prepare an order requir.
Ing all military officers who have been
on duty In this or other cities for term
OF three years to report for field duty In
the west, aud also TO prepare detail
from those who have had long term
OF field duty on The frontier. There
will be, of course, some exceptions In
consequence OF being physlcally Inca
pacitRted from wounds or other causes
from performing field duty. The OBJ
iect OF the order IL to equaliGe the ser
vice OF various officers by dividing the
desirable places among deserving men,
OUR OCEAN MAIL SRRvIoE.-The
Postmaster General being asked 10 fur
nIsh the special committee on naVlga-
tIon interests with figures for the last
two decades. showing the amount paid
TO foreign steamship lines for the con-
vevAnce OF ocean malls; also, that paid
TO American shIps during the same Pc
rIod, Is now engaged In the prepara-
lion of the slatiatlos. They show that
We have virtually been engaged In the
protection OF British, French and Ger
man interests, instead Of building up
our own.
THE NEW ORLEANS CUSTOM HOUSE.
Collector Casey, OF New Orleans,
filed in the Treasury Department bis
scheme for the reorganization OF the
Custom House down there. He pro-
noses an annual reduction In expenses
of about ninety thousand dollars, but
the curious feature Of the matter IL that
nearly all the clerks and lAboEerB
whose removal i1 recommended are
Republicans, while hundreds Of avow-
ell Democrats, some OF whom have be-
lonRed to the worst OF secret political
organizations, are retained In lucrative
p0sItIons, The Louisiana delegation
in Congress are nearly lfrhot quite
unanimous In asking CAsey's diAmiss.
al. They are producing aaldRvltB In
large numbers showing mlamanage.
ment on his part and the existence Of
rings among his faVorlteB by which
wrongs are committed and harm done
the government.
SALRs AND BOND PURoHAsRs.-The
orders OF the Secretary OF the TreRsuRry
for gold sales and bond purchases
for the month OF January, show that
he will continue his policy In q modi.
ied shape, the sales OF gold authorized
being but four against ten millions In
December, and the purchase OF bonds
but six against eleven millions last
month. The large amount disbursed
for Interest and reduction Of the gold
balance In the Treasury, as we'll as the
condition marked, doubtless induced
the modified action Of the Secretary,
which, however, 10 changed only In
amount, not In principle.
ATTORNEY GRNRRAL HoARls OAsB.--
Some people In Washington say q
strong effort VIII be made on Inc rea5.
sembiing Of the Senate, to get Hoar's
case up again, and tho names Of cerS
tain Senators who opposed him before
The recess arc row quoted 40 aaylnH IN:
lustIce was donS him then. ~ Rpite oi
fhIa. however, there does not seem 70
~ I onV GOOD reason for believing he can
bS oonRfmed. He was expected back
Tuesday, Marvin, Of Florida, whose
name has been mentioned among the
poSsIble men from the South, 10 In
WashInRton 10 see how things look,
and tO bring forward such influence %
he can 10 get one Of the vacancies on
1ha Bench, There is renewed reason
for believing the President wants Hoar
confined.
INEQUALITY OF REPRESENTATION.
Western members are greatly exercised
over the proposed Rpportl under
the census bill. Several are engaged
In preparing speeches. allowing the
great inequality between the Eastern
and Western States In respect to the
number OF voters and representauyeS;;
The discussion over Mr.. Judd's Dill
viii begin soon after the rea9sembllng,
And 0 large number are already on Ine
SDeaker'6 slate toBpeRk for ana aGalnst
the bill. Mr.. hale, OF Maine, leSds tne
list, and Will make bis maiden enott ~
opposition 10 increasing the numper OF
representatives or making the epnot'
tionment In advance Of the completion
Of the census. .es.f.y
TIM MnsIssIPPI LEGISLATURE
Word 10 received that the military COM
nnander Of MIHBIB1ippl will call the new
Legislature Of that State togathsr ON
Tuesday Of next week, All the mem
berg viii be required by him TO tak0
lho oath In the third section OF tne
Fourteenth amendment 70 the OonS!l'
lutIon before entering on duty. and the
body will at once rRtlfy the Fifteenth
Amendment, Three.IourthB OF the
memberB are Republicans. One o. the
6rst duties will be 10 elect United States
Senator1, Some persons believe they
iii Relect General AmeB himself aS
one, II his consent can be obtained +
Iv1p.T1aAT1oN OF THE GOLD Con-
A0Y...The sub COMMITTEES on Bank
Ing and Currency, consisting Of 9ats
field, Coburn and Cox, appointed e IN:
veStiR0te the New York Gold King
conspiracy, met In that city Monday
and will endOavoF to close the eXani-
nation this week.
THE LEGAL TRNpRR OABRs.-Intor'
nation from an entirely reliable soutoe
Is that the Supreme Court has NOT yer
held any consultation on the legal Ten
der cases, so-Called, and ID not llke!y
10 do 10 Of present, % they have not
been reached, and 1t 10 thought y
many persons that they are to be again
argued after two more judges are put
on the Bench.
THE CoURT OF .OLAINs reABsembl led
Monday for the winter session, Dut
heard no cases. The mem ber9 q Lhe
bar had q meeting and apPdihte0 .
committee 70 draw up resolution onS
the death OF Mr.. Stanton, which were
10 be- reported yesterday morning.
TheV viii subseq uOntly bs moved IN
eour. and probably entered on iA
records, after which The court Will Sa-
Iourn to next week.
AsHLRY's CoMPLAINT.--Goy. A9n:
laV WfItes 70 Washington In complaint
Al HE removal from tho Governorsnlp
oi Montana, He denies that ne haS
S,s,,o ~ hSCIE IN fhe negro or negro SUI