The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-27
WAuuINcrox NEWS AND cossIF
wAElSopoS. D. C, Jan sS

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NBw EDUCATIONAL Bu.I-The ednea.
tionaI bill now before tho Retrenchment
Committec, and 70 which Il WIN probably
agree, was introduced by Senator Patter'
%. II provides for transfer 70 the Bureau
Of EiIucatiOn Of the educational authority,
funds and property of tho Freedmens
bureau together with such clerhS ~ shall
bo required. Il VoSts the head Of the
bureau with power and authority 70. CO
onerRts with other organizations, either
benevolent OF stste, Territorial, county OF
municipal, In the Establishment OF schools
Arnong all clasSeS Of persons. II declares
that the bureau, In doing IL work, shall
be governed by rules and regulations aP.
proved by tho President; confirms all
educational grants heretofore made BY
Chs Freedmen'A Bureau, with pro-
yisO that oil such grants shall be forever
used for OducatiOnAl purpose, and IN
case Of any perVerSlOn Of the same II
Silall revert 10 the Bureau Of Education,
70 which all societies or organizations,
voluntarily or incorporated, State Terri
loriaL county or municipal, heretofore or
hereafter aided By the National Govern.
mcnt, shall make such report a. may be
required by the Commissioner. This bill
h understood 10 represent the views OF
the President on the questions Involved,
and lit or one substantially like It Is pass.
I'd, It Is probable he will remove COmmis.
stones Barnard, and put new man at the
head OF the bureAu.l Tho Appropriation
Committee Of the House b decidedly
against further appropriation for the bu'
reau while Barnard Is In ottlcc, and goes
for breaking up the establishment Tho
question thus raised will lead % sharp
debate In the House, MeaSrS. Garfield,
Dawes and number of other prominent
men being determined to save tho bureau
Il possible.
THg TARlYP OK CoAL-The WayS and
Means Committee to-day had 3 pretty
shnrp contest on the coal question. The
proposition to reduce or abrOgate the tar.
Ia, defeated fortnight ago, was brought
forward again this morning, and after
some debate coal was placedl0n the free list
by vote Of 6t0 4, the affirmative being
HoOper, Allison, Brooks, Maynard and
Marshall, and negative Kelly, Mccarthy,
Blair and schenck. This action Of the
Committee caused some .cxcitenient
among tho members Of tho House, and
II came 10 DO understood that before the
tariff bill Is reported there will 10 another
hearing on the question:
REVISION or Army TACTIcs.-lnfor.
nation hAs been received by the War
Department that the board Of officers ap.
pointed at st. Louis to revise the tactics Of
all arms Of the service Is making good
progress. Their object Is to prepare a
system Of tactics which shall be appllCa-
bic, No far aS possible In its main move
ments, alike 10 infantry, artillery and cav.
airy, The board Is also engaged In pre-.
pairing report upon the changes Eeces-
sary III the small arms In Use by different
branches Of the service, In order TO secure
uniformity Of calihrc.
Din Nor AIEET.-ThO Peace Confer
cnce between Spain and tho South Amer.
lean Republics, postponed from last sum.
mer, wIIs TO have been held hero on the
18th Of this month. Peru was the only
one Of the five countries interested that
had a representative here, and Of course
the Conference did not meet. Tho pro
posed meeting was brought about through
tho good offices Of our Government, but
no one can tell when II will he held.
Tux VIRGINIA Bill went to the Presi-
dent this afternoon, and Il likely to become
a law tomorrow. Most of the Represent.
Ativcs from the State arc here and some Of
them hope TO get their seats before the end
Of tho week. Two Of them will have .
contest before the election committee, and
Porter, the man from Richmond, will
probably tind his record in the way when
he presents himself. y "
FlsK's Ev1DENcEs-The Banking Com.
mites say that the story Of Fisk, Rs he
told II 70 tho reporters hero on Saturday
evening, Is not the same story no told In
tho committee room. They arc to have
the presence Of Corbln tomorrow morn
ing. He arrived here to-day, and Is not a
guests tho White House.
A NEw SAFErY VALvE-The repre-
scntativGs Of the nickel non.cOErosiVe
steam safety valve were before the House
Committee Of Commerce to-day, asking
measures to have tho valve brought into
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