The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-30
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.

HNf IittfA : 49,
The -Business Before ConEEessss.
How Il Il TO be Taken up By the
Senate. -sal
WGsHNaTos, April 29.-The Comp.
troller Of the Currency has called On the
National Banks for reports Of their con.
dition as shown by their books OF the
clossof businessp Friday. T95l
The Republican Senators held an I'D.
journed caucus this morning and received
and adopted the report Of The committee
heretofore appointed 70 prepare 0 plan Tor
business. Il proposes first 70 complete
tho action on the deficiency bill; next 70
act on the House bin repeating the duty
on tea and coffee, the navy and postofiice
appropriation bills, the asnnestyl bill and
the bill 70 amend the act approved the
Dist Of May, 1870, entitled an act TO en-
force the rights Of citizens o. the ., 8. 70
vote In heBeyeral States Of the Union and
for other purposes and the bill to continue
In force until the end Of the next regular
session Of Congress the provisions q the
fourth section Of the oct Of April co. 1871.
This fourth section provide that whenev.
er In any State or part Of 9 State organized
unlawful combinations whose Intentions
are 10 0Terthn0wt0 or set at defiance the
constituted authorities Of the State or Uni.
ted States, the President may, whenin his
judgment the public safety shall require
IT,, suspend the privileges Of the writ Of
bdbtaS Corpus to. the end that all rebellion
may be oyerthroWn. The other general
appropriation bills arethen to be taken up
~ CALLS ArTHE WHITE HOUSE.
The President was called on this morn.
ing by Q large number Of the members Of
The Methodist General Conferences, who
assembled In the East Room, for the pur.
pose Of paying their respects to him.
There was no speech making, the occa-
sion being entirely informal ~ ,agsga
TIE PRECEDENT coHcrIIATRs THE EIGHT.
HOUR PEOPLE.
q The President was also called on to.
day by delegation from New York city,
representing the Workingmens associa.
tons, and composed Of John G. Graham,
Master ofthe United Order Of American
BricklSyers, Arthur Mclaughlin and
Michael ]. Delay, who had an interview
with him In regard to the workings Of
the eighth0nr law in New York. The
delegation asked that the eighthour law
be enforced on the work done on the New
York postohice, and that the Workngmen
be paid the highest local wsges for similar
work, -four dollars per day. The President
said that this request must be granted,
d and they must be treated the same as the
men employed on the public build
ing in South Carolina, receiving full days
pay for eight hours work, and extra pay
Tor the extra hours which they may be
disposed TO labor. Prior to their depart
ure the President gave them note TO
the Treasurer asking him to listen TO
their complaints, and saying 81 have
stated 70 the committee that all employ
eesof the Government are entitled 70 the
benefits OF the eight hour law, so long as
itstands on the statue books" The dele
cation afterwards had an interview with
Judge Richardson, who cordially recefv.
ed them, asking them to make state
ment in writing, promising to investigate
their complaint at once. /. q q z (
4ue 4SP9At VI AnS SonNe4eoGOn VIII
Senator Sumner on the Cincinnati Con-
vention, as telegraphed from Washington
to New York Is pronounced by him as
unauthorized and inaccurate. The Sena.
tor says words and things are attributed
to him which he never uttered. ,e
News reached here to-day that the late
Tycoon Of Japan has been invited by the
reigniDg Emperor to come out OF his late
retirement, and has received an honora.
BILE appointment under the government,
accompanied by highly complimentary
tiIle. Among the Japanese now on their
way to Washington is Kotori, present
Chief Minister Of Finance Of Japan. he
was leader Of the rebel forces during the
revolution, but his political offence has
since been forgiven. .r.v u 2,